Faithful dog.

Tallulah being a herding dog really struggles when all of the us, (her herd) are not in the same room. It is a little easier in this house, as it is all one level. Here she is laying outside of Drew's bedroom door, because Robert and I are each working around the house. She tries to keep an eye on all of us at the same time, but sometimes a girl has just got to get some rest.

Fall is in the air.

After his walk the "Florida Beagle" can be found snuggled into the quilt. I think maybe I need to make him a quilt so he will quit using mine. A nice flannel quilt with a wool batting, should me just the ticket. I do love this weather. It has been nice to need a jacket. Speaking of needing a jacket, I will need to get one for riding my bike to work on these crisp mornings. Yea! I'm excited that I still get to ride my bike to work. Though starting back up after a three week hiatus may feel like starting all over again.

A couple of quilting projects I have finished.

I found this pattern in a quilting magazine and loved it. The three sunflowers were kind of like making three tiny quilts and attaching them to the larger quilt. Complete with quilting and binding. I love the 3D effect. Which you can't really see in the picture.

Here is a shot of the quilting, which I did on my Bernina. I didn't enjoy it as much as using the long arm, but I'm also not sure I could have done this kind of quilting with the long arm. I would like to blow up one of the daisy patterns and make it into a larger wall quilt. I think it would be a good way to show people how to be creative with the patterns the buy.

I never finished the complicated paper pieced nativity quilt that Beth and Debbie and I worked on on one of our quilt retreat weekends. Debbie and Beth both have theirs done, and they are beautiful. Anyway, I bought this the last time Beth was here for a visit. We found a quilt store next to a yarn shop in Aiken SC. Woo hoo. I love the buttons. All of the fabric is from my "stash" which makes Robert happy.

I finished the binding for these quilts in the car on the way to Atlanta for our flight to Houston. My friend Debbie would be proud, not only are both of these quilts applique, but the binding was done by hand. Now if she could just talk me into needle turn applique.....

There is something to be said for small wall hanging quilts.

To Quilt Market and back.

For my birthday Robert gave me tickets to the quilt market in Houston. He and I left on Friday not knowing really what to expect, but knowing we needed to go. We got to Houston in the afternoon and registered for the market. Bright and early on Saturday we headed out to our adventure.
The weather was wonderful, and since we are now downtowners in Augusta, we wanted to find a place downtown to eat. We found a Tex-Mex place with a second floor balcony and had dinner. The salsa and patio was wonderful and the dinner okay.

What do you call this many quilters waiting for the doors to open? I'm not sure, but I wouldn't want to be in their way.

A peek at the booths. Being with Robert, we decided to go through this event with a system. We started at the right side and went down both sides of the isle to the other end. When we got to the end of the first isle Robert said, " If we are going to go down every isle in the next two and a half days I thinks we can only spend about 30 minutes on each isle." "And we have been in this first isle for an hour and a half." Time flies when you are looking at patterns and touching fabric!

We met a quilt shop owner that knows my friend Connie who has a wool shop in Colorado. Connie, is one of the people resposible for me being a quilter.

And we met a couple of ladies that have a quilters camp retreat in Arizona. The summer one is in Flagstaff and the winter one is in Pheonix. One of them lives close to Robert's parents and they both know his Aunt Evie, from the quilt store in Sedona.

The first distributor that I talked with happened to be the guy who handles Augusta for Checkers distribution. I love small worlds.

We were so, overwhelmed and exhausted after lunch on Saturday that we found a sports bar and watched the Georgia/Florida game. It was one of the best UGA games all year. We meet a couple of guys who were in Houston (not on quilting business) who were from Savannah so we all cheered the Bulldogs on to victory.

Sunday we mapped out a better plan for all the fabric companies I wanted to talk to. So, that day was better. But, I was toast by 3:30p.m. and we went back to the hotel to rest and then out for a good Texas steak and ribs that night.

All in all the trip was a good one. I think that it has given both of us a better idea of what is ahead of us. Now we just have to sort through the 20 or 30 pounds of flyers and info that we gathered.

Kathy gets a job.

The good news is I was offered a job today. It is with an outpatient cancer clinic. I am really excited about it. Of the five jobs I interviewed for the last three weeks this was one of the places I wanted to work. So, a change from pediatric nursing to grown up oncology. I know it seems like a stretch, but I think it will be a good one.
I have to go through all the HR stuff and orientation so my first day is not until November 12th. So, I am a lady of leisure for a couple of more weeks. That means I can help finish the bathroom and maybe get some quilting done.
Woo Hoo!

Wow four posts in one day. It was either a really exiciting day or I had too much time on my hands!

The difference between my dogs.

Today was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. So, Sabueso spent his afternoon basking in the sun on the porch.


And Tallulah........







spent it inside on the cool tile.

Most of the time I'm with Sabueso, but with beginning the peri-menopause occasional hot flash thing, sometimes the tile is the way to go.

24 things I love about Megan.

1. She loves Jesus.
2. She is funny, both of our kids have a great sense of humor.
3. Her red curly hair.
4. Her smile.
5. She is loyal.
6. She loves people.
7. She challenges my thinking.
8. She is creative.
9. The way she tells stories, with special hand signals and sound effects.
10. She is trusting and trustworthy.
11. She is independent, but learning to ask for help.
12. She is not only my daughter, but one of my best friends.
13. She is honest.
14. We can talk about everything or nothing at all.
15. She is brave.
16. I love to hear her speak Spanish.
17. She is smart.
18. She squeezes me into her life, giving me the gift of time.
19. Though she might hate the word, she is a real life cheerleader.
20. She thinks organizing is "fun".
21. The way she lights up when she sees people she loves.
22. She rides her bike to school.
23. She loves to serve people.
24. And last, but not least she is my daughter.

Megan is 24 today.

So, how did it happen that my little girl is now 24. Seems like I blinked and now she is a young woman. It is unbelievable how fast time has flown.





She went from an adorable, talkative, opinionated, smart, sassy, strong willed and funny little girl to...












An adorable, talkative, opinionated, smart, sassy, strong willed, and funny woman.


Happy Birthday Megan. We love you!

It looks like home.

"It looks like home." Megan said when she came in today. I feel the same way. (most of the time) It does make me smile when I see the familiar pictures and prints on the walls.

The official entry way complete with the rails and pictures.











We bought this print in Ireland. The sheep remind me that I have a herding dog.

I hung it in the kitchen for a little change of pace.

Rainy days and Wednesday.

It start raining last night and has rained off and on all day. Look we even have puddles.

HALLELUJAH!!!!!

My dogs do not really like the rain, but we really need it. I tired to tell them that a little rain won't hurt them, but they weren't buying it. So, no long walk to the riverwalk for them today.

Since, I'm not working and could be home on a rainy day I did some cooking.

I made pimento cheese for lunch. We just needed some mint sweet tea and we would be real southerners. (It did have a jalapeno in it for a little southwest kick) Then I made stew and rolls for dinner. Yum.

And though they don't look that great I made some honey cookies for dessert. The dough was really "runny" and not doughy at all. I added 1/2 cup more flour, but they were still pretty spread out and flat. When I took them off the baking stone they smushed together. They taste good and I'm sure they will be eaten, but they are not the prettiest cookie I have ever baked.