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My Dad's Christmas wish came true.  He got to go home and be with his family for Christmas!  He is happily sitting in his special chair having coffee and reading a book. I will be taking turns with two of my sisters, staying with him until our sister in Wisconsin arrives on January 2nd.  I […]

I suppose stranger things have happened, but this is one for the books. I have a nephew who lives with my elderly father.  (Not Grandpa Larry, that is my husband's father).  This arrangement has worked out splendidly for all concerned.  My nephew has a nice place to live and my father has a companion and […]

  It took all weekend, but I did get my sewing room and upstairs guest room all organized!  My daughter moved into her own place, so I gained a guest room and more closet space for my fabric.  I haven't had a chance to miss Sara and Eva too much, because for one thing they […]

I am starting to think about Christmas, and it makes me happy. Of course I have just returned from The Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland), and have to admit, my general mood is pretty euphoric.  We had a marvelous time, and have decided from now on, if we plan a trip there, to be sure […]

Hi there, hope all is well.  My family is taking a bit of a vacation at the moment.  We had to postpone our planned trip to Disneyland back in September due to the fires, but rescheduled it for this week.  We are having a grand time.  Yesterday Eva met a great number of princesses, and […]

I am just loving making little seasonal projects lately.  I had the day off on Monday, (woo hoo!), and I was gearing up to get back to Viola, when I happened to pick up a book just for a quick look. Do any of you have this book?  I buy far fewer books these days […]

I know, how sad and pathetic is this?  A portable potty, a shower stool, a walker and a four footed cane. At long last, we sold the house we had Grandpa Larry living in.  It was on the market for over a year.  Most of the furniture and odds and ends had already been disposed […]

Just look at this teeny tiny, just bigger than a coffee cup cozy, quilt.  It measures 10.5 by 11.5 inches and went together in no time flat.  Those half square triangle squares measure one inch!   It is called Hen Pecked and is one of the Kim Diehl Simple What Nots offerings.  Seriously, I joined […]

There is a remarkable photographer in our area, named John Slot, who has gone into the fire zone every day since the conflagration began.  He has made a photographic documentation of what he has seen, and reported it every day on Facebook.  His news, both good and bad, has been such a relief to people […]

I have to share this amazing story with you all.  My husband went in to work Monday to check on things and one of his employees had an incredible story to tell. Her father has a ranch in the fire zone, and on Friday night they were evacuating their livestock to safety.  Obviously you can't […]