Category: Family

It Was a Fine Weekend

 I took a road trip this past weekend!  My first stop on Saturday, was to visit my sister Andrea and her husband Rick in Granite Bay.  As always, Andrea made me feel completely at home, and cooked a fabulous dinner for us to enjoy.  She made a shrimp and orzo salad that was an Ina […]

Baby Pants

I have a question for all you newish moms out there who might be reading this.  What size clothing is practical to get for your newborn layette?  I have been avoiding the "newborn" size because I figured it would only fit for a week or so.  However, yesterday I met a woman with a baby […]

Don’t Get Old

 My blogging may be sort of sketchy this week.  My mother in law, who is 90, and in failing health, was hospitalized last night with a perforated stomach.  Very serious situation.  As you can imagine, I am quite distracted.  Both my in laws are declining noticably of late, and are now incapable of making their […]

A New Project

 I was planning on keeping this project a surprise, but I am just no good at that.  How adorable is this fabric?  It is a kit put together by the great folks at Prairie Queens, and when I saw it, I knew it needed to come home with me.  They even fussy cut a big […]

Taking a Few Days Off

 Hi everyone.  Thanks so much for all your wonderful good wishes to my son and his lovely girlfriend.  They are spending the rest of the week together, and I have decided to go up and visit my daughter through Thursday.  I plan to sit by her fireplace and do some major relaxing.  After all the […]

My Heart is Full

This was the most magical, memorable, amazing Christmas ever. The festivities began Christmas Eve, when my daughter Sara gave me a little present.  A little set of nesting dolls.  Oh, but look!  There is a note inside!  What does it say?  Keep going….  There is another note!  What?  What?   Last one…  No one has […]

For When You’ve Partied Too Hard…

  OK, you ask, what the heck is THAT? That, my friends, is a LUSH Emotibomb.  For when you have partied to hearty and need to wake up and rejoin the living, as in *today*.  This Morning.  An "emotibomb" is something that you put on the floor of your shower, turn on the water to […]

Here Kitty Kitty

I'd like to introduce you to Meriwether Lewis, my daughter Sara's new kitten.  She adopted him from the Humane Society last week, and I have been getting acquainted with him while visiting her home for a few days.  Lewis is an intrepid explorer, just as his namesake was.  At any given moment he is cavorting […]

Vision Safety for Dogs

Good morning Friends.  I spent the weekend working, so I don't have a lot of news to share.  OK, here's something. This is Remy, my grand dog.  My daughter Sara knows how much Rem loves to hang out of the car window when he is a passenger.  She loves her pup, and surely would not […]

Composting for the urban farmer

I would have prefered diamonds, but this is pretty good too… The Wine Maker finished putting my composter together, and it really doesn't make for exciting photography. However, it does make great dirt in 4 to 6 weeks. What's the point you ask? Well, compost creates a food source for a selection of life that […]

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Nicole

Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.

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