“Uncertainty” published

In December, I was interviewed by Jake Finch, of Quilter’s Home Magazine for an article about controversial quilts.  That article is now published in the March issue.  It hit the newstands this week.
Because I renewed my subscription in December, I wont get this issue in the mail as I had thought.  I am waiting for [...]

Gifts

I have no idea why I am so blessed….
I have the most special friends on earth.  And two of those friends sent me gifts this week.  I dont know why, and dont feel particularly deserving, but hey, I LOVE IT!
Sammi sent me a diet cookbook.  It is one she uses often and likes, so it [...]

Year of the Cow/ox

This is the Year of the Cow or Ox.
From our house to yours…. may your year be prosperous and healthy… and full of beef to eat!

3 kinds of woodpeckers

Thanks to some of my readers, I have been learning more about birds and can even tell the difference between kinds of woodpeckers now.
This is a Downy Woodpecker.  He is very small.

And a Hairy Woodpecker.

And wow!  Ive never ever seen one of these before.  It was HUGE!  The size of a large crow!  A Pileated [...]

Lonestar done

It took way too long, but only because I didnt have enough spoons in any given day to get done sooner.
So, here it is finished.  If you click on a photo, it will enlarge it.

And the back:

Celebration!

Every holiday, every celebration in this house, requires that the Christmas lights are on!  They are strung along the bottom of the loft overlooking the living room.

Care to join us?  We are celebrating the Inauguration of President Obama.

Yes I QUILT

Yes, I still quilt.  NO I am not just a birdwatcher.
This beast has been on my machine for a week.  Besides the fact that it has lots of problems….. and that I have not felt great…… and that we have had no heat in the studio part of the week…… and the fact I am [...]

Something’s Coming

Something’s Coming
Could be!
Who knows?
There’s something due any day;
I will know right away,
Soon as it shows.
It may come cannonballing down through the sky,
Gleam in its eye,
Bright as a rose!
Who knows?
It’s only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Under a tree.
I got a feeling there’s a miracle due,
Gonna come true,
Coming to me!
Could it be? [...]

Hawk!

We have lots of hawks around, but they are hard to photograph.  I usually see them when I’m in the car.  I have tried to see them from the house, but normally they are just soaring over the pasture and too quick or too far away to photograph.  A couple days ago I finally got [...]

Woody Woodpecker

At 10 this morning, -9F and -26F windchill.
On to something more positive……..Here’s woody.  These pictures were taken the other day before we hit the real deep freeze.  I never saw a bird yesterday.  All day.  They must be frozen to the trees or ground or wherever they live.