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  I HAVE NOTHING AMAZING TO SHARE.  WE GOT ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW.  MY WEEKEND WAS SPENT QUILTING, SHOVELING, CLEANING, AND SLEEPING.   I'M POKING ALONG ON MY QUILT.  I'M ALMOST DONE QUI...

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 AS FEBRUARY TAKES ITS LONG COLD SWEET TIME, I HAVEN'T BEEN UP TO MUCH.  I'M ALMOST DONE QUILTING.  IT WAS FINALLY WARM ENOUGH TO TAKE ELLA FOR A WALK.  OTHER THAN THAT LIFE IS MOVING PRETTY ...

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 THE WEATHER HAS BEEN HOVERING AROUND-10.  THANK GOODNESS THERE ISN'T A WIND.  THE GOAL THIS WEEKEND WAS TO SETTLE IN.  I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE THESE SWEDISH CARDAMOM KNOTS.  THEY TURNE...

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 IT WAS A WHOPPING 1 DEGREE TODAY.  WE WERE READY FOR THE BIG CHILL.  I GOT MY HUSBAND A BUNCH OF BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY AND MY QUILT PROJECT WAS CALLING.  WE HAD CHOCOLATE WAFFLES FOR BREAKF...

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 I SET MY MACHINE UP FOR QUILTING, MADE A PLAN, AND BEGAN MY FIRST OFFICIAL FREE MOTION QUILT.   I WANTED TO QUILT ASPEN LEAVES, SO I FOUND A FEW OUTSIDE.  I TRACED THEM ONTO SOME OLD LA...

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NOTHING EXCITING THIS WEEKEND.  I MADE AN UPSIDE-DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE.  AS ALWAYS, ELLA AND I WENT FOR OUR WEEKLY JAUNT. THIS CAKE IS EASY PEASY.   PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE 1/4 C. ...

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IT IS HELL GETTING OLD.  TODAY WE GOT ABOUT 8 INCHES OF SNOW.  DID THE SHOVELING GET TO ME?  MAYBE A LITTLE, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS BASTING THAT DANG QUILT.   THE ONLY PLACE BIG ENOUGH TO SPR...

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 WE HAD AN ICY FOG FOR TWO DAYS.  NOT ANYTHING ANYONE WANTS TO DRIVE IN, BUT IT MADE FOR A BEAUTIFUL WALK. IT WAS A GOOD WEEKEND TO WORK ON THE BACK OF MY QUILT. NEXT WEEKEND I...

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  EVERY YEAR I LOOK BACK ON MY PAST GOALS AND LOOK FORWARD TO MY GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.  EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT HOW TERRIBLE 2020 WAS, BUT LOOKING BACK 2019 WASN'T A PICNIC FOR ME EITHER.Â...

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 KELLY AND I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE A YULE LOG.  THIS WAS THE YEAR. WE TOOK THE PLUNGE AND MADE THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAKE. YULE LOG CAKE 3/4 C. FLOUR 1/3 C. COCOA 1 T. BAKING P...

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 MY PRESENT IS DONE.  MY HUSBAND BUILT THE LAST SHELF FOR MY SEWING NOOK.  NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M THRILLED.  NOW BACK TO QUILTING.  HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS. THE SHELF FITS PERFECTLY UNDER T...

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 THIS WEEKEND'S ADDITION TO THE SEWING NOOK WAS A MURPHY DESK.  I LOVE IT.   HERE IT IS.  THERE IS A CHALKBOARD IN FRONT. THIS WILL BE GREAT WHEN I'M FIGURING MEASUREMENTS. IT FOLDS ...

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 MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN GIVING ME A CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVERY WEEKEND.  YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF HOW DO I RATE?  MY CHRISTMAS WISH THIS YEAR WAS TO GET MY SEWING NOOK THE WAY I WANT IT.  MY HUSBAND RO...

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 I'M STILL BOW HUNTING.  IT TAKES AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PATIENCE AND LUCK.  I HAVE HAD THE PATIENCE, BUT NOT THE LUCK.  WE HAVE A LOT OF NICE BIG BUCKS HANGING AROUND.  I'VE MISSED TWICE. ON...

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 The cookbook is done, not printed, but done.  My husband is taking it to the printer this week. I also bottled some rhubarb wine.   I made some banana muffins. Ella and I went fo...

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 I'M AFRAID I AM TOO TIRED TO POST MUCH.  BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I GOT A DEER YESTERDAY.  I WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE THEM BOTH BUTCHERED BY THE END OF THE DAY.  TEN POUNDS OF SUMMER SAUSAGE, TEN P...

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THE FAMILY COOKBOOK IS NEVER GOING TO BE DONE.  JUST WHEN I THINK I'M CLOSE I FIND MORE PICTURES OR MORE RECIPES.  BETWEEN THAT AND HUNTING I DIDN'T GET MUCH ELSE DONE.  THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ...

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WE HAD COMPANY LAST WEEK, THUS I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO POST.  A FRIEND CAME OUT TO DEER HUNT. I DID MANAGE TO GET A FEW PROJECTS DONE. I completed the top of my quilt.  Of course I made a mis...

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 I ACTUALLY GOT QUITE A FEW PROJECTS KNOCKED OFF OF MY LIST THIS WEEK. I USED LAST YEAR'S COMPOST TO TOP OFF MY BUTTERFLY BED... SEEDS WERE SCATTERED AND THE SOIL TURNED.  EMPTYING THE C...

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 NATURE'S FIRST GREEN IS GOLD. HER HARDEST HUE TO HOLD. HER EARLY LEAF IS A FLOWER; BUT ONLY SO FOR AN HOUR. THEN LEAF SUBSIDES TO LEAF. SO EDEN SANK WITH GRIEF. DAWN G...

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NOT ALL OF THE LEAVES ARE TURNING, BUT THE FEW THAT ARE TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.  WE SPENT THE WEEKEND IN MINNESOTA VISITING FAMILY.   WHAT IS MINNESOTA WITHOUT A BARN TOUR?  AT ONE TIME, ...

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 MY WEEKEND WAS FAST AND FURIOUS.  THE WIND BLEW AND IT WAS COLD.  OUR REFRIGERATOR FINALLY DIED.  IT'S BEEN CRYING AROUND FOR AWHILE.  JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT IT WAS DONE FOR WE'D WIGGLE THIS ...

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 IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN PLANTS NEED DIVIDED.  I HAVE A FRIEND WHO JUST BUILT A NEW HOME AND IS NEED OF SOME LANDSCAPING.  A GOOD DEAL FOR BOTH OF US.  I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE....

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 I WAS ASKED WHAT ZONE WE LIVE IN.  IF YOU LOOK ON A MAP IT LAUGHINGLY SAYS ZONE 5.  AT A MILE ABOVE SEA LEVEL, WE ARE NOT A ZONE 5.  AFTER MUCH TRIAL AND ERROR, I WOULD SAY WE ARE A ZONE 3.Â...

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 IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.  A LONG SLOW SUMMER ON THE PORCH.  I'M STILL TELEWORKING, AS WE DON'T KNOW WHEN OUR STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN.  THE WEATHERMAN WARNED US THAT SUMMER WAS ...

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