{"id":1577,"date":"2010-01-06T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/06\/welcome-to-my-blog\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T18:36:09","slug":"welcome-to-my-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/06\/welcome-to-my-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to my blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have to admit that I never thought I’d be doing a blog. After all, I have a web site<\/a>, so what more did I need? I do think I’ll be keeping the web site, too, as it’s a good way for me to quickly find information I’ve saved about any specific quilt. However, I think the blog has several advantages, as those few people who would like to see what I’m doing will be updated automatically, if they want to subscribe. <\/p>\n

So to begin this blog, I thought I’d tell you a bit about myself. I’m a retired high school French teacher, a m\u00e9tier<\/i> I loved while I was doing it. \ud83d\ude42  I was living in a small town in Arizona with my husband and two daughters, but when the time came that I could retire I jumped at it — as so many people do. Our daughters were grown and married, and my husband and I decided to move to the Las Vegas area to be closer to them and their families, now numbering five grandchildren. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I had begun quilting while I was still employed, and retirement allowed me to expand that by a lot<\/b>. Living here has given me the opportunity to take lots of classes from wonderful instructors, which I truly enjoy. One of my favorite places to do that is at Quilt Camp in the Pines<\/a>, in Flagstaff, AZ. I’ve loved the chance to meet other quilters, too, as there weren’t very many where we lived previously. <\/g><\/p>\n

So here’s hoping I have something to contribute and that you will enjoy it! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have to admit that I never thought I’d be doing a blog. After all, I have a web site, so what more did I need? I do think I’ll be keeping the web site, too, as it’s a good way for me to quickly find information I’ve saved about any specific quilt. 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