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I’m surprised I actually got 3 blocks finished yesterday afternoon even though I was outside for a little bit too – we are getting a couple nice days in here at the end of the year – and we had a high of 61 degrees yesterday and maybe again today.  That is always so nice […]

Last of the baking except a coffee cake gets made on Christmas Eve every year – I almost decided to not make it but Melanie mentioned something about it a week or two ago so I decided yes I will make the coffee cake – but the cookies are done! I called a halt to […]

Yesterday my baking mojo finally kicked in and I was busy in the kitchen – a lot — to the point that pizza was ordered for supper and Mike drove the 15 minutes to get it while cookies were finishing up in the kitchen.  A stack of items from Melanie which I will run over […]

Just a little more got done yesterday and have a cookie dough made and in the refrigerator to make today.  The gingersnaps I made the other day were ok, new recipe to me – but not a keeper they were ok – but just so so in taste – I’ve had better.  This recipe for […]

In the sewing room that is – I was just busy with other things yesterday.  I did get the papers out of the stack of pineapple blocks that were done so I am caught up with that and I am part way done with one – I just wasn’t into sewing yesterday. I did make […]

You all will get tired of pineapple blocks as that is about all I am working on right and not very  fast at that but two more got done 19 left to do the print is another William Morris design – I had a whole stack of fat quarters and yardage to work the Morning […]

First thing yesterday morning before the store would get busy I went to pick up prescriptions, get one present and some groceries that we were out of.  I don’t really plan to go to the store more than once a week and I find if you go early there is the least amount of people […]

Surprisingly we got a little snow the other night – we really didn’t think we would get any and now they say we might get some tonight too- just a little to make it pretty.  Taken through the window and zooming in to the raised bed garden in the middle of the afternoon – still […]

it did nothing but rain yesterday – granted not a heavy rain, only about a half inch but it was cold – in the 30s all day.  We didn’t get the snow that the family to the northern part of the state did and they had snow off and on all day.  So seeing as […]

The Christmas Stitchery that Melanie made for us last year is now a quilted piece and it looks really nice – a little wrinkly but that will relax out in a couple days I’m sure. I will be cutting strips getting things ready for my final blocks for the pineapple quilt over the next couple […]

Slowly things get done if you just do a little on this day and a little on that.  Two pineapple blocks were completed yesterday one had been slightly started the day before.  Now today starts pressing more blue and cream/yellow tinged fabric and I will be set to cut more pieces ready to use.  I […]

With skipping yesterday’s post because of internet issues I have more photos to share than normal.  When the internet goes out I do not bother to try to on my phone as it just doesn’t work well for me. Starting with Friends Around the World I am almost done with the row across that I […]

After realizing I miscounted blocks and measurements – I searched for more blue and cream color stash and I decided to make the pineapple quilt larger  – somehow I had my rows miscounted and I don’t want to make a large border.  Briefly I considered putting on point but then decided against it.  There is […]

I only have four more pineapple blocks to complete – I need to give these a good press before I start to figure out their placement on the wall and in a couple days I can start to sew all these blocks together.  If I work hard at it I could have another top in […]

Yesterday off and on all day we got the house decorated – well basically it was me decorating and Mike put the tree up and the lights on it.  Today we do the outside.  I did get one pineapple quilt block done and there is a little bit of work on Friends that is done. […]

We managed to carry in all the Christmas decorations from the workshop once again without falling down the stairs to the loft of the workshop!  We decided that was it – storage on a lower area when they get packed away – getting to old for that! The stairway to the loft of the work […]

A lot of cutting was going on yesterday – I was prepping the final 8 blocks needed for the pineapple quilt – I think paper piecing goes so much faster if all the pieces are cut out in advance!  I think I will try to do some of the blocks this weekend but we are […]

Finished the face masks first for Melanie and got those out of the way and I will give them to her probably on Saturday as that will be the warmer day on the weekend for a walk and will meet up with her then.  I have gotten very used to making facemasks now and it […]

Yes just a few more face masks – and then I’m done with them again  – I had told Melanie I would make her some with Christmas theme for at work as it makes it more fun to wear them and for the few kids that come in the library to see when they visit.  […]

December has started out cold!  Way too cold – but we have now had a hard freeze two nights in a row so maybe all the bugs will be gone – as of a couple days ago Mike was still seeing some mosquitoes when he was out back close to the woods working.  Of course […]