-
Join 60 other subscribers
-
Recent Posts
Blogroll
Archives
Categories
Pie
MorePie
Fourth of July
Banjo Man
Glen the Banjo Man
Category Archives: quilting
goodbye january, see you next year
Today Banjo Man will complete his 15th radiation treatment. Meaning he’s halfway to the finish line. Feel free to applaud!!! Meanwhile, back in the office, I overslept and am still in my nightgown, but that’s okay. Banjo Man’s friend Steve … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island, television, the cancer fight
1 Comment
getting help, 2023 style
Early in December my cell phone stopped taking voice mails. They would turn up a few weeks later or not at all. I know my friends were baffled when I didn’t get back to them. Embarrassing, to say the least. … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island
1 Comment
how to ignore winter
We’ve had very little snow, but the fog and rain make for a gray winter. It’s January and I’m counting down the days until April. What are you doing to get through the weeks until Spring? I am taking violin … Continue reading
Posted in music, quilting, rhode island
2 Comments
pass the tequila
Oh, I am so happy to say goodbye to 2022! Today I’m planning to make a vat of what I call “Lily’s Soup” (I blogged about it earlier this fall) and freeze most of it for future winter meals. The … Continue reading
Posted in family, music, quilting, rhode island
4 Comments
a little bit of sewing
This is a “poker” pillowcase for the Funny Grandson. A highlight of his summer was camping at the cabin and learning to play poker with his father, uncle and grandfather. I took him into the local quilt store to show … Continue reading
Posted in family, quilting, rhode island
1 Comment
confessions of a weather wimp
Football weather? I think not. Last weekend I turned on the air conditioners. It was 76 degrees and humid. I whined a bit. Okay, a lot. Yesterday, FINALLY, the temperatures dipped to somewhere in the 50’s, with bright sun and … Continue reading
Posted in family, quilting, rhode island
2 Comments
sing, pray, quilt
I don’t know how to blog about the Gee’s Bend quilters. They are women descended from slaves, generations of women quilting to keep their families warm. Women who used whatever they had and arranged old patterns to fit their vision. … Continue reading
Posted in quilting
13 Comments
it all adds up
Those helpful hands belong to my daughter. We were putting blue squares on the design wall (which is actually a length of batting clipped onto the drapery rod in front of my office windows). Nancy does a lot of the … Continue reading
Posted in family, quilting, rhode island, the cancer fight
1 Comment
if i had a dog
Yes, if I had a dog I would teach him to carry fabric on his head. And then I would laugh and laugh and give him smelly bacon treats. And then I would cut up those fabrics and put them … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island
1 Comment
sewing for spring
The Wild Flower Snowball quilt top is finished, as of yesterday afternoon. Here you see a portion of it. It’s comprised of 120 snowball blocks and ended up approximately 75″ X 90″ in size. I like it. What’s next? Figuring … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island
2 Comments
is there any more pie? 