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Merry Christmas and a very safe New Year.

I would like to thank you all for posting your recipes.  My daughter couldn’t stop eating the sugar cookies.  We celebrated Christmas with the family Wednesday and the chocolate chip, sugar, and snickerdoodles were a great hit. I finished the quilt without corners and now looking to see what fabrics I want to work withContinue reading “Thank you”

Enjoy your day.

Looking at my fabric stash and trying to figure out what quilt to make with what fabric. I was thinking of using some of the fabric I fell in love with on our vacation. Now to figure what goes with what and a pattern they would look good in. Why did I buy such bigContinue reading “What to do, what to do”

Woke up this morning to -8 degrees and is now up to -2.  Come on sun, let’s start warming up.  We got snow and ice yesterday and not as much as we thought we would. This is outside my front door.  The next is out the kitchen window.   So since so cold and icyContinue reading “Winter is here”

This morning brought ICE.  I woke up and set out to my Saturday Morning Weight Watcher’s meeting, stepped outside and OH MY GOODNESS, my feet went one way and my body didn’t want to follow.  The ice on the windshield was about 1/2 inch thick.  The street out front of our house has a layerContinue reading “Slippin and Slidin”

This morning we got freezing drizzle.  It was light and not too bad, but tomorrow it hits.  SNOW all day.  Anywhere from a dusting to 5 inches.  Staying in and watching it snow is great and so pretty. Tomorrow will bring me making 2 large tote bags.  The lady will be taking her art workContinue reading “Winter has arrived”

Today has been a day for baking.  Cookies galore.  Chocolate Thumbprint cookies. Sugar Cookies (need to ice and decorate) coconut bars, lemon bars, lemon and white chip cookies, butter horns, Only chocolate chip and snickerdoodles left to make.  Chocolate fudge, and peanutbutter fudge done, working on peanutbutter balls,and burbon balls.  I will be working breadContinue reading “Almost Christmas”

Since yesterday started out in the dumpster I had to do something to turn it around.  So what did I do?  I sat myself down at my favorite place most afternoons, at my sewing table.  Yes, I finished the Quilt Without Corners top.  I love it.  I think a pattern like this would make aContinue reading “Tuesday”

This morning I got 4 1/2 dozen tamales made and ready for the freezer.  Check that off the list. Now to finish the quilt without corners.  I am loving this.  All I can say is that I am so glad I have a 1/4 inch foot for my Janome. This has made it so muchContinue reading “Good Morning”