I’ve always wanted an upright freezer. Forever and forever I’ve wanted it. It isn’t a huge purchase but I’ve never managed to get one. Until today. Yeah!!!!! I bought her accessories because every girl needs some. She has whiteboards with purple borders to record what is in her so I don’t forget and keep buying [...]
This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Amazon.com Widgets Till You Hear From Me by Pearl Cleage – I liked the setting of this book. It takes place immediately following the inauguration of Barack Obama. A midlevel campaign staffer is waiting to hear if she is going to get a White House job. [...]
Here are some good ideas and tips from the NQA show. Quilt Blocks by Mom Thomas, Incredibly Ugly Fabric by Kay Thomas Hoagland and Irene Thomas These are small nine patches that these people inherited and didn’t like. They are pieced into the background. I can’t find the name on this one but I like [...]
I love New York Beauty and fan blocks. Here are some interesting settings. I can’t find the name on this one. Sunset Serenade by Beth Schillig Sunshine and Shadows by Barbara Polston
Apparently people are stupid enough to fall for this. The following is the text of a full page ad. Imagine all the i dotted with little hearts. “mommyisms: insights from mom to mom Now, the simple joy of a Happy Meal leads to a simple act of kindness. The Happy Meal she loves now helps [...]
Dear Animal Rescue Peoples: I came to this house after I was put on one of your websites. I think I need to get put on one again because the people I have now have lost their minds. I was minding my own business when my mom called me to the upstairs bathroom. She had [...]
The Geisha and the Serving Girl by Claudia Clark Myers Make it Orange, Grandma by Daphne Byrd The Duke by Gwen Gwinner Christmas Eve ABC’s by Cathy Wiggins Afternoon Delight by Lenore Crawford In Our Dreams by Shirley Tchou
This is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.. Amazon.com Widgets Half The Sky – Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. I loved this book. It is a harsh but hopeful look at violence against women and what can be done to help. Topics covered are sex trafficking, [...]
These quilts are really small and detailed. I don’t have the patience to work this small. Trees, Glorious Trees by Charlotte Rickert Newhard This quilt looks full size in the picture but compare to the pin holding up the label. Those half square triangles are tiny! Never Ending by Darlene Donohue Normal log cabin with [...]
I went to the National Quilting Association show this week. Here are some of the great quilts I saw. Serene Swans by Beth Heurlin Just Sing…Sing a Song by Tom Russell I Can Can Tou? by Betty Hahn Peacock Obsession by also by Beth Heurlin
Prize has trashed her previous sneakers. I liked them because they were well padded but they weren’t very sturdy. I bought her a new brand that seemed sturdier but they aren’t as padded. They had one other fine attribute though: Pink! She’s styling now. The male barn owner said that he thought I was kidding [...]
This is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Amazon.com Widgets Books I Read This Week: Not Less Than Gods by Kage Baker This is part of a series. I didn’t know that when I checked it out or I wouldn’t have read it. I don’t like starting in the middle. In this case I didn’t [...]
I’ve been being an exercise wimp. I’ve been running intervals because my brain is convinced that I can’t run for longer periods. As soon as I start breathing a bit hard my brain screams, “Stop!” So today I decided that I was going to fix that. I went out to the trail with no music, [...]
Z’s mother got a dog a while ago in response to Z’s pleading. Mistake #1. Z doesn’t want a dog. I know this because she would look at Snowball and ask if we could get a dog someday. Ok, at the time Snowball was old and sick but really, that’s rude. Then after Snowball died [...]
Freckles update: If you ask Miss Freckles she would tell you that she is still mortally wounded. She would go on and on about it unless she had to take a break in order to chase a cat. I think we’ve undercovered hidden Oscar worthy acting talent. She can run, she can climb stairs, she [...]
Several months ago I signed up for a 5K race at a veterinary convention in August. August is a long, long time away. I recently came to the conclusion that August is now sneakily less than two months away. I haven’t been running since I hurt my hip this winter. That isn’t because the hip [...]
I found this great list of reading bloggers who list what they read the past week every Monday. It is hosted here if you want to see the list of all the participating bloggers. I’ve been spending time reading through the blogs and found out about new books from authors I like and new books [...]
Meet Bernie. We dog sat on Saturday. He was visiting some neighbors of ours from his house in Wisconsin. All his humans went on a day trip so he came to us. He’s a Springer Spaniel/Beagle mix too. I think dogs are like cars. You never notice certain types until you get one and then [...]
I was minding my own business looking around at who had posted for Pink Saturday when I came across a site written by a 30 year old woman with 7 kids. You’d think by now that I would know better than to start clicking links on a site like that but I was hoping that [...]