Monthly Archives: December 2009

Christmas Day

Poor Mom! She moved to Dallas a year and a half ago to be close to the family there. My little sister was going to have a big get-together Christmas Eve, with all her kids and their significant others, spouses, … Continue reading

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Steven’s gift

In lieu of presents this year, my brother Steven decided to donate to his sisters’ favorite charities. What a nice gift! Since I spend time, materials, and sometimes money making pillowcases, quilts and quilt tops for my quilt guild’s Outreach … Continue reading

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Cleaning out Part 3, Sewing & quilting

It’s dark, cold, and on the verge of rain today, plus I have a migraine (thank God I didn’t get this yesterday!), so it’s a good day to catch up on blogging. Sometimes when I’m in a quilt shop, a … Continue reading

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Cleaning out Part 2, Beading

I went to the B.A.B.E. beading show in November. I bought this gorgeous frog from Tropic Options, made by a tribe in Guatemala. Hannah gave it a taste-test. While at the show, Debbie and I sat in on a hands-on … Continue reading

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Cleaning out the pix, Part 1, Knitting

I received a 2nd commission from Dottie, a duplicate of a scarf she bought 4 years ago. I still have some of the same type of yarn, but not that color. I managed to find the correct yarn on eBay, … Continue reading

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Last of Thanksgiving weekend trip

I’m trying to clean up my studio as much as possible before I begin my next big project. This blog will allow me to throw away the note that has been sitting here for a week or so. The next … Continue reading

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Remembering Mike Jacobs

The square dance world is losing one of its best callers today. Mike Jacobs went into a diabetic delirium on the flight to our dance in Oxnard, and went straight to hospital upon landing. By Saturday evening his big toe … Continue reading

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Friday, Nov 27 — to Oxnard

Well, we got what we paid for! All night long I could hear engines, car doors slamming, excited voices, and that obnoxious “beep-beep” that most cars make nowadays when they’re locked by remote. There was also a street sweeper rumbling … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Day, Nov 26, 2009 – to Santa Maria

We are in Santa Maria for the night, I hope. We are trying out the Wal-Mart parking lot here as our stopover to Oxnard this year because we get the same amenities here (nothing!) as we usually do for $30 … Continue reading

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