After what seemed like weeks of rainy days ........ Today was a great refresher .Woke up to a clear sky and sunshine . Awesome!!! It's just plus 7 , But I'll take it!! Went for a drive again to the bungalow with hubby . I know.....Seems like we head there every weekend (grin) and we do ( bigger grin )... Continue reading

Life has a funny way of happening all at once sometimes ....and before you know it, all your spare time for the things you do for you are few & far between . You know how it is ......work, kids,appointments ,work , bills, errards, work, groceries, cleaning ,someone visiting, someone leaving, birthdays,holidays and on ...and on .... It just seams... Continue reading

Alexander Graham Bell, once said, “I have traveled around the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes, the Alps and the Highlands of Scotland, but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all.” Not my words but so perfectly put ..... " Cape Breton Island was chosen for the opportunity to represent our destination along with... Continue reading

Wednesday was a no sew ! I work nights on Wednesdays so sometimes it's hard to fit me time in. That's the way it was last night . No time to sew :( I thought I could squeeze a bit of sewing in today right after I got home from work . It didn't happen . and now, after stopping... Continue reading

I managed to get 58 of the 192 total 4-patches so far .That's step 1 http://quiltville.blogspot.ca/p/easy-street-mystery.html Now ,I think I'll move on to step 2 ...for a bit . I'm making this a twin .I think ....maybe ...... we'll see . Any who ........On to !!!! step 2 ! 128 flying geese . Can't wait to see what these look... Continue reading

After working so hard yesterday to get all the Christmas Decor taken down & put away ,Plus getting a big chunk of the housework done . I had to get up early and head off to work .blah... I always leave at the last possible minute I can .Yesterday , It was very cold and windy and I did not... Continue reading

Yesterday was a BUST as far as getting started on any de-decorating and clean-up . It was a "no starter " Saturday for me . The whole problem was ......... I slept til 11am . ELEVEN O'clock !! The whole morning was gone ! I couldn't believe it ! I had slept my whole morning away . I only had... Continue reading

a little laundry then a little more sewing I have to get those 4-patches finished :) would love to move on to step two . I AM behind remember (wink) VBG . Cleaning up my sewing room starts tomorrow !! PROMISE ! All the UN-decorating starts tomorrow too ..... Going to be a no-sew weekend maybe ..... might be able... Continue reading

UGH!! I have put SO much into my sewing space as the holidays approached. I didn't plan on it staying there,really I didn't! It was just a place to put it til I had a chance to put it somewhere else .Really !.... that's what I told myself as I put thing ...after thing ....after thing in my sewing space... Continue reading

I've been watching Bonnie Hunter's new mystery over at www .Quiltville.com progress since it began on Nov 23rd . I should have been sewing right along with everyone else but I wasn't .... and now I'm so ....so P O'd that I just sat and watched every installment and followed all the linkys !I could just pinch myself !! Why... Continue reading

Well here we are ....at the threshold of yet another year. Gone is 2012 ...all 366 days of it . Leap year,remember. Now ........ Today is the first day of our new year. Did you make resolutions last night in the spur of moment as the clock ticked away??..... Will you strive this year to keep your resolve? or Will... Continue reading

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