quilting, shelties, gardening, books, travel. Monday, July 13, 2015. Our quilt history study group, aka Liberty Ladies, had the opportunity to tour the elegant Paine Art Center. The icing on the cake though was the special exhibit of 36 vintage garments from the PBS series, Downton Abbey - of which I, like many of you, am a devoted fan. The gardens were lovely and this fascinating structure is called a kaleidoscope garden. Focus on Applique, which .

Saturday, August 6, 2011. Joanna smiled as the sound of laughter radiated down the hallway and into her room; she tried to remember the last time she had heard this kind of spontaneous, unpracticed joy and was both shocked and saddened to realize that nothing came to mind. How had she allowed her life to become so barren, so empty of the things that made her heart the happiest? When had she become content with the status quo and more willing to exist than to live? After .

Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Hi everyone, I have moved my blog to a new site. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. This blog post was also featured by Day1. I saw a young mother with three small children. There was no one around to help, and she was carrying one in a snuggy and pushi.

Thursday, September 10, 2009. My take on Stephanie Meyer. There is another book worth far more carping from me than Twilight, but more on that one anon. Hey, this is commercial fiction. Is effulgent Edward the new serpent? Who are they rebelling against? .

I am considering continuing my attempt to delve into the blogosphere, but my questions is; is anyone interested? On Video Game Tactics as an Old Man. I have become quite addicted of late to the hand picked articles over at Longform. And today I read a great article. Now I have never been .