Yearly Archives: 2010

100 posts

Was I crazy??

Have I mentioned lately that it’s hot here? 😉 And yet, I was in the mood to bake. That means, of course, firing up the oven and heating up the house. But I had a lot of cherries — probably the last of the season — that I’d bought, and […]

It’s *hot*!

The Las Vegas area is hot in the summertime. That’s just a fact of life. But our little Bisou has the right idea — just cool off any way you can. So she lies on the cool tile floors when possible, and each time either of us gets ice for […]

Catching up

Shortly after returning from visiting my sister, I left again to go to Quilt Camp in the Pines; this made my thirteenth year there, so that tells you how much I enjoy it. Camp was under new ownership this year, with a few predictable hiccups in the changeover, but I […]

Travels

As I mentioned in my last post, we recently went to visit my twin and her family in France. She and her husband live near Paris, so we flew from Las Vegas to London and from there to Paris. The day after we arrived, the four of us went to […]

Oh my! My lucky day!

I’ve been quiet lately, but it’s because I’ve been away. Mike and I have been visiting my twin and her family, who live right outside of Paris. More about that later.  While I was enjoying French food and scenery, I had a message from Sarah at the Electric Quilt company […]

Evening bag

A friend of mine showed our quilting group a lovely evening bag she’d made, and I fell in love with it; it just about matches a Bargello jacket I’d made not long ago. My friend kindly loaned me the bag for an upcoming special occasion, as well as the pattern […]