My husband would rather not eat chicken at home since he orders it out a lot. But, sometimes I want chicken, so I had to come up with a new recipe for him to enjoy. He loves sundried tomatoes, so I decided to combine these two flavors into one dish. Here is a stuffed chicken recipe. …
EQ7 25th Anniversary Contests
Designing quilts has become a bit of an addiction. I really enjoy the ability to take blocks and play with them before cutting any fabric. I use EQ7 software to create my designs for the mystery quilts, and some of the other quilts and table runners I have shared. Recently, I was playing with it, …
Memories from Childhood
On the day when we honor our mothers, it is nice to revisit some memories from childhood. I think that most of our fun memories are those created by our mothers, taking us to special places or making certain days special. Some time ago, DH and I went to Greensboro, and while we were there …
Apple Blossom Tour
The apple tree blossoms are in various stages, some are just blooming, others are done. We almost waited too late to take a drive out to the apple orchards to get some pictures of the blooms. They really are beautiful, once again white flowers hold a special place for me. I just love them. I …
Homemade Guacamole with Green Onions
Today is Cinco de Mayo, which for our country is a great excuse to eat Mexican food (and maybe have a Margarita after work, LOL). I love avocados, but the guacamole you get in a restaurant is usually full of raw white onions, which I don't like. So, I have a recipe for my own …
Mother’s Day Card 2016
This Sunday is Mother's Day, and there is time for stamping a special card to send. Certainly this design could be modified to be any kind of card, birthday or anniversary, get well or just thinking of you. Since my MIL reads my blog, I'll ask her to stop reading, unless she wants to see …
Sewing a Rayon Challis Top – Making pattern adjustments and fixing fitting
What is it with fashion designers these days? Go into the stores looking for a pretty spring print and all you find are ugly prints and the ever present solid colors. Is the concept of florals for spring so clichéd that no one will do them? But, but... that is what I want now, planting …
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Azalea Walk
The azalea island is in full bloom now, and those flowers are bringing out the pollinators in droves. I promised a walk around the azaleas on our property, and here are the pictures. I know I have mentioned this before, white flowers are my favorites. The white azaleas on two bushes did beautifully. The third …
Quilted Art Project – Update 5
It has been another month, and I just cannot find the time to get back to this project. I did do a little on it, but not much. The lure of warmer days and digging in the dirt is too strong right now, LOL! But a rainy day on Friday kept me inside, and I …
Planting for the Veranda
Lots of plants came home with me over the past week, and this past weekend some of them did get planted. I brought home a flat of torenias, 12 purple and 3 yellow. The purple ones go into the hanging pots for the hummingbirds to enjoy. I did see a hummingbird this week at one …
