Giraffe Dreams

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Adichie is an excellent writer. Her use of language is superb, and she is so insightful. This is th...

I went to another quilt retreat. My cousin and a friend were in charge, so when they still had room, I signed up last minute. It was in nort...

This year for Christmas my husband and I decided to buy one airline ticket to South Korea. Our daughter jetted off to spend some time with h...

A friend shared this essay with me, and it's excellent; I had to share. I hope Mr. Allen doesn't mind. Love and Wonder - by Neal ...

Here are some quilt tops I have finished lately. They all still need to be quilted. Ruzena, I hope you had a happy birthday!

Merry Christmas, good readers! This year Husband and I are having a very quiet Christmas. It has its perks, but it's also a little sad. ...

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. This is a very interesting look into daily life in North Korea over a f...

Written in response to my Facebook post which said “Our current president is not normal.” A friend asked me, “by whose standard?” You as...

I have made two quilt-as-you-go quilts. That is, I did the quilting in sections, before all the blocks were joined together into one top. Th...

I had no idea it has been ten days since I posted last. Time flies! Today I am babysitting. This is my Bonus Grandson -- not related by gene...

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. I listened to this book on audible dot com; it was excell...

Beth P., fellow blogger, quilter and bird/butterfly photographer (she does all three, I do the first two) carefully prepared her garden to a...

I bought a book of scrap quilt patterns (I love scrappy). I can't find the book, but I have been working on a block pattern which I got ...

I'm in a small group of quilters; we named our group Loose Threads. Here are some projects that were inspired by some of our activities ...