According to the dictionary, the word laden means “burdened; weighed down.” It seems the best word to describe the tree limbs and branches covered with snow! After two days of continuous snowfall, we are living in the most beautiful, picture-perfect, wintry, Christmasy wonderland. Stuttgart and the areas surrounding
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It snowed! We heard there might be flurries, or even light snow yesterday. But the flakes fell softly, steadily throughout the day on Wednesday. And into the night. There were still flurries this morning when I got up at 5:45am. And everything is covered with a beatuiful
Read more →I met so many wonderful folks at the recent 2008 AQS Quilt Show in Des Moines. In particular, I got to know four sisters who took my mystery quilt class together. These talented ladies live in different states around the country and met at the show to enjoy a “sisters’ quilt reunion!”
Read more →During our recent trip to London over the Thanksgiving holiday, we went to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe to celebrate Andrew’s 10th birthday. We had a marvelous time — especially Andrew — when the waitress brought out a banana split and everyone in the restaurant sang “happy
Read more →I like hearts; the shape of hearts. I think they’re, well,…cute. When I designed my EZ Hearts Cut Tool, my goal was to create an easy way to cut a variety of different heart sizes. There is obviously a need in this world for a nifty method
Read more →Yes, I have deadlines looming. I have a million things to do; emails to answer, phone calls to make, appointments to schedule, housework to do, and always piles of laundry calling my name. But this is one time when I just need to put all those “pressing things”
Read more →I received the funniest (and exciting!) email from my dear friend, Jan, in Washington State, the other day. It read: “So, there I was home late from my guild meeting and having a piece of chocolate from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (brought home from across the
Read more →I’m currently in the process of adding a new post to the “Where in the World is Kimberly?” travel blog, complete with lots of photos from our most recent trip. Please be sure to check it out in a day or two. In the meantime, I wanted
Read more →I woke up quite excited this morning as today was the day I was to attend Frau Edelhoff’s Christmas breakfast for the ladies in the neighborhood. Since I have only met two other neighbors since moving here last June, I was eager to meet the other woman who call
Read more →I’d like to invite you to take a tour of my sewing studio! I’ve been meaning to publish this virtual armchair tour for quite some time, but it took awhile to get all the pictures just right. Just to give you a little background information, we live in a beautiful
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