“View to a Quilt”

This was my view for the past 3 days.  Oh. My. Gracious.  am I ever tired and sore.  Wrestling a quilt can be hard work.  But….
It was worth it.  K.’s “All About Me” quilt is finished.

 
The pattern is easy and goes together quickly. It took me longer to find the fabrics that I wanted to [...]

Love is….

What does love mean to you?  If you had to take a picture of it, what would it be?  This is the subject of the Weekly Challenge at Hope and Believe.
Kevin and the kids came to mind first. And, truthfully, if I can get Kevin to give me a good portrait while I’m taking the [...]

Warning!

Be careful watching the clip below.  It could leave you gasping for air and your cheeks sore.  The routine below is included on “The Best of Victor Borge  – Act One and Two”. 
 

 
My own cheeks have barely recovered.

A Patchwork Week…..or more

Is it any wonder I love quilting?  There are so many metaphores that can be stacked, chopped and pieced back together in a thousand different ways to describe life.  But that’s not what this post is about (WHEW! Right? breathe… I wouldn’t do that.  Ok.  I might.  But only late at night…. I hope.)
Life never [...]

You should be a spiritual mustard seed, not a mentos geyser

According to C.  your spirituality (and how you act) should be like the return we get from that planted mustard seed.  Not necessarily showy, but a steady yield.  It shouldn’t be like a mentos geyser.  Flashy, lots of fun for the moment, and over quickly. 
I wouldn’t have thought you could pull an object lesson out [...]

I love birthdays!

(G. much, much younger)
It’s a time to celebrate the individual. That you’re happy they’re with you. Forget Valentine’s day ok, but Kevin knows he better not ever forget my birthday (or stay in an Austrian spa again without me on my birthday without at least sending me flowers. I don’t care if he was out [...]

I’m up! I’m Up! Nooooooo…..

I really should be in bed.  I would be.  If I wasn’t just getting mad at myself for not being able to fall asleep.  Again.  It happens on a fairly regular basis.  I’m told that as you get older it’s something that just sort of evolves.  Great.  Ducky. 
I miss sleep… why do I suddenly have [...]

Connect

Whether you set resolutions or not, it’s tough not to reflect at the beginning of the new year.  We look back on the previous year and take stock.  Where were we this time last year?  Are we better now than we were then?  They often lead to what we can do to improve things that [...]