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 …
Roasted Garlic Turkey Breast
Roasted Turkey Breast is a frequent meal around my house. Those half-breasts are often on sale at the local grocery store, and feed two nicely with some sandwich slices left over for taking to work for lunch the next day. It needs to have some stronger seasoning so it doesn't taste the same as the …
July in the Garden
The garden continues to do well for flowers, even though the temperatures are getting a bit warm for our part of the country. Mountain summers rarely reach 90 degrees, but we have had a few days that hot. Most are around 88 in the hottest part of summer, which is now to the end of …
Falling Stars and Giveaway Winner
Thank you all so much for commenting on the Black Modern Quilt setting. I have decided to go with an idea that hit Friday morning, Falling Stars. The Option A orientation has won out for showing first, but I may switch the hanging sleeve to the other end for a future show just to see …
