I'm thinking of the victims of the Boston bombings today. I tried not to listen too much of the constant 24/7 news cycle because it just gets me so upset. Today I read the story of one of the victims, a young man who lost both of his legs, and I just had tears in… Continue reading Dear Boston
Month: April 2013
100 Crumbs Progress!
The 100 Crumbs Quilt has been sewn together! In between paint drying I've been upstairs sewing the rows together. I wasn't sure how this was going to come out but so far I love it! This was one of the projects I worked on at quilt retreat... It is part of my goal to empty… Continue reading 100 Crumbs Progress!
Home Improvement – Wall Color Reveal!
Hi Friends, Family, Followers! We've been busy putting the wall color up on the walls now! Just to give you a refresher, we chose Benjamin Moore "Dill Weed" as our color and I had it formulated using the Ben series eggshell interior paint and primer. This runs about $38 a gallon which isn't the cheapest… Continue reading Home Improvement – Wall Color Reveal!
Home Improvement — Painting the Ceiling, Choosing a Wall Color!
Hi Friends and Followers! Today we started painting! Aren't you just dying to know what color we picked for the walls? Can I just say right now that this was the longest I've ever taken to pick out a color! I don't know what it was, maybe because I wanted a green, and greens are… Continue reading Home Improvement — Painting the Ceiling, Choosing a Wall Color!
3 Dog Nights, Quilt Retreat and a Bad Case of the Sniffles
Hi Friends, It is good to be back among the living again. This Spring weather threw me a doozy this week with a pretty bad chest cold and I'm just now feeling better, though still stuck with a lingering cough and phlegm issue which will hopefully be done in a few more days. So back… Continue reading 3 Dog Nights, Quilt Retreat and a Bad Case of the Sniffles
Signs of Spring: Birds!
It was 25 degrees this morning when I took the dogs for a walk and I kept telling myself Spring is here, Spring is here!!!! Even if it sure didn't feel like it! I can't wait to not have to bundle up in order to go outside! Sure enough though, the birds have arrived and… Continue reading Signs of Spring: Birds!
Two More Surprises Today!
The first one I noticed as soon as I could see my driveway! A New tree was planted to replace our Ash tree that was cut down during the deforestation emerald ash borer maintenance program last fall. You can see the stump. But what a sweet beauty the village replaced it with... I can't wait… Continue reading Two More Surprises Today!
The Hunt For Floor Continues!
Picking a floor is HARD!!! Another week on the hunt for a great new wood floor has settled us on a contender! We stopped off at Menards and bought a box of this Hickory Hand Scraped...Hickory has a wide range of variegation in its natural state but when it is stained the variegation gets toned… Continue reading The Hunt For Floor Continues!
The Trouble With A 10 Month Old Dog Is…
I'm not even going to say anything... Okay...maybe just a few words. This is from last Friday, we left Jamba and Holly alone while we went out to eat, something we've done several times before without nearly an issue. I didn't put them behind gates or in kennels because I figured they'd just go sleep… Continue reading The Trouble With A 10 Month Old Dog Is…
Just How Does 17 Yards Of Fabric Get Stuffed Into a Mailer?
I had ordered some fabric from Hawthorn Threads last week because I contacted my so now totally famous sister in law for some of her fabrics that might work in a One Block Wonder quilt. She actually had to locate someone that still had this line in their inventory! Fortunately, Hawthorn Threads had the two prints I… Continue reading Just How Does 17 Yards Of Fabric Get Stuffed Into a Mailer?
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