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It has finally cooled down to a reasonable low 80s during the day, so DH and I can get back to doing some hiking. This weekend, he wanted to explore the Oklawaha Greenway that runs through Hendersonville. This isn't hiking, just walking, but it was close and we could get some fresh air and exercise. …
Continue reading Early September Garden and Oklawaha Greenway Walk
Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer for most of us, but the actual end of summer isn't until later in September. This year the Autumnal Equinox is September 22, when day and night are equal. Finally, the evenings are getting cool enough to eat outside, so we had a meal on the veranda …
In our local quilt club, our charity quilting chair brought a number of preprinted panels to the last meeting. She asked for us to simply quilt the panels for our outreach to children in need. I know I like to do more piecing when doing any quilting, but there is an urgent need right now …
The Apple Festival is winding up today, and all the major orchards in the area were there with this year's crop. But visiting the orchards is possible around this area for most of the summer and fall. They are open for apple harvest several months of the year, with fresh apples where you can pick …
This weekend is the North Carolina Apple Festival, the biggest event of the year for the small town of Hendersonville. We go most years, and I have posted about the event before. See the posts on Apple Festival 2014 and Apple Festival 2015 to see the apple vendors, entertainment, and all the apple products we …
September is National Sewing Month, and this year I am going to take a different approach to the celebration. Oh, not to worry, there will still be plenty of sewing this month, projects and quilts, but this time I am going to do several book reviews for fiction with a sewing or quilting theme. When …
Continue reading Celebrate National Sewing Month – Sewing Fiction
Only one time have I done this type of fix. Removing a border on a quilt almost quilted was the only way to fix this one. The amount of excess fabric in the inner border was staggering. I knew as I was quilting it that it had some fullness. But the top wasn't too bad, …
Detritus - the pieces that are left after something breaks or falls apart, what is leftover as a remnant, worthless material to be disposed of. Having more time on my hands than usual, I decided to tackle cleaning out a closet in the office. This is something that has been sorely needed for literally years. …
This is one of those go-to recipes that I make a lot. It takes a minimum of effort, is ready in a hurry and tastes wonderful. I cannot tell you how often I make this on a weeknight after a long day at work. DH is always happy to have Italian food on his plate, …
A generous donation was made to our local quilt group of a number of kits from a collection called French Cottage. Each kit made one block. Our program chair brought them to a meeting, and asked for volunteers to make the blocks. I think there were a couple of dozen block kits, and I took …
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