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Short and sweet
Hello February! January brought us only 4″ of snow while you are about to dump a foot plus today. It’s okay because no matter what happens in the next couple of weeks, it’s still only 47 days until spring. 😎 … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Blizzard, Fabric landscape, February, Ice fishing, New England, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, Snow, Snow storm, Winter
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Fall
Have you noticed it’s getting dark earlier? The seasons they are a changing that is for sure. Peak leaf color is going to be considerably earlier this year. We are still under severe drought conditions, but we have gotten a … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Coneflowers, Gardening, Linda Castillo, Outsider, Raised beds, Reading, Sewing, Shasta Daisies, Sugar cookies, Weigela
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Safe Shopping
Remember the days when you saw ‘safe’ used as an adjective it was probably describing ‘sex’? Now, we’re using it to explain shopping experiences. 🙂 Lowes opened at 8 a.m. yesterday, and we were there at 9:15 a.m. for a … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Face coverings, Gardening, Library, Library book, Masks, Online plant sale, Plant Sale, Plants, Reading
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Bundle Up
Nightime temperatures in the low teens and snow are in the forecast for this coming week. Old Man Winter is knock, knock, knocking. The last two Knockout Roses (no pun intended) have been pruned and covered with leaves. They have … Continue reading
Reading Nirvana
I read mysteries, and I won the library lottery last week when I was notified that books by four great authors were ready for pickup within a few days of each other. 📚 What sequence did I read them? Jesse … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged a Good Home, an Honest House, Books, Encourage a child to watch birds, Harry Bosch, Jack Reacher, Jesse Stone, John Sanford, Lee Child, Library, Library Lost, Maya and the Book of Everything, Michael Connelly, Myrtle the Purple Turtle, Public library, Reading, Reed Farrell Coleman, Robert Parker, Virgil Flowers
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Summertime
We’ve had high temperatures, high humidity, and a heat index around 100 for too many days. It’s hot. It’s dry. It is really dry as you can see from the lack of water flowing over the Cocheco Falls. Geez, there’s grass and weeds growing … Continue reading
Posted in New England, Quilting
Tagged Cocheco Falls, Drought, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Perennials, Plant propagation, Quilting, Reading, Weather
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End of January
It has been cold here but no snow, not even a flake. It almost makes me feel guilty after watching the news reports on all of those folks stuck for hours on the highway, but we have lived through our … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Quilting
Tagged Cranberries, Deer, New England, New Hampshire, Paper Piecing, Quilting, Reading, Tulips, Winter
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I will survive
I think I will anyway. So far, 2016 has run over me like an eighteen wheeler barreling down I95 towards Boston. The day before New Year’s Eve my husband and I both came down with something. It’s way more than a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, New England
Tagged Maine, Mike Boditch, Mysteries, Paul Doiron, Reading, Sick
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Thursday Doors
About twelve years ago, after a cross-country move and an entire year with only the clothes in my suitcase, I became somewhat of a minimalist. This includes not needing to own books. I read every day. There is a book sitting next to … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors
Tagged Books, Dover Library, Photography, Public library, Reading, Thursday Doors
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Weekend
What kept you busy this past weekend? On Friday, we went with our granddaughter to see Lincoln with tremendous acting performances by Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field and a very talented supporting cast. It was so well done it was … Continue reading
Posted in Sewing
Tagged Amy Adams, Camping, Clint Eastwood, Coffee, Coffee mug rugs, Crafting, Daniel Day Lewis, Gardening, Justin Timberlake, Lincoln, Master Gardener, Mug Rugs, Mystery books, Pinterest, Quilting, Reading, Sally Field, Sewing, Trouble with the Curve, Wine, Wine mug rugs
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