Went out to the farm last night. The grass was so gloriously green. The field on the left had just been cultivated so it was a nice deep brown. It likely got planted today. Mark is out farming today and said it was mostly dry. They've been pretty antsy to get into the field. I think my ... VIEW POST
Heartbroken
I've not been posting, because I haven't had the heart to do so. My poor sweet puppy Maggie passed away last Friday morning. I spent most of the weekend in a daze, at least in part because the vets could not explain why. It didn't make sense. We do now have an answer, and there's nothing they ... VIEW POST
Leap day
February can't go away soon enough for me. I have high hopes for March. School was delayed 2 hours this morning, but that was it. We are over 20 days of no school/early out/delayed start due to weather. Crazy. Sun is shining today: but it is windy, which means that there is probably some ... VIEW POST
As promised, quilt content
My assistants were helping me while I was trying to take some photographs. They were fighting over this bone. I showed a little bit of this quilting the other day, you got a glimpse of how close I had come to running out of thread. I'm only showing the back, because the front is busy enough ... VIEW POST
At least the sun is shining
The dogs have found the best spot in the house, don't you think? For those of you counting along at home, that would make 10 9 days this school year. They were only at school for 2 hours yesterday, but I'm pretty sure they get to count that as a full day. (Edited later. I thought it was 10 ... VIEW POST
A lap full of help
She's actually small enough that she fits underneath the desktop, on my lap. I'm sitting in the chair with my legs crossed in order to support her comfortably. Her comfort. Not mine. I'm reminded that while I'm still pretty young, I'm not as young and flexible as I used to be. I think my foot ... VIEW POST