I put a call out to my Facebook peeps for book recommendations, and the author Juliet Marillier was recommended. The library only had one book on the shelf, Heart’s Blood. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. Juliet Marillier writes Historical Fantasy. This is a new genre for me. I have never been a big… Continue reading What I’m Reading: Juliet Marillier
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Our Mobile Home BathroomRenovation
The renovations are slowly getting done. Kelly did the bathroom this week. Before: After: Before: After: I love my new bathroom!
Quilt Blogging Fun
I just wanted to share this fun idea from Val at Val’s Quilting Studio with you! Every Tuesday, Val is hosting a Linky Party where you can link up an older quilting post. What a great idea! But wait! It gets better…not just any old post will do….each Tuesday she’ll post two quilting/sewing themes. Search… Continue reading Quilt Blogging Fun
Vintage Dresden Plate Quilt
This Dresden Plate quilt was given to us by Kelly’s grandmother, Louise Collins when we were newly married, many years ago. Louise was born in 1895. If she were still living, she would be 119 years old! It was given to Louise by her good friend Cathy Dunbar of Vancouver, BC. I am relying on… Continue reading Vintage Dresden Plate Quilt
Learning to be Retired
I am sitting at my kitchen table with my coffee and my laptop, looking out past the patio and over a couple of rooftops to the lake below thinking about why I have been unable to organize my thoughts to write a retirement post. Then this morning I read this blog post by Tamara Reddy… Continue reading Learning to be Retired
Sam finds a basket
Hello, My name is Samson and this is a basket. I found it on the floor. I wonder if my mom hid any cookies in here?Rats…only fabric scraps. Maybe next time she will make one for me, too.