Tomorrow this table will be set and loaded with lots of good things to eat. How fortunate I am to have enough, and more, in all areas of my life. Thanksgiving truly is my favorite holiday.
Last year, at my quilt classes’ Christmas party, one of my students brought this yummy appetizer. It is quick and [...]

 
In the past I have thought of winter as a colorless season—with everything dormant, sleeping, cold, harsh and drab. This year I have seen winter with new eyes. 
The first I noticed was the view outside my kitchen window. The snow is deep here and it has covered the brown earth for well over two [...]

When we lived in the desert a few years ago I longed for real winter weather. I missed the snow, the clean landscape the snow creates and the embracing quiet that snow storms bring. I missed the comforting feel of layered clothing, and most of all I wanted to stop being hot so much [...]

 
 I promised a few weeks ago to show you pictures of the doll quilts I made for our daughter’s children. The three older girls have American Girls dolls. For Christmas they received a bunk bed with a trundle underneath for their dolls to sleep in. At my daughter’s suggestion I made quilts for each of their [...]