It’s time again to choose my word for the year. It’s an attempt to choose a word that influences my state of mind throughout the year and creates a structure and framework for my life. Here are my past choices: 2009-SERENE, 2010-CREATE, … [Continue reading] about One Little Word 2015
2015 Reading Challenge Sign-Ups

Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2015 Bev at My Reader's Block is once again hosting this challenge and I need to do it again and not get so enticed by new, shiny things. This will be my fifth year for this challenge and I'm working out for the … [Continue reading] about 2015 Reading Challenge Sign-Ups
Two Christmas quilt finishes

I finished two quilts on the same day. That is some kind of record. And I feel awesome about that. :) Just in time for Christmas decorating, I got this quilt done. The pattern is from the Moda Bakeshop and is called "Jungle Path baby … [Continue reading] about Two Christmas quilt finishes
Barn quilt tops are done in 2014

With a sprint to the end, we both finished our quilt tops for the Barn project last week. So the entire thing got done in 2014! We are so proud of ourselves. The twelve blocks were sewn together in four rows of three blocks with the barns and silos … [Continue reading] about Barn quilt tops are done in 2014
2014 Mount TBR wrap-up
For my third year of this challenge, I managed to repeat last year's Mt. Ararat, but it required some heavy-duty climbing at the end, because once again, I was distracted during the year by new books and library books, and didn't work on the stuff on … [Continue reading] about 2014 Mount TBR wrap-up