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Where did the week go?

Seriously, 7 days have passed and while I thought about writing a post, I never was able to stop long enough to do it. Here’s a quick catch-up: Lafayette was wonderful! I left during a flashy thunderstorm and am back in Texas where it may not rain until fall. We are looking at a long, hot, dry summer. It happens. I spent a full day catching up on the papers on my desk. Now that I have both mine…

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My DIL has been busy! & Mom and Christy are moving!

Lorna has been making necklaces from silk ribbon, vintage jewelry, and beads. Here is a sample: They are lovely and quite fashionable! Just as a heads up – I recently moved my stash from one room to another. I had to ‘thin the herd’ to make my fabric fit in its new home.I have as many shelves as I did before but they are about 1.5 feet shorter. AND – we signed a lease last night on a duplex for…

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Not black and white...

Not black and white…

Well. I spent the last 7 nights in the hospital with mom. Not tonight. It’s not that she’s all the way better. In fact, last night was maybe the most difficult night to date. Mom is not herself, she may be making sense to her, but not to anyone else. And there was some screaming for help – which, as awful as it was, also offered a tiny bit of comic relief. I had not seen that many nurses run to…

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Family photos...

Family photos…

Some years ago I organized our good family photos into albums. I am not by nature a scrapbooker so my albums are pretty plain. They live in a cabinet and I rarely think of them. However, on Saturday, Jeff’s last day here, I pulled out the albums and we had a really good time going over them. Here are a few: That’s my mom holding me in 1956! As I was filling in this sort of detail, I realized…

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Porch posts to table legs...

Porch posts to table legs…

Steve, with help from Jeff, got almost all the paint off of the porch posts and got them sanded smooth. Notice that they are hollow. Steve got a 4″ x 4″ post and ripped boards to fit the hollow center of the posts. He and Jeff glued the perfectly cut pieces into the center of each table leg to make them stronger. They cut the ends to make them smooth. I got home from shopping in Dallas and…

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World Series Quilt - Post #2

World Series Quilt – Post #2

I got an email reminder from Ami that my World Series quilt HAS TO BE IN HER HANDS BY AUGUST 1ST. It’s as if she knew that my foot is enough better that I can stand for short periods to cut, iron, and sew. So I got to work Monday and constructed the background. A friend suggested that this quilt be pink. Since that’s the primary color of the quilt I made for the traveling exhibit I thought that…

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Where you least expect it...

Where you least expect it…

Victoria, my new friend in Boca, took me to dinner at the Old Key Lime House. It was great! We sat outside by the water and ate fish tacos. It was breezy and chilly for Florida but not bad at all after the cold in Texas. There was a big screen TV over the water showing women’s hockey – a sport I had not considered women playing. It looked a lot more civilized to me. On our way out the door we…

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Of snow and sea turtles...

Of snow and sea turtles…

Many of you are snowed in and I hope you are warm and dry and sewing. I am not snowed in but my son, Jeff, is – in Baltimore. They have been sending us pictures and movies and I am getting a vicarious thrill – without the shoveling. I am a bit envious that they are living through this significant weather event but I’m even more envious of the ‘found time’ they are getting. I often wish for a free…

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About those piles of fabric...

About those piles of fabric…

This event was just brought to my attention and it deserves to be shared. I am quoting an article from News-Leader.com in Springfield, Missouri, about a house fire in a quilter’s house: “A fire in a back room in a southeast Springfield house was particularly stubborn to extinguish because the room was filled with cloth and quilting materials, a Springfield fire marshal said after…

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Polar Bear Plunge 2009

Last night the pool was inaugurated! Steve, Chris, and Jeff jumped in. It was 37 degrees outside, the water was close to 40. I just couldn’t make myself jump in! We had a fun evening planned, but as it turns out I came down with a stomach flu right after the plunge. The guys don’t want it. Thankfully it appears to be a 24 hour virus and we’re all on the mend.

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The Goldsmith Christmas 2009

I should have had my camera out more, but I didn’t. I did get this photo of Celia and Jack. There’s a story that goes with it. When our son, Jeff, was 2 he wanted a Barbie and her Ferrari for Christmas. That was all he wanted so we got it for him. My did was not exactly happy – until he watched Jeff. Jeff took all Barbie’s clothes off (never could get that poor doll in clothes again) and he put…

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Mom's fence, continued

Mom’s fence, continued

When I left off, we were in Oklahoma City on Christmas Eve during the blizzard of 2009. We visited on Christmas day, rather than doing any work on the fence and that was a good thing. We did shovel snow off of the driveway. Those of you who do this often probably have snow blowers. I was using a leaf rake with the tongs pointing up and that worked surprisingly well. Steve had a shovel with a flat…

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Letters to Santa...

Letters to Santa…

There’s a special mailbox in downtown Sherman that I’ve never noticed it before but turns out it’s been there at least since the 1980s. We moved here after my boys quit writing to Santa and I don’t go downtown often. Each side is different… Merry Christmas…

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Pool build - day whatever..

Pool build – day whatever..

I know that many, many of you are hip-deep in snow. I’m sorry about that if you’re sorry about that. Some people like being in that much snow and I hope that you are having fun and the that the rest of you are staying warm. It’s cold here, but no snow. The guys came last week and sealed the deck. It’s shiny now and lots prettier. Some other guys came to do the deco-seal – which is basically…

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Have you heard about Movember?

My son, Jeff, is taking part in Movember. Participating men are growing mustaches and raising money to fight the “man” cancers, prostate and testicular. Jeff’s page is here and it’s easy to click to donate.

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Cakes gone wrong...

Cakes gone wrong…

As half of “piece o’ cake”, I feel compelled to share the Cake Wrecks blog with you. Their byline, “When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong” says it all.

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In the pink bedroom where my fabric lives...

In the pink bedroom where my fabric lives…

I used to have a white iron daybed with a white cover on it in this room. I was ready for change and this was a good opportunity to do it. We brought down a twin bed frame that had been my grandmother’s from the attic. I painted it white and then went shopping for sheets (white with dots) and a quilt. I know I could have made a quilt but I just do not have time to piece and quilt a quilt that is…

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