It is possible that no one but me will see my November holiday decor, but I put it up anyway. A lot of this decor was already up, but with Halloween figurines and runners. Swapping things out wasn't too hard. It's funny, but it gave me a sense of normalcy and happiness that I wasn't […]
This is certainly a new experience for me. Managing on my own that is. I have been made very aware of how much my husband deals with around the house. There are so many chores, many of them outside-related for which I now need to take responsibility. I actually managed to tackle the task of […]
We have a preliminary diagnosis for my husband's rapid onset debilitation that has left him paralyzed at this time. His neurologists are fairly certain he has a rare auto-immune disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It comes on quickly, over a period of a few weeks and is characterized by muscle weakness, slurred speech, tingling and numbness, […]
Happy Halloween everyone! I wanted to share this table topper that I got back from the quilter. How appropriate to share today. With all that's going on in my life at the moment, I didn't get it bound in time for Halloween, but I will enjoy it next year. Right now it is draped on […]
First an update on my husband's situation: Things are not going at all well. He is still unable to stand or walk and now is experiencing a lack of coordination in his hands and arms. His speech is also affected. The back surgery was successful, but the doctors think there is some underlying medical condition […]
I'm not home this week, as I am still at my husband's side at the hospital. When I was home Saturday, I sat at my computer for a few minutes and prepared a few posts to automatically post this week. When I arrived home Friday afternoon, my front porch was loaded with packages that had […]
Sorry for the long silence. I have been in the Bay Area sitting by my husband's side at the hospital, without a computer or other way to blog. Things have not gone in the way we had hoped. My husband has been in a lot of pain for the past month due to several badly […]
Here is my husband trying to muster a brave smile through his pain. He is sitting in the new gazillion dollar chair I bought so he could recline into a position where his discs weren't screaming out in agony. You see Archie there in the background in his kennel? He thinks the power recliner is […]
I've been a bit distracted lately, so I missed the start-up information on this fun holiday sew-along that Heather Briggs of My Sew Quilty Life is doing. You can read all about it on Heather's blog. The basic block is a traditional Granny block, with an adorable center-pieced unit that has a Christmas theme. As […]
It is total pandemonium at my house these days. Tuesday we had loads of shingles delivered. A crane apparatus was used to hoist them to the top of the roof. Yesterday, the house is swarming with men shouting in Spanish and pounding loudly with hammers. Of course dry rot was discovered up there and now […]
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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.
