Back in the Saddle Again!

How many of these do you have in your house? It seems like we are all so busy these days...always on the phone for one reason or another. Our two daughters seem to have hands that are always busy on the keypad of a cellphone. You can hardly tell where the hand ends and the cellphone begins. I am always asking them, "So, who is blowing up your phone today?" If it was up to me everyone would have two cans and a string...now that's communication at it's finest.This beauty belongs to Alberta, one of our customers. She pieced this quilt because they are redecorating her granddaughter's room. With this one she can enjoy the colors of spring all winter long. Something to brighten those dreary winter days.

Russ is back! Back in the swing of things and working hard. A pound or two lighter, I might add. We are so proud of him!

This quilt is being donated to the elementary school to raise money for a new playground. Thanks Susan Guzman for donating the fabric and double thanks to Karen and Roxanne for the piecing work, backing and Warm and Natural batting. We hope to raise lots of money on this one. The line of fabric is Kids Go Green. All about recycling and being kind to the earth. We could all take a few lessons on that subject.

Rhonda

Happy Thanksgiving

A sign of the times. Thanksgiving is now over and moving on to Christmas. These lovies belong to our neighbors. We can see them out our living room window and we get to enjoy them too.

We put the tree up on Thanksgiving afternoon (post feast). I love this time of year. The kids get so excited and us adults get a little extra gleam in our eyes, too. Did anyone score any good deals on the Black Friday sales? We got a TomTom nagivation system, $59! Score! Merry Christmas to me.

This is Tink's best friend, "Grizzlie". He had a tiny plate all to himself at the dinner table on Thanksgiving. He said he was really full after dinner.

Rhonda:)

Kickin Off Christmas!

Been a while, where have all you guys been? Just kidding. I am the one who has been absent. Our camera broke and it is not much fun to blog without pictures. My friend, Tami, gave me a camera and we are back in action.
Pumpkin (left side) kickin' off Christmas season with the tree lighting ceremony in town. Lots of caroling, dancing and hot chocolate on hand.

Quilting is going well. Russ, we miss you and will be glad when you are back with us full time. We are very busy for Christmas season and looking forward to some turkey next week!


Rhonda:)

Cats And Water Don't Mix!

This week's giveaway. I know this isn't a great picture. Pumpkin had to take a picture for me with the webcam---it seems our camera is on the fritz. This is three blocks from a block of the month. Does anyone like to do Redwork? This will get you started. You know the routine.
"Sew It All Up" won this week's giveaway for the black and batik blocks. Sorry I never got the picture posted for that (I am such a slacker!). "Sew It All Up" just needs to email me with an address and I will mail your package right out.

This is our cat Lily. Isn't she beautiful? She doesn't look very happy, does she? I have been telling her for some time now that bad things happen when you walk around the edge of the bathtub, which she does early every morning when Tink takes her bath for school. Well, this morning, she took an unexpected dip. Don't worry Lily, you will dry soon.

Rhonda :)

And The Winner Is!

Greetings to all. I have been out of the loop for a few days. Trying to get settled in to a new space and playing catch up. It is starting to come together. Love the new space and love having it away from the house. My house cleaning is much easier to keep up with now without all the dust.

A quick apology to those winners who have not received their prizes yet. I am a little behind on my mailing. I promise to catch that up by early next week. Crystal Hendrix..if you are reading, can you please send me your mailing address again. I think I accidentally deleted it. Oops!

Now on to picking a winner for this week. Random.org says that this week's winner is Dana of
The Old Red Barn Company. Yeah Dana! You now are the proud owner of 100 batting squares. Aren't you dying to make a rag quilt?

For this week's giveaway...I think it is going to be 6 kits to make beautiful black and batik blocks! Very nice! Give you a sneak peek of them tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Rhonda :)