The Farmers’ Almanac has released it forecast for this winter already. And the prediction is cold!!! For the Mid Atlantic, they are predicting an unusually wet or snowy February. And around here, we can have both at the same time. Snow here can be pretty wet and heavy. (I hate having to shovel this type [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 20, 2008
Comfort Zones
I have been slowly cleaning up my studio and finishing quilts that have been in the UFO pile for longer than I care to admit. When I first started quilting years ago, I was a member of a quilt guild close to the DC area. This guild was always bringing in national quilters/authors/teachers to not [...]
August 18, 2008
Lazy Weekend
Okay, the weekend wasn’t lazy but it feels like it was given that I don’t have much to show for it. Saturday was spend at the LYS but not much progress to show other than a new pair of plain socks on the needles. And Sunday was spent dragging. I wanted to play with catching [...]
August 14, 2008
A Post about Quilting
I have been busy quilting lately. The weather has been more fall than late summer here in the mid-Atlantic so I have been motivated to work with fabric instead of yarn. I took my current mini to me to the beach since it is a hand-work quilt. But I have been finishing up quite a [...]
August 12, 2008
Not the Planned Post
Today’s post was supposed to be about the quilting that is going on. But after receiving a specific email this morning, I changed the post. I have been subscribing to the Daily Green for quite awhile now. This is an environmental website and there is a section for photography. Users are encouraged to submit their [...]
August 11, 2008
More Beach Photos
I am still editing beach photos so I have decided to post a few more of the photos from the quick trip to the beach. I am also experimenting with making fruit leathers thanks to Step letting me borrow her dehydrator. I am thinking of buying one but wanted to try one out first. I [...]
August 8, 2008
The Beach
I am back form a fast trip trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I am sunburnt and tired. I did avoid the sun and did wear sunscreen but still managed to get sunburnt on the trip down. Yes, I managed to get sunburnt on the car ride down!!! I have tons of [...]
August 4, 2008
Time for the Beach
I am heading out early tomorrow morning for a few days in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The camera is ready, the batteries are charged, knitting projects picked out, laundry will be done tonight, and books selected. I need to get more a few more SD cards for my camera though. There is no [...]
August 3, 2008
Photo Walk
I have found another nice place to shop – a good camera shop. Saturday morning I went down to Rockville to a camera shop there to buy one filter for my camera. And I ended up buying two filters for the camera. So to figure out how the filters work, I decided to go out [...]
August 1, 2008
Photo Friday
Here are some of the photos that I was having problems uploading yesterday for Photo Friday.
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