Friday, January 25, 2013

Romania (1)

Romania, here we come!

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Naomi at the piano and Lois with the violin made beautiful music for us.

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We visited the elderly care home near Teleac. Mihaela showed us where they are adding an enclosed porch for a handicap ramp. It also makes a lovely place to dry clothes.

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Paveluc and his wife were so glad to have us in their home.

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Tea with Horatiu & Gina

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Coleen felt right at home “grammaing” their Theodore.

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Pauls, Glens, & Adens

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A walk down the street in Lancram.

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The Potter’s House in Sebes.

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Beautiful scene in the mountains.

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Adi picked us up at the airport. Later we were invited to their home for supper and then Adi & Ariana showed us pictures of their mission trip to Moldova.

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Monday, January 07, 2013

Mostly Guests

My nephew Andy brought a friend, Pedro down from VA for a short visit.

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Evie, Sheila and I met at the local bakery with the children to celebrate Evie and Georgi’s birthdays on Jan. 4.

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The bakery ladies loved talking with the children.

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View from the front door early in the morning.

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Workshop day with the Possum Town Quilters.

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I was hostess today for lunch and our table was full of guests. Edward & Gertie

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John & Cheryl and Rosanna

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Jason & Karla and girls with her grandpa Henry from Red Lake.  I enjoyed catching up on some of the folks from Red Lake from back when I spent a year up there working in the children’s home.

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Paul’s sister Rhoda & Lanell with Lance, Lena, and Brent.

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Thursday, January 03, 2013

Random Glimpses of our Life

We were the happy recipients of some steak and burgers from one of our landlords. So we had the children in for supper to help us eat them.

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Georgi, Kirby, and Stacy find Gabe’s phone fascinating.

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Craig has learned to play “Ben Hur’s Chariot Race” and now he’s working on “The Black Hawk Waltz.”

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These three cousins wanted to stay warm while watching the fireworks. It really is cold in Mississippi!

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Amy and Ashton baked us some …

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… goooooood cookies.

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Paul loves to watch the deer. He’s waiting for that big buck to come his way. Even when he bundled up like this he came back cold!

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Ashton’s memory verse last Sunday was “I was blind, now I see.” –John 9:25

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Ashton wanted to make a pillow like what Dustin & Craig did when they were little boys.

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I think it would have been easier to just buy "Goldilock and the Three Bears” like my sister Polly did for her grandchild.

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Paul and Ashton enjoy some quiet time together.

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Tina & Ashton

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Evie & Angie picking out pecan nutmeats from the shells.

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Monday, December 31, 2012

A Challenge–2013 Finishes

I’ve joined  “A Lovely Year of Finishes” for 2013 hosted by Fiber of All Sorts and Bittersweet Designs.
Maybe with this challenge I can finish at least 12 of my unfinished projects.  I’m not sure that’s going to happen, but I’m going to try.
My goal for January is to finish “The Blue and the Grey: Quilting America’s Great Divide.”
I laid out some thread and glitzy netting to see if that would help my drab and dull start.
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I haven’t used the netting yet and I’m not sure that I will. I’m still quilting and quilting and quilting.

Lily's Quilts

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Quilt Disaster

This quilt has turned into another disaster for me. It is so dull and drab. I’m looking for ways to give it some zing. Maybe with the quilting thread since it is already pieced.

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Here I have already quilted straight lines about 1/8” apart on the dark blue and red strips. But, it hasn’t done a thing for the quilt.“

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I’m longing for it to have the pizzaz of something bright and bold. Any ideas out there on what to do?

I’m wondering if all the other contestants in the challenge “The Blue & the Grey: Quilting America’s Great Divide” are struggling with the same thing.

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