Monthly Archives: August 2011
Doing the run around
It was off to the dentist first thing this morning. My insurance won’t cover a crown until January, so the dentist put some composite in it and ground off the rough edge so it wouldn’t bother me. I was in and … Continue reading
Country By Design quilting
Here’s the rag quilted baby blanket that I made for my great-grandson. His birthday is Thursday. It is made entirely of fabrics that I had in my stash, so some are repeated and some are used only once. I tried … Continue reading
Caregiving
For those of you who are currently caregivers or will be someday, read The Quiet Crisis in the September 2011 issue of Reader’s Digest. It is a good article and has a list of helpful resources. I know from past experience … Continue reading
What we ate this week
I’m realizing that I haven’t been posting my cooking experiments for this week. There haven’t been any big winners, but one does stand out. Last night I made a Broccoli Casserole with Rice and Cheese from About.com. It was the … Continue reading
Preparing for cold weather
I got to do a little quilting yesterday, but not much. It was finally cooler, in the 70s, so hubby and I headed to the woods to start cutting wood for this winter. We heat totally with wood in a furnace … Continue reading
Mad About Hearts rag quilt baby blanket
I finished making this custom order baby blanket this afternoon. I could have finished it last night but I got a blister on my thumb while I was clipping the seams. When I’m making table runners and smaller quilts, I … Continue reading
The shaking dog
A couple of weeks ago while our granddaughter was here, she went swimming with the dogs. I’ve always wanted to take pictures of flying drops of water, so I grabbed my camera. Here’s what happened. Okay, my blog is still … Continue reading
Moody lake
This shot of our lake was taken one cloudy morning. I didn’t think I would like the picture, but it is growing on me. Plus you can’t tell how dry it is!
Good books
I finished reading two good books this week. The first was Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah. I had picked it up before we went to Houston. The second one was Irish Hearts by Nora Roberts. Nora’s was pretty much cookie … Continue reading
