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 Hello Everyone,  We went camping at Barview Jetty a little while ago and it rained almost all the time we were there! On the way it was necessary to stop here at our favorite fish shop! Best shrimp, sauce, and clam chowder that we have found.  Excellent. We went there on the way to camp and on the way home. Even thought it rained so much, the clouds were spectacular. The sand had some cool patterns We had friends that camped next to us and we ate really well.  Some reading and stitching were also part of our days. A couple weeks ago we went to McIver park to camp. Again it rained almost the whole time we were there. Same friends kept us entertained and we continued with our eating really well. This is a reflection in the lake of the sun trying to come out. Mamma ducks and babies were enjoying the break in the rain. We have found out that our beloved Oscar has Prostate cancer and Cushings disease. It's a sad blow as we lost both our Silkies last year. We don't know how long we

  Winter has been kind to us so far. I know February can be kind of cruel sometimes! We still stay pretty close to home but yesterday we got a really cool treat. Ginny gave us and Loren's sister tickets to the Beyond VanGogh show at the Convention Center. It was pretty amazing. I'll put in some pictures,  but they don't do justice at all. If you have a chance, you should go. As you begin to walk through, there are these large pictures that have some beautiful words about him. There are quite a few. You have a wide area, and everyone can be distancing with no problem. In a very large room there were pictures fading in and out up on all the four walls and on other places in the room. Very cool. I was mesmerized with all the colors and shapes and how they did the light show. Even on the floor you could see swirly images of water and sky. Really wonderful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to a normal day today which includes adding more things to my Etsy shop. I am having a

 I decided it was time to bring my blog back to life. I thought about it for some time and decided it would be so nice to connect with friends again even if it's just with words. I have mostly enjoyed being at home and catching up with reading and sewing. My Etsy shop is doing well and I would like to share some of the things that are currently available.                                        I bought this tin in The Netherlands when I was recently there visiting my daughter and her family. They took me to a very cool old antique shop and they have Lots of tins. The shop had so many things that I would have liked to take home. But Not possible. This is another one! It's been fun finding things to put in the sewing boxes. They are listed in my Etsy shop thequiltingbshop.Etsy.com There are lots of size 12 Valdani Thread available too. A few of the ones that I just listed I brought home some beautiful French floss that is paired up with some wool squares and some that are listed

Hello Everyone Are you getting used to staying home and doing things to keep yourself busy? I don't mind most of the time. I have plenty of projects to keep me busy. Here are a few pictures of our backyard that has been getting some needed attention. The first two pictures are of a tree and a bush that I used for making dye to use on some fabric. The middle pictures show a little of the tree and our Little House for my Dutch kids to stay in when they are here.  Of course the first picture has our Privy! We brought it home when we had The Quilting B and they were demolishing the property next to us. A rare find!!! *************************** I have been having some nice success with my Etsy shop during this time thequiltingbshop.etsy.com I am going to add Perle cotton by Valdani and I would like to order any colors you might like. I will mail them to you when they arrive. I'd like to order by this coming Friday so email me your list and a