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

This tidal wave of an event has rolled over and passed— it was one for the history books! The problem with being so far out in the boonies is that no one is near enough to help with anything— no… Continue reading

We are preparing for the big barn baby shower, so there’s no time for existential crises or even complaining about the weather, which has ironically now turned toward spring. (I forced the issue with Mother Nature by buying daisies at… Continue reading

It’s back to reality now after the quilt show. This includes, yes, more snow, our dear little Hen Rietta dying after brief illness, a house in bad need of spring cleaning, and taxes– owe, owe, owe. I’ve reached the “What… Continue reading

My last morning class was on “microquilting”– always something I ‘ve wanted to try. I had to struggle with a sit-down Bernina, not that it wasn’t a beautiful machine, but hand guided and my shoulders aren’t friends. So the theory… Continue reading

Wednesday/Day Three Each morning of the show I took a class, but I left the afternoons free. One lesson I learned at a past show was– leave yourself time to SEE the show! Plus… SHOP! Wednesday started out a little… Continue reading