Category: Uncategorized

What a week!  We did the most amazing thing last night.  We took Eva to see So You Think You Can Dance Live!  The top ten competitors of Season 16 were performing at a theater about an hour away from us, and we have had tickets for months. Eva wanted to get all dolled up […]

I am currently working on some little Churn Dash blocks that I plan to make into a table topper for my kitchen countertop display area.  The idea was to select "fallish" colors, but not be too drab.  I've got a huge scrap bin of these colors, and have picked out lots of reds, golds, teal, […]

I have to post this quickly, as our power has been shut off since Saturday night, and just came back on (it's Monday around 11:00 PM).  They tell us they are shutting us down again tomorrow until Thursday or Friday, so I need to get this up or I will miss my chance.  I cannot […]

Oh goodness, I think we may be in for a tough few days.  Our California electrical power company, Pacific Gas & Electric, says they are planning a probable power shutdown for most of the Bay Area.  We are out in the country, where fire danger is high, so the chances our area will be targeted […]

I wish I could say this was my work, but it isn't.  Just an image I found on the Internet.  However, I have been doing a lot of thinking about embroidery lately.  I am reading the best book, "A Single Thread" by Tracy Chevalier, which is about a single  English woman in the 1930s who […]

We have had such a fabulous trip to Ireland this year.  Each time we go, we find new things to explore and enjoy.  The photo above is of the Giant's Causeway in Bushmills, Antrim County, Northern Ireland.  We had never been to Northern Ireland, and it was breathtakingly beautiful.  I had no idea the scenery […]

I managed to purchase a book twice once again.  I am a big Jo Morton fan and tend to buy anything she publishes.  Apparently I was very keen to add this title to my library, but I think one copy will be enough for me. Each chapter focuses on a single classic quilt block, along […]

My first finish in quite some time.  This is Into the Wind, a Miss Rosie pattern.  Fabric is Larkspur by 3 Sisters for Moda. I won't lie, this pattern was a challenge for me.  I used one of my Flying Geese trim tools for the flying geese, so those were not the issue, although there […]

I went to the dentist yesterday for a routine check up and cleaning.  I had been to this dentist before, but had taken an almost two year hiatus from visiting him due to various reasons.  I knew I was overdue for a cleaning so I bit the bullet and scheduled myself for an appointment. Let […]