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I hope your holiday season is wonderful. We are enjoying the snow and celebrating the season with a Harry Potter movie marathon.

Love You Miss You Quilt side 1 (80” x 90”) Our friends Ashley and Jon unwrapped their gift last night so I can share what I made them. A quilt with a Cosmo Cricket Circa 1932 layer cake, fat quarters and Kona in gray and snow. I din’t have a specific pattern in mind when

Me When I write emails and letters, I grin from ear to ear. Somewhere long ago, I read that you should smile when you talk on the phone because the person you are speaking with will hear the smile in your voice. I extended the smile to writing – why wouldn’t the positive energy and

tasty turkey dinner Today I’m thankful for: – snuggly kitties on a snowy day – making turkey dinner with lots of left overs because we aren’t feeling well enough to go out – phone calls to/from far away family I hope you are all having a warm and happy day.

My trip to DC was… fall colors in Georgetown … beautiful – 50 degree temps and leaves on trees recruiting poster in Marine Corp Museum … educational – National Marine Corp Museum, Natural History Museum, National Gallery of Art National Marine Corps Museum building in the rain … entertaining – catching up and laughing with

My bags are packed for 4 short days of fun with family and friends in Washington DC. I picked up this travel case after seeing it at the State Fair. It’s the perfect size and a fun design. It holds my wallet, phone, Kindle, phone charger, journal, pens, glue stick, tape, a few magazines and

My presentation on creative girl art quilts was super fun. 15 members of the Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters came to play with fabric, colored pencils and ruffles! I enjoyed watching their creative processes and answering questions. I can’t wait to see their finished quilts. With help (thank you, Lisa), I managed to get a few

Harding Icefield and glacier We celebrated our wedding anniversary with an overnight in Seward, AK and 9 hour wildlife/fjord/glacier tour. The weather was ideal, especially after almost 2 weeks of rain. We traveled 120 miles during the tour through the Kenai Fjords National Park. Orca Whales Orca Whales We saw orca whiles, humpback whales and