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September 10, 2026
A Little Time for Sewing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's been a couple of days of this's and thats's. I've been keeping up with my slow-stitching each day. On Tuesday, I stitched far enough to decide to move my hoop up.


When I started stitching on Wednesday, I was at this section. I stitched the lower part of the hoop so that I could squeeze those little bits at the top inside the circle for stitching.

For Tuesday's trip into town everything took longer than I thought it would. Happily, I was there early for my haircut and color, and ...

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A Little Time for Sewing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's been a couple of days of this's and thats's. I've been keeping up with my slow-stitching each day. On Tuesday, I stitched far enough to decide to move my hoop up.


When I started stitching on Wednesday, I was at this section. I stitched the lower part of the hoop so that I could squeeze those little bits at the top inside the circle for stitching.

For Tuesday's trip into town everything took longer than I thought it would. Happily, I was there early for my haircut and color, and ...

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September 5, 2026
One for the Bunnies from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another day of rain yesterday. Not as much as on Thursday, but still…a good amount. We had grocery shopping to do, but I wasn’t going anywhere until I had my slow-stitching session. I stitched up what I could in my hoop…


And then moved it to stitch what remains of the cat. I’ll be able to start on the leaves and morning glories next.


So our grocery list was short. We ended up standing at the check-out stand for quite a while, though. The woman ahead of us asked for several ...

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One for the Bunnies from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another day of rain yesterday. Not as much as on Thursday, but still…a good amount. We had grocery shopping to do, but I wasn’t going anywhere until I had my slow-stitching session. I stitched up what I could in my hoop…


And then moved it to stitch what remains of the cat. I’ll be able to start on the leaves and morning glories next.


So our grocery list was short. We ended up standing at the check-out stand for quite a while, though. The woman ahead of us asked for several ...

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August 30, 2026
How Do You Like Them Apples? from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy kitchen day yesterday, but there was still some time for sewing. No actual sewing...just finishing and prepping, but it's all good.

My first stop was to finish the embroidery for Block 1 of the Quilter's Retweet. There was only a little ways to go with this.


And then I had bigger fish to fry in the form of apples. My recipe called for 7 lbs. of apples before coring, and that there is what 7 lbs. of apples looks like.


Mike helped me with this. I cored most of ...

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How Do You Like Them Apples? from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy kitchen day yesterday, but there was still some time for sewing. No actual sewing...just finishing and prepping, but it's all good.

My first stop was to finish the embroidery for Block 1 of the Quilter's Retweet. There was only a little ways to go with this.


And then I had bigger fish to fry in the form of apples. My recipe called for 7 lbs. of apples before coring, and that there is what 7 lbs. of apples looks like.


Mike helped me with this. I cored most of ...

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August 28, 2026
Portland Rose Garden and Japanese Garden from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well, I said it would be a good day, and it was. It was one of those days when I could have taken thousands of pictures, but I restrained myself. I'll show you what I have. This part of Portland comprises several of its most beautiful and beloved public spaces. Clustered together, one can find the Hoyt Arboretum, Washington ParkPittock MansionOregon ZooInternational Rose Test Garden, and Portland Japanese Garden. Matthew and I were there to see the Japanese Garden. As it turns out, the place was way busier than expected on a ...

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Portland Rose Garden and Japanese Garden from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well, I said it would be a good day, and it was. It was one of those days when I could have taken thousands of pictures, but I restrained myself. I'll show you what I have. This part of Portland comprises several of its most beautiful and beloved public spaces. Clustered together, one can find the Hoyt Arboretum, Washington ParkPittock MansionOregon ZooInternational Rose Test Garden, and Portland Japanese Garden. Matthew and I were there to see the Japanese Garden. As it turns out, the place was way busier than expected on a ...

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August 27, 2026
On the River from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we had a plan to spend the afternoon on the river. We were home until around 3:00 p.m., and so there was time to get some things done. I had one household chore to complete, and in a burst of energy (and being out of socks), I decided to do a couple of loads of laundry. Laundry fits well with slow-stitching, and between machine beeps, I stitched along turning the third corner on my quilt. 


Probably…maybe…I’ll finish this today, but it could be tomorrow ...

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On the River from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we had a plan to spend the afternoon on the river. We were home until around 3:00 p.m., and so there was time to get some things done. I had one household chore to complete, and in a burst of energy (and being out of socks), I decided to do a couple of loads of laundry. Laundry fits well with slow-stitching, and between machine beeps, I stitched along turning the third corner on my quilt. 


Probably…maybe…I’ll finish this today, but it could be tomorrow ...

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August 26, 2026
Another Slow Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There was plenty of activity yesterday, but it still ended up feeling like a slow day. Pickles were on the morning’s agenda, and so I made one more trek to the garden to find any cucumbers that could be included. Just that morning, I’d told Mike that none of the red sunflowers had bloomed. I planted all the sunflowers from the many seed packets I had from years gone by. I was pretty sure some red ones were in the mix, but I’d kind of given up on them. And then…there they ...

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Another Slow Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There was plenty of activity yesterday, but it still ended up feeling like a slow day. Pickles were on the morning’s agenda, and so I made one more trek to the garden to find any cucumbers that could be included. Just that morning, I’d told Mike that none of the red sunflowers had bloomed. I planted all the sunflowers from the many seed packets I had from years gone by. I was pretty sure some red ones were in the mix, but I’d kind of given up on them. And then…there they ...

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August 25, 2026
Home Stretch from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was kind of a slow day yesterday. There were a few things on my to-do list, but not a lot of sewing. I'd been out to water the flowers and harvest more vegetables. When I came back inside the house, I looked out to see a covey of about 20 quail run across the field. They ran past the bird feeders and to the far side of the garden. I have an idea they're attracted to the seeds falling from the sunflowers. This isn't a very good picture, and I missed capturing ...

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Home Stretch from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was kind of a slow day yesterday. There were a few things on my to-do list, but not a lot of sewing. I'd been out to water the flowers and harvest more vegetables. When I came back inside the house, I looked out to see a covey of about 20 quail run across the field. They ran past the bird feeders and to the far side of the garden. I have an idea they're attracted to the seeds falling from the sunflowers. This isn't a very good picture, and I missed capturing ...

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August 24, 2026
So Much Sunday from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another busy day yesterday. It seems I'm still catching up from a couple of doctors' appointments over the past couple of weeks. Possibly things will settle down for a short time. We're gearing up for a trip next month, though. That always means there's lots to do. I'll say more about the trip as it draws closer. Just know we'll be making a loop around Washington State. 

Mike and I have lived in Oregon since 1978. Washington is just about an hour north of us, but we've never ...

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So Much Sunday from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another busy day yesterday. It seems I'm still catching up from a couple of doctors' appointments over the past couple of weeks. Possibly things will settle down for a short time. We're gearing up for a trip next month, though. That always means there's lots to do. I'll say more about the trip as it draws closer. Just know we'll be making a loop around Washington State. 

Mike and I have lived in Oregon since 1978. Washington is just about an hour north of us, but we've never ...

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August 18, 2026
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a lovely day for a walk with Matthew yesterday. There was almost no time for sewing. But you know me...no day can start without a little slow-stitching and yesterday was no different. I took the first stitches on this final block for Le Jardin.


So Matthew texted early, and he was feeling up for a walk. When he arrived here, we drove over to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge together. Tualatin...pronounced Too-WALL-uh-ton. When Mike and I first moved to Oregon, Tualatin was among the first words we learned to pronounce.


There ...

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Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a lovely day for a walk with Matthew yesterday. There was almost no time for sewing. But you know me...no day can start without a little slow-stitching and yesterday was no different. I took the first stitches on this final block for Le Jardin.


So Matthew texted early, and he was feeling up for a walk. When he arrived here, we drove over to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge together. Tualatin...pronounced Too-WALL-uh-ton. When Mike and I first moved to Oregon, Tualatin was among the first words we learned to pronounce.


There ...

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August 16, 2026
A Little More Sewing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A little more was accomplished here at the Three Cats Ranch yesterday. Have you noticed how there haven't been any pictures of cats lately? I blame them for the lack of progress on things. They've been outside a lot with this nice weather. Clearly, they have not developed a reliable work ethic. Oh well. We soldier on, don't we?

My first stop was in the kitchen to bake some zucchini bread to take to our neighbors. There are almost as many zucchini bread recipes in my collection as I have zucchini. Think of ...

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A Little More Sewing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A little more was accomplished here at the Three Cats Ranch yesterday. Have you noticed how there haven't been any pictures of cats lately? I blame them for the lack of progress on things. They've been outside a lot with this nice weather. Clearly, they have not developed a reliable work ethic. Oh well. We soldier on, don't we?

My first stop was in the kitchen to bake some zucchini bread to take to our neighbors. There are almost as many zucchini bread recipes in my collection as I have zucchini. Think of ...

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