2010 June 05 — Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

The Winner Is . .

June 5, 2010 · by JudyL

First, my birthday isn’t til Sunday (June 6) so you still have time to get an expensive gift and drive to MO to deliver it!

The winner from 230 numbered comments is:

And the 141st comment happens to be:

So, KnittySue, if you will send me your address, a full version of EQ7 will be heading your way. Thanks to all who left comments. I loved reading them and chuckled about so many of the. It made Vince feel really good that so many of you think of him when you think of the blog.

I’ve always said I’d keep blogging even if there were no readers because it’s kinda like my diary but it’s so much fun having a few readers. I appreciate all of you . . really!

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Harvest Time

June 5, 2010 · by JudyL

OK . . we’re not having a feast . . yet. The lettuce is about finished. The remaining radishes have gotten too bit to eat but we got tons of them and I have a new batch planted. The basil is doing great. There are zucchinis and cucumbers almost ready to pick but here’s the first “real” produce:

A bell pepper, an ancho pepper, a green chili pepper, 2 cherry tomatoes. Vince had a tomato and I had a tomato . . and they tasted like real tomatoes! These are actually really sweet . . almost like candy. I love tomatoes!

And these guys are watching as I work in the garden . .

And they’re saying . . Please leave the gate open! Please don’t lock the gate when you leave! Oh, how they would love to get in there. So far, Vince’s fence is working!

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Story Time for the Chickens

June 5, 2010 · by JudyL

Any time we offer to read to the chickens, they request The Little Red Hen. That’s the only book they ever want us to read.

I thought recently I should expose the girls to quilting . . maybe read a quilting magazine to them.

We started with Quilter’s Home. Oh, Ruby was none too happy about that. She wanted to read The Little Red Hen! She wanted down! She was not going to waste her time reading some quilting magazine!

Over about page 45, Ruby changed her mind! What the heck? Is that ME in the quilt magazine? Yep, Ruby, that’s you in Quilter’s Home.

Suddenly Ruby has taken an interest in quilting. She wants to know when she can make her own quilt. I’m thinking my sewing room may not be big enough if both Vince and Ruby want to quilt.

Now she wants to know . . What do I have to do to get on the cover of this magazine? Please! Ruby . . don’t be so demanding. Be happy you even made it on page 45. How many chickens do you think get their photo in quilt magazines anyway?

Check out the current issue of Quilter’s Home if you want to read how Ruby was included in the quilting magazine. There’s a little about me too but Ruby is the star of the blurb. Thank you Quilter’s Home for making Ruby a very happy chicken!