When I started making a new quilt for our bed, I thought it would be nice to document the process, starting with the Cutting into Pieces post. My plan didn’t happen. I can live with that because I did make a lot of progress on the project. Today, I’ll bring the blog up to speed. Stacks of squares turned into piles of triangles and strips of lattice. Piles of triangles turned back into stacks of [...]

I can’t believe I’m sharing this experience with the world. It’s not one of my brighter moments. About three weeks ago, I decided to make a nice chocolate cake for our anniversary. I’m not much of a baker. Consequently, I thought the gesture would make the cake a little more special. This “great” idea started with the delicious cake pictures in the October 2008 edition of Everyday Food. If you get the magazine, you know [...]

No! I’m not referring to voting. That’s a whole different topic. I’m all about that kind of action. Luckily, I voted early, my attempt at avoid the long, long, lines. I’m referring to riding my bike in inclement weather. Oh the ironies of life. Yesterday, I write about how my bike is ready for fall weather. Then today it rains, not just a little rain, but a lot of rain, especially by Utah standards. (Remember [...]

I never understood why anybody would want to accessorize their car with aftermarket stuff (sorry Dad) until I bought a bike. Now I get it. My bike needs to personalize to meet my daily needs and convey my personality. Out the gate, I bought fenders, a rack, a pannier, a bottle cage, a new water bottle, a bike lock, and a pump. For my own personal protection I bought a helmet, a rain jacket, and [...]

Because the holidays aren’t busy enough, I decided to participate in a holiday block swap. The subject: Gingerbread Men. Lots of them. At first, we agreed to make 12. Some how that number has increased to 16, which really isn’t that big of a deal. Here’s what I’ve got so far. 1. Gingerbread Men Supplies, 2. Gingerbread Man #1, 3. Gingerbread Man #2 I’m in the progress of attaching ric rac, or I should say [...]

November 1, the first day of NaBloPoMo. This will be my second attempt. I participated in 2006. The daily blogging reminded me why I like to blog versus just reading other people’s blog. Last year, I forgot about it. I avoided the same mistake this year when I setup a reminder for myself in my Google Calendar to prevent another memory lapse. Now I’m already to go. A few blog topics are already in draft [...]