Off the beaten trail

I’m With Neverseconds…Gosh I Hate Censorship!

Hi Everyone!  Me Again, I don’t know if you follow blogs other than sewing but I just wanted to share with you http://www.neverseconds.blogspot.com  which is written by a 9 year old girl from Scotland about her school lunches. I found out about it a few weeks ago (it’s only been live for a few months)… Continue reading I’m With Neverseconds…Gosh I Hate Censorship!

Off the beaten trail, Scenes From the Dashboard Series

Who Knew? Did You Know About Environmental Performance?

Today we went to lunch at Panera Bread and outside of the restaurant was a Chevrolet.  It was a fairly nice looking vehicle.I walked around to the other side and looked at the sticker in the window.Environmental Performance!  You have got to be kidding me! This vehicle has a Global Warming Score.  I just about… Continue reading Who Knew? Did You Know About Environmental Performance?

Estate Sale Fines

A Fabric and Quilting Estate Sale – A Sewer’s Treat!

Happy Saturday! (or Sunday for that matter, as I’m writing this Sunday morning…hee, hee!) Guess what I did yesterday?  No, I didn’t do the West Suburban 7 store Valentine’s Shop Hop that I was thinking about but instead, my dear hubby sent me a link to an estate sale for fabric lovers, and I changed… Continue reading A Fabric and Quilting Estate Sale – A Sewer’s Treat!

Scenes From the Dashboard Series

Scenes From the Dashboard – The Emerald Ash Borer Consequence

Hi Friends and Readers, There has been some activity in my neighborhood regarding our parkway trees.  I couldn’t figure out why the village was out cutting down trees on our block so early in the year.  It seamed rather odd to me until I figured out that the trees they were cutting down were ASH… Continue reading Scenes From the Dashboard – The Emerald Ash Borer Consequence