Thanksgiving 2008

We had a wonderful day hearing about how much fun Yasmeen is having in college. She loves her art history class and thinks she'd like to major in art history. But after making gingerbread house decides she'd like to study architecture. It's fun to learn new things.

Plant Progress

The Christmas Cactus is getting closer to being in full bloom, and I am excited that my cotton plant has a blossom. Of course it would prefer to be in the South somewhere warm, but it is trying it's best to perform. When it was outside this summer, something was eating the leaves, making holes. Pretty blossom!

Tobacco Road quilt

I finally finished sewing together the rows. Tedious work matching seams. Now I'm ready for the first narrow border, then on to making the Flying Geese border. Thanks Bonnie for this one. When this is finished, I will have made all three mysteries!

Snow and indoor plants

Budding out some more...

I can't get excited about snow like some people do, but it is pretty to watch it from the warmth of indoors. My rule since I retired is to never go out driving in it!

My Christmas cactus is putting out new leaves and small buds, the buds are hardly visible but growing daily. My Baby is watching it also. The cotton plant is just about ready to bloom, but it has been that way for weeks! I am hoping being indoors where it's warm will help it bloom, I can't wait to see it. The cotton seed is from Texas.

Pink project

I only make half the blocks, my sister made the other half, she made the letters and put it together. Isn't it cute?

Working on pink strip blocks -

Quilting today

Here is my progress on Bonnie's Tobacco Road quilt. It sure is slow but eventually comes together! I am working on this while waiting for the last QOV clue!

Tomato harvest

I'm coming to the end of the tomato crop. These are some that ripened indoors and are either going to be made into salsa or else cooked and run through the food mill to make tomato sauce. I then freeze the tomato sauce. I have one more batch like this left, then that's all until next summer!!