Quilts, Missing Weeks and Pig Pictures

Yesterday I realized that I have lost a week. A whole week! How does one lose a whole week? I have been lazily thinking about the convention that we are going to in Miami, what to take to wear, shoes that need to be purchased etc and yesterday I looked at the calendar and we leave on MONDAY! I thought we left on the NEXT Monday! Yikes! How did that happen?!

So today I must go out and pick up a few things and start some serious planning. This trip has lots of classes and nightly functions and is being held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel where they tell you to dress in 'resort casual' for daytime. I don't think they mean my overalls that I wear out to the barn in the morning to feed horses do you? Just kidding.

When we got back from Puerto Rico I washed and ironed everything and set it aside for this trip so that is a big help but there are more things on this trip to 'dress' for so I need to get out and see what's out there. Hopefully today.

Thank you for all of your kind comments on my new kitchen! I am really enjoying it and will for many years. Some have asked me why I didn't go with stainless steel appliances but I'm just not a stainless steel gal. I like the white, it's clean and bright looking and I don't have to deal with the hand prints all the time that so many tell me they deal with. I think the stainless looks very nice and contemporary but I wanted what I felt was more my own style. My kitchen was rather dark before and the white cabinets and appliances have just brightened it up so much. :o)

I'm sure you all probably have seen this sw*ine flu picture but I want to put it in just in case someone hasn't. It's just so darned cute! Probably the Mom of this little one didn't think it was so cute...........

Miss Pea over at Pea's Corner has passed this nice award on to all her regular readers. Thanks Miss Pea, you're the best!! xoxo I in turn would like to pass it on to all of my regular readers and share the love!

I have been published in a magazine! Woohoo! Can you believe it? Well in actuality it's a quilt square that has been published so let me tell you the story. About 10 years or so ago at family reunion my cousin BJ had everyone sign a square that was to go into a quilt for my Aunt Cathy's 75th birthday. We all wrote a little message to her and off the squares went to the west coast where BJ lives. Well, BJ finished this beautiful quilt and it was published in Quilter's World a quilt magazine edited by my Aunt San*dra H*atch here in Maine. It's a lovely quilt magazine with patterns for all levels, my favorite.

Here is my square and what I wrote to my Aunt. She has passed on now but we all have such wonderful memories of her and the times we spent in her home growing up. Thank you BJ for such a wonderful gift for her!!! Why they chose to showcase my square is unknown to me but what a nice surprise!

If anyone is interested in subscribing to Quilter's World you can go to Quilters-World.com or write to Quilter's World PO Box 9001 Big Sandy TX 75755

I have been to the stable since I started this post. All horses have been brushed and pampered. They are shedding profusely which is good. They will come home the weekend we get home from Miami. YIPPEE! I can't wait!