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| Lone Star quilt block |
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| Grandma's Bow Tie pattern |
Sunday, August 26, 2012
I am grateful for...
Reasonably solid mental health.
My cynic husband who keeps me grounded and makes me feel smart and loved.
A loving family.
Loving friends.
My cynic husband who keeps me grounded and makes me feel smart and loved.
A loving family.
Loving friends.
Heirlooms and lessons
A couple weeks back, I spent a rugged day struggling with a lone star quilt block. Not fun.
Today, I dug out bow tie quilt block templates from my Grandmother that I've long wanted to use. I couldn't figure out how they went together before now.
Of course, a trick from the monster lone star block was the key!
I am grateful for difficult lessons, and for a connection to the past.
Grandma died before I knew her. The quilt she made from this pattern -- a favorite from my childhood -- is threadbare or maybe gone.
It feels like a zen moment -- the pieces falling in place (literally), new skills and a rainy afternoon to play with fabric.
Today, I dug out bow tie quilt block templates from my Grandmother that I've long wanted to use. I couldn't figure out how they went together before now.
Of course, a trick from the monster lone star block was the key!
I am grateful for difficult lessons, and for a connection to the past.
Grandma died before I knew her. The quilt she made from this pattern -- a favorite from my childhood -- is threadbare or maybe gone.
It feels like a zen moment -- the pieces falling in place (literally), new skills and a rainy afternoon to play with fabric.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
"Freckles" by Gene Stratton-Porter
"Nature can be trusted to work her own miracle in the heart of any man whose daily task keeps him alone among her sights, sounds, and silences."
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Grateful for family
What a wonderful weekend with family. It's so very good to have my born-into family and my married-into family, not to mention the extended honorary family, all of whom are so very dear. I am fortunate.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Chicory
Beautiful purpley blue "weeds" find purchase and flourish in shallow rocky ground. Lanky green stems alongside white bursts of Queen Anne's lace decorate the roadside.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Caught the train!
Close one this morning. Ditto the rain, nicely stopped for my morning dash to said train.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Refreshing breezes
Cooler, overcast day with a little wind - a nice break from our feverish summer
Tall glass of ice water
Re-reading good books - Stephen King's Dark Tower series: First "Wind through the Keyhold," then "Drawing of the Three," now "The Waste Lands"
Tall glass of ice water
Re-reading good books - Stephen King's Dark Tower series: First "Wind through the Keyhold," then "Drawing of the Three," now "The Waste Lands"
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
I am grateful for...
BACON!
crispy edges on hashbrowns
moist, tasty biscuit bottoms
Coca-Cola
Simple pleasures for simple minds.
crispy edges on hashbrowns
moist, tasty biscuit bottoms
Coca-Cola
Simple pleasures for simple minds.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Trouble...
...getting my head in the game (and out of the weekend) this morning.
I want to crawl back in bed to sleep some more.
I am grateful for a bed to crawl out of and a cool night's sleep.
I don't want to go to work.
I am lucky and grateful to have a job.
It's hot and I have to walk in it.
It's cooler than it's been. I am lucky and grateful to have legs and lungs that work well.
I am lucky and grateful to ride on an air conditioned train, work in an air conditioned building, live in an apartment where the A/C works.
So many blessings and wonders in my life.
I want to crawl back in bed to sleep some more.
I am grateful for a bed to crawl out of and a cool night's sleep.
I don't want to go to work.
I am lucky and grateful to have a job.
It's hot and I have to walk in it.
It's cooler than it's been. I am lucky and grateful to have legs and lungs that work well.
I am lucky and grateful to ride on an air conditioned train, work in an air conditioned building, live in an apartment where the A/C works.
So many blessings and wonders in my life.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Panera
Chive cream cheese! Killer iced coffee!
Thankful for time this morning with my folks - they're here and healthy. Dad was even chatty!
Thankful for time this morning with my folks - they're here and healthy. Dad was even chatty!
Friday, August 3, 2012
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