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Good morning, my friends. Our snow isn't lasting long. It's a slushy, patchy, wet mess outside, having rained overnight. Unfortunately, we're heading into a very cold snowy few days this weekend, with a possibility of freezing rain on Tuesday. Since that's the day our carpet installation is supposed to happen, it looks as if we're going to be delayed. For not too long, I hope, but we'll just have to wait and see. We're continuing with our efforts at getting ready for it. I love a good period of chaos and pandemonium, don ...

Good morning, my friends. So, we're sitting in bed reading last night when we hear the unmistakable sound of snow sliding off our metal roof. There was a chance of snow in the forecast, but the stars were going to have to align perfectly. We weren't really expecting anything. Looking outside...HOLY SMOKES! Look what can happen when you turn your back for just a second.

Good morning, my friends. So, we're sitting in bed reading last night when we hear the unmistakable sound of snow sliding off our metal roof. There was a chance of snow in the forecast, but the stars were going to have to align perfectly. We weren't really expecting anything. Looking outside...HOLY SMOKES! Look what can happen when you turn your back for just a second.

Good morning, my friends. It was a stitching marathon yesterday. Some might call me a crazed stitcher, and they wouldn't be wrong. I'd hoped I could stitch all five of the little birdhouses in a single day. When the first one took more than two hours, I realized I'd seriously underestimated the effort involved in bringing this challenge quilt to a finish. It'll get done, but it'll take a few days longer than anticipated.

After writing my post yesterday, I went straight to work on house number one.

Good morning, my friends. It was a stitching marathon yesterday. Some might call me a crazed stitcher, and they wouldn't be wrong. I'd hoped I could stitch all five of the little birdhouses in a single day. When the first one took more than two hours, I realized I'd seriously underestimated the effort involved in bringing this challenge quilt to a finish. It'll get done, but it'll take a few days longer than anticipated.

After writing my post yesterday, I went straight to work on house number one.

Good morning, my friends. It was another day of distraction yesterday. The first prompt, "Bird House," was announced for Season 15 of Project Quilting. I made the mistake of checking for it while I was in the middle of my Bow-flex workout. From there on, every time I took a 30-second interval rest between exercises, I was running into the sewing room, or looking at my bookshelf, or looking through notebooks, or looking online for inspiration. Probably, I spent hours on that yesterday. Nothing really lit my fire nor inspired me to make something until I came upon this little ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another day of distraction yesterday. The first prompt, "Bird House," was announced for Season 15 of Project Quilting. I made the mistake of checking for it while I was in the middle of my Bow-flex workout. From there on, every time I took a 30-second interval rest between exercises, I was running into the sewing room, or looking at my bookshelf, or looking through notebooks, or looking online for inspiration. Probably, I spent hours on that yesterday. Nothing really lit my fire nor inspired me to make something until I came upon this little ...

Good morning, my friends. Hopefully, everyone has recovered from Christmas festivities. We had a lovely holiday here, and I hope you did too. Today begins one of my favorite linky parties of the year. My thanks go to Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs for hosting this party for the past nine years. Thanks, Cheryl!

It's been a good year, all-in-all. We had a good mix of staying-at-home and traveling. Our biggest trip of the year saw us ATVing in Colorado and Utah with lots of sight-seeing along the way. There was also plenty of time for sewing and ...

Good morning, my friends. Hopefully, everyone has recovered from Christmas festivities. We had a lovely holiday here, and I hope you did too. Today begins one of my favorite linky parties of the year. My thanks go to Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs for hosting this party for the past nine years. Thanks, Cheryl!

It's been a good year, all-in-all. We had a good mix of staying-at-home and traveling. Our biggest trip of the year saw us ATVing in Colorado and Utah with lots of sight-seeing along the way. There was also plenty of time for sewing and ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a grocery shopping day yesterday. We were late out of the starting gate and so it was after lunch before we were home again. And after a harrowing trip to the grocery store, naps are a requirement in order to fully recover. We indulged. And that didn't leave much time for sewing. Also, I decided to do some baking, and so there was even less time.

Good morning, my friends. It was a grocery shopping day yesterday. We were late out of the starting gate and so it was after lunch before we were home again. And after a harrowing trip to the grocery store, naps are a requirement in order to fully recover. We indulged. And that didn't leave much time for sewing. Also, I decided to do some baking, and so there was even less time.

Good morning, my friends. It's been cold and frosty in the morning for the past few days. We've had some bright sunshine, but very cold temperatures. It's a little treacherous stepping outside anywhere in the shade. The sidewalks have a thin sheen of frost on them, making them very slippery. Kitties know the best place to be. Smitty was tied in a tight knot yesterday morning.

I was so lazy yesterday, I took a nap in the morning, and then another one after lunch. Nevertheless, I got a good ...

Good morning, my friends. It's been cold and frosty in the morning for the past few days. We've had some bright sunshine, but very cold temperatures. It's a little treacherous stepping outside anywhere in the shade. The sidewalks have a thin sheen of frost on them, making them very slippery. Kitties know the best place to be. Smitty was tied in a tight knot yesterday morning.

I was so lazy yesterday, I took a nap in the morning, and then another one after lunch. Nevertheless, I got a good ...

Good morning, my friends. I don't know about you, but I'm usually feeling pretty wiped out the day after Thanksgiving. Even though I accomplished some things yesterday, it didn't feel like much. The time passed, and I was moving slowly from one thing to another. 

I took the first stitches on the Bumble Sampler.

Good morning, my friends. I don't know about you, but I'm usually feeling pretty wiped out the day after Thanksgiving. Even though I accomplished some things yesterday, it didn't feel like much. The time passed, and I was moving slowly from one thing to another. 

I took the first stitches on the Bumble Sampler.

Good morning, my friends. It's time to announce the winner of my little giveaway. I consulted with Mr. Random who chose...

Bonnie58!

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Okay, and that's probably the most exciting thing I have to tell you this morning, but bear with me, please. I finished the 11th block for the Domestic Affairs quilt. This one: