I think that I have been kept away far too much! We have been remodeling our home in Arizona, purchased a home in Washington state, and have moved about 1/3 of our present home, up to our new home. I have missed blogging and sewing and sharing everything with all of you. But I now [...]
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The owls came back and had their babies in the same saguaro cactus this spring….. They are so adorable! And the cactus have all been blooming. Here are a few blooms from the walkway up to my house…… Spring has come and gone….. Now it is getting hot!!!! This week I will [...]
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When I was up in BC, my mother gave me these pillow covers she had made. They are actually panels that she layered with batting and a backing and then machine quilted around the lines. I thought that this would be a great idea to mention here, because as the holidays get closer, we have [...]
Filed under: Holidays, Nature, Quilting, gifts | Tagged: Christmas gifts, pillows, quick gifts | 3 Comments »
There are times that we need to just pause, sit back, and reflect. Maybe relax is a better word than reflect. Either way, this is something that I don’t do often enough. The weather this weekend has given us a break, which we don’t get too often in August. The morning temperatures have dipped about [...]
Filed under: Animals, Nature | Tagged: cardinals, coffee, Nature, reflections | 3 Comments »
I just wanted to post up this article that was sent to me in an e-mail. It is so right on! The older you get, the more you realize it. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend! It goes to show that a 90 year old woman can tell us a lot about life [...]
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I’ve been spending more time lately looking around me and taking in the beauty of the desert. We have been talking about moving back to the northwest and realizing that I live in a unique place, I decided that I should capture more of it in pictures. How often have we taken our surroundings for [...]
Filed under: Nature, Quilting, Seasons | Tagged: cactus, desert, inspiration, Quilting | 5 Comments »
