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January 10, 2026
Birdwatching from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Now that our slide is working properly, it feels as if we've really entered vacation mode. Of course, when you're retired, you never really get a vacation. Retirement is a full time job. Sometimes, though, it's more worry free than other times. With the slide giving us problems starting on the second day, we were finally able to relax yesterday and enjoy some peace of mind along with our peaceful surroundings.

It was a lovely morning. We wore light jackets, but ended up tying them around our waists for the second half of ...

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January 7, 2026
Looking Back Part 2 from Humble Quilts


Last year started with a retreat and this year is the same! I's a perfect time to be indoors sewing and reconnecting with good friends. 

Went to a quilt show and historic Philly in March. 



A highlight of 2025 was to go to France with my hubby! 




My first time up the Eiffel Tower. 

Normandy was incredible!

Got the quilt show in Nantes off the bucket list!



We took another trip to French Polynesia. 



I was able to meet many quilters at guild meetings I presented to. 

  

One of those guild meetings also included  my first time in Alabama ...

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Dinner with Friends from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another day of not-much-accomplished, but we had a really nice evening with our friends. They'd invited us for a "Friendsgiving" turkey on Thursday (tomorrow). But then my friend, Deb, was using a dry brine on the turkey, and it looked as if it needed to be eaten sooner. And, no problem. We don't have much of anything going on, so we're flexible. And dinner was wonderful. We haven't seen our friends since March of 2024, and so it was good to catch up. My contribution was this Thanksgiving Slaw. (I ...

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Dinner with Friends from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another day of not-much-accomplished, but we had a really nice evening with our friends. They'd invited us for a "Friendsgiving" turkey on Thursday (tomorrow). But then my friend, Deb, was using a dry brine on the turkey, and it looked as if it needed to be eaten sooner. And, no problem. We don't have much of anything going on, so we're flexible. And dinner was wonderful. We haven't seen our friends since March of 2024, and so it was good to catch up. My contribution was this Thanksgiving Slaw. (I ...

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January 6, 2026
Itching to Stitch from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We getting into the relaxation groove here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. Sadie spent her yesterday morning snoozing on her window hammock.


Later she decided to chase the sunshine across the back of the couch.


Having missed a couple of days of slow-stitching when we were driving south, I as in the mood for some slow-stitching. I spent some extra time on it and filled what remained in my hoop.


Smitty kept watch over my shoulder, making certain my needle didn't stray outside the lines.


When I moved my hoop to encompass the last ...

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Itching to Stitch from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We getting into the relaxation groove here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. Sadie spent her yesterday morning snoozing on her window hammock.


Later she decided to chase the sunshine across the back of the couch.


Having missed a couple of days of slow-stitching when we were driving south, I as in the mood for some slow-stitching. I spent some extra time on it and filled what remained in my hoop.


Smitty kept watch over my shoulder, making certain my needle didn't stray outside the lines.


When I moved my hoop to encompass the last ...

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January 5, 2026
A Little Sewing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well...the rain continues. We get periods of sunshine and blue skies, but it doesn't last. And then, we can get a long deluge. It makes planning anything outside impossible. But you know how it is. When the going gets tough, the tough get sewing. That's exactly what I did yesterday. I'm still working out some sort of efficient work flow set up for myself, but here's what I have so far.

The sewing machine is set up at the table, obviously. It's a good spot because I have windows to ...

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A Little Sewing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well...the rain continues. We get periods of sunshine and blue skies, but it doesn't last. And then, we can get a long deluge. It makes planning anything outside impossible. But you know how it is. When the going gets tough, the tough get sewing. That's exactly what I did yesterday. I'm still working out some sort of efficient work flow set up for myself, but here's what I have so far.

The sewing machine is set up at the table, obviously. It's a good spot because I have windows to ...

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January 4, 2026
A Chill Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems we learn something new with each trip. Sometimes we have to re-learn things we've already known. In this case, it was driving more than three days in a row. We shortened our daily distance this trip, but driving for five days in a row was too much. We were both exhausted yesterday. We decided to take some chill lessons from our kitties. Sadie was taking on a zen position on her window hammock.


Only, here's something you need to know about traveling with cats: If you disturb the cat as it prepares ...

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A Chill Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems we learn something new with each trip. Sometimes we have to re-learn things we've already known. In this case, it was driving more than three days in a row. We shortened our daily distance this trip, but driving for five days in a row was too much. We were both exhausted yesterday. We decided to take some chill lessons from our kitties. Sadie was taking on a zen position on her window hammock.


Only, here's something you need to know about traveling with cats: If you disturb the cat as it prepares ...

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January 3, 2026
Escondido, California from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yay! We made it! It was an absolutely hellacious day of driving, and we were mightily glad to get off the road and out of the truck. For those keeping score, we ranked this as our fourth worst driving day ever. But nobody died, and so it was still a good day.

Before we left Cachuma Lake yesterday, I took a little walk over to see the lake. We could see it from our site, but it was a short walk to get to the lakeshore. Along the way, I spied these pretties.


They produce this ...

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Escondido, California from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yay! We made it! It was an absolutely hellacious day of driving, and we were mightily glad to get off the road and out of the truck. For those keeping score, we ranked this as our fourth worst driving day ever. But nobody died, and so it was still a good day.

Before we left Cachuma Lake yesterday, I took a little walk over to see the lake. We could see it from our site, but it was a short walk to get to the lakeshore. Along the way, I spied these pretties.


They produce this ...

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January 2, 2026
Solvang, California from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. What a beautiful day we had yesterday. We were hoping for no rain for our visit to Solvang. As it turns out, it was a mostly sunny day. We got into a few rain showers, but nothing that lasted for more than a few minutes. I was happy enough to see the morning sunshine, that I got dressed and walked over to Buena Vista Lake for a picture.


Turning a little to the right, it looked like this:


Turning to the left, it looked like this:


There were a few coots swimming around.


And I took ...

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Solvang, California from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. What a beautiful day we had yesterday. We were hoping for no rain for our visit to Solvang. As it turns out, it was a mostly sunny day. We got into a few rain showers, but nothing that lasted for more than a few minutes. I was happy enough to see the morning sunshine, that I got dressed and walked over to Buena Vista Lake for a picture.


Turning a little to the right, it looked like this:


Turning to the left, it looked like this:


There were a few coots swimming around.


And I took ...

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January 1, 2026
Taft, California from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a dark and rainy day yesterday. It rained the whole day. Fortunately, it was just a kind of normal rain, and so it didn't make driving hazardous. It made it difficult to take pictures though. I wish I had better pictures to show you today, but we'll muddle through, okay? Before we took off in the morning, I made some more progress on my Christmas Miracle piece.


Sadie helped me move my hoop down and to the left. I’ll pick it up there this morning.


We headed south for another day ...

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Taft, California from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a dark and rainy day yesterday. It rained the whole day. Fortunately, it was just a kind of normal rain, and so it didn't make driving hazardous. It made it difficult to take pictures though. I wish I had better pictures to show you today, but we'll muddle through, okay? Before we took off in the morning, I made some more progress on my Christmas Miracle piece.


Sadie helped me move my hoop down and to the left. I’ll pick it up there this morning.


We headed south for another day ...

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December 31, 2025
2025: Year in Review from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I’m writing before we leave the RV park this morning, so I’ll have to tell you about today’s drive in tomorrow’s post. When I left you yesterday, we were preparing to head over to a nearby Mexican restaurant for margaritas and dinner. As it turned out, the restaurant was a sort of a fast food place with drive-thru service only. We weren’t up for that, and so we went to a different place across the street called “Wood Almond.” It turned out to be a good choice with some unusual items ...

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2025: Year in Review from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I’m writing before we leave the RV park this morning, so I’ll have to tell you about today’s drive in tomorrow’s post. When I left you yesterday, we were preparing to head over to a nearby Mexican restaurant for margaritas and dinner. As it turned out, the restaurant was a sort of a fast food place with drive-thru service only. We weren’t up for that, and so we went to a different place across the street called “Wood Almond.” It turned out to be a good choice with some unusual items ...

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Patterson, California from ... Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. Today we find ourselves in Patterson, California. Here's what I know about Patterson: It is known as the "Apricot Capital of the World," and holds an annual Apricot Fiesta to celebrate with many drinks, food, desserts and games. If you've been paying attention, then you'll remember I said we'd be in Tracy in my last post. I was wrong. (I know...weird, right?) We're actually some miles down the road. 

We've always traveled around 300 miles on driving days...usually more than that. For this trip, and hereafter, I've ...

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Patterson, California from Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. Today we find ourselves in Patterson, California. Here's what I know about Patterson: It is known as the "Apricot Capital of the World," and holds an annual Apricot Fiesta to celebrate with many drinks, food, desserts and games. If you've been paying attention, then you'll remember I said we'd be in Tracy in my last post. I was wrong. (I know...weird, right?) We're actually some miles down the road. 

We've always traveled around 300 miles on driving days...usually more than that. For this trip, and hereafter, I've ...

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