My two big summer events have now passed— I’m certainly hoping August lasts a long time and my upcoming surgery date does not arrive too quickly— there’s lots to do! In Mid-July, we hosted my son-in-law’s family who drove up… Continue reading

July 22– I really wanted to make a quilty progress report for myself now that half the year is over and even July has almost evaporated. Last week, we hosted my son-in-law’s family to visit their first grandchild, so there’s… Continue reading

July 14– Finally, a chaos free week! I’m really starting to enjoy my summer a little bit and may come out of hiding soon. I do have a date for shoulder surgery— it’s late in August, three days before my… Continue reading

July 4– That seemed a better headline than “A Series of Unfortunate Events, Part 9,” a theme we can’t see to shake! This week’s calamity– our brand new grandson woke up with a blister on his arm. Before grandma could… Continue reading

June 26–Things show no sign of letting up– we now have a cat with a broken tail. The poor baby doesn’t appear to be in dire straits, but our vet friend is coming to take a look tonight. At least… Continue reading

June 23– I am so very happy to say that one of my worries is over– our new grandson, Charlie Wilde, arrived quite unexpectedly and two weeks early! Despite having a slower heartbeat prior to birth, Caroline was still able… Continue reading

Last week was a soul sucking, gut wrenching mess! An old friend recently commented to me, “I wish I could just leave my problems and run away to Maine.” Of course, there’s as many nights up here lying awake with… Continue reading

We are back from a Memorial Day getaway for little Harlow’s first birthday! What a grand time we had, even though the weather was deplorable– rain and more rain. Of course, not much sewing happened– but I can still talk… Continue reading