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This month, like for many of you, has seen some large amounts of rain, hail and just crazy weather. Our normal rainfall for June usually is around one-half inch. This month we have already passed three inches. Hopefully we are in for a break from the rain. If the weather permits we will take a drive through West Yellowstone Park tomorrow. I am looking forward to seeing the park since we haven't been through in about fifteen years. Last spring we spent going down the Washington coast and enjoying… Continue

While watching the evening news last night, the anchor said to the weatherman that he should bring her flowers on May Day. I thought, huh - why? I didn't ever relate May First with flowers.
And, I don't have a spectacular May basket story but I did remember that we used to use the witches hat (a very tall metal pole on the playground with an upside down basket attached). Every year some miracle worker, probably the janitors, would take the basket from off the witches hat. We never knew who took… Continue

I don't know what happened to my previous post so I hope this isn't a repeat.
My oldest son and his wife and two young sons spent the month of April living with us since they were in transition. He finished chiropractic school last spring and struggled against the economy to get a business going. They decided that they wanted to go more indepth with some of the training he learned in chiropractic school so they left to go to medical school in the Carribbean. Now that they are gone the house is t… Continue

I am new to EPP. This has got to be the slowest way of quilting ever invented. I am sure that I am not the fastest hand quilter either. I have formed 200 hexagons over the last few weeks. My question is this - how can I keep from splitting my sewing thumb open??? OUCH! It is plain worn out.