Category Archives: Books

Busy week… Great Refrigerator Cookie Recipe

It rained yesterday evening.  A good, solid downpour for about 30 minutes and then a steady, softer rain until after I went to bed.   I do love the rain. I’m still working on how to get my book covers to … Continue reading

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My New Audio Book CD Holder… free almost tute… ;o)

I decided that my quilted booklet would work… but not for what I really wanted.  So I totally revamped my idea. Rummaged around my guest/craft/storage/junk room and came up with a smallish scrap piece of mat board that was left … Continue reading

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How NOT To Do It…. ;o/

I have been downloading audio books for a while now and have several that I need to figure out some way to store.  I think everyone has been thru the old “OH NO! My computer crashed and all my stuff … Continue reading

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Arbee Designs… Free Quilting Patterns and Tutorial

I have so many sites in my favorites that our computer guy makes fun every time he has to do anything to our computers!  This morning I was going thru some of them and found just one of the sites … Continue reading

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One Million Hits.. How Can I Ever Thank You? !

  A SALUTE TO YOU! Sometime this evening or late tonight, this blog will have its ONE MILLIONth hit.  I have to say that I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all of you who have visited over the nearly 5 … Continue reading

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Please Get Permission….

I have put several free patterns that were created by me  up on this site.  They were uploaded with the thought in mind that others might like to use them.  If they are  used  for personal use… that’s great.  If they are … Continue reading

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EZ Pi Shawl Finished…and A Surprise for Hannah

The EZ Pi Shawl is finished… re-dyed…blocked..  Ask me how happy that makes me…lol  The re-dye was done with green Kool Aid and there are some yellow highlights, but not as much as this picture shows.  This was done using … Continue reading

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Feeling Better

  After spending all of the holidays with the flu, DH and I are both feeling almost human again.  We went to the grocery store yesterday and then made a side trip to the local 1/2 price book store.   I … Continue reading

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