The Flu + Zangies = ONE Zangy Chiclet Block

| March 19, 2008

 This was a GOOD NEWS – BAD NEWS DAY.  The BAD news is that I have the flu.  The GOOD  news is that I do not like to stay in bed when I am sick.  I like to distract myself and try to PRETEND that I feel great (and sometimes this even works.)   I can […]

Teenagers, Lunch Box Messages, and Breakfast Fairies

| March 18, 2008

One of my grandangels will be twelve April 16th.  Her name is Leanna – but we call her Nanna (because, when she was born, her little 15-month-old cousin, Harry, could not say LEANNA!)  Sometimes we call her Banana –  and her brother, Cooper 4,  calls her  WEE-NANA.  But whatever we call her, I think she […]

I celebrated NATIONAL QUILTING DAY by working on my MODA MYSTERY QUILT

| March 15, 2008

I downloaded this from www. NATIONALQUILTINGDAY.com!  Who knew that there was actually a National Quilting Day! Well, there is and it is today!  There is even a logo.  I am impressed! THIS IS FROM THE SITE….”Join in the celebration of our own special holiday! National Quilting Day is March 15. Do something special! The NQD logo […]

Bow Tie Online Block Swap for April 2008

| March 14, 2008

Bow tie quilt blocks are simple…….they are cute……..they are a pattern from our historical past……they look simple to make……I have never made one before…….and an online block swap just posted for April while I was online…….and there MUST HAVE BEEN MORE REASONS ………..so……..you guessed it, I talked myself into MAKING BOW TIE BLOCKS FOR ANOTHER ONLINE SWAP (it […]

Thimbleberries – LODGE – Wall Hanging and Pillow

| March 14, 2008

I was a substitute teacher for 2nd graders Thursday and Friday of this week – and in my spare time I relaxed with another Thimbleberry project.  Every quarter, in the Thimbleberries Club, there are free directions for an extra project and this quarter the project was a 60″ x 60″ lap quilt.  Since my large Thimbleberries project is a quilt being […]