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Summer has already gotten hot here in the South. We are either flooding, as in Arkansas, or sweltering, as in Evergreen, La. The heat index hits 100 degrees like it’s the end of July. Of course, hurricane season has begun. Those facts really bring out the best in us, if honeriness were a virtue. Mostly, […]
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So I made a crazy mistake. I prepared everything I needed for the next house block for the Cotton Quilter’s Guild’s Block of the Month challenge. All was going well, and I really thought I’d have a sample in time for Monday’s meeting. Well, I pulled it off. However, it’s not much of a sample
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Our wonderful country life has quieted down–but just enough to sit still without feeling guilty and sitting we have been enjoying! Richard made a bed swing for the patio right after we added it, and I made three cushions: one for each side and one for the bottom. We take naps on it occasionally, but
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You heard it here first! I am almost finished with the sequel to This World So Fierce. If you want to know how Trish and Nikki’s lives develop after the first novel, this is your chance. For those who have not had the pleasure of reading my novel, here’s a quick blurb: Trish and Nikki
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Our Louisiana weather is beautiful! It’s warm, but bearable. When that sun is out and not cooking us, we love to spend extra time outdoors. That means, of course, we’ve pulled a few weeds, though not enough. We’re watching the garden with bated breath–the tomatoes are teasing us with their large green orbs. And, we’re
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Today, Wright’s work is still considered to be some of the best truly American architecture in the country. [My Modern Met] My sister Laura and her husband, Gary, just finished building a house on the land where we grew up in Plaucheville. It’s the cutest house built in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous
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The Cotton Quilters’ Guild asked for a BOM! Yes, and in no time, I was on it. Meetings were getting rather short, but I couldn’t figure out what was missing. It’s the block of the month thing! Of course, I agreed, noting that the resulting quilt would not be finished for the quilt show on
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Two things about me: I love old lace, and I have to keep my hands busy when Richard and I watch movies. It’s easy enough to keep up with the movie, unless it’s challenging to keep track of characters and plot twists. For me, busy hands mean I’m less likely to talk during the movie
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Here in Louisiana, we are sweating or chilled or wet or happy. It depends on the day, or maybe the time of day, or perhaps what the wind is blowing in. We just never know what we’ll wake up to or how the climate might change during the course of the day. So, we deal
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On my last post (here), I told you that I’ve begun another CASA quilt based on my novel, This World So Fierce. Two things are happening quickly. The first is that the sequel A World Alone is close to finished! Well, the writing part anyway. Never the less, I’m terribly excited about that. But this
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