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The clocks changed this weekend to GMT. We gain an extra hour as the clocks move back an hour.

The days get shorter and the nights longer until Winter Solstice in December.  I do not like this time of year. I hate the nights drawing in as well as having to close the curtains and switch on the lights in the late afternoons. I seem to hibernate until Winter Solstice. To keep me for hibernation and procrastinating, I plan to finish as any UFOs as possible. 

Between Christmas and New Year every year I make a list of all the ...

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When the stars are aligned - anything can happen. Another successful day - everything we planned went like clockwork, so that's a good thing. And the weather --- who can complain about the weather. Well, I guess the farmers can because if we don't get some moisture, we'll all be in trouble next year when we go to the grocery store and complain about even higher prices! 

It sounds like a Green Christmas across the entire country, except if you live in Winnipeg, where there'll be a high chance of a White Christmas. Maybe Charlottetown (PEI) and St. John ...

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Today is the shortest day of the year.  From tomorrow the days start getting longer and the nights shorter. 

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Winter Solstice Quilt Pattern

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This week's finish is a Winter Solstice Throw quilt in a rainbow of Peppered Cottons.  The gray chains are made with two shades of gray for added texture.  These quilt blocks were made to test the pattern last spring, and they were set aside until this week.

Winter Solstice has been kitted by Connecting Threads in Faux Linen, a lovely textured-looking fabric in solid-ish colors.  Our color schemes are very similar which is amazing since I was just using a fat quarter bundle I had on hand.

Photo credit Connecting Threads

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