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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
We’re postponing our celebration till a little later in the week– the sap is flowing, and the boil is on today. I don’t think I could possibly make corn beef and soda bread anyway– just feeling a bit overwhelmed and… Continue reading
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I don’t have to leave the house until May 3rd.
I lost a couple of days last week, but I still honestly killed it in the sewing room! My annual round of medical appointments is now over, and I appear to be fine. Best of all, I don’t have to… Continue reading
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Hello, Spring!
Well, that’s it for February. I was really good about writing goals for the month in my happy planner, so I was able to go back and see how I did– not too badly! I finished another major quilt, (that’s… Continue reading
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Almost March
Well, it’s almost March… how do we feel about that? I’ve had one of the most productive winters in recent memory. I looked at some old photos from March since we moved here, and learned that spring won’t be here… Continue reading
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God Save the Queen!
Last week, as predicted, not much progress. Every day, I had to drive somewhere, except Thursday, and by then I was kaput. When you live in the middle of nowhere, going somewhere usually involves a four-hour round trip. I did… Continue reading
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Project Shaming
I had a fantastic week– finally, finally getting over the virus from H*LL. I fostered an attitude of less overthinking, more actual working. I did hit a ton of projects this week, so it’s more of an overall progress than… Continue reading
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A Long Winter’s Night…
Welcome to another week of sewing progress in ice cold Maine! Thankfully, it’s always warm in Quiltopia. I did lose a couple of days this week, traveling down to Plymouth, MA, where I still have my eye doctor–LOL– and to… Continue reading
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Keep calm and sew on…
My immune system has been getting quite a workout– for over two weeks now, I’ve been battling a huge cold. I’m finally starting to feel good again– wow, it feels good to feel good again after all this time. I… Continue reading
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Christmas… did you blink?
This one really snuck up on us and the Christmas tree guy at the farm we went to on Christmas Eve said we weren’t alone! We are never the “put up the tree Thanksgiving weekend” people, but this year, we… Continue reading
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Overwhelmed…
“There is nothing like staying home for true comfort,” is a Jane Austen saying I keep seeing here and there, and I whole-heartedly agree with it. After driving five hours back to my old haunts for a visit mid-week, I… Continue reading
One Stitch at a Time 