Category: Family
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Taxes and treasures
I finished my taxes yesterday! Knowing I had to tackle them has been looming over me for several weeks. What a relief to be done!!! We celebrated with DQ in the afternoon as soon as I hit “Submit.” In the evening, sweet hubby decided we needed to go to Longhorn for dinner so I wouldn’t…
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Gathering wedding stuff
I’ve felt so privileged to be able to divide my attention between my sweet hubby and my two daughters during these past few weeks. Sweet hubby is recovering at an amazing speed. DD#2 has just finished her first trimester, but she is still exhausted most of the time. In the midst of doctor appointments, we’ve…
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Tutorial: comfy pregnancy belly blanket
Here’s the tutorial I promised last week. In an effort to make DD#2′s pregnancy easier I wanted to make her a “belly blanket.” This is a small, very soft, circular blanket that is intended to gently soothe a pregnant tummy while the skin is continually being stretched, and to help mamma relax during delivery. Afterwards,…
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Silk painting with a resist
This weekend I started making DD#2s comfy pregnant belly blanket. I want to make this extra special, so I hand painted a piece of silk satin. I used Jacquard Clear Water Based Resist, which I transferred to a tiny bottle with an itty bitty metal tip, and hand lettered verses from Psalm 92. Then I…
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Surreal times
The last three weeks have been rather surreal for our family. First, we rejoiced with DD#1 when she got engaged. Four days later we rallied around my husband when he experienced his stroke, and we continue to help him as he works toward recovery. Five days after the stroke, before DH was even out of…
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Saturday’s Goal: accomplished!
I’m happy to say I made my goal! I finished quilting and binding my batik resist sample on Saturday, and nearly wrote my whole article, too. I was called away for very worthwhile reasons (honest!), and so I finished up the article this morning. Of course, my sample is not “Art” with a capital “A”,…
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Today I must work
Today I must finish this. I’m telling everyone so I’m held accountable! It must be done before I go to bed tonight. This is a small resist experiment I started working on last month. Thankfully I started so early, because I’ve been very distracted these last ten days and it’s due, along with a short…
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Relief and grief
It is with much relief that I was finally able to bring my sweet hubby home today after having suffered from a stroke on March 7. He has experienced amazing recovery. Physically, he is able to move his limbs as completely as before. He is able to speak normally and does not seem to have…
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New wrinkle
There’s been a new wrinkle, maybe a new fold, in the patchwork of my life. On Wednesday, my sweet hubby had a stroke. He was at a neighbor’s house when, for a minute or two, he lost complete use of his right arm and right leg, and then it went away and he felt fine.…
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New blue things
To get myself in the tea party spirit, I treated myself to a new blue-and-white tea mug. Since I’m going to be inundated by burgundy and lavender for the next six months, I thought I should prepare myself first by getting one more blue thing. It’s been nice sipping hot tea in my cold studio…