The word Mania is my name but it also depicts my love for quilting.

In a Gingham Kitchen with Coffee, Prose and Poetry. And doodling beginning words, notes and posts for the fall season. 8211; Introduced this as a novella back in May. 8211; Then began calling it fiction. 8211; Put Calico Dreams on hold for awhile. 8211; New ideas to restart blogging it came to mind. 8211; Never wrote the new ideas down with my pencil. 8211; A new fiction idea pops into my head.

Simply Words, Fabric Scraps and a Book. A Penciled Crumbs category post! Boy, I had to look up this category to remember what it actually was. So, here goes a hodgepodge of my thoughts for today. 8211; From hot soup to comfy cool sweaters. What am I saying? I eat soup year round.

Write hard and clear about what hurts. Amanda Remembers Why She Loves to Read. For a long time, I forgot how much I loved to read. And then I got to high school, and all that changed. All of which are fine, and definitely helped further my understanding of what I read.