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March 13, 2026
Medically-Induced Coma from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a day with no quilting. It wasn't planned that way, but my morning doctor's appointment wore me out. It wasn't terribly stressful, and the news I got wasn't unexpected. Nevertheless, I still have no answers, and that left me feeling kind of glum for the remainder of the day. I'll say more about this at the end of my post. If you're not interested in someone's health-related woes, you'll be happy to have me leave it for the end so you can make your escape. Don ...

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Medically-Induced Coma from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a day with no quilting. It wasn't planned that way, but my morning doctor's appointment wore me out. It wasn't terribly stressful, and the news I got wasn't unexpected. Nevertheless, I still have no answers, and that left me feeling kind of glum for the remainder of the day. I'll say more about this at the end of my post. If you're not interested in someone's health-related woes, you'll be happy to have me leave it for the end so you can make your escape. Don ...

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March 8, 2026
Limping Forward from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's past noon as I'm writing this. Did you remember to spring forward?


We did...grudgingly. I don't mind the time change, but I think losing an hour is a more difficult adjustment than gaining an hour in the fall. As I'm writing this, I can hardly believe it's past noon, and I'm still sitting here in my pajamas. It's one of the best things about being home...plenty of pajama time. And plenty of pajamas.

All the unpacking is done, and we can begin to settle into what ...

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Limping Forward from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's past noon as I'm writing this. Did you remember to spring forward?


We did...grudgingly. I don't mind the time change, but I think losing an hour is a more difficult adjustment than gaining an hour in the fall. As I'm writing this, I can hardly believe it's past noon, and I'm still sitting here in my pajamas. It's one of the best things about being home...plenty of pajama time. And plenty of pajamas.

All the unpacking is done, and we can begin to settle into what ...

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December 25, 2025
Merry Christmas! from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I hope you're ready for Christmas, because time's up! I still have one more baking project to do this morning, but that will be the end of my baking extravaganza for the year. The only other thing I need to make between now and the time we leave is some egg salad for sandwiches. I'll hold off on that for another day or two.

With a big windstorm headed our way, I went straight to work on my baking yesterday. I wanted to make sure it was all done in case we lost ...

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Merry Christmas! from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I hope you're ready for Christmas, because time's up! I still have one more baking project to do this morning, but that will be the end of my baking extravaganza for the year. The only other thing I need to make between now and the time we leave is some egg salad for sandwiches. I'll hold off on that for another day or two.

With a big windstorm headed our way, I went straight to work on my baking yesterday. I wanted to make sure it was all done in case we lost ...

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December 24, 2025
Merry Christmas Eve! from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting high winds today. The weatherman is predicting downed trees and power outages. All is calm right now, but we're bracing. I have some baking to do, and so I need the power to stay on. Erik called yesterday with concerns about the weather. After talking it over, we agreed to stay on the side of safety and postponed our family dinner until tomorrow, on Christmas Day. 

Yesterday started with the usual slow stitching. This is Tiny Treasure #35. It has a chain fill, a stem fill, stem stitch, and fly stitch.


There ...

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Merry Christmas Eve! from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting high winds today. The weatherman is predicting downed trees and power outages. All is calm right now, but we're bracing. I have some baking to do, and so I need the power to stay on. Erik called yesterday with concerns about the weather. After talking it over, we agreed to stay on the side of safety and postponed our family dinner until tomorrow, on Christmas Day. 

Yesterday started with the usual slow stitching. This is Tiny Treasure #35. It has a chain fill, a stem fill, stem stitch, and fly stitch.


There ...

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December 17, 2025
A Kitchen Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. I left early for my pedicure, and so I was home before noon. I had plenty of time to do the cooking/baking I wanted to do. It took me nearly to the end of the day. After spending most of the day on my feet, I was tired by the time I was finished. 

So let's take a look, shall we? When I arrived home from my outing, I went straight to work making some peanut brittle. I'm using Mike's Mom's recipe, although I decided ...

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A Kitchen Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. I left early for my pedicure, and so I was home before noon. I had plenty of time to do the cooking/baking I wanted to do. It took me nearly to the end of the day. After spending most of the day on my feet, I was tired by the time I was finished. 

So let's take a look, shall we? When I arrived home from my outing, I went straight to work making some peanut brittle. I'm using Mike's Mom's recipe, although I decided ...

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December 15, 2025
Nevermore from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're back to our dark skies and drenching rains today. I'm worrying about you folks up in Washington. We have a trip planned in your area for next fall. I'm hopeful we won't have to change our plans after all the flooding y'all have experienced. That's a long time from now. Hopefully, it can all be set right between now and then. And if you're one of the folks whose home I saw with water up to the eaves...well, you have my sympathy. Having to change our plans ...

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Nevermore from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're back to our dark skies and drenching rains today. I'm worrying about you folks up in Washington. We have a trip planned in your area for next fall. I'm hopeful we won't have to change our plans after all the flooding y'all have experienced. That's a long time from now. Hopefully, it can all be set right between now and then. And if you're one of the folks whose home I saw with water up to the eaves...well, you have my sympathy. Having to change our plans ...

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December 7, 2025
Cookies and Kits from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Oh my...it is so dark outside. We're expecting lots of rain over the next several days. There could be around 4 inches in our area with minor flooding concerns in some places. Here on our hill, we're not at all worried about flooding. Sadly, however, Mike discovered the drainage pipes leading away from our downspouts are clogged with pine needles that cannot be dislodged with any equipment we have. We're going to have to call a plumber to snake those out. That should be a nice tidy plumbing bill. When it comes ...

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Cookies and Kits from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Oh my...it is so dark outside. We're expecting lots of rain over the next several days. There could be around 4 inches in our area with minor flooding concerns in some places. Here on our hill, we're not at all worried about flooding. Sadly, however, Mike discovered the drainage pipes leading away from our downspouts are clogged with pine needles that cannot be dislodged with any equipment we have. We're going to have to call a plumber to snake those out. That should be a nice tidy plumbing bill. When it comes ...

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December 6, 2025
The Last Kitten from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to announce I finished making the last kitten in a teacup yesterday. It's surprising that I was able to finish them off without having to use my rotary cutter to slit my own throat. The kitties were there to offer meowral suppurrt. Sadie gazed longingly at the pieces I'd cut to finish the last block. I'd left them covered with rulers to purrtect them from...you know...mice.


Are you pawsitive you don't want to see my suggested purrangement?


Smitty took the seat next to my light box. He ...

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The Last Kitten from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to announce I finished making the last kitten in a teacup yesterday. It's surprising that I was able to finish them off without having to use my rotary cutter to slit my own throat. The kitties were there to offer meowral suppurrt. Sadie gazed longingly at the pieces I'd cut to finish the last block. I'd left them covered with rulers to purrtect them from...you know...mice.


Are you pawsitive you don't want to see my suggested purrangement?


Smitty took the seat next to my light box. He ...

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December 3, 2025
Happy Hump Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well, we're set for groceries for another week or so. Having not done any grocery shopping for nearly two weeks, our list was long. We were also slow getting out of the house. I did everything I could to procrastinate, including spending some extra time with my slow stitching. I can say I'm off to a good start on the latest Raggedy & Friends block.


From there, we got ourselves out the door and our shopping done. It was just after noon when we arrived back home. We put everything away, had some lunch, took ...

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Happy Hump Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well, we're set for groceries for another week or so. Having not done any grocery shopping for nearly two weeks, our list was long. We were also slow getting out of the house. I did everything I could to procrastinate, including spending some extra time with my slow stitching. I can say I'm off to a good start on the latest Raggedy & Friends block.


From there, we got ourselves out the door and our shopping done. It was just after noon when we arrived back home. We put everything away, had some lunch, took ...

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November 23, 2025
Hand Stitching from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems as if a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the last time we talked. When I left you on Friday, I was preparing to take Eliza in for a spa treatment. That turned into practically an all-day affair. We dropped off the machine, but I'd left the bobbin casing at home. The technician said it was better to adjust the tension if they had the bobbin casing. I said I'd go home, get it, and bring it back, but whoa. That was quite a journey. It's an hour ...

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Hand Stitching from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems as if a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the last time we talked. When I left you on Friday, I was preparing to take Eliza in for a spa treatment. That turned into practically an all-day affair. We dropped off the machine, but I'd left the bobbin casing at home. The technician said it was better to adjust the tension if they had the bobbin casing. I said I'd go home, get it, and bring it back, but whoa. That was quite a journey. It's an hour ...

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