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Good morning, my friends. It gives me great pleasure to announce that all the quilt sandwiches are finished. It feels as if I've been given a new lease on life. There were just four more to finish yesterday. First up was The Story of My Day.

And, finally, happily, the recently finished Land & Sea quilt.

They're all stacked up in the sewing room now. There are 16 pictured here.

And then, the Merry, Merry Snowmen are teed up on ...

Good morning, my friends. It gives me great pleasure to announce that all the quilt sandwiches are finished. It feels as if I've been given a new lease on life. There were just four more to finish yesterday. First up was The Story of My Day.

And, finally, happily, the recently finished Land & Sea quilt.

They're all stacked up in the sewing room now. There are 16 pictured here.

And then, the Merry, Merry Snowmen are teed up on ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a no-sewing day yesterday. This PT business is getting in the way of my sewing. On the other hand, I can't deny that it's helping. If it can help me avoid a surgery, then it will have been worth it.

My morning activities included some time outside. I filled the hummingbird feeders, and then took a walk around. The azaleas are working hard at taking over as the stars of the garden.

This is one of ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a no-sewing day yesterday. This PT business is getting in the way of my sewing. On the other hand, I can't deny that it's helping. If it can help me avoid a surgery, then it will have been worth it.

My morning activities included some time outside. I filled the hummingbird feeders, and then took a walk around. The azaleas are working hard at taking over as the stars of the garden.

This is one of ...

Good morning, my friends. We're back to sunshine this morning. We're expecting temps in the 70's today, and even a day in the 80's by this weekend. It's going to be good weather for making quilt sandwiches. That won't start until tomorrow. I've been anticipating it long enough that I'm ready to get started. As I've mentioned, my goal is to do four per day until they're finished. If there's time for other sewing, I'll work on finishing off the small quilts I made while we were traveling ...

Good morning, my friends. We're back to sunshine this morning. We're expecting temps in the 70's today, and even a day in the 80's by this weekend. It's going to be good weather for making quilt sandwiches. That won't start until tomorrow. I've been anticipating it long enough that I'm ready to get started. As I've mentioned, my goal is to do four per day until they're finished. If there's time for other sewing, I'll work on finishing off the small quilts I made while we were traveling ...

Good morning, my friends. The sky has turned a little gloomy both yesterday and today. It works for me because it's a grocery shopping day. We were just there last week, and so our list is relatively short. Also today, I need to feed our hungry birds. I know they're hungry because they can empty our feeders in two days. Also, it's that time of year when I need to remind myself to water the flower pots. I'll check on those while I'm out and water them as needed.

As for yesterday's comings and ...

Good morning, my friends. The sky has turned a little gloomy both yesterday and today. It works for me because it's a grocery shopping day. We were just there last week, and so our list is relatively short. Also today, I need to feed our hungry birds. I know they're hungry because they can empty our feeders in two days. Also, it's that time of year when I need to remind myself to water the flower pots. I'll check on those while I'm out and water them as needed.

As for yesterday's comings and ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another lovely day here at the Three Cats Ranch. Mike and I gratefully took the opportunity to get outside and spruce up the yard a little bit. There was a gangly three-quarters-dead azalea that needed to be taken out. We’ve talked about it for at least two years. Finally, I was inclined to cut out the dead stuff and see how it would do. As we discussed what should be cut and what shouldn’t, Mike went and got his tools and dug the thing up. (There’s more than one way to ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another lovely day here at the Three Cats Ranch. Mike and I gratefully took the opportunity to get outside and spruce up the yard a little bit. There was a gangly three-quarters-dead azalea that needed to be taken out. We’ve talked about it for at least two years. Finally, I was inclined to cut out the dead stuff and see how it would do. As we discussed what should be cut and what shouldn’t, Mike went and got his tools and dug the thing up. (There’s more than one way to ...

Good morning, my friends. Some of you probably still have your Christmas decorations out. Ours are all put away, and we've moved into winter mode. On the dining room table, I've added the Icy Blues table runner.

That one was a free pattern from Patchalot Patterns.

And that was a free pattern from Lake Girl Quilts. So, come on, Winter ...

Good morning, my friends. Some of you probably still have your Christmas decorations out. Ours are all put away, and we've moved into winter mode. On the dining room table, I've added the Icy Blues table runner.

That one was a free pattern from Patchalot Patterns.

And that was a free pattern from Lake Girl Quilts. So, come on, Winter ...

 Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to inform you that the basement is finished!!! 

The guy was here yesterday and finished it off. I hope we've seen the last of him. He'll have to come back, however, since he left an unidentifiable tool behind. Mike is pretty tool savvy, but even he didn't know what it was for. I'll take you on a little video tour eventually. I considered it yesterday, but then realized that my unrevealed art quilt is hanging in plain sight. I'll hide it somehow, and then I'll take you ...

 Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to inform you that the basement is finished!!! 

The guy was here yesterday and finished it off. I hope we've seen the last of him. He'll have to come back, however, since he left an unidentifiable tool behind. Mike is pretty tool savvy, but even he didn't know what it was for. I'll take you on a little video tour eventually. I considered it yesterday, but then realized that my unrevealed art quilt is hanging in plain sight. I'll hide it somehow, and then I'll take you ...

It's an early morning here, my friends. I'm getting my hair cut today, and so I'm needing to be up and around and out the door early (for me). When I woke up around 4:30 a.m., my brain went instantly into high gear thinking of all the things I need to do today...which doesn't seem like much, when you get right down to it. Nevertheless, in retirement, even small tasks can make the day seem busy, especially when leaving the house is involved. So...here we are.

It was a no quilting day ...

It's an early morning here, my friends. I'm getting my hair cut today, and so I'm needing to be up and around and out the door early (for me). When I woke up around 4:30 a.m., my brain went instantly into high gear thinking of all the things I need to do today...which doesn't seem like much, when you get right down to it. Nevertheless, in retirement, even small tasks can make the day seem busy, especially when leaving the house is involved. So...here we are.

It was a no quilting day ...

The day started out quietly enough. We had a lunch date set with our friends Deb and Tom, but there was some time to sew in the morning. My first task was to fix these new N95 masks we purchased. And let me just say I'm glad I haven't put any more effort into making cloth masks. Now we're into these seriously ugly masks...NIOSH approved for extra, extra, extra germ resistance. And that's all fine and dandy, but apparently, the really badass masks all have the elastic that goes around the head. And, I don ...

The day started out quietly enough. We had a lunch date set with our friends Deb and Tom, but there was some time to sew in the morning. My first task was to fix these new N95 masks we purchased. And let me just say I'm glad I haven't put any more effort into making cloth masks. Now we're into these seriously ugly masks...NIOSH approved for extra, extra, extra germ resistance. And that's all fine and dandy, but apparently, the really badass masks all have the elastic that goes around the head. And, I don ...

It was a busy day yesterday with lots of running around. Everything feels so hustle-bustle this time of year, even when I'm operating on a good night's sleep. Yesterday, I was operating on only half a good night's sleep, and so my patience was half what it might have been...skimpy, even on a good day. The pedicure was nice, but then there was the grocery store which put a huge dent in my zen of the moment. But, oh well, now it's done, and I can stay home until Tuesday...unless we have to pick ...

It was a busy day yesterday with lots of running around. Everything feels so hustle-bustle this time of year, even when I'm operating on a good night's sleep. Yesterday, I was operating on only half a good night's sleep, and so my patience was half what it might have been...skimpy, even on a good day. The pedicure was nice, but then there was the grocery store which put a huge dent in my zen of the moment. But, oh well, now it's done, and I can stay home until Tuesday...unless we have to pick ...