So I started the year with all the best laid plans and enthusiasm, then settled in to a nice routine…  now I’m THWARTED!  Mr. SFO and I went for a spur of the moment road trip up… Continue reading

      After having a full house for the week, my gypsies have left for the trail and Mr. SFO is at another conference in Vegas. I should have gone with him again, but someone had to be here… Continue reading

    Happy Spring and believe me, it couldn’t come fast enough! In addition to the world being in flames, the situation on the SFO ranch is not much better. So life has definitely gotten in the way of sewing,… Continue reading

“If I must choose between Despair and Energy– I choose the latter.” ― John Keats So this week has been a struggle for me, but I am trying to choose action over hiding under a rock. It does no good to the… Continue reading

 I’m safely back from Daytona AQS, and had hoped I could happily chat away about quilts… instead I have no words.  I’m taking a break from social media for awhile. Our Sunflower design is currently free in honor of the… Continue reading

     So February reached a nice rhythm with the “things” all moving along at a nice pace– I’ll just accept it is never as fast as I’d like. Are there any “quick” hobbies out there? Gardening? Nope. Cooking? Nope.… Continue reading

 Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope to gift you all with this cute little cross stitch heart complete with video tomorrow– it all depends on my quick mastery of Adobe Premier Pro!      As I mentioned, I am losing my… Continue reading

     Re-reading my blog posts for January made me realize how obsessive I am about time and productivity. I’m sure that’s excusable when a new year starts! I’ve now relaxed a bit, found my rhythm and accepted it as… Continue reading

   January is one for the history books! Did we keep our sewing resolutions? Did we get a lot done? I’m happy to say I did, even though progress might not have been in a straight line!     We… Continue reading

     Here are the results of “My Three Days of Vacation While Mr. SFO is Out of Town Git ‘er Done” challenge:       Day One– you will laugh– I am a Marvel comics fan, so I went… Continue reading