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Good morning, my friends. So that's enough of that three-day weekend stuff. It's time to get back to work. My yesterday started with a trip to our plum tree to pick plenty of pretty purple plums. (Awesome alliteration.) Just look at these pretties...

There's a story behind this recipe: The NYTimes published Marian Burros's recipe for Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1989, when the editors determined that enough was enough. The recipe was to be printed for ...

Good morning, my friends. So that's enough of that three-day weekend stuff. It's time to get back to work. My yesterday started with a trip to our plum tree to pick plenty of pretty purple plums. (Awesome alliteration.) Just look at these pretties...

There's a story behind this recipe: The NYTimes published Marian Burros's recipe for Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1989, when the editors determined that enough was enough. The recipe was to be printed for ...

Good morning, my friends. Happy Labor Day and welcome to September! Time marches on, doesn't it? Fall will be here soon enough. Our landscape is already showing signs. 

It was a busy weekend for me. Matthew was here on Saturday and spent the day with us. It was good seeing him and hearing about all the things he's involved with. Then yesterday, I had some housework to do, and we also headed down to the neighbors' for an open house. We didn't stay long, but it still took a chunk out of the day.

Despite being busy ...

Good morning, my friends. Happy Labor Day and welcome to September! Time marches on, doesn't it? Fall will be here soon enough. Our landscape is already showing signs. 

It was a busy weekend for me. Matthew was here on Saturday and spent the day with us. It was good seeing him and hearing about all the things he's involved with. Then yesterday, I had some housework to do, and we also headed down to the neighbors' for an open house. We didn't stay long, but it still took a chunk out of the day.

Despite being busy ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, the rubber is about to hit the road here, both literally and figuratively. Time grows short. I had a moment of panic last night thinking about all I need to do between now and the day we leave on our trip. Then, as I've told a few of you, I talked myself back from the ledge by reminding myself that the truck can't leave without us. And, if I'm thinking straight, I know I have plenty of time. But the time is now. I need to get moving. 

Just before coming upstairs ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, the rubber is about to hit the road here, both literally and figuratively. Time grows short. I had a moment of panic last night thinking about all I need to do between now and the day we leave on our trip. Then, as I've told a few of you, I talked myself back from the ledge by reminding myself that the truck can't leave without us. And, if I'm thinking straight, I know I have plenty of time. But the time is now. I need to get moving. 

Just before coming upstairs ...

Good morning, my friends. Before I sat down here, I needed to top off my coffee cup. I have a lot to tell you today. It's going to require a full cup. Since yesterday was the reveal of my Tula-Tu quilt, I'm a day behind on the usual goings-on here at the Three Cats Ranch. By all means, everything that happens every minute of every day must be fully documented. I'm sure you understand. 

First, thank you to the many of you who left such kind comments about Tula-Tu. If you missed her, you can read the ...

Good morning, my friends. Before I sat down here, I needed to top off my coffee cup. I have a lot to tell you today. It's going to require a full cup. Since yesterday was the reveal of my Tula-Tu quilt, I'm a day behind on the usual goings-on here at the Three Cats Ranch. By all means, everything that happens every minute of every day must be fully documented. I'm sure you understand. 

First, thank you to the many of you who left such kind comments about Tula-Tu. If you missed her, you can read the ...

I’m almost always game to try a new-to-me product with the goal of improving my efficiency which is code for finishing the quilt FASTER so I can move on to the next one.

I’m a sucker for quilting notions, and I have purchased a few new-to-me items over the last few years. Cindy and I went shopping at a local quilt shop the last week of December and were delighted to find that the notions were 30% off—a great after-Christmas bonus for us. I spent some time at their notion wall and saw this product:

This is ...

Good morning, my friends. It's another morning when I'm writing fast. Mike and I are headed into town this morning for COVID boosters. We're still "Novids," and we want to keep it that way. I wonder if a day will come when we no longer need boosters. Also, I wonder if a day will come when boosters are no longer available. It seems there's always something to ponder these days. In any case, we're hoping the boosters won't make us sick, but we've kept our tomorrow free just in case.

A lot of ...

Good morning, my friends. It's another morning when I'm writing fast. Mike and I are headed into town this morning for COVID boosters. We're still "Novids," and we want to keep it that way. I wonder if a day will come when we no longer need boosters. Also, I wonder if a day will come when boosters are no longer available. It seems there's always something to ponder these days. In any case, we're hoping the boosters won't make us sick, but we've kept our tomorrow free just in case.

A lot of ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy St. Patrick's Day. I'm getting my Irish up today, but only because my great-grandfather was an Irish immigrant. It means I'll be making something Irish for dinner tonight. The Google tells me that to "get one's Irish up" means "to become angry or outraged." Rest assured there's nothing angry or outrageous going on here, unless you're talking about reading the news in the morning. For that, I make an exception.

So let's just see what's going on. For one thing, I told you yesterday I would ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy St. Patrick's Day. I'm getting my Irish up today, but only because my great-grandfather was an Irish immigrant. It means I'll be making something Irish for dinner tonight. The Google tells me that to "get one's Irish up" means "to become angry or outraged." Rest assured there's nothing angry or outrageous going on here, unless you're talking about reading the news in the morning. For that, I make an exception.

So let's just see what's going on. For one thing, I told you yesterday I would ...

Good morning, my friends. It's rain, rain, rain at our place. We're supposed to get some clearing on Tuesday, but the rain will be back by Wednesday. Honestly, I'm glad we're getting plenty of rain. Since we'll be gone during some of the warmest weather of our summer season, drought conditions would be undesirable. We'll be setting up automatic sprinklers, but it's still nice to know the rest of the landscape will be well-watered. Our weather has been of the everything-in-a-day variety lately. It snowed for a good part of the day yesterday ...

Good morning, my friends. It's rain, rain, rain at our place. We're supposed to get some clearing on Tuesday, but the rain will be back by Wednesday. Honestly, I'm glad we're getting plenty of rain. Since we'll be gone during some of the warmest weather of our summer season, drought conditions would be undesirable. We'll be setting up automatic sprinklers, but it's still nice to know the rest of the landscape will be well-watered. Our weather has been of the everything-in-a-day variety lately. It snowed for a good part of the day yesterday ...

 So now that JoAnn's is no longer, where does one shop?  So glad you asked!!  I've always liked technology... although for the record...my favorite saying is "Technology is the new Alchemy" 

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty slow day yesterday. As I mentioned, it was the day for my routine mammogram. I've heard nothing about it yet, which is probably a good thing. If there's nothing to report, I'll receive notification via the MyChart system. Maybe your health care provider uses the same system. I was told they would call if anything worrisome showed up, so I figure no news is good news. Still, I'll be happier when I receive some sort of message from them.

It was a quick in and out. I was ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty slow day yesterday. As I mentioned, it was the day for my routine mammogram. I've heard nothing about it yet, which is probably a good thing. If there's nothing to report, I'll receive notification via the MyChart system. Maybe your health care provider uses the same system. I was told they would call if anything worrisome showed up, so I figure no news is good news. Still, I'll be happier when I receive some sort of message from them.

It was a quick in and out. I was ...

Good morning, my friends. By the time I finished writing yesterday, our skies had gone from dreary and gray to sunny and blue. When I went downstairs, I saw Sadie outside. It always makes me smile seeing them outside doing cat things. She seemed to have a bead on something small and furry. 

Good morning, my friends. By the time I finished writing yesterday, our skies had gone from dreary and gray to sunny and blue. When I went downstairs, I saw Sadie outside. It always makes me smile seeing them outside doing cat things. She seemed to have a bead on something small and furry.