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April 18, 2025
A Little Finish from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's another day of beautiful weather here at the Three Cats Ranch. We're expecting good weather through the weekend, and it has been whole-heartedly welcome by us rain-drenched Oregonians. When I finished my slow-stitching yesterday, I took a walk around the house to see what's new.

A squirrel was there to welcome me. S/he looks as if s/he's cold. 


Just behind him/her, I noticed the bleeding heart is blooming. It has lots more flowers coming.


Smitty accompanied me on my walk. He checked for any buds on the poppies ...

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A Little Finish from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's another day of beautiful weather here at the Three Cats Ranch. We're expecting good weather through the weekend, and it has been whole-heartedly welcome by us rain-drenched Oregonians. When I finished my slow-stitching yesterday, I took a walk around the house to see what's new.

A squirrel was there to welcome me. S/he looks as if s/he's cold. 


Just behind him/her, I noticed the bleeding heart is blooming. It has lots more flowers coming.


Smitty accompanied me on my walk. He checked for any buds on the poppies ...

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April 17, 2025
Another Waypoint from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Before I go on, I need to mention that today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.


Please feel free to honor Sadie in any way you choose. She isn't purrticular, but she does keep score.

Moving on...our dinner with the neighbors was very enjoyable last night. We have nice neighbors, and so it was fun getting together. Now everyone is checked out on the alarm system. They have their own keys and codes for turning off the alarm. Realistically, probably nothing will happen, but it's good to be prepared. And count last night's ...

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Another Waypoint from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Before I go on, I need to mention that today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.


Please feel free to honor Sadie in any way you choose. She isn't purrticular, but she does keep score.

Moving on...our dinner with the neighbors was very enjoyable last night. We have nice neighbors, and so it was fun getting together. Now everyone is checked out on the alarm system. They have their own keys and codes for turning off the alarm. Realistically, probably nothing will happen, but it's good to be prepared. And count last night's ...

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April 16, 2025
Cooking and Sewing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's another beautiful day today. I was able to get out early yesterday for some pictures.

The cherry trees are in full bloom right now, although the Bing (on the right) has a little catching up to do. The Black Tartarian (on the left) is beautiful right now.


The mason bees are hard at work. We don't see a lot of honeybees, but the mason bees are plentiful.


The blueberries are sprouting some flower buds. We planted these several years back. We still don't get enough blueberries to do much with them beyond ...

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Cooking and Sewing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's another beautiful day today. I was able to get out early yesterday for some pictures.

The cherry trees are in full bloom right now, although the Bing (on the right) has a little catching up to do. The Black Tartarian (on the left) is beautiful right now.


The mason bees are hard at work. We don't see a lot of honeybees, but the mason bees are plentiful.


The blueberries are sprouting some flower buds. We planted these several years back. We still don't get enough blueberries to do much with them beyond ...

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April 15, 2025
Transitioning from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, as it was yesterday. I'm very tempted to get outside for a walk this morning. Also this morning, I'm making some Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with Arrabiatta Sauce for our dinner with the neighbors tomorrow. It's not difficult to make, but there are several steps, and it is time-consuming. Tomorrow I'll make a salad and a dessert. Today, it's all about the pasta. 

Yesterday morning, I finished up April's block for A Year in the Garden.


When I selected the floss colors for ...

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Transitioning from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, as it was yesterday. I'm very tempted to get outside for a walk this morning. Also this morning, I'm making some Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with Arrabiatta Sauce for our dinner with the neighbors tomorrow. It's not difficult to make, but there are several steps, and it is time-consuming. Tomorrow I'll make a salad and a dessert. Today, it's all about the pasta. 

Yesterday morning, I finished up April's block for A Year in the Garden.


When I selected the floss colors for ...

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April 14, 2025
OMG: It's a Finished Flimsy! from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's something of a red letter day. The sun has moved into the propurr position for Smitty to get his morning sunbath. When I left him downstairs just now, he was grooming himself. When one is settling in for a nap, one must have every single strand of fur in place.


He's looking pretty self-satisfied, isn't he?

Happily, I've finished the quilt top for The Story of My Day, and I can move on to something new. I didn't really expect to finish it when I made my way to the ...

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OMG: It's a Finished Flimsy! from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's something of a red letter day. The sun has moved into the propurr position for Smitty to get his morning sunbath. When I left him downstairs just now, he was grooming himself. When one is settling in for a nap, one must have every single strand of fur in place.


He's looking pretty self-satisfied, isn't he?

Happily, I've finished the quilt top for The Story of My Day, and I can move on to something new. I didn't really expect to finish it when I made my way to the ...

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April 13, 2025
Second Wind from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's been less than 24 hours since my last post, and so I don't have much to tell you this morning. When I left you yesterday afternoon, I was surprisingly tired after our trek to the farmer's market. I was gearing up...or maybe I was winding down...to take a nap. When I woke up, I felt quite a bit refreshed. 

Heading into the sewing room, I spent some time finishing off the top border for The Story of My Day. Sadie kept me company.


The border was about half finished. I ...

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Second Wind from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's been less than 24 hours since my last post, and so I don't have much to tell you this morning. When I left you yesterday afternoon, I was surprisingly tired after our trek to the farmer's market. I was gearing up...or maybe I was winding down...to take a nap. When I woke up, I felt quite a bit refreshed. 

Heading into the sewing room, I spent some time finishing off the top border for The Story of My Day. Sadie kept me company.


The border was about half finished. I ...

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April 12, 2025
A Big Finish from ... Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. I'm late with today's post because I went to the Beaverton Farmer's Market with Erik and Mae this morning. I was on the hunt for rhubarb, and SCORE!! Happy about that. We stood admiring the beautiful daffodil bunches that were for sale while we waited for our breakfast.


We didn't purchase any of the daffodils, but Mae purchased some tulips and some starts for their vegetable garden.


Look at the pretty centers on these daffodils.


So, it was a successful trip to the market. Everyone got what they wanted. It was raining ...

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A Big Finish from Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. I'm late with today's post because I went to the Beaverton Farmer's Market with Erik and Mae this morning. I was on the hunt for rhubarb, and SCORE!! Happy about that. We stood admiring the beautiful daffodil bunches that were for sale while we waited for our breakfast.


We didn't purchase any of the daffodils, but Mae purchased some tulips and some starts for their vegetable garden.


Look at the pretty centers on these daffodils.


So, it was a successful trip to the market. Everyone got what they wanted. It was raining ...

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well, would you look at that . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Hello.  My name is Inigo Montoya . . . 

Wait, that's not right.  This isn't Princess Bride.  It's me . . .daNeesey, from Count it all JOY!  (Which has been a real challenge over the last three years. But I digress.)

So lemme try this again.  

Hey, this is Denise.  I'm a crafter of an eclectic mix of stitchery crafts (think wool applique, quilting, needlework, cross stitch, crochet, etc.), a Neesey (my grandma name is Neesey), a cat mom (that's new!), an apartment dweller (also new), a violinist wannabe (practice, practice, practice), a widow (which is still so sad and ...

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April 11, 2025
Teenager from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Before I go any farther, please join me in wishing this handsome fellow a very happy 13th birthday. He's a teenager now.


It's hard to remember that he once looked like this:



Even at this young age, his bedroom eyes were already apparent.


He's not as spry as he once was, and he's reached an age in cat years where anything can happen...much like his human slaves. So far, he's doing pretty well. We notice him looking as if he's moving painfully at times, but it never lasts. And ...

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Teenager from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Before I go any farther, please join me in wishing this handsome fellow a very happy 13th birthday. He's a teenager now.


It's hard to remember that he once looked like this:



Even at this young age, his bedroom eyes were already apparent.


He's not as spry as he once was, and he's reached an age in cat years where anything can happen...much like his human slaves. So far, he's doing pretty well. We notice him looking as if he's moving painfully at times, but it never lasts. And ...

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April 10, 2025
A Slow Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We were expecting a wet week, but the weather yesterday was pretty nice. It was cloudy at times, but there was no rain. It's looking like the same kind of a day today. We're doing our grocery shopping today...a long list (sigh)...and a dry day for that is always appreciated. I didn't accomplish as much in the sewing room yesterday as I'd hoped. The day was all slow sewing, and so I didn't make any more progress on the borders for The Story of My Day. They'll get ...

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A Slow Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We were expecting a wet week, but the weather yesterday was pretty nice. It was cloudy at times, but there was no rain. It's looking like the same kind of a day today. We're doing our grocery shopping today...a long list (sigh)...and a dry day for that is always appreciated. I didn't accomplish as much in the sewing room yesterday as I'd hoped. The day was all slow sewing, and so I didn't make any more progress on the borders for The Story of My Day. They'll get ...

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April 9, 2025
Keeping On Keeping On from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a day like any other rainy day here. We had a few strong wind gusts with the added bonus of all the kitty beds and kitty towels flying everywhere on the catio. We had to clean up their house this morning. Must be nice to be a furry four-legged person with maid service on demand.

Warm and dry inside, I took the first stitches on April's block for the Sewing Room


These are small blocks. I've moved my hoop to the right now. There's a lot of chain stitching in the ...

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