2010 April 23 — Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

April 23, 2010 · by JudyL

There’s truly no place like home. Not sure why but this trip was exhausting! Got up early Monday morning and was on the road by 7 a.m. We got to Paducah around 4 p.m. and met Becky at Hancock’s. I bought nothing there. I was doing so good! Nothing really tempted me. I’m a stashbuster, you know? From there we went to Eleanor Burns’ tent and I suddenly was no longer a stashbuster. Everything went down hill from there. Tuesday afternoon I signed books at The Village Mercantile booth.

These are my friends. Kneeling in front of the table is Betty, owner of The Village Mercantile. Leaning by me is my friend, Becky from Kentucky. Directly behind me is Kim, next to her is Elaine and next to Elaine in the dark blue is Sue.

That evening I signed books at the AQS Book Fair.

Elaine, Kim, Sue, Becky and I stayed in a cabin at the state park and we had so much fun! We laughed til we cried every night, stayed up way too late, slept late enough that we missed getting clean towels several mornings but that’s a whole story in itself!

My friends made me swear to “What happens in Paducah stays in Paducah!” Otherwise, I could tell you some stories that would have you all wanting to stay with these girls. They were so funny.

There will be a couple more Paducah posts coming . . things I bought, things I saw (not things I saw in my own cabin .. I promised not to tell!).

The stash report is going to be painful . . real painful. But, I’m going to increase the effort and still hope to reach my goal.

But, for tonight . . I’m going to sleep in my own bed and sleep real good!

A Fashion Statement

April 23, 2010 · by JudyL

We’re such a fashionable family! NOT!! There was a time when I did better than I do today.

These were the shoes I wore the first time Vince and I met. I’ve kept them. I’ll never wear them again. It makes me laugh to see them.

And this jacket that I’ve also kept all these years.

It’s missing a button but considering I haven’t worn it in 16 years and I still have it . . that’s not too bad.

My shoes of choice these days will usually be one of these three. At least I’m still wearing pink and black!

Do you remember Chad’s dress shoes? Yep, he still has them.

But that husband of mine! He makes a fashion statement most every day! Over the weekend, I threw away two pairs of the pants he wears to work! They were so worn out. I had to hide them in the trash to keep him from digging them out. You know how he loves his green shirts.