Today is the day I finally get out the Halloween decorations. With travel and catching up I am a bit slow. As is often the case when I unpack holiday decorations, my thoughts turn to past Halloweens. The best memories are from when our kids were little and when Halloween was a very important event. [...]

This past week I was fortunate to spend a few days with a group of delightful quiltmakers at a retreat sponsored by Kate Hepler and Rececca Flack of Kate & Becca’s Quilt Patch, Scottdale, Pennsylvania. (www.quiltpatchetc.com) Every year in early October they sponsor a quilters’ retreat at the Laurelville Mennonite Church Camp. The guest rooms surrounded a [...]