IAN: Thursday 9/22/2016 Halloween Cat Show and Tell
A few weeks ago, i saw this is a catalog. I thought it was very cute but I have vowed not to buy any more Halloween decorations because I have a ton of them now. But that did not stop me from...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 9/29/2016 I miss my dog
I miss Razzle when I am traveling and I know she misses me. It is hard for her to be alone all day. She is used to me being there most of the time. The cats belonged to Mr. Zen, who has always...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday Oct 6, 2016 The Quilt Show
I will be coming home Wednesday night 10/5, to start taking in the quilts Thursday for our show that starts Friday 10/7 and runs through Sat 10/8. We have over 250 quilts promised, never shown before....
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 10/13/2016 If there is any food left in Portland...
Its not my fault. I swear, I tried to eat everything in the city but I only had 4 breakfasts and 3 dinners. Lil Zen and I love to eat breakfast at almost anytime of day and planned to arrive about...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 10/20/2016 The California Ballot
I got my ballot in the mail a couple of days ago. The booklet that explains all the particulars is 223 pages. I feel like that insurance commercial where the lady asks if you have read every word of...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 10/27/2016 A little under the weather
Please forgive me everyone, but I am not feeling well tonight. This is the best I can do for the moment. Please use this as an open thread to check in. I hope I don’t get really sick but time will...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 11/3/2016: Why do I cry when I see little ballerinas?
Before I gave birth to Lil Zen, I was not much of a crier. Even in sorrow, I seldom cried for more than a couple of minutes and then I sucked it up and carried on. But after I became a mother, I...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 11/10/2016 Monday was a birthday
When I rescued Razzle from the pound in June of 2014, they guestimated her age about about 6months old when they picked her up, making her birthday sometime in November 2013. She had been in the...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 11/17/2016 Thanksgivings Day Foods
Everyone has foods that are special to them on holidays and high feasts. We cook them every year, it wouldn’t be the holiday without those dishes. Some of them are from old family recipes, or ones...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Works in Progress
My sister is very talented with home decorating. She has good taste, is not afraid to spend money for what she wants and knows what she likes. I, on the other hand, am a hot mess! It makes for fun...
View ArticleIAN: Nov 24, 2016 As I write this...
It is still Wednesday night. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. It promises to be filled with food and family for many of us. I have done as much advanced cooking as possible, the turkey is in a Homer...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 12/1/2016 The Amazing Chicken Hat
At Thanksgiving dinner this year, we talked about anything other than politics although all of us were Killer Hillary supporters. We talked about organic farming in prairie dogs communities and the...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 12/8/2016
I have no idea where I collected this image. I cut things out of magazines, used old advertising sheets, bought some images, and just plain stole others. I did not copy anything and use it repeatedly...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday December 15, 2016: Beehive in a Water Meter
While walking Razzle a couple of weeks ago, I noticed bees going in and out of a water meter in the ground at a local business. I have never seen a beehive in the wild, only ones like bee keepers...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday December 22, 2016: Getting ready for Christmas
I have been working like a dervish to get this bed runner finished for my sister for Christmas. I finally got it done this evening. She is the only one getting anything hand made this year. As you...
View ArticleI need someone to fix an art piece
I have a large resin Santa piece with Santa sitting on a half moon, writing his list. I have had it for years and it is one of my faves. This morning, it fell and broke. I have all the pieces, most...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday December 28, 2016 Blooming in my garden
In this day of climate change and the effect that has on when our plants bloom, it is satisfying to see my mother’s Christmas cactus blooming finally. The poor little thing has had a hard time of it...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday January 5, 2017 Santa and Hope Restored
You may have seen a story I posted last week, looking for help for my Santa decoration that had fallen and could not get up. broken, waiting magic This is what he looked like after the fall. I was...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Making the most of what you have been given
DK Quilt Guild is a place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleIAN: Thursday January 12, 2017 I forgot to write something.
I just finished dinner and was watching tv when I realized I had forgotten to write my story for today. This is just a place holder with Razzle as the star. It has been very rainy and cold for Los...
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