Pretty and Sweet Quilt

I think this is one of my favorite quilts. I love the colors.

I don't know what kind of pattern this is, but it's a nice twist to the traditional patchwork look.

I love the pink and green sashing and binding.

And here it is. This one is on sale at my Etsy shop.

Crazy Cat Woman

What can I say. I love my fur babies.

I Feel Yucky

What I ate for lunch today was neither simple nor natural. Perhaps a little creative though.

Just thought I would let my readers know how gross I feel right now. You see, I'm going to the fair tonight and I usually try to combat the "all that is fried" food with a healthy lunch. You know, to counterbalance everything. Unfortunately, I didn't really have anything healthy in the fridge, so I had to make due. (We are on our last days of the last food run).

First I started with a hamburger bun- was really looking forward to a veggie sandwich. Umm, no vegetables, so I slapped on some mayo, found a slice of cheese and pulled the last dill pickle slice out of the jar. Yum. Fearing that would not be enough, I grabbed the last bit of baked beans (from last night). Pickle/cheese sandwich and baked beans. Check. Fearing that would still not be enough, I grabbed the last 1/4 of my bean, cheese and salsa quesadilla. Lunch is now complete.

Of course, now I feel gross and am a little scared about the fair.

Creative. . . yes. Natural . . . no.

What have I been up to?

Nothing really! Which is why I haven't updated lately. Sigh.

Actually I did finish a quilt awhile ago that I need to post. It's pretty darn cute. I'm working on two more right now.

I'm looking forward to the State Fair this Friday. Yum. Fried food, here I come.

We had to tape our bedroom door so the cat wouldn't paw on it all night. So far it has worked well.

I got two free punches for hosting the Stampin! Up party. Woo-hoo.

My gardenias are still blooming (despite the cold weather). Yay! I love gardenias.

I made a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and between Grant and I ate the whole thing in three days (bad, very bad) (and, I don't even like chocolate cake).

Got an entire bucket of candy at work for an early Halloween gift. Thanks guys. Between that and the fresh baked cookies our copy service brings us every couple of weeks it should prove to be an interesting holiday season.

Went to yoga class and I now feel like my obliques are on fire- which is strange because we didn't do any poses that would challenge my abs?!

That's about all that has been happening lately. Hopefully, some interesting posts will be forthcoming.

Happy Fall.

Another Goodbye

Lately, death has become more tangible . . . unfortunately, more real to me.

I've been very lucky to have only attended three funerals in my lifetime. However, recently, it seems that death is lurking around.

My sweet Aunt Christine passed away on October 6. She fought an extremely hard battle against a rare brain disease, Pick's Disease. She held on for a long time. And for that I know her family is thankful. She is in a much better place now and her body is completely healed. And for that I am thankful.

So, goodbye Aunt Christine. Until we meet again.

(L-R: Aunt Christine, cousin Linde (Christine's daughter), me, my grandmother, Faymom and my sister, Rhea)

The Corrections

What a LONG book. I thought it had potential since it was one of Oprah's Book Club picks. Sadly, this novel was just awful (in my opinion). It was boring. It was depressing. It had a lot of bathroom talk (I'm talking literal bathroom talk). It did open my eyes to the struggles of living with someone with Parkinson's disease, but other than that there was not much I could appreciate.

I finished it because I wanted to cross it off my list. But I would not recommend this to anyone.

Really . . .

Umm, is it October already?

Can someone explain to me where the year went?!

Geez, next I'm going to blink and it will be Christmas.

Update

Just in case you were wondering-- I have NOT given up on my book challenge. In fact, I'm reading two books right now. One is incredibly huge and incredibly boring, but I'm almost finished with it, so I might as well persevere. And I just started a second book, Persuasion, by Jane Austen. So far it is a good read.

I'm also quilting. Trying to get a good stock up for the craft show in November. I also need to start focusing on my card and paper crafts (I'll be selling those at the craft fair too). So much to do!!

I'm dancing again. I've cut it back to two nights a week this year. So far, so good. I need some SYTYCD inspiration though (which will start getting good in the next couple of weeks). Woo-hoo!

That's all the major things going on right now. Okay, back to work now.

Pears and Polka Dots (and apples)

I just fell in love with this fabric a couple months ago and when I had a little extra money, I got me some. And I fell in love with it even more!

So here is my take on a log cabin pattern.

The back is actually my favorite. The colors look so nice against the white flannel.

Such a sweet quilt. This is actually a larger size quilt-- lap quilt size or toddler size blanket.

The quilt is on sale at my Etsy shop.

She's like her momma

This is my fat cat, Sadie.

She does not like people food EXCEPT for two things-- yogurt and Krispy Kreme.

That's right, Krispy Kreme makes her purr.

She's just like her momma.