Recently my parents gave me a new carry-on sized travel suitcase. My old one had made many trips in almost thirty years of hard use and was literally falling apart. I'm thrilled with the new one, it was a lovely, big surprise! I found this, tucked in the outer pocket. A pretty batiste handkerchief with a knot tied firmly in one corner. I knew immediately what it was, it transported me in time.
read moreRecently my parents gave me a new carry-on sized travel suitcase. My old one had made many trips in almost thirty years of hard use and was literally falling apart. I'm thrilled with the new one, it was a lovely, big surprise! I found this, tucked in the outer pocket. A pretty batiste handkerchief with a knot tied firmly in one corner. I knew immediately what it was, it transported me in time.
read moreMilk Money ~ 52" X 62"I'm holding fast to my guiding word for 2020 (VISION) and creating quilts only from what I have on hand. This one has freed 175 rectangles from the 2.5" X 4.5" bin (they've been clamoring to escape!). The pattern, Stacked Coins, has always been one on my "to do" list. Stacked coins conjures up an early elementary school memory for me; one from back in the days when hot lunch
read moreMilk Money ~ 52" X 62"I'm holding fast to my guiding word for 2020 (VISION) and creating quilts only from what I have on hand. This one has freed 175 rectangles from the 2.5" X 4.5" bin (they've been clamoring to escape!). The pattern, Stacked Coins, has always been one on my "to do" list. Stacked coins conjures up an early elementary school memory for me; one from back in the days when hot lunch
read moreWe had guests for dinner last evening, and very special ones at that! As one quarantined week has melted into the next for oh-so-many, it's easy to lose track of how lonely one is becoming and how repetitive each day-to-day has been. What perfect joy it was to welcome family from the Capital City, even for just a few hours. On an otherwise unseasonably cold and dismal, rainy, day we had our own
read moreWe had guests for dinner last evening, and very special ones at that! As one quarantined week has melted into the next for oh-so-many, it's easy to lose track of how lonely one is becoming and how repetitive each day-to-day has been. What perfect joy it was to welcome family from the Capital City, even for just a few hours. On an otherwise unseasonably cold and dismal, rainy, day we had our own
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