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February 20, 2026
Tulip Time from ... Cat Patches

It was a rainy and windy day yesterday. It was a good day for sewing. My goal was to sew together the quilt top I'd kitted up before we left home back in December...this one.


All the pieces were cut. It was just a matter of sewing everything together. Smitty was my helper cat for this. When he wasn't overseeing my sewing efforts...


He was keeping an eye out for invading forces.


We were keeping a special eye on this thug hummingbird viciously guarding the feeder. (This was the first day we've had visitors to our ...

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Tulip Time from Cat Patches

It was a rainy and windy day yesterday. It was a good day for sewing. My goal was to sew together the quilt top I'd kitted up before we left home back in December...this one.


All the pieces were cut. It was just a matter of sewing everything together. Smitty was my helper cat for this. When he wasn't overseeing my sewing efforts...


He was keeping an eye out for invading forces.


We were keeping a special eye on this thug hummingbird viciously guarding the feeder. (This was the first day we've had visitors to our ...

read more
February 19, 2026
Sunny and Cold from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The wind blew hard the night before, but it was a calm day for most of the day. The sun was shining, but it was too cold to be out without bundling up first. We had a couple of errands to run, but I had some time to spend on my slow-stitching in the morning.


My hoop was filled, and so I moved my hoop to the right and down a little. I could capture all but a little bit at the top. I'll start at the bottom this morning, and then I'll be ...

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Sunny and Cold from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The wind blew hard the night before, but it was a calm day for most of the day. The sun was shining, but it was too cold to be out without bundling up first. We had a couple of errands to run, but I had some time to spend on my slow-stitching in the morning.


My hoop was filled, and so I moved my hoop to the right and down a little. I could capture all but a little bit at the top. I'll start at the bottom this morning, and then I'll be ...

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February 18, 2026
Quilt Shop: A Piece of Alaska Quilt Co.; Pahrump, Nevada from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I made good on my threat to check out the new quilt shop in Pahrump yesterday. I'll tell you about that in a minute. The quilt shop didn't open until noon, and that gave me some time to take the first stitches on Block 5 of the Snowmen & Reindeer project.


By then, it was late enough to get ready and go. Arriving at the address, I thought at first I might have missed its tenure here already. The only indication there was a quilt shop here were the signs in the windows advertising quilting ...

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Quilt Shop: A Piece of Alaska Quilt Co.; Pahrump, Nevada from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I made good on my threat to check out the new quilt shop in Pahrump yesterday. I'll tell you about that in a minute. The quilt shop didn't open until noon, and that gave me some time to take the first stitches on Block 5 of the Snowmen & Reindeer project.


By then, it was late enough to get ready and go. Arriving at the address, I thought at first I might have missed its tenure here already. The only indication there was a quilt shop here were the signs in the windows advertising quilting ...

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February 16, 2026
Lazy Bones from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A serious case of the lazies has befallen us here in Nevada. Sadie is channeling the energy level in the RV right now.


I spent a lazy morning taking the first stitches on the fourth block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.


Now, I've moved my hoop up and to the left, and I'll continue on there this morning.

We've been lazy since arriving in Pahrump. I've spent some time looking at hikes in the area. Almost all of them lead to a high peak, and so there is a lot of elevation ...

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Lazy Bones from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A serious case of the lazies has befallen us here in Nevada. Sadie is channeling the energy level in the RV right now.


I spent a lazy morning taking the first stitches on the fourth block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.


Now, I've moved my hoop up and to the left, and I'll continue on there this morning.

We've been lazy since arriving in Pahrump. I've spent some time looking at hikes in the area. Almost all of them lead to a high peak, and so there is a lot of elevation ...

read more
February 15, 2026
A Good Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a nice sunny day yesterday. We both did only what we wanted to do, and nothing more. 

If you've been reading for a long time, then you might remember when Mike retired back in May of 2017. He celebrated his retirement by signing up for a Corvette driving class at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch

It might have been our first time staying in Pahrump. You can read my posts about the place here and here. Fast forward to yesterday, and we could hear the cars running from where we're staying. The sound ...

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A Good Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a nice sunny day yesterday. We both did only what we wanted to do, and nothing more. 

If you've been reading for a long time, then you might remember when Mike retired back in May of 2017. He celebrated his retirement by signing up for a Corvette driving class at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch

It might have been our first time staying in Pahrump. You can read my posts about the place here and here. Fast forward to yesterday, and we could hear the cars running from where we're staying. The sound ...

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February 14, 2026
Pahrump, Nevada from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Valentine's Day! We have plans for dinner out tomorrow to celebrate. For now, let's just talk about this new location and yesterday's drive, shall we?


On our last day in Boulder City, the Stanbro Men got out for their only walk in that location. Smitty sat on the step for a bit before deciding to get to ground level.


There, he has a luxurious dust bath, and then sniffed around this orange tree. He sniffed, and sniffed, and sniffed. Obviously, some other critter has left its scent here.


While they were ...

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Pahrump, Nevada from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Valentine's Day! We have plans for dinner out tomorrow to celebrate. For now, let's just talk about this new location and yesterday's drive, shall we?


On our last day in Boulder City, the Stanbro Men got out for their only walk in that location. Smitty sat on the step for a bit before deciding to get to ground level.


There, he has a luxurious dust bath, and then sniffed around this orange tree. He sniffed, and sniffed, and sniffed. Obviously, some other critter has left its scent here.


While they were ...

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February 12, 2026
Blustery Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a chill day yesterday. We mostly stayed in. It can get windy here in Boulder City. There was a little bit of wind on our second day, but the weather has been nice most of the time here. Yesterday was a little blustery, and so not nice for being outside. 

The hummingbirds tried again to drive Sadie crazy.


I spent my day stitching, and stitching, and stitching. I ran out of time when I had it this far.


So before I sat down here to chat, I finished it off. This one is called ...

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Blustery Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a chill day yesterday. We mostly stayed in. It can get windy here in Boulder City. There was a little bit of wind on our second day, but the weather has been nice most of the time here. Yesterday was a little blustery, and so not nice for being outside. 

The hummingbirds tried again to drive Sadie crazy.


I spent my day stitching, and stitching, and stitching. I ran out of time when I had it this far.


So before I sat down here to chat, I finished it off. This one is called ...

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February 10, 2026
Whole-Hearted from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There was another pretty sunrise this morning. 

And it was a good day for sewing yesterday. The weather is a smidge cooler, and Mike went out for a couple of bike rides. I spread out on every available surface with the hope I could finish the Vintage Valentine quilt top. So, let's just see how that went.

You might remember I was planning to redo the top row of the heart. I wasn't happy with the background fabrics at the edge of the heart. It messed up the shape of the heart.

So I ...

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Whole-Hearted from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There was another pretty sunrise this morning. 

And it was a good day for sewing yesterday. The weather is a smidge cooler, and Mike went out for a couple of bike rides. I spread out on every available surface with the hope I could finish the Vintage Valentine quilt top. So, let's just see how that went.

You might remember I was planning to redo the top row of the heart. I wasn't happy with the background fabrics at the edge of the heart. It messed up the shape of the heart.

So I ...

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February 9, 2026
Keyhole Canyon from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a good day yesterday...a short, but breathtaking hike, and then plenty of rest and relaxation later in the day. Before we left the RV, I noticed Smitty has a red scratch on his nose. He likes to bully Sadie sometimes, and sometimes she has to put him in his place.


Try that again, Big Boy.


Okay, so with peace established, we headed south from Boulder City. Looking at the image below, you might notice a bright white line running horizontally near the middle of the image.


Several large-scale solar arrays are located here ...

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Keyhole Canyon from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a good day yesterday...a short, but breathtaking hike, and then plenty of rest and relaxation later in the day. Before we left the RV, I noticed Smitty has a red scratch on his nose. He likes to bully Sadie sometimes, and sometimes she has to put him in his place.


Try that again, Big Boy.


Okay, so with peace established, we headed south from Boulder City. Looking at the image below, you might notice a bright white line running horizontally near the middle of the image.


Several large-scale solar arrays are located here ...

read more
February 6, 2026
Lunch in Boulder City from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a slow day yesterday. Our only plan was to go have lunch in Boulder City, and then get some fudge to enjoy with our afternoon cup of espresso. Before leaving, I spent some time on my embroidery, filling my hoop.


While I worked on that, the kitties shared some of their wheat grass. 


We waited for the noon crowd to clear out, and then headed over to the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. We try to have at least one meal here each time we're in Boulder City. I inadvertantly caught a selfie when ...

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Lunch in Boulder City from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a slow day yesterday. Our only plan was to go have lunch in Boulder City, and then get some fudge to enjoy with our afternoon cup of espresso. Before leaving, I spent some time on my embroidery, filling my hoop.


While I worked on that, the kitties shared some of their wheat grass. 


We waited for the noon crowd to clear out, and then headed over to the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. We try to have at least one meal here each time we're in Boulder City. I inadvertantly caught a selfie when ...

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