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Book Review: Stamped Out

Stamped Out by Terri Thayer My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have had this book on my shelf for a long time and finally read it. I needed a break from all of the quilting, design and creativity books … Continue reading

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Various & Sundry Saturday

I have a lot on my mind…again. My Tivo is taping Fons & Porter periodically. I didn’t ask it to do so, but it started doing it on its own and then I started to watch them. It is nice … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

And Peace and Joy to all of you who do not celebrate Christmas! For the past few years we have only put lights on our tree. Our Christmas decorations are still in storage after our kitchen remodel. They are closer … Continue reading

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Piles and Piles

My life seems to be all about piles lately. I am racing at top speed trying to get everything done and keep house and heart and work and school and everything from bursting at the seams. It is really frustrating. … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

I am very grateful for many things in my life, including all of you who read this blog. Best wishes for a wonderful day with family, friends of with some peace and quiet.

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Blog Insight

One of my colleagues writes a women/leadership blog. I thought her post for today was pertinent outside of the law arena as well, so I thought I would repost it here. It made me think about what I am writing … Continue reading

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Word of the Day: Commitment

I am still doing the Word of the Day, even though I haven’t been posting most of the words here. I find it to be a good meditation and a good way to start my day. Today’s word is commitment … Continue reading

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Return of Flea Market Fancy?

Not sure how I found this blog. It is interesting to see how one person can generate interest in an effort to get a fabric or fabric group reprinted. Perhaps I should do that with the turquoise (Botanical Pop from … Continue reading

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Book Review: A Thread of Truth

A Thread of Truth by Marie Bostwick My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book and thought it was well written. One thing that jumped out at me was that the pacing was different from many of the … Continue reading

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Inspiration Thursday: Paint Chips

Remember Saturday when I talked about picking out paint? Here is a miniscule part of of one of the paint chip displays for two lines of paint. The perfect red, Red Statement is smack in the middle. Poppy and Rapture … Continue reading

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Catch Up Saturday

I have come across some interesting websites lately. Also, many things have been running through my mind. As a result, today is Catch Up Saturday! That means that you get a bunch of random links, some photos that have been … Continue reading

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Blog Housekeeping

Just a quick note to let you know that I am still working on fixing the blog. There is something wrong with the theme (Cutline, in case anyone is interested). It was behaving badly, so Deirdre changed it to this … Continue reading

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A Little Chocolate to take your mind off the Problems

This pic is only related to quiltmaking through the fact that it is partially chocolate. Also, this blog wouldn’t exist without a keyboard and the Internet.The real reason for posting a strange picture is that I am having some trouble … Continue reading

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Responding to the Readers

Last weekend I posted the latest iteration of the Tarts. Mostly, I get really nice, short comments on my posts. I was surprised and delighted to find a long and thought provoking comment from SherriD.  She wrote: “You are more … Continue reading

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Birthday Report

I feel very fortunate to have received some birthday gifts this year! That was in addition to people agreeing to spend time with me. What a bonanza! A box arrived yesterday. I took it upstairs to unwrap in peace. I … Continue reading

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