It has been cooler the past couple of days, and Saturday afternoon brought a nice rain shower. I had gone out to water the hanging baskets and the plants under the eaves when it started. There is something wonderful about sitting on the veranda in the rocking chairs while it is raining. It is a …
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Summer Evening Music, car show, and a fun video
Summer heat is beginning to abate, with some early mornings this week in the high 50s, just like autumn! It is a great time to get downtown and enjoy another evening of Music on Main with the car club. This time we took a picnic. I would have loved to use my Farmer's Market Picnic …
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Maple Star at Moda Bake Shop
I am so excited to tell you that I have a recipe on the Moda Bake Shop!! You can see the entire tutorial on the Moda Bake Shop website. Click on Maple Star Table Topper. These fabrics are just gorgeous, and you all know the quality of Moda fabrics is superb. They were a joy …
Fresh Peach Coffee Cake
This year I was lucky enough to actually get a few peaches off my peach tree before the bears got them. They aren't the best kind of peaches, clingstones without a lot of peach flesh, but what can one expect from a wild peach? Still, that fresh peach flavor is wonderful and tastes of summer. …
Fidget Quilts for Alzheimer’s patients
Have you ever heard of a Fidget Quilt? They are lap quilts, the size of oversized placemats, with different textures to feel, and things to open and close to keep hands busy. Our local quilt club is doing them for a couple of local facilities. These are really easy, I made both of these in …
Blue Ridge Parkway Progressive Drive
Saturday, the British Car Club got together for a fun drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We call it a Progressive Drive, and it is an idea I came up with a few years ago to mix up participants during a drive. When everyone is in two-seater cars, it is hard to get a lot …
I Won the EQ7 Block Challenge!
I am really excited to share that I won the EQ7 Timeless Treasures Charleston Block Challenge! After taking a class at NC Quilt Symposium, I entered the contest on the EQ7 blog Do You EQ. It was a block design challenge using a new line of fabrics from Timeless Treasures called Charleston. I was notified …
Visitors to the Garden
Look who paid us a visit over the weekend! This guy thought he might try to get into the bird feeder, but he wasn't successful. DH and I were on the inside of the sliding glass door, and we banged on the glass every time he looked at the top. The turkeys have returned, and …
Patriotic Cookout
It was raining on the 4th of July, and I had already invited friends over for a cookout. I decided to go ahead, but have the meal inside. So I set another Patriotic tablescape on the formal dining table. This time because we were inside, I used the red chargers on white Battenburg placemats, with …
Friendship Cards
Recently I had a bit of a hard time, and I wanted to tell a couple of people how much I appreciated their support and friendship. You know, one can never have too many true friends, but I am not talking about the social media kind. Real friends are there for you when you …
