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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
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keep the faith
Brother George sent this in a recent email and it made my day. Those of us who experienced the 1960’s will especially appreciate this story of a father and son’s experience on the road.
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needle in a sort of haystack
Have you ever lost something and never, ever found it again? I guess that’s the definition of “lost”. Sigh. Yesterday I sat at my desk with my needles, thread and scissors to hand stitch a label onto a quilt I’d … Continue reading
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goodbye, blizzard of 2022
We survived the blizzard with nary a blip in our winter routines. The state was hit pretty hard and we received the predicted 18″–and even more. It was a convenient storm, meaning that everyone was off the roads when it … Continue reading
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the snow bomb cyclone, snow-ageddon, snow-icane has begun
Call it what you will, it’s going to dump a lot of snow on us. Fluffy snow, thank goodness. We rarely have the light, fluffy kind here in New England. It has been snowing for seven hours, but the weatherman … Continue reading
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why people move south
We’re expecting a huge blizzard tonight and into Sunday. Weathermen have been using the phrase “cyclone snow bomb” or some such thing. They are also predicting up to 34″ of snow. I know my Idaho and Montana readers are saying, … Continue reading
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25 days later
I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to see flames in our propane gas fireplace again. It heats 2/3 of the house, including the living room and kitchen. Those rooms have been 42 degrees. Banjo Man and I moved … Continue reading
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does anybody need a nun?
Meet Sister Cecilia. She is in the midst of gardening, with her basket and her scissors and her apron. She proudly holds flowers in her right hand. She belonged to my mother, who had fond memories of her years in … Continue reading
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my ebay life
Remember Diablo? He has been on Ebay for 8 days and has had 15 bids. He is now going for $144.50. I knew he was a winner! Six other auctions have bids, too, so I will be busy going to … Continue reading
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snow day 2022
Our first snowstorm of the winter is happening now. Forecast is 4-10″ of snow by 2 PM. I am less than deliriously happy about this. As I said to a friend yesterday, now that I am too old to make … Continue reading
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