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I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend, as we celebrate our freedom today, and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice tomorrow. I have an exciting announcement today! My Freedom Waves quilt made with Benartex fabrics will be on display at Beginnings Quilt Shop in Hendersonville, North Carolina this coming week. They also have the McCall’s Quilting Summer 2026 magazine which contains the pattern. It was so great of Todd and Kathy to want to show this quilt. It is sized to be appropriate for a Quilt of Valor, and goes together really easy with scrappy fabrics.

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The mountain laurel is in bloom now, and we have two large shrubs on our property. One is behind the house, the other on the edge of the meadow. I love these pink-tinged flowers with the red lines radiating from the center.

My bargain New Guinea impatiens have doubled in size and are blooming well. They seem to be very happy here. I really like the variegated coloring on the flowers.

My other bargain plant is a verbena. It also seems to be coming back well, getting larger and now sporting several blooms along with a bunch of buds for ...