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This morning I woke up to a 2 degrees with a wind chill of -20 I will be making working on a quilt today and watching the cars try to get up the hill in front of our house. The 2+ inches of snow has been packed down and then turned to ice is makingContinue reading “It is cold out there”

Hello we are finally back after a while of craziness. My hopes and prayers are that 2025 will be a little more calmer. I had a foot surgery and then had to have it redone because the first Dr. messed it up and I ended up with bones not attached to the foot. Just hangingContinue reading “Super Bowl Weekend”

It has been cold here in Missouri for a few days, but today is -7 with a windchill of -26. While I sew I like to look out the window, but it is a little chilly in here. We got new windows a few years ago, but I have realized that when it is hit a placeContinue reading “A Little on the Chilly Side”

We are having too cold of a cold spell. It is 15 degrees today with a windchill of -2. Tomorrow the temp is gonna be in the negative numbers for the next 6 days. I am at the sewing machine and looking out the window and you can see the branches on trees just bouncing with the wind. Tomorrow itContinue reading “A Little Too Cold”

I was a little surprised when I noticed how long it has been since I’ve posted anything. So far 2024 has started out pretty good for us. I am hoping that this year will be a good one for everyone. We are still making, but looks like we are slowly changing to more candy making, we willContinue reading “Been A While”

This morning got the granddaughter off to school, got the bedrooms, bathrooms cleaned, and picked up living room. After running the vacuum I want to sew some and then do some baking. Starting the brittles so I will have some to take to Tx for Thanksgiving. The kids and 3 of the 5 granddaughters areContinue reading “Big Plans For Today”

I hope that we are back and ready to keep going. This Grandma has had so much happening that I had to take a short break to get my act together. I am in the middle of my last year as my Quilt Guild President. It has been a wonderful experience and I would highlyContinue reading “Taken A Little Break”

What is there to say about Y ? I don’t like them very much. I’ve tried to” stay away from them until I agreed to test the “Origins Shooting Stars” by Jamie Kalvestran. https://www.jamiekalvestrandesign.com/sewing-with-jamie… #scrapbagspatterns After doing a YouTube search and practicing each different way of making them and found the one that made senseContinue reading “Y Seams”

All is going good here in Missouri, except the heat. Texas is still out doing us. Worked in my garden yesterday and it was good to get out and play in the dirt for a while. A year without being able to work in the garden produced a crop of weeds and baby trees. IContinue reading “3 Months and seems like 3 years in ways”

As I look outside my window I see green grass mostly deep and lush, but it is 39 degrees outside. So today will find me making peanut brittle, and doing some sewing. Today no quilt, but some summer clothes for Granddaughter and myself. I realized the most colors in my closet are dark colors. HubbyContinue reading “Spring is here.”