tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207859092024-03-13T06:35:58.648-07:00Pine Ridge QuilterLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.comBlogger388125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-30761521919983790112020-04-22T10:47:00.001-07:002020-04-22T10:48:25.155-07:00<br />
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sew and binge watch tv but that hasn’t been in the cards for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I work in Agriculture and we still need to
get the crops in the fields for the world to be fed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I have kept really, really busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My bright spot in each day has been listening
to some of my favorite music while I work and turning on some live music and
listening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot of entertainers have been
playing daily and weekly musical shows on different apps and I have really
enjoyed listening to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have also
been reading a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It calms the mind
each evening to grab a book and get lost in a story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a little stack of books I have read
since the quarantine started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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and over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Missing is to kill a Mockingbird
which is my absolute favorite story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Persuasion
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I still have so many books in my to read piles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are a few that are at the top of the
stack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many books and so little time….
But the quarantine has allowed me a bit more time…I am trying to use it doing
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<br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-91282051026619445572020-01-15T09:40:00.003-08:002020-01-15T09:40:36.278-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Winter has arrived in all it’s coldness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I switched jobs last Fall and I now get to
work from home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I LOVE it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel so blessed to be able to do what I
love and do it from the comfort of my home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I never thought I would be this blessed with my work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so nice to put my sweats or leggings on
each day and walk the thirteen steps to my office and not have to go out in the
morning cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do try to walk each day
at my lunch hour just so I don’t get too fat and lazy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it is too cold outside, I just do my
stairs over and over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems to do the
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The new year has arrived and with it a few resolutions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am fifteen days in and feel they are going
to be easy ones to keep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really want
to move away from spending time on my electronic devices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been able to do that so far and I have
already read 2 books and I am almost finished with a third.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is nice to be spending my time getting
back to what I really enjoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also want
to do better in prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have done
better with this also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This Spring I hope to meet with some of my newfound
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started this journey last year
and have written about finding two sisters on my biological father’s side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are the three that want a relationship. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am up to 8 siblings from my biological
parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have found that from my
father I also have 2 deceased brother’s and a sister that we know is out there
as he paid child support on her, but she has not been found yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After my oldest sister found me, I filed for
my birth certificate in hopes of proving that we are sister’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It arrived almost 8 months after I requested
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It did not have my father’s name on
it, but it did have my mother’s name and I was shocked to find that it was a
not common name but one of my school friends growing up had the same last
name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I contacted him and to make a long
story short, he is my cousin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My adoptive
parents had moved from another town in our state, so it was very coincidental
that they moved in the same area that my mother was from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My newfound cousin’s family jumped in the
search and within hours I found that I have three sisters from my mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother has passed from breast cancer, wow,
so happy to find that out, not only for myself but for my daughter and granddaughter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a sister locally that her kids and my
kids (cousins) went to school together and were friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is just all so unbelievable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She does not want anything to do with me and
said to consider myself lucky that I was adopted out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a sister in Florida that has not
reached out for contact and one that has passed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been a good journey for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not a journey that I really felt I had to
have, as I am so loved by my adoptive family and they are my family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it has been a good journey in that I now
know my circumstance and I have found out medical history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel I have a happy ending as I am going to
have a couple of really good friends in my two half-sisters, but in the end,
the family I have always known and love are still my, I am there for you every day,
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, a happy ending.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The holiday’s put me in a melancholy mood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was young Thanksgiving was my favorite
holiday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our family would travel to my
dad’s cousin’s home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They lived about 45
minutes away from us in the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back
in those day’s everything closed for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You would be lucky to even find a gas station open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can remember sitting in the backseat driving
to Joy and Charlie’s house and just gazing out the window at the quiet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trees had all dropped their leaves by
this time and even though the land was barren looking with the crops harvested and
a wide window to all with the leaves off the trees, there was a magic to it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Family members from all over the country would arrive to
spend the day together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As kids we would
spend hours outdoors playing football, sliding down the hill on the leaves,
having fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The home had two kitchens,
one upstairs and one down so there was much activity with the meal being
prepared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After dinner if you walked
into the large living room there would be men in every seat half asleep with
the football game on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was drawn to this
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It is now almost 50 years later, my grandparents are long
gone, my parents have passed and I still can’t drive down the road during the
holiday’s without looking out the window and thinking about each home and
wondering how they are spending their day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Are they planning on family coming for the day, are they decorating, or
do they not even celebrate?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel that
sense of quiet again. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A feeling that all
is right, that the love of family can overcome all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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It is a scary time for all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The world has changed so much in those 50 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fear for my grandbabies and the world they
will live in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish it could all be so
simple again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish we could all feel
that sense of quiet - all is good, all is safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Yesterday in church we sang O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last verse touched me so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked it up and it was written in
1861.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could it be that the fears have
always been here, the desire for so much more has always been here, that the
quiet has always been here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just need
to find it within ourselves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">[Verse 7]</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-75133791553375464642019-10-15T12:30:00.004-07:002019-10-15T12:31:31.361-07:00<br />
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Wow this Summer just flew by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it was my busiest one yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had four weddings this Summer. That means
4 weekends away to celebrate love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
were all so much fun and how wonderful it is to spend time with friends and
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We spent some great days on the lake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are fortunate to have some lake property
just 30 minutes away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That makes it oh
so easy to grab the grand kids and hit the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are going to head that direction this
weekend as we need to get things put away and boat cover on as we have already had
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Baby Van arrived in July and he is now almost 3 months old
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One of my BIG loves is music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been a music junkie my whole
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As this was the 50th anniversary
of Woodstock, we declared this to be the summer of music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to over 20 concerts and we also went
to two music festivals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to
cross a lot of peeps off my bucket list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think my favorite show this Summer was Judah and the Lion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They put on such a high energy show and the
crowd was a part of it from start to end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I went to two concerts in Vegas one being Def Leppard and it was
amazing!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My biggest surprises for the
summer were The Dead and Company and John Fogerty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were both great shows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Number one off my bucket list was Guns N
Roses, they were as awesome as I thought they would be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My biggest disappointments were The Who and
Hall and Oates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daltry and Hall’s voices
were not what they used to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To top
the Summer off our friend actually attended Woodstock in ’69 so we had a party to
honor him. We all dressed in 60’s attire, played the Woodstock list from
Spotify in the background and had cocktails made from the Peace Vodka we had
purchased at Bethel Woods last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
served Guns N Rosa and Stone Temple Pinot wine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I hope to get back to some sewing this fall. I have been
working on hand applique projects during my lunch hours at work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hallmark Christmas movies start in 10 days so
I will have a lot of recliner time in my future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What better time to get back to all my
unfinished projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-77492113397770433782019-07-23T09:15:00.001-07:002019-07-23T09:15:14.945-07:00<br />
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Teton Mountain range area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was such a
beautiful wedding with an awesome couple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We were able to spend almost 2 weeks out west and it was fabulous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had all my children and grandchildren with
me and I couldn’t ask for a better couple of weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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finished in time to gift. My friend Viki
quilted the quilt and she did amazing work.
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Anthony is a gorgeous little bundle of sweetness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is so cute and such a sweetheart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love having a baby in the family
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure his older sister and
brother will be good helpers for mom and dad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-481343653489214622019-06-07T10:48:00.000-07:002019-06-07T10:48:00.005-07:00
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkZrrTVPPh8x2yVhmNT4RJhACUKvg89NY7gdnqTN9JxwVbUk1qO8IYLjnuJACVovaMC2kNcqYGxqtfnqozuXZ3vf2THVpDSFneVX8PXjRs4RL_Rk62vTBRWpxdGu9_wA_1ZriWQ/s1600/20190428_165204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkZrrTVPPh8x2yVhmNT4RJhACUKvg89NY7gdnqTN9JxwVbUk1qO8IYLjnuJACVovaMC2kNcqYGxqtfnqozuXZ3vf2THVpDSFneVX8PXjRs4RL_Rk62vTBRWpxdGu9_wA_1ZriWQ/s320/20190428_165204.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t believe it is June already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did not have a very nice spring and so far
it is just been wet and rainy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent
many years working in agriculture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
feel so sorry for the farmers that have not been able to get their crops in the
field due to all the rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a
lake place and so far we have spent very little time as the weekends have not
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times already this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a concert
junkie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have gone to 100’s of concerts
in my lifetime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just love music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In May I was able to see The Who for the
first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What fun!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also went to see Kool and The Gang as they
opened for Foreigner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Foreigner is one
of my favorites as every song they sing was a hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next up was The Zak Brown Band followed by
Jon Pardi and Dierks Bentley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all
a good line up so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next week I am going
to see Dead and Company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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having company for a week and taking a small vacation before that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have worked on small hand projects as I am
trying to follow along with a group I am in on facebook and complete Cheri
Saffiote Payne’s Sweet Land of Liberty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am still finding family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After my half-sister in Pennsylvania found me last year I received
another message in December from a gal in Kentucky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is two years younger than me and was
given up for adoption also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found
that we share a large amount of DNA, enough so that we are half-sisters
also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We share the same father as my
first sister and I share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So with little
to no work from me I have now found I have two half-sisters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have two sisters from my adoptive parents
where I was the middle sister and once again I am the middle sister to my blood
sisters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is all very exciting and fun
as we all seem to be alike in many ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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We loaded up the RV and headed north last weekend. We traveled to Holland, MI to the Tulip Festival. Tulips are my favorite flower. Every year for my early May birthday my honey sends me tulips. This year he said he was just going to take me to them. They were beautiful. A sea of tulips everywhere. The weather was absolutely beautiful, we picked a good weekend to go. I have always been a fan of the antique tulip applique quilts. Someday I am going to create one. I know I have a tulip quilt in me. One of the fun finds of the weekend was that the local quilt show was going on. It was fairly small but they had some lovely quilts and quilts in a wide range of techniques. I liked that there were all kinds of quilts. It was fun also that they allowed pictures. I have added a few here that were my favorites. The applique basket quilt was done by hand and just amazing. On the way home Sunday we stopped at a couple of wineries and did the tastings. We made it home in time on Sunday to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with friends. It was a really nice weekend.<br />
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I started my DNA story last time. I will follow up a bit with it. The first contact I had was from a gal in Pennsylvania. She claimed that we were 1st cousins or closer per the Ancestry DNA site. After some sleuthing through our dna matches we determined that we had to be from my birth father's side of the family. We emailed back and forth and eventually after quite a few months the amount of dna we share determined that we are 1/2 sisters. She was not given up for adoption. Our father left her mother when she was two. So, she had information and pictures of my father. My middle son is the spitting image of my dad. We always wondered where he got his height from and it was all my dad. I found that my dad had passed in 2012 and had not led the most perfect of life's. My 1/2 sister is a little over 2 years older than me and after he left she did not have much contact with him. She was not aware of any siblings. She is a real sweetheart and I can't wait to meet her in person. We hope to get together this summer. Oh, so much more to come concerning my finding family story. <br />
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I was able to complete the Teton Summer Wedding quilt top. It is now with my friend to quilt. I am excited for her to make it come alive. <br />
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I have had so much going on in my life since last summer. I was adopted at birth. I have never known anything about my birth family and really I have never had any inclination to find out. Well, this all changed last summer. My kids thought it would be interesting to find my ethnic background out. So, I spit in the tube and sent my DNA off to ancestry to find out where my long lost family might have originated from. I found out so much more. I love my adopted family and really didn't need any of my biological family in my life but it has really been crazy all that I have found out. It is so much I will tell it a bit at a time. The first thing I found out is that I am not very interesting. I am about 85% Western European. The second thing I found out is that my story is nothing that I thought it was. As a young teen I imagined that my parents were the homecoming queen and the football star, they had me, were forced to give me up and always regretted it and wondered where I was. Yes, only in the movies. This was not my case at all. I have found my parents. I was the product of a one night stand, from a truck driver and a married mother of two. Nothing glamorous. But, they did right by me and gave me a wonderful home. It is all a bit overwhelming but I don't regret finding out. I will post a bit each time about my journey as it has been oh so amazing. You all have a good week! Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-19585725026428898962019-04-06T03:13:00.001-07:002019-04-06T03:13:56.583-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The trees and fish of the Jackson Hole area are completed. My son is an excellent fly fisherman so I had to include the fish that got away. In the making of this quilt I challenged myself to use only fabric on hand. Well, I found out I certainly have a bunch of fabric. I love working in the primitive style so it is absolutely crazy that so far I have only had to purchase the blue for the water. The remaining fabrics have all came from my stash. How I ended up with so many bright, clear colored fabrics I will never know. It truly is an addiction, beautiful fabric! <br />
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I have been working away on the Teton's summer wedding quilt. The mountains are done. I have pictures of my son climbing the Teton mountains. You start with shorts on and finish with winter snow wear on. I love the thought that the lower areas of the mountains are covered with ponds and wildflowers. It is definitely not what you think of when you think about mountain climbing.<br />
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This paper piecing is new to me and I have not enjoyed it all that much. I was ready to be finished with the New York beauty blocks and move on to the mountains which looked so much easier for me. Well, that definitely wasn't the case. The sky fabric drove me batty for a bit. I could not get it to go in the correct direction. In the end I had to make templates from the pattern and sew the mountains from templates. I am ready to move onto the trees. <br />
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It is spring break week here. I am missing the years traveling with my kiddoes to Florida, My grandbabes are getting old enough that I might have to start that tradition up again. <br />
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In the meantime I have been sewing again and working on a wedding quilt for my oldest son. He is getting married this summer in the Tetons as he has lived there for over 10 years. I found a Jean and Valori Wells quilt pattern from 2006 entitled Sister Scape. I think it will make the perfect wedding quilt for Jess and Kelly. They are getting married in June and the Spring wildflowers are going to be the color for their outside wedding. The Teton mountains will be the backdrop. The center of the quilt is all New York Beauty blocks made to look like wildflowers. </div>
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It has mountains across the top and trees on each side. The bottom of the quilt is a river. My son has worked as a guide on the snake river for many years. The majority of the quilt is paper pieced. I have really had to step out of my comfort zone as paper piecing is not my forte. I am excited that it is coming along. I have the center completed and I am now working on the mountains. I am really having to push myself along on this quilt. My friend has promised to quilt it so I need to keep moving to give her plenty of time to do her thing. It does feel good to be sewing again. Babies and weddings, that is what I have been up to!</div>
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This little guy joining our family has to be the highlight of my 2013! What a joy he is, always happy. My resolution this year is to take a cue from little Ian and just be happy, live life to the fullest.<br />
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Today is the last day of vacation. Oh, how I have enjoyed my time off and hate to see it end. So to make the most of it I am doing a couple of my favorite things. Watching Randolph Scott westerns and sewing a binding on a quilt that was started back in the 90's.<br />
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I hope everyone had fun ending the year last night. I spent the evening with some really crazy friends and it was memorable. I am looking forward to all that 2014 brings my way.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-9055607064425488552013-12-30T05:19:00.000-08:002013-12-30T05:21:26.856-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The season is almost over. I have to say it has been a really nice one for me this year. I had decided early on to just slow down and enjoy it. Most of my shopping was done online, I never did have to make a trip to the mall. Instead time was spent with friends enjoying a nice dinner and a cranberry martini or two. </div>
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I made a visit to Santa and Mrs. Claus with the grandkids then we enjoyed a big pancake and sausage breakfast afterwards. They have spent a couple of nights with grandma in their newly made up bedroom. We have spent lots of time reading books, singing songs and dancing. Nothing beats dancing with these two little sweeties!</div>
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Early mornings have been spent with a cup of coffee and Jane Austen. So far I have read Pride and Prejudice and I am in the middle of Persuasion. I do love a good classic.</div>
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I fully believe that we choose the joy in our life. I hope that you have had a joyful holiday season!</div>
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Merry Christmas Dear Friends!!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-58232841696083372722013-12-24T06:15:00.001-08:002013-12-24T06:15:23.999-08:00On the 24th Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a25micEvNNrQt1O_ByBSb0sTTpR8mPEbbocUQpf8qcsn1FGrcEhUUZ2jN5xMbS4pDqYc7nU3zS8iTrpYe2rw65bSBGz4HdKr43kLSqWV-tUGT-ALUso7EtLAfwLBjexEFwJtww/s1600/24-1860redfeltappl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a25micEvNNrQt1O_ByBSb0sTTpR8mPEbbocUQpf8qcsn1FGrcEhUUZ2jN5xMbS4pDqYc7nU3zS8iTrpYe2rw65bSBGz4HdKr43kLSqWV-tUGT-ALUso7EtLAfwLBjexEFwJtww/s400/24-1860redfeltappl.jpg" /></a></div>
1860 Red Felt AppliqueLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-68709856730734240522013-12-23T03:47:00.003-08:002013-12-23T03:47:58.031-08:00On the 23rd Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma-Y221fhtkADbzSe8XAOzwK-GBLcp9T1EpoHHJ2EMZI7Gl2vRSVuAOWwaJ5aaDvLCBQ13b5T65Mu4ZI-QAawv6nz1Gr7P5fvWeRk3EJ6P-FKKs5ubTn3br935CEEVpKVsm79fA/s1600/23-1890fourblock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma-Y221fhtkADbzSe8XAOzwK-GBLcp9T1EpoHHJ2EMZI7Gl2vRSVuAOWwaJ5aaDvLCBQ13b5T65Mu4ZI-QAawv6nz1Gr7P5fvWeRk3EJ6P-FKKs5ubTn3br935CEEVpKVsm79fA/s400/23-1890fourblock.jpg" /></a></div>
1890's 4 Block QuiltLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-19265535759332977702013-12-22T17:42:00.002-08:002013-12-22T17:42:26.166-08:00On the 22nd Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1930's Schoolhouse QuiltLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-18874846611775548292013-12-20T07:16:00.002-08:002013-12-20T07:16:30.279-08:00On the 21st Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Star of BethlehemLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-46959629931989126482013-12-19T04:56:00.003-08:002013-12-19T04:56:37.745-08:00On the 20th Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Basket Applique Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-81409799738407466412013-12-18T07:31:00.001-08:002013-12-18T07:31:33.281-08:00On The 19th Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oak Leaf and Real/Carolina Lily<br />
Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-5501557784802000992013-12-17T14:20:00.001-08:002013-12-17T14:20:55.471-08:00On the 18th Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYFxFkHXximOkJiOrhGlYDJykvFMjpH1CaHz6e0j6DOhuosRiVi9wZwxWIca7ATmQquWAEAcWrX4lkOnnhWbgI_DYbaeLzvyrsImw32RCAccMuJpKGKfOmPnCB5kQ8EzMQNDwQQ/s1600/18-1850appliquesampler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYFxFkHXximOkJiOrhGlYDJykvFMjpH1CaHz6e0j6DOhuosRiVi9wZwxWIca7ATmQquWAEAcWrX4lkOnnhWbgI_DYbaeLzvyrsImw32RCAccMuJpKGKfOmPnCB5kQ8EzMQNDwQQ/s400/18-1850appliquesampler.jpg" /></a></div>
1850's Applique SamplerLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20785909.post-62795024046729092632013-12-16T11:21:00.001-08:002013-12-16T11:21:48.052-08:00On the 17th Day of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mennonite Postage StampLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.com4