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August 20, 2025
A Good Start from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast again this morning. I was writing fast yesterday in anticipation of Scott, the window guy, coming. It was past 10:00 a.m. when he texted and asked to reschedule for today. He said he was "having a morning." Frankly, I know the feeling. No problem. So today's the day. Hopefully he'll have a better morning.

Expecting him to show, I hurried and did my slow-stitching before getting myself around and dressed. I finished another name and place for the Shop Hop 4.0 quilt. Now I'm ready for ...

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A Good Start from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast again this morning. I was writing fast yesterday in anticipation of Scott, the window guy, coming. It was past 10:00 a.m. when he texted and asked to reschedule for today. He said he was "having a morning." Frankly, I know the feeling. No problem. So today's the day. Hopefully he'll have a better morning.

Expecting him to show, I hurried and did my slow-stitching before getting myself around and dressed. I finished another name and place for the Shop Hop 4.0 quilt. Now I'm ready for ...

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August 2, 2025
Home Again from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yes, I did say I was going to take a few days off from blogging while we get resettled at home, but our drive from yesterday deserved a post. Honestly, I can't remember when I've seen worse traffic. We decided to get our beloved Egg McMuffins for breakfast. There was a McDonald's nearby, and so it seemed a little like a breakfast celebration. The only thing missing was the champagne for our orange juice. 

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, traffic through Seattle is notoriously awful. It's even been listed in ...

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Home Again from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yes, I did say I was going to take a few days off from blogging while we get resettled at home, but our drive from yesterday deserved a post. Honestly, I can't remember when I've seen worse traffic. We decided to get our beloved Egg McMuffins for breakfast. There was a McDonald's nearby, and so it seemed a little like a breakfast celebration. The only thing missing was the champagne for our orange juice. 

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, traffic through Seattle is notoriously awful. It's even been listed in ...

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July 9, 2025
Houston, Alaska from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Houston this morning. And I'll bet you thought Houston was in Texas. But no. It’s right here in Alaska. Welcome.


There wasn't much notable along the way. We've been over this road once before, and now we're heading back the way we came. We're here in Houston because it was the closest place we could find to Palmer...the closest that wasn't already booked up for the days we wanted. So the sight-seeing we'll do here is a bit of a drive, but not ...

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Houston, Alaska from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Houston this morning. And I'll bet you thought Houston was in Texas. But no. It’s right here in Alaska. Welcome.


There wasn't much notable along the way. We've been over this road once before, and now we're heading back the way we came. We're here in Houston because it was the closest place we could find to Palmer...the closest that wasn't already booked up for the days we wanted. So the sight-seeing we'll do here is a bit of a drive, but not ...

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March 31, 2025
Lackluster Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I moved through the day like a zombie yesterday...not that I felt dead, but I tried to bore myself to death. It took me half the day just to get off the couch, and then I completely forgot to do my assigned housekeeping chores. And it got so late in the day that I decided not to walk on the treadmill. Some days are like that, I guess. 

On the must-do list, however, were these Lemon-Blueberry Muffin Cookies. I'm linking to the recipe there, but that in no way indicates a recommendation from me ...

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Lackluster Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I moved through the day like a zombie yesterday...not that I felt dead, but I tried to bore myself to death. It took me half the day just to get off the couch, and then I completely forgot to do my assigned housekeeping chores. And it got so late in the day that I decided not to walk on the treadmill. Some days are like that, I guess. 

On the must-do list, however, were these Lemon-Blueberry Muffin Cookies. I'm linking to the recipe there, but that in no way indicates a recommendation from me ...

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February 13, 2025
Things in Threes from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're going to get three kinds of precipitation over the next day or two. It has already started. We're expecting snow, sleet, and freezing rain. And one might as well say "lions, and tigers, and bears!" Looking out my window as I'm writing, it has already started.


It doesn't look like much now, but it's going to get a lot worse. I'm hoping the freezing rain won't do too much damage. Ice is the worst and the hardest on our landscape. Also, Matthew has a vacation in Mexico planned ...

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Things in Threes from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're going to get three kinds of precipitation over the next day or two. It has already started. We're expecting snow, sleet, and freezing rain. And one might as well say "lions, and tigers, and bears!" Looking out my window as I'm writing, it has already started.


It doesn't look like much now, but it's going to get a lot worse. I'm hoping the freezing rain won't do too much damage. Ice is the worst and the hardest on our landscape. Also, Matthew has a vacation in Mexico planned ...

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November 10, 2024
Solutions from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. How is everybody doing today? My yesterday amounted to one frustrating day of sewing. Fortunately, I believe I have things sorted out now, and today should go better...right after I mop the floor. I'm not including floor-mopping in the "better day" category, but it must be done. 

Things started out okay. I spent a little extra time on the morning's slow-stitching so that I could finish off this third of seven pieces for the Girls' Getaway quilt. I think, of the seven, this one has the most stitching


After that, I took a ...

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Solutions from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. How is everybody doing today? My yesterday amounted to one frustrating day of sewing. Fortunately, I believe I have things sorted out now, and today should go better...right after I mop the floor. I'm not including floor-mopping in the "better day" category, but it must be done. 

Things started out okay. I spent a little extra time on the morning's slow-stitching so that I could finish off this third of seven pieces for the Girls' Getaway quilt. I think, of the seven, this one has the most stitching


After that, I took a ...

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October 11, 2024
Fun Project from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Here we are again at Friday. The weeks are seeming to fly by right at the moment. Is it just me or does time move faster as we approach the end of the year? And let me just say I've been ready for the presidential campaign to end for at least the past six months. (Probably I was ready before it even started.) Just a few more weeks, and then we'll get a reprieve.

After finishing yesterday's post, I went to work finishing up September's "Joy in the Ordinary" block. It still ...

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Fun Project from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Here we are again at Friday. The weeks are seeming to fly by right at the moment. Is it just me or does time move faster as we approach the end of the year? And let me just say I've been ready for the presidential campaign to end for at least the past six months. (Probably I was ready before it even started.) Just a few more weeks, and then we'll get a reprieve.

After finishing yesterday's post, I went to work finishing up September's "Joy in the Ordinary" block. It still ...

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September 27, 2024
Resuming a Normal Routine from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, although there isn't much morning left in the day. It was a busy and productive morning for me. I showered and left the house early for a fasting blood draw. It's a miserable morning when I can't have my coffee. It took three sticks for one vial of blood, which was mildly annoying. 

The phlebotomist read off the tests they would run on my blood, looking at me for affirmation. "If that's what the doctor ordered," I said. "I was hoping you would know what we're doing." Sheesh. It didn't ...

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Resuming a Normal Routine from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, although there isn't much morning left in the day. It was a busy and productive morning for me. I showered and left the house early for a fasting blood draw. It's a miserable morning when I can't have my coffee. It took three sticks for one vial of blood, which was mildly annoying. 

The phlebotomist read off the tests they would run on my blood, looking at me for affirmation. "If that's what the doctor ordered," I said. "I was hoping you would know what we're doing." Sheesh. It didn't ...

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September 13, 2024
Hot Dam from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was hot yesterday. We were glad we were out early to see the Glen Canyon Dam. Before we left, I'd checked to read about the tours. They were listed at $5 each, which seemed like a bargain. I'd hoped to buy tickets ahead of time, but there didn't seem to be a way. In any case, we had our breakfast, and then drove the short distance to the visitor center.


Approaching the door, we noticed this memorial fountain.


Here's what it says on the plaque.


To the right of the door ...

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Hot Dam from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was hot yesterday. We were glad we were out early to see the Glen Canyon Dam. Before we left, I'd checked to read about the tours. They were listed at $5 each, which seemed like a bargain. I'd hoped to buy tickets ahead of time, but there didn't seem to be a way. In any case, we had our breakfast, and then drove the short distance to the visitor center.


Approaching the door, we noticed this memorial fountain.


Here's what it says on the plaque.


To the right of the door ...

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August 28, 2024
A Day for Learning from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and welcome to Wednesday. For you working people, it's hump day! Yay! What could be better than that? Well...Friday...and pay day, I suppose. Those are both better than hump day, but I digress.

The day kind of went off the rails yesterday. I'll tell you why in just a minute. There was time to get in my morning dose of slow-stitching. I've stitched August, September, and October now.


But take a look at November there on the right. Fireworks? In November? Well. This is the first new thing I learned yesterday ...

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A Day for Learning from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and welcome to Wednesday. For you working people, it's hump day! Yay! What could be better than that? Well...Friday...and pay day, I suppose. Those are both better than hump day, but I digress.

The day kind of went off the rails yesterday. I'll tell you why in just a minute. There was time to get in my morning dose of slow-stitching. I've stitched August, September, and October now.


But take a look at November there on the right. Fireworks? In November? Well. This is the first new thing I learned yesterday ...

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