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Well it is hot here but the humidity is not as bad as in June.

I received my SP swap things from Lisa last week; she sent me 3 balls of Cebelia cotton thread, a really nice book, a bottle of cologne, some wool yarn a pretty blue and I can't remember it all. She was late with it but surely made up for that.

I also have received all of my crazy blocks from the Scrappy Quilting group. Now I may make a pillow cover with them. I have been working on my patriotic item for the contest over there. I just have to get my walking foot so I can quilt it and I will be done.

We are then starting a star block swap in fall colors and a yardage exchange I like that this is a small group but very busy.

I am making some potholders and dish cloths to send with some of my swaps as little extras.

This is my hydrangea bush and the blooms will all blue when they are done.

Well here we are in July and I surely hope the rain has slowed down some. We set an all-time record for June. The only good thing is that the flowers and grass still look great.

I finished this doily over the weekend and it turned out so nice. I also finished my crazy blocks for the swap and mailed them off, I also received two from Kathy and they are so pretty. She was so sweet and also sent two cute buttons.

Today we went to the Heart of Ohio Antique Mall near Springfield I love that place. I got 4 old quilt magazines and an old bean pot sans the lid. I am going to use it for a flower pot.

My friend Karol and I are meeting for lunch tomorrow before she goes to work. I suggested Burger King because it is across the street from the store where she works.

This is my latest charted doily. I am now working on a larger doily from text directions.

I am making a baked checken with stuffing for dinner today with DD here. It is pretty quiet around here but not too hot 78° right now and we're supposed to have rain later.

I still haven't finished my crazy blocks for the swaps but only have two to go. I am going to make them a way I learned on Quilt & Needle. It is a great forum.

Well my birthday has passed and it was a nice day. This week has been a little rough; first of all my good friend Nancy called to tell me she has breast cancer in the other breast and underwent a double mastectomy. I was really taken aback but her spirits seemed good. She doesn't know if she will have chemo and radiation again but she is not having any restructuring done.

Then on Thursday my good friend Colleen died suddenly in Illinois. She is my cousins wife and we emailed each other almost everyday since last July after seeing her at a family party. I feel so bad and I miss her already. I sent a big bouquet of daisies and hope they bring some comfort to her family. It is a 10 hour drive so I wasn't able to go but I am thinking of all of them.

My DD gave a gift card to Walmart and a pretty card; my friends at Crafter's Community sent a lot of cards and made me feel special. My DH got us pizza and I bought a cake.

It is so hot supposed to be 93° today and it is pretty humid too.

I made this kitty doily for DD and she likes it for her purple room.

It is a beautiful day here and supposed to get in the 70's again. I have been making more doilies and have started a symbol charted doily that my friend Pam is teaching at CB. I think I have got it but this is an easy pattern too.

I am going to see my friend Mo at the rehab place tomorrow she is doing pretty good after her stroke.

I want to get started planting flowers and my tomato patch but it has been so cool in the am's that I don't know if the ground has warmed up enough.

Our crabapple tree has been beautiful and so have the lilacs.

I am posting a pic of the tree I took last week.

The doily is called the Fan Doily and I got the pattern from Pam and the Piggyback is from Annie's Attic. They were both a lot of fun to make.

Now I am on to making a quilted cat wall hanging got my fabric today and will cut it out later. I haven't finished the SS yet but I will LOL.

I can't believe April is half over but am grateful is has been pretty nice but a little cool so far this week. The perennials are up and the trees are budded out. Spring is here!

Wow I haven't been here for a while. It has been sunny today after two days of rain. Our 20" snowfall melted fast and the yard was flooded finally dried out and now is flooded again.

I have been so lucky this week I received my doily actually two from Val for the swap and they are so pretty. She also sent me some other nice gifts. I didn't send her any extras so I felt kind of guilty. She has a lot of allergies so I didn't know what would be safe to send. She is the nicest person and I appreciate everything she sent.

I also won the bingo at the Mania and am expecting my prizes anytime. Kathy is so great with this I know she probably gets tired of doing it.

I went over to see my neighbor M who recently had a tumor removed from her brain. Thank God it wasn't cancer and she is doing so well. I haven't talked to her that much in the past but she is interesting to talk to.. She teaches flute and has 32 students.

I have been crocheting another thread potholder, an egg cover for an egg challenge and am going to start a chicken in yarn that sits on a pig. So cute. I don't know what I will do with it but I want to make it.

We will have Easter for DD on Saturday I have the ham already and still don't know what else we are going to have. LOL