Embellishing Fairies

| November 28, 2009

I had such a wonderful time in Catherine’s class at Quilting Adventure today.  She is an excellent teacher and has a WEALTH of information.  I learned so many NEW things and she is SO FUNNY too!  I think we all left with a new appreciation for the art of embellishment! Really, if you can, do […]

Carolina Christmas and other Quilty Things

| November 27, 2009

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving – we sure did here in Midlothian, VA.  Here is a photo of my DH being SILLY on Thanksgiving (what else is new?) and also a group photo of all of us just prior to indulging in the FABULOUS FEAST!  We had a wonderful dinner – and […]

sao’s ANNUAL TURKEY SAUSAGE

| November 22, 2009

Today was the day to make my annual holiday turkey sausage – a tradition that I started in 1964 and I have made it EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN – really – sometimes it is hard to believe that I have been alive long enough to do this for 45 years – but yes, it is true. […]

Happy Birthday Shirley Anne 5

| November 16, 2009

  Many moons ago, Grandangel Harry (who is now 14) started signing his name with his age right after it……so it has become a family tradition like saying “MEROTE” instead of “REMOTE” (thanks to Leanna) and another Harry contribution resulted in ALL of us now saying “KEEP ME FAMILY” instead of “KEEP ME COMPANY!”    SO – today […]

MAYBE SHE’S BORN WITH IT – MAYBELLINE

| November 10, 2009

I KNOW, I KNOW – what does Maybelline have to do with QUILTING, FAMILY, or GRANDANGELS?  Well, I don’t know but I just felt the need to sprout some dendrites! Because I was NOT BORN WITH IT – as I was putting my makeup on this morning I couldn’t help but notice that I had […]