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  • Your stocking is in the mail…

    I really set my mind to it and I did it! Eighteen Christmas stockings are in the mail. The names have been blurred as part of my gift-identity protection program. I couldn’t get a picture of all of them at… Continue reading

    Your stocking is in the mail…
  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    This greeting is a bit early, but a big crowd is expected here and preparations have commenced! Since we live in the middle of nowhere, company will stay for a multiple of overnights, too. I have five breakfasts, four lunches,… Continue reading

    Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Things that take time…

    Happy Monday morning! Is that even a thing? I have several things to “get off my shoe” this morning as we say in this household. I need to box up and return my Dish Network “hopper,”(it’d be so easy if… Continue reading

    Things that take time…
  • All’s well that ends well…

    Carefree Highways is a finished quilt! This is the picture that I submitted for the AQS New England show– two days early, might I add. I’ve painstakingly overthought everything from not getting accepted to winning a major award to hoping… Continue reading

    All’s well that ends well…
  • Care Filled Highways…

    Wondering where I was? It’s been a tough week in Quiltopia! One night when I came down from my lair, Mr. SFO took one look at my face and said, “Is everything okay?” I replied, “It’s just been a tough… Continue reading

    Care Filled Highways…
  • Sitting Pretty!

    I’m a day late this week, but not a dollar short– I waited to show you my “Pumpkin Sitting” finish! This was a Fat Quarter Shop Spook Box– I’ve sworn off quilty boxes this year, but once I saw the… Continue reading

    Sitting Pretty!
  • Banner Week!

    I really made it happen last week– I had about six days with no interruptions– Mr. SFO headed out to San Diego for the week. I could have accompanied him, but, been there done that, I’d rather sew! Let’s jump… Continue reading

    Banner Week!
  • A Quick Jaunt to Belfast…

    There is nothing like visitors to get you out and exploring local tourist-y attractions! I have long wanted to visit Ireland, but I’m told Belfast, Maine is the closest I’m gonna get without an Atlantic crossing. We had family all… Continue reading

    A Quick Jaunt to Belfast…
  • Blue skies, nothing but blue skies!

    There is nothing like fall in New England to lift the spirits: But don’t blink! After the drought, the local wisdom is that the fall colors will come and go before we know it. I’d like to say I spent… Continue reading

    Blue skies, nothing but blue skies!
  • All the Fall Feels…

    Welcome to the first day of fall on Sugar Meadow, where the current fall feeling is… GLUM! Here is a sad picture to express myself– my poor, molting rooster with one last tail feather to show for himself. I know… Continue reading

    All the Fall Feels…