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Good morning, my friends, and Happy Easter! When I woke up yesterday morning, I felt very much refreshed after taking it easy for a couple of days. Sewturday is the day I've given myself during the week in which I am guaranteed nothing but sewing. But it was a pretty day yesterday, and so I ended up doing a little of everything. 

Anne Lamott wrote a piece for the Washington Post recently about being born "for times like these." She and I are approximately the same age. She says in the piece that she's 71, and I am ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Easter! When I woke up yesterday morning, I felt very much refreshed after taking it easy for a couple of days. Sewturday is the day I've given myself during the week in which I am guaranteed nothing but sewing. But it was a pretty day yesterday, and so I ended up doing a little of everything. 

Anne Lamott wrote a piece for the Washington Post recently about being born "for times like these." She and I are approximately the same age. She says in the piece that she's 71, and I am ...

Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, as it was yesterday. I'm very tempted to get outside for a walk this morning. Also this morning, I'm making some Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with Arrabiatta Sauce for our dinner with the neighbors tomorrow. It's not difficult to make, but there are several steps, and it is time-consuming. Tomorrow I'll make a salad and a dessert. Today, it's all about the pasta. 

Yesterday morning, I finished up April's block for A Year in the Garden.

Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, as it was yesterday. I'm very tempted to get outside for a walk this morning. Also this morning, I'm making some Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with Arrabiatta Sauce for our dinner with the neighbors tomorrow. It's not difficult to make, but there are several steps, and it is time-consuming. Tomorrow I'll make a salad and a dessert. Today, it's all about the pasta. 

Yesterday morning, I finished up April's block for A Year in the Garden.

Good morning, my friends. It's another morning when I'm writing fast. Mike and I are headed into town this morning for COVID boosters. We're still "Novids," and we want to keep it that way. I wonder if a day will come when we no longer need boosters. Also, I wonder if a day will come when boosters are no longer available. It seems there's always something to ponder these days. In any case, we're hoping the boosters won't make us sick, but we've kept our tomorrow free just in case.

A lot of ...

Good morning, my friends. It's another morning when I'm writing fast. Mike and I are headed into town this morning for COVID boosters. We're still "Novids," and we want to keep it that way. I wonder if a day will come when we no longer need boosters. Also, I wonder if a day will come when boosters are no longer available. It seems there's always something to ponder these days. In any case, we're hoping the boosters won't make us sick, but we've kept our tomorrow free just in case.

A lot of ...

Good morning, my friends. It's a gloomy day here at the Three Cats Ranch, as it has been since Sunday. Today we're getting some rain, but we're expecting better weather tomorrow and Thursday. We have a new baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo, and I'm hoping we'll be able to get up there to see her on Thursday when we're expecting sunny skies.

There was a little bit of sunshine yesterday morning. The kitties have been enjoying the warming weather.

Good morning, my friends. It's a gloomy day here at the Three Cats Ranch, as it has been since Sunday. Today we're getting some rain, but we're expecting better weather tomorrow and Thursday. We have a new baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo, and I'm hoping we'll be able to get up there to see her on Thursday when we're expecting sunny skies.

There was a little bit of sunshine yesterday morning. The kitties have been enjoying the warming weather.

Good morning, my friends. It's another sunny day here at the Three Cats Ranch. It's starting to feel like spring. Today, I'll probably get out and do a little weeding. The annoying hairy bittercress is popping up everywhere, and I want to pull it up before it goes to seed. But I'm getting ahead of myself already. Let's just back up to the pretty day we had here yesterday.

Of course, no morning is complete without a little slow-stitching. As expected, I finished March's block for A Year in the Garden. With March arriving ...

Good morning, my friends. It's another sunny day here at the Three Cats Ranch. It's starting to feel like spring. Today, I'll probably get out and do a little weeding. The annoying hairy bittercress is popping up everywhere, and I want to pull it up before it goes to seed. But I'm getting ahead of myself already. Let's just back up to the pretty day we had here yesterday.

Of course, no morning is complete without a little slow-stitching. As expected, I finished March's block for A Year in the Garden. With March arriving ...

Good morning, my friends. It's a sure sign spring is on the way when the squirrels make an appearance. Interestingly, I'd posted on Facebook last year that the squirrels made their first appearance on the very same day in 2024. They must keep little squirrel calendars that remind them when it's time to poke their heads above ground. And they are fat! I have an idea these are pregnant females.

Good morning, my friends. It's a sure sign spring is on the way when the squirrels make an appearance. Interestingly, I'd posted on Facebook last year that the squirrels made their first appearance on the very same day in 2024. They must keep little squirrel calendars that remind them when it's time to poke their heads above ground. And they are fat! I have an idea these are pregnant females.

Good morning, my friends. We're just about to say hello to February. We're another month closer to the departure date for our Fifty-Fifty trip to Alaska (that's our 50th state during our 50th year of marriage). I keep reminding myself it will be on us before we know it. I've made reservations for the first several days of our trip, and the rest will remain open. For this trip, we'll play it a little looser than usual and keep the length of our stay in any given place more flexible. It's a little too ...

Good morning, my friends. We're just about to say hello to February. We're another month closer to the departure date for our Fifty-Fifty trip to Alaska (that's our 50th state during our 50th year of marriage). I keep reminding myself it will be on us before we know it. I've made reservations for the first several days of our trip, and the rest will remain open. For this trip, we'll play it a little looser than usual and keep the length of our stay in any given place more flexible. It's a little too ...

Good morning, my friends. There isn't much to tell you this morning. We met up with our friends, Andy and Karie, yesterday to hand off two quilts. It was good seeing them. Andy is a dear friend from high school. We were in the band together. It was my first time meeting Karie, although I feel as if I know her already via Facebook. It was a nice lunch, and we were back home again around 2:30. 

Of course, any outing like that requires a nap. When I woke up, I went straight to work finishing off the ...

Good morning, my friends. There isn't much to tell you this morning. We met up with our friends, Andy and Karie, yesterday to hand off two quilts. It was good seeing them. Andy is a dear friend from high school. We were in the band together. It was my first time meeting Karie, although I feel as if I know her already via Facebook. It was a nice lunch, and we were back home again around 2:30. 

Of course, any outing like that requires a nap. When I woke up, I went straight to work finishing off the ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty slow day yesterday. As I mentioned, it was the day for my routine mammogram. I've heard nothing about it yet, which is probably a good thing. If there's nothing to report, I'll receive notification via the MyChart system. Maybe your health care provider uses the same system. I was told they would call if anything worrisome showed up, so I figure no news is good news. Still, I'll be happier when I receive some sort of message from them.

It was a quick in and out. I was ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty slow day yesterday. As I mentioned, it was the day for my routine mammogram. I've heard nothing about it yet, which is probably a good thing. If there's nothing to report, I'll receive notification via the MyChart system. Maybe your health care provider uses the same system. I was told they would call if anything worrisome showed up, so I figure no news is good news. Still, I'll be happier when I receive some sort of message from them.

It was a quick in and out. I was ...

Good morning, my friends. I'll admit, I'm feeling pretty smug this morning, having finished all the quilting for Joy in the Ordinary. It's a small quilt, and it will be my fifth finish for January. Not a bad start. Of course, the day started with some slow stitching. I made a little more progress on Grandpa's Bridges.

With that finished, it was time to sandwich Joy in the ...

Good morning, my friends. I'll admit, I'm feeling pretty smug this morning, having finished all the quilting for Joy in the Ordinary. It's a small quilt, and it will be my fifth finish for January. Not a bad start. Of course, the day started with some slow stitching. I made a little more progress on Grandpa's Bridges.

With that finished, it was time to sandwich Joy in the ...