• Snow Happy Hearts Club

    Our Snow Happy Hearts Club starts today!  You’ll find Miss January in our newsletter, on our website and right here in this blog.   She’s a sweet little snow angel, the first of 12 “snowmen”. Snow Happy Hearts January  I’ve had so much fun using Lisa Bongean’s Primitive Muslin Flannel  for my snowmen and I hope you do too.  It’s…

  • Happy January 3rd!

    Organizing in 2015 Just three days into the New Year and I can feel the excitement.  I’ve been reading so many good blog posts on how to get organized,  de-cluttered and make life simpler. My favorite posts have come from The Inspired Room. Melissa breaks everything down into doable things and she makes me want to get started right away.  I have…

  • Rock New Year’s Eve with the Moda Designers!

    If you’re sitting at home today thinking about quilting, then you’re going to love the Instagram event we have going.  The Moda Designer’s are posting their favorite quilt from 2014 on Instagram today.  Here’s the best part…you can join in the fun too!  Hop on over to Instagram and search for the hashtag #myfavoritemoda2014 .  It’s so much fun because more…

  • Happy Holidays!

    Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday week of fun and relaxing! Yesterday I took Diana and my grand-daughters into San Francisco to see the Nutcracker Ballet.  We rode Bart and then walked a few blocks to an area they call “The Plaza”.   It’s a beautiful area and it was filled with children dressed in suits and…

  • Moochers

    I was going through pictures today and I found some of Moochers my cat. Moochers, I can’t believe we named her that, the poor cat.  She was such a frail thing when she found us, and the name didn’t fit at all.  But there we were in the vet’s office and they asked me her name.  Moochers was all that came to mind, so…

  • Thankful

    It’s that time of year again.  Thanksgiving, a day to give thanks for family, friends, and all the people who enrich our lives.  I love Thanksgiving, I love the tradition and I love cooking the feast.  I’m thankful that across the world my family in Germany enjoyed the same traditional food on their table.  Lily will grow up to know the…