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snow plows, dead sea scrolls and a magpie
After quite a long 48 hours, a snowplow returned to our driveway last night to plow us out and fix the mess that left us trapped before it all froze. The driver was the owner of the company and wanted … Continue reading
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damn the groundhog
My friend Dancing Mandolin Player sent me this yesterday. Very funny and very true! I just keep stitching and cutting and ironing the hours away. We’re expecting more snow and another week of frigid temps, so it’s not like we’re … Continue reading
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a cold spell, apples and a movie
Greetings from the cold North! It’s 9 degrees this morning, with a wind chill of zero. Friday morning it was 8 below. Tomorrow we’re getting a full blown nor’easter with 4-12″ of snow and high winds. In other words, winter. I’m … Continue reading
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life at the zoo
I broke my television Thursday. Not the giant one in the living room (thank goodness!) but the 32″ tv in the bedroom. It sits on a little rolling kitchen cart which I spin around and move to the opened French … Continue reading
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blowin’ in the wind
Sunday was a gorgeous day, around 38 degrees and sunny. So what to do? Take a ride to the beach, of course. The walls were closing in and we needed to get out of the house for a little while. … Continue reading
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manhunt: deadly games
Every night around 6:00, Banjo Man asks me, “What are we watching tonight?” As I have somehow been appointed as Covid Entertainment Director it’s up to me to find good shows to fill the hours before we stagger off to … Continue reading
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the lasagna problem
I made two lasagnas when I was in Texas last month. One large one for the whole family and one small one for Will’s freezer. They weren’t very good. I could blame my failure on taking a shortcut and using … Continue reading
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under the needle
This was yesterday, spent stitching lots of lines in the pale green background, along with outlining the fans. Once again, a quilt top that is at least 14 years old. I made three of them in different colors back then. … Continue reading
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matching points and seams
I made this quilt top in 2004, shortly after buying my first computerized sewing machine, a Janome 6500. That machine was cutting edge at the time and I was so proud and yet so intimidated by everything it could do. … Continue reading
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heading out of here
I’m packed and ready to go to Texas. I’ve had my tickets for a few weeks but knew that anything could happen–and probably would–to change my plans from traveling to going back to the sewing machine. But I get to … Continue reading
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