As with so many people I was thinking of not sending Christmas cards this year. However I had several weak moments and bought more boxes than I care to admit so I think that I'll do it "just one more year" but I have saying that for several years now. So here I go for just one more year.
I actually really love sending and receiving them.
I'm in love with this Etsy seller &
I just can't stop buying them for myself and everyone else!
Piggy and Dirt on Etsy!
These and so much more !
What a perfect day to share this recipe with you! There was a frost warning here and even tho it didn't happen it makes me start thinking of cold weather comfort food.
Our daughter-in-law made this for us and oh my! It is so good!
Enjoy!
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I was interested and amazed all at once. This was constructed on the beach and I wonder if it was done by near by college students or by a random beachgoer. Regardless this had to be built by someone who knew what they were doing. It stood for quite awhile weathering high winds and and curious people.
I have been doing this blog for a long time and took time off--years off actually. Work was all consuming for a number of years but life has slowed and I found that I truly miss writing this little blog. It feels good to put random thoughts on paper and send them out to the universe.
I found very nice comments from readers from a very long time ago that I never knew I had and offer my sincere apologizes I didn't reply. I was playing with the stats section and low and behold I never checked that box and when I did there you were. A belated thank you to who ever took the time to write such nice words and encouragement. Hopefully I have done my part in allowing me to see responses now!
I am no longer traveling the world but but have settled down and am thoroughly enjoying my little corner of it.
I love giving new life to old quilts since it feels like I'm somehow honoring the person or people who fashioned them. This one has been hanging in the closet for awhile and I thought it was time to begin. But of course that's the question...how to begin.
It was easy to see the repairs that it needed but it went beyond that. How do I convey that this is something that wasn't cut from the fancy templates we use. How do I highlight that some of the quilt pieces had to be pieced because of not having the correct size available.
I have read over the years that old clothes and other pieces of random fabric were used to make quilts. Not as masterpieces but for practical reasons....to stay warm in bed. I imagine this is what this quilt was originally made for. Some of the fabric was worn thin but it was still incorporated into the quilt. My first instinct is to use it as it is so I will go with my gut and begin the repairs and see how things shape up. However the backing is similar to a heavy gauze fabric. That will be replaced with muslin but I would like use some of the backing somehow but I have no idea how or where to incorporate it.
So the journey begins!
Just a piece of driftwood caught in some old concrete and two seagulls.
What a peaceful scene.
I think that Heaven will smell like Lilacs or Lily of the Valley
OR maybe
Apple Pie
Interesting
Unexpected gift
and so darn adorable and yet useful I almost cried.
These cuties are hand warmers and are the perfect size for your pockets
Love, Love, Love
(and just when I thought it couldn't get any better,,,,,they're cashmere!)
