They have put out the schedule for the quilts, through January. More shows will be scheduled, but at least we know where are quilts will be for a few months.  I was rather pleased to be in the Chocolate.... oops, I mean Brown ... group. There are some amazing creations, hope you can see some of them throughout 2020 when you attend quilt shows!

The schedule so far, along with who is in what group:…

As much as we love fresh corn, hardy mums and The NY State fair it means summer is ending.  It's a special Labor Day weekend for our family. Our parents will have been married 70 years! They are both 88 and doing great. They don't travel like they use to... but always manage to stay busy. They have subscribed to their hometown paper in Schuyler, NE for 70 years. This is the announcement, I placed to surprise them...the year should be 49, they assured me it has been corrected!

The…

The days are much shorter – the last ‘walkies’ for the dog at 10 p.m. are now done in the dark – such a change from mid-June when it’s still daylight at 10 and even at 11 p.m. it still isn’t completely dark.  And of course, by 4 am, it’s light again.  Quite a change from our winters – when it’s dark by 5 p.m. and not light again until after 8 a.m.  One of the advantages of living in the (semi) north.  I understand that Washington, Oregon and California are considering staying on…

How much company can one house have in one week? It has been nonstop for the entire month...so, there wasn't any quilting going on! I did score two tops for a friend. I have two in the works so passed on them. We went to Rutland Vermont to a wedding. What a beautiful area. There is a small Norman Rockwell museum that we visited. Amazing man. When we got to the section of 1950, we started recognizing Saturday Evening Post covers. Lots of memories. We also went to the original Vermont Country…

I discovered BJ's Quilt Basket on Saturday. …