Category: Out and About
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 […]
I did buy one thing at the festival. This is a milagro cross. Milagro means a miraculous surprise. Remember the Robert Redford movie The Milagro Beanfield War? That title was in reference to the miraculous greening of a long fallow bean field. The custom of collecting tiny metal votive figures and attaching them to a […]
Not much to share. Just lots of progress being made on Christmas happenings. Today was my major shopping day. I just about finished everything up. And when I got home, I even wrapped my purchases. It went like this. One present for Sara. One present for Ahren. Two presents for Sara. One present for Dad. […]
Today was a major shopping day. I left the house early, list in hand and hit the mall. I pretty much finished up my Christmas shopping , woo hoo. Then I came home and started wrapping the gifts. It sort of went like this: A present for Sara. A present for Ryan. Two presents for Sara. […]
We spent Sunday in San Francisco! We went to Union Square, saw the Christmas tree, shopped til we dropped, had an amazing lunch, and finished things off with drinks at the Grand Hyatt. The tree was great. Every year I wonder how they got such a huge tree erected in the middle of a big […]
I am on vacation this week, and am having the most relaxing time. I am staying at Sara's house and can pretty much do as I like. I have done a bit of sewing–yesterday I made some napkins for her that are sort of fall themed. Making napkins is really fun for me, and I […]
A couple of you have asked me how I got my sewing machine to Illinois. Well, I carried it every step of the way. My shoulder STILL is hurting. In the future, I will only do this if I have someone along with me who will do the actual carrying for me. Two men and […]
Here is my Sophie Girl, enjoying her own special version of R&R. She plays hard, and nobody can equal her when it comes to catching a few zzzz's. It's a good thing Welsh Terriers don't shed much. I should make this picture my new blog header. Not. I am going to take off for the […]
Cheryl asked if I was going to Italy on my trip—Um, no, that is a really great idea, but not this time! lol I am going back to my childhood roots in Michigan! You see, my Aunt Donnie is celebrating her 81st birthday (she and Sara share the same birthday!), and one of my […]
I didn't accomplish much sewing this weekend, but my husband and I did get out to a movie. The first we have seen in quite some months. We chose to see The Secret Life of Bees, which we both enjoyed enormously. I had read the book by Sue Monk Kidd, and loved it. I […]
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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.
