March in the Garden

As we deal with the blasted time change yet again, I thought it would be nice to take a quiet walk in the garden to soothe the irritation changing to daylight savings time. I know everyone else likes the light in the evening, but it is going to do that anyway in a few more …

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March Book Reviews

I've been reading a fair amount, but overall, these past few weeks of books were disappointing. Many of the touted books failed to live up to the hype, and a beloved series goes a couple of books past its expiration date. Here's my list for this month, with links for Amazon where you might want …

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Fun at Retreat

Last week was our sleep-at-home retreat, and after bragging that I usually get so much work done, this one had other plans for me. I had cut a lot of projects to take with me, and began with the one for the pot handle pads. Ah, yes, best laid plans. Arriving at the venue, I …

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Sunday Chat

A busy week is behind me, with three full days of retreat then a lunch meeting on Friday that was more fun than work. I also had displays to set up at the library Friday morning, so I had to just drop things in the sewing room and put off cleaning it up until Saturday. …

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Stashbusters March Check In

It is the first Friday, time for our Stashbusters check in. How'd you do sewing in February? Gather up your projects and finishes, time to report your progress. Don't worry if you are in the red, we have lots of time to go. Plus, it is fine to buy fabric now and then. This challenge …

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Prepping for Retreat

This week is our guild's Sleep-At-Home retreat, and I look forward to going every time we do it. It is three days of sewing time with friends, where we can set up our machines and projects, and leave them overnight while we go home to sleep. In spite of spending a lot of time chatting, …

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Hen Party

I invited a couple of friends to come over for lunch this past week, so of course that meant setting a nice table. I piddled around with a lot of ideas, but nothing seemed quite right. It was way past Gal-entines day, too early for spring, pastels and flower baskets just didn't seem right. I …

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Quick Projects

I've had some lovely time to sew this past week, but no big project to work on. I piddled around, doing a bit of organizing, and found several Hungry Animal Alphabet panels I've had for some time now. Two years ago, I made up two for the quilt show shoppe and they both sold on …

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February In the Garden

My mind has been on my garden for a few days now, as I observe some green shoots coming to life again. The little patch of daffodils is coming up, with buds already showing. This patch is a mixture of all yellow daffodils and some yellow and white ones. They usually bloom in late February, …

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Sunday Chat

Chester made a couple of appearances over the past couple of weeks. He doesn't always stay around to get his picture taken, but this day he must have been really hungry as he was on the veranda trying to beg a treat. I'm delighted when he stops by, and wish he'd come more often. In …

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