It was a little warmer today..

but still cloudy and dreary.  People in Meijer grocery were very busy getting their items but seemed to be in a good mood. I just didn't want to shop on Christmas Eve.
I received a nice package today from my online friend Lillian.

She sent me the prettiest apron in 30's prints with ricrac; she also included a log cabin style quilted mat and a magnet her daughter made with a rooster. These sweet things came in a festive Christmas bag. I also got an unusual card that is taken from The Christmas Story movie. Thanks so much for thinking of me. The Scotties are for you

DARLENE

It looks like it will be a white Christmas here...

We have some snow on the ground and a little more on the way. First we are going to have freezing rain. Yuk!!
Anyway we went to a friend's surprise 80th birthday party Saturday night. It was very nice with  good food like a potluck dinner and a beautiful cake. I even won a tin of mixed nuts in a little game they played. So about an hour after we came home I got so sick I felt like I was going to die. I guess I had some kind of food poisoning. The only thing I could figure out  it was the cheese dip in a Crockpot. It did taste okay.
I opened my Secret Santa gifts this morning and I received a lot of very nice things. The only things I didn't get a photo of was a beautiful Christmas mug and a box of chocolate covered cherries.
My partner was Bea in Washington state. Thanks.

I have my shopping finished just have to wrap it all and put under the tree.
Most of the cookies I made are gone (which I knew that would happen) but I think I will bake some more but a different kind.
I am also going to make peanut butter fudge for DH he really loves it. It's very easy recipe:

Peanut Butter Fudge
3 cups sugar, 3/4 cup milk and 1 tbsp. butter Mix together in a large saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Cook and stir for 5 minutes
Remove from heat and add 2 cups mini marshmallows and 1 18 oz. jar creamy peanut butter,
stir well and pour into a buttered large glass dish around 9 x 12". Cut into squares and store on counter in covered container.  This is an old recipe from the 70's. Enjoy!!!
***This recipe has been corrected 12/22/10.

                                DARLENE

More snow here and more on the way...

We are ready for Christmas around here lights and tree are up. Some baking done but not the shopping for DD. I can't seem to find anything  I think she would like. I haven't given up yet and will go out again.
I am sick of snow already and it's only just begun. Hoping we get none in January or February. LOL

I received my package for the Secret Santa. I haven't opened it yet not until the 20th when we all open at the same time or at least the same day.
My sender is from Washington and I sent to Virginia. I hope she likes it.

This is a little counted cross stitch ornament I made for her.
I also sent her an assortment of items for quilting.
Do you send cards? I sent a few yesterday but I have really cut back on them. I know I forgot one for my brother but will get that out this week.


This is Ohio I hope it stops soon
Darlene

What a cold and snowy Sunday...

We have finally gotten some snow here but nothing to worry about. Mostly flurries.
Have been busy making blocks for the Christmas quilt started in January I am behind and am trying to catch up. Eileen at Quilting to Share (our leader) organized it and it has been a lot of fun.
Joanne's is having a really good sale this week and since I am almost out of some stuff I will going for sure. Also have some FQ's coming from Connecting Threads. 

Here are some blocks I did from Val Laird's patterns on her site. They are part embroidery and part applique and a lot of fun to do. 
Now I just have to figure out how to put it together and what colors to use. Good thing winter is here. LOL
I haven't started any baking yet. My DH would eat all of them if I started this soon. Maybe next week.
Janet at Snowyfriends sent me these wonderful items for an ornament swap. She really outdid herself  and I do appreciate it. I sent her two ornaments.

Darlene

It is winter again

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We finished off the leftovers tonight but still have some turkey.
We had new windows put in on Monday and they are so nice and different than the old ones. The old ones were 26 years old so things have really improved.

This is the mini quilt I received from Ely on HGTV the other day. It is so pretty in all 1930's fabrics.
I mailed out my ornaments on Wednesday and they should be receiving them by tomorrow.  Pa. and DC aren't that far away.
We haven't started shopping yet but since we only buy for DD it won't take too long. I don't enjoy shopping at all. I got burned out a long time ago. Thanks for reading

A cold and dreary Saturday.....

For the past two days it has been cloudy and sometimes foggy. 
I have bought the turkey and most of the vittles for the big day Thursday. I am making an apple-cranberry pie. I also will have 5 cup salad, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and rolls.  I really do not mind fixing this meal but this time I am using a bag to bake the turkey. It cooks much faster in one and very evenly. I will let you know how it goes.
I finished making 12 hexagon blocks but can't figure out how to put the quilt together. Part of the problem is that I removed the paper and they are floppy. 
DD was here today for lunch the time really flies because she only stays around 2 hours. She is coming Thursday too.
I am working on an embroidery thing I bought years ago and didn't finish. It is printed and also has colored in areas; the theme is cats and I will make a pillow for DD.
My ornaments for the swaps are finished but I haven't photographed them yet.  They turned out well and I have to mail them this coming week.
Have a great weekend and Thanksgiving.

Darlene

 

It's a cold but sunny morning...

I can't believe this is the second week of November. My DD's birthday was yesterday she is 44 now. She was due in January way back then but showed up pretty early.
I have been working on a bazillion hexagons but it is a lot of fun. I am doing the blocks in florals then last round is black. It is a small quilt though.

I received my pin cushion from Jean on Block Central he is the cutest thing and quite large. She put in a lot of work on this and I really appreciate it.
I am also making ornaments for other swaps and then have the big one for December at QIAD which is a Secret Santa. It's fun to do these.
We had snow flurries last Friday morning but nothing significant. My DH did put the snow blower in the garage though just in case. LOL
Keep on quilting

Darlene

Cloudy, rainy and windy Tuesday....

They warned us it would rain but also said we would have a lot of wind didn't happen thanks to you know who.

I finally finished the mini quilt for the swap at HGTV and am glad. I will be mailing it out tomorrow. I also finished the pumpkin pin cushion last week and will mail it out too.
Last Saturday we went to the Heart of Ohio antique mall. I found 3 cross stitch magazines from the 90's for $1 each. My DH bought some 1956 Ohio license plates for our 56 Chevy. He is allowed to put them on the car after paying $4.50 to register them. I think that is so neat.
They are celebrating Halloween this Thursday as Beggar's Night instead of the 31st like most places.  I loved going Trick or Treating when I was a kid.

Darlene

Chilly Friday

A little rain and now sunshine.  We need the rain so badly.
I haven't done much in the way of sewing I did make a pumpkin pin cushion but I think I will try something else. They don't take very long to make and I have a lot of patterns from the Web.
I also finished a book by Peter Perelli called Francesca's Kitchen and it is such a good well written book.  I had read another book of his awhile ago.
I am now reading The Birthdays and it's an easy read too.
My Ohio friends from HGTV are having a get together on Tuesday but I chose not to attend and I probably won't go to another quilt show either. It's a long story but I wish them well.
Maggie our dog is getting groomed today I was almost ashamed to take her in there; she was in bad shape since July was her last one.
 She always does well for these gals but not for me. LOL

What a beautiful day

It is 66° right now, sunny and just a pretty day; we even had rain yesterday.
I want to share this brownie recipe with you from an old cookbook I got in 1965 during the Vietnam war. It is called Salute to Cooking and I bought it from a woman I worked with. Her husband was in the service.


                                      BROWNIES
Grease bottom only of a 8" square pan.
2/3 cup flour, 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/3 cup butter or stk. margarine, 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, 2 eggs beaten, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 cup broken nuts (opt.)
Melt in a small bowl in the microwave the butter and chocolate squares, then stir well.
In a larger bowl mix together flour, salt and baking powder. Add chocolate mixture, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Stir until well blended.  Add nuts if desired.


Bake at 350° for 18 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool cut and frost if desired.

Cooler weather ahead....

It is a sunny morning and nice and cool. We had 90's all week, whew!
Yesterday I bought two cans of pumpkin for a pie and Coolwhip. But I forgot the evaporated milk. So this morning I hurry down to the little corner store and it's not open (this is 7:15 am). So I thought I will run to Walmart I know it's open.  I got two cans of Carnation because I will be making another pie soon. I run back home watch Fons and Porter on PBS. Jump up and start the pie dough I always use a 10" pie dish for these because it makes a lot of filling.
Of course I have trouble with it sticking but manage to get it rolled out and start to make my filling. I use cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice and no cloves which I can't stand. The spice contains a little but not much.
I get it in the oven and watch Sewing with Nancy and it is good about Amish quilts.
I have the dishes washed, the pie done and cooling and it is only 8:45am how great is that?
 I always let the pie cool on the counter and then refrigerate to get cold I love cold pumpkin pie.
I have picked out my pattern for the mini quilt swap at HGTV and it is so cute of a Santa with buttons for a beard. I can't wait to start it. It's not due until the middle of November.
I am doing well on my Xstitch picture and I hope to have it framed when I am done. They have coupons to have it done professionally at Joann's or Hobby Lobby.
My DH is doing well and I have been cleared of doing drops for my eyes. I graduated so to speak. LOL I don't even have to get new glasses if I want. Yeah!
Have a wonderful weekend     Darlene

It has been a wonderful Saturday here in Ohio...

especially since my DH is home after 10 days in the hospital.
The cat, dog and our daughter were so glad to see him. I was the lone visitor.
Our DD came today for her regular visit and it was good to see her. She went to a concert last week and saw Reba McIntyre and had her shirt on. She has been to many concerts over the years and even saw Celine Dion one time. A customer in her store gave her two $200.00 tickets to see it. She hasn't seen that lady since. If you are reading this we all thank you.  DD is a greeter at a local Kroger.
I have been working on a counted cross stitch picture and am enjoying it immensely. Now that I can see good again. LOL
The yard is in a brown state now and is so dry. My flowers are still going strong since they don't get much sun. I am going to bring in my hanging geranium plant and try to save it over the winter in the basement. I have to read up on that.
I love fall decorations and want to get them out this week. When I did ceramics I made a lot of Halloween items that I have had for many years and I never get tired of looking at them.
We have had very cool mornings and warm afternoons. I hope the rest of the country has been relieved of the very hot temps. 
Hope you are having a quilty day
Darlene

What a great day----

First of all I want to say my cataract surgeries are over and they were a success. My dr. seemed really pleased at the outcome of the last one which was the tricky one.
I received quite a surprise in my mailbox it is a rooster needle punched cutie. It was from my friend Lillian and also included a sweet card and a cute rooster bookmark which is downstairs in my library book. Thanks Lillian I love it.
It has been pretty warm today around 90° but with a good breeze and low humidity. I wish it would stop I am so tired of this hot weather.
I mailed the pumpkin wall hanging to Diane in Louisiana Monday and she received it today. She said she loved purple so that was good. Here is a photo

I am in a different kind of challenge where they mail us 3 different paint chips and we are to find fabrics to match and can include one thing from our stash and make a quilted item with it. I need to look at Joann's before I can start figuring out what to make. I also signed up for a Secret Santa swap for later on in the Fall. I haven't done one of these before. Looking forward to it.
I hope you are having a good September 1st
Darlene

Beautiful Monday...

We have had a wonderful, beautiful no -humidity day.  It is supposed to be nice all week.
I have started my Pumpkin wall hanging finally after having cut it out last week. I received mine from Gail in Ontario, Canada. isn't it pretty?

She also sent me a pattern and a really pretty pin from her local guild. The swap was at Quilted Table.
We transplanted a Rose of Sharon bush out of the flower bed and into the back yard. I had already moved one last year and it is getting big. I have this crazy vine growing over there and thought it was a kudzu vine. But online sites didn't mention red berries on the kudzu so mine is something else. It really grows fast and covered some bushes I had there. I ripped out as much as I could.
I have started the Val Laird BOM embroidery blocks and have 6 more to do. You combine fabric inserts and embroidery to make these wonderful blocks.
With summer winding down there is yard work to do like dividing overgrown perennials and cutting off dead flowers.
I had my first cataract removed a week ago tomorrow and will have the next one done the end of the month. 
I hope you all are getting some relief from the heat.

July is gone...

It is pretty hot here and very little breeze. I did laundry, cleaned the big bathroom and cooked supper and that is about it. 
I can't get going on making anything right now. I have begun the BOM  that Kaaren at The Painted Quilt has started but only part of the way through.   Annie is finished and Andy is waiting. LOL I am going to try to do the whole thing. I love the looks of it. She gives complete instructions.
I am on Firefox now instead of IE. It is really different in the way I am used to but I like it. A lot of my online friends use it and have encouraged us to try it. I kept IE for DH. 
We have had our computer for about 6 years and I can't believe how much I have learned from it. DH calls me a guru but you just have to jump in and learn stuff on your own. When we had AOL it was very discouraging.  Switching to Roadrunner was a life altering (well kind of) experience. Our life is much more enjoyable on the computer now.  I belong to a lot of forums and have met so many wonderful people. Now that I am into blogging another world opened up.  My brother who has had a computer for many years  can't believe that I have called and talked to Microsoft two times.  They have helped a lot but because XP will expire it's help this year I may be up a creek without a paddle if troubles arise. LOL.
People are so excited about the Bachelorette that's on tonight we have never gotten into  it. We watch The American Pickers and the other shows on the History Channel.
That's it for now

Darlene

Tuesday Tidbits....

Hope things are going great out your way. It is a cloudy day but nice and not too hot.
I am going to have my cataracts removed in August and that makes me happy. Can't wait to get it over with.
I haven't been sewing this week. I did receive the pillowcases from the swap at BC. These were from Barb McF.  She said she is making some like these for her and her DH.
I made hers in some of my favorite colors too. The blue looks faded in the photo but it is a rich medium blue.
I made chocolate chip cookies this morning. Since it is cooler I thought why not?
Our county fair started last weekend and they have had good weather so far. We did have some bad storms on Sunday night and there was wind damage around town. But we had some good rains which were really needed. I bet the farmers were glad. It won't be long before the state fair starts. July is going so fast.
Have a great evening
Darlene

Happy Saturday....

Hope this finds you doing well. We got lucky and had 1 ½" of rain yesterday. The grass was needing a good drink. My DH has been watering the front yard so now he can quit that for awhile.

Today we took a ride in our 1956 Chevrolet out in the country and stopped at some old friends' house.
It wasn't so hot when we took off but on the ride home it was starting to heat up. LOL We stopped at Culver's and got tenderloin sandwiches and took them home to eat in the AC.
He has had this car since 2004  after his best friend died, to give him something to do and keep busy. He has done a lot of  work on it and it keeps getting better every year.
My DD didn't come over today they are having the root beer float sale at her store and they always ask her to work those Saturdays.
I haven't done any sewing this week but I have found an applique pattern I really like and may make that soon.
I am reading a book about West Virginia coal country and it is very interesting and hard to put down.  The author grew up in those hills from what I can gather. Kaaren is having a BOM featuring Raggedy Ann and Andy; it is a 10 month BOM. starting soon so check it out.
Have a great evening
Darlene

July 2nd

We have been having wonderful weather cool nights, sunny days and no humidity. BUT it is coming back over the weekend.
I have been working on a pair of pillow cases for a swap and will probably mail out next week.
I am also doing a quilt a long at SQA for a 48" square quilt the pattern looks pretty easy since it is patchwork. I am not too good at that but want to do more of it. This pattern has templates.
My DD isn't coming this Saturday she is working and then they are having a cookout on Sunday.
She didn't ask me this time and that's okay she knows how it is with her Dad who refuses to eat off of them.
I found out this morning that our Walmart does have some crafts left so tomorrow I am going to check it out. They say it is a pretty large dept; so we  will see.

This is the cute pincushion I received in the swap at BC.  The bottom is glass and is filled with pins with colored balls on them. She did a wonderful job on it. She also sent the rest of the fabric.

The Hounddog picture was cross stitched by a lady I had on a crochet swap years ago. My nickname on there was Hounddog so she made this cute thing for me and even framed it.

I hope all of you have a wonderful July 4th and that you stay safe. Darlene

It is a scorcher today

Right now it is 92° cloudy and windy. There are watches out but not here.

I wanted to show everybody the signature quilt that was put together by Gardenpat at HGTV. These were blocks made last year for the luncheon at her house the week of the NQS show. I won the drawing and she gave it to me the other day at the new luncheon. It is about as long as a sofa and she quilted it on her longarm.
I had my yearly physical today and am glad that is over for another year. I have had this Dr. for about 14 years she is the same age as my DD.  I feel like I can tell her anything and that is a good thing.
I can't stand really hot weather but I guess there is no choice in the matter. The humidity is really the problem it saps everything out of you.
I made a pan of brownies this morning with a recipe I found on Cooks.com. That is a pretty neat place.
My DH has been weorking on a lawnmower he bought from a kid for only $40. He has had to get some parts for it but it started right up. It is only 3 years old. The kid just about wrecked it. LOL
Have a wonderful day
Darlene

Friday's news....

Thought I would catch up with things around here.
Yesterday I did get to go to the quilt show at the convention center downtown and also the luncheon at Gardenpat's house on the east side. Here are the ladies and all of the wonderful food we had. Another group was coming in today.

The show was very crowded especially in the vendors area. I only bought a panel but my friend Jen got quite a few items for her little Etsy businesses. Next is a wonderful quilt with the spider web and spider. The next one was so pretty with lots to look at.

It has been so warm and not too humid until today. But there is a bad air warning.

Have a great weekend
Darlene

Wet Saturday....

Well it's raining again and that is bad news for the Memorial golf tournament a few miles from here. I guess they get used to getting dumped on every year.
I have been busy designing a cute pin cushion for my partner at Block Central
I saw a photo on a website and decided to make one without a pattern so far so good. I will show it after I mail it this week.

I made my cherry dessert this morning. It is a just made up recipe that I have made with 1 1/2# of tart cherries I get frozen at Meijer's.  I don't have any ice cream to have with it just some CoolWhip . It will have to do.

I received this cute pillow from my online friend Lillian yesterday for my birthday which is next week.  I was so surprised she knew about it. I hung it on the front door and it looks cute there for everyone to see. DD is coming today and we will have lunch and she can have some dessert too. When she was a kid about 13 she got very picky about what she ate.  But now she just eats what ever I serve her. That is a great relief to me.
My friend who is selling her house bought a condo yesterday but she is not going to move until she sells the house she is living in now. I hope it all works out for her and there are no hidden problems in the new place. She has something to look forward to now.
I am in another Secret Pal swap at the Board and  I had better get to buying some stuff to mail to her. She lives in Louisiana. I hope they get that oil problem cleaned up soon what a big mess that is.
Have a great weekend
Darlene

Happy Friday to all of you....

It has been a wonderful nice day not too hot and a little breeze.  I went to Meijer this morning and it was crowded which is unusual for an early morning but then I remembered that this is graduation weekend for the local seniors. People were out getting prepared for all of the partys.
I had been working on a challenge quilt for Little Quilts forum and somehow it is messed up so I am going to have to cut more rectangles for the blocks. And I thought I was doing well. There are only 5 blocks with the patchwork so it won't be hard.
I received this morning the nicest surprise from my friend Lillian of http://lillianscupboard.wordpress.com/  It is a blue ribbon winner of a potholder she entered in her county's fair. It is so cute. I love the little Dutch girl and the patchwork she did on it.

Thanks Lillian. I don't know how to do a very good Link. LOL.

I hope everyone has a wonderful three-day holiday weekend.

Darlene

Summertime and the living is easy....

Summer has sprung on us and it is great and I have the AC on as it is too hot upstairs at night without it.
I have been planting some flowers - zinnias and vinca - I have my geranium hanging pot up on the porch too. I only have to do a pot of impatiens now. I used to love to do this type of gardening but now it wears me out. I get down on my knees and can barely stand up afterwards. LOL.
I went to Joann's today to get a few things and then I went to a fairly new thrift store. It is in an old ToysRUs building and is so nice and clean. They have several around here called Ohio Thrift. They didn't have any fabrics or old machines like some people can find in them. The only thing I got was a 9" sq.  stainless steel baking pan that is in perfect shape and only $1.91. I was a little disappointed.

This is the doll quilt I made for the lady in Iowa. She said she liked and it is almost Amish LOL. She is sending mine soon. I am not worried. This will be my last doll quilt for swapping. I want to make other things. I am now making a pin cushion for a  swap.
I am doing the bingo over at  The Quilt Shoppe's blog and so far I have 3 words. They are giving 3 prizes every day which is nice. Go over to Jenny's for a giveaway for May. See the button on my sidebar.

No fun in the sun today...

Rain, rain go away come again in two weeks. LOL It has been another dreary day with only a peek of the sun.
My DH hosed off his lawnmower and trimmed some grass. He loves to work outside.
I mailed off my package for my Secret Pal who lives in Pa. and also the doll quilt swap to Iowa for Gladie. She lives on a dairy farm and has what sounds like a great life. But I know farming is  hard. We have a friend who owns 3 or 4 small farms which he plants. He loves the country life.

I received my Secret Pal box from Tanya in Arizona and she really gave me some wonderful stuff. The larger pieces of fabri c are 1/2 yds. Very generous and two kinds of chocolates. Yummo. I hope whomever got her name is equally as generous.
I am in another pincushion swap over at Block Central they are a lot of fun and people come up with the cutest ideas.  It doesn't start until June to give people time to make up their minds to join.
The big quilt show is in June and a lot of the Ohio members of HGTV quilt forum are coming again to GardenPat's house that is near the convention center downtown. I still don't know if I will attend even though I would love to go the show. I rode down last year with Britgal (Jennifer) who lives fairly close to me but I haven't heard from her and I hate to be the one to do the contacting.
Well that's it
Have a great weekend
Darlene

Bingo for Spring!!

http://the-quilt-shoppe.blogspot.com/2010/05/spring-fever-bingo.html
This site is having a wonderful bingo game that begins next week so hurry over and get your words in. Some great prizes to give away too.
Darlene

Sunny and humid today...

It has been a very nice day. Went to the store like we do every Friday. I got 3 tomato plants and we dug up the patch we use for them. Just letting the damp ground dry out a little.

We used to live on an old country road where there were fields and farms across the road and a few homes on our side.  This was in the 1970's early on.  Then one day in 1974 a man knocked on the door wanting me to sign to have our area  taken into Columbus. I refused. I guess the farmers wanted it to lower their taxes. Ha! What a joke. First the pig farm disappeared and what looked like a million houses popped up in that land.  The rest of the land around there was made commercial and you can imagine what happened next. All kinds of stuff came in and when the apartments were being built behind us but south of our houses. We moved and got the heck out of there. That was in 1990. When we ride down our old street our old house is now a State Farm office. Our neighbor's to the north house is gone and a Wendy's is sitting there. The house to our direct south is gone and was moved to a larger lot in a different neighborhood. The land is now the entrance to a defunct shopping center.  In the field across is a Kroger shopping center which I  go to quite often.  Columbus is now the largest land city in Ohio and I see why they are eating up the county. We have excellent services here. The mayor is a great guy and has been in office for a long time.

Being from Indianapolis we had there what was called unigov. The city took the whole county in but there are still pockets of independent towns like Speedway and Beech Grove. Indianapolis is huge
but I don't miss living there. Columbus has been my home for 38 years most of them good. I love Ohioans they are really just like Hoosiers in so many ways. 
I have started a new doll quilt for the swap and it has completely  gone in a new direction.

This is  a photo of my husband and his brother in the yard at the house they grew up in on the NW side of Indy. DH is the driver.

DARLENE

Warm, windy and mostly cloudy...

We are experiencing some really warm days this week. Now there is a tornado watch for a fourth of the state. I can just hope it is a watch only.

I have finally started my doll quilt for May. It is a churn dash from Debbie Mumm's site.  Some of the directions are not real clear but I am just taking my time. I bought a new iron today a gift for myself for Mother's Day. It is a Shark electronic iron and is pretty nifty. My old one has a scorched place on the plate and I was unable to remove it. I will keep it for back up.

I have two doilies started and a red work embroidery too. But I just sit and read a wonderful book called The American Wife it is based loosely on the Bush's or that is what I think anyway.

Oh and by the way I got The Farmer's Wives  quilting book and CD thru Half.com I became interested in it when my friend Lillian told about her copy. I copy her recipes and her books too. LOL

That is it

Have a Happy Mother's Day

New site I just joined this month

http://www.mysewingcircle.com/forum/list. This is a new site for sewers but they include quilters too.
A young couple owns it and they are up for suggestions from everyone.  It is a lot like Ravelry the way it is designed. Drop in and pay them a visit. they have people from all over the world.

Here is the wonderful quilt I received today from Grama Lehr in the April doll quilt swap.  It is so cute and cheerful. She sent my cat and dog some treats too. I was sad to hear she is sitting out the next few swaps as she is a great quilter.
I went out to lunch today with my old friend and it was nice as I haven't done that for awhile. She is getting ready to put her house up for sale and she took me on a tour.

Thanks for reading

Another crummy day...

I guess we were lucky we didn't have any severe weather like poor Mississippi.
We are having the shower in the Master Bath replaced and it is almost done. The contractor tore out the old ceramic tile and put in one of those wall things and a new shower bottom tray. DH also bought a nice shower head and faucet. He is the only one who uses it so he got what he liked. We are not putting in doors again just a curtain. We will see how that goes and we can always add one. 
I received a pincushion Saturday from Northern Deb at Block Central. The girl who had my name hasn't been heard from in a long time so Deb who was the hostess sent me one.

It is a piece of cherry pie and is so cute.
I am hoping the other girl is okay.
I am in so many swaps and sometimes things happen and you don't receive on time I try to be patient and not complain but I do tell them if they ask.
Right now I am in a table runner/topper swap and have it almost finished and ready to mail. Also a FQ swap. a Secret Pal swap, and the May doll quilt swap. It keeps me busy and can be a lot of fun. I haven't received my April doll quilt yet but I have faith it will be here before April 30th.
Thanks for reading