March 2009

Cast Iron Pots

March 31, 2009

Some have noticed that I use cast iron pots on my smooth top stove.  If you’ve read your book, it says not to do that.  The first year we were in Kentucky, I followed the rules and didn’t use cast iron.  Then I decided I wanted a new stove because ours had a raised edge [...]

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Cleaning out the Freezer

March 31, 2009

Forget about the food . . I can live on Blue Bell ice cream for the next few weeks. There’s actually a 4th half gallon of ice cream hidden out on the first shelf and there’s another half gallon in the fridge/freezer downstairs. We ordered half a beef last week and it will be about [...]

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Chicks’ New Home

March 30, 2009

Vince brought home a big box and worked for the longest time getting the baby chicks’ new home ready. They have grown so fast and the Rubbermaid container was getting a bit cramped. The box was way too tall so Vince cut it down and it is thick cardboard and cutting it wasn’t easy. We [...]

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Two Older Quilts

March 30, 2009

It was probably 1995 . . goodness, that was 14 years ago!  My world wasn’t totally spinning out of control but it also wasn’t very stable.  I’m so thankful for quilting.  I had learned to quilt in 1980.  In about 1984, I learned to smock and was doing French handsewing and quilting took a back [...]

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Day 2 Quiltathon Report

March 29, 2009

You can add your second link to the link box below if you’d like. I got more blocks made on the green and pink quilt.  I think I have a total of 28 made now and I need 35.  The borders are all made already so I should be able to finish the top tomorrow. [...]

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Snip, Snip

March 29, 2009

Having nice, sharp scissors and cutters is so important for sewing.  Vince and Chad are really good about not touching my sewing scissors.  My favorite scissors through the years has been Gingher Scissors.  I’m not even sure how many pairs I have or why I have so many but my favorite pair is a pair [...]

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