Poodles and Quilts

  What Happened to 2024? Hard to believe this is the last day of the year! Right now as I type on the laptop I am watching numerous birds at our feeders and birdbaths. Yesterday we had a flock of Cedar Waxwings eating berries off one our bushes. Haven’t been out to look but I think they did brake a branch. One is hanging down a lot lower than it had been. We have spent a good portion of the last 5 days cleaning out our biggest storage unit. We got rid of quite a bit this year. Galen moved all our shelving to a smaller unit plus our climate controlled unit. We even have empty shelving. That won’t last long tho. First unit is new unit, second the climate controlled unit. I was still sorting through boxes in the controlled unit. And have a few more to sort through. I went through 2 photo albums- one from Taiwan and one of my Mom’s (1998-1999). Need to scan some of the pictures in hers to send to cousins. Not sure how many boxes of slides. Galen took mostly slides while we were ov...

  Almost Christmas   poodlegirls     Daily Happenings ,  Gardening ,  General Sewing ,  Life at home ,  Nature ,  Our Girls ,  Quilting ,  Uncategorized     December 20, 2024   2 Minutes Took a little time off from the blog, trying to get things done in the house, getting ready for the holiday. It’s that busy time of the year! We don’t exchange gifts as we pretty much buy what we want or need throughout the year. Christmas is a time of fellowship with friends. As in the past we are having our friends Bev and Bill here for dinner. The 4 of us have had lots of things going on through out the year and really haven’t had time to catch up. The menu is planned and no not turkey or ham. I was not able to get back to my Blooms and Buds quilt so no new blocks there to show. I did get the Texas quilt bound so it is ready for whenever we can catch up with the friends we are gifting it too. Reminds me I had better get a label mad...

  December! We have officially started the last month of 2024!  Did everyone get their plans they had made for the year completed?  I sure didn’t and with only a month to go, I won’t!  Always next year!!! I did get a fairly large quilt bound. My 2015 bom from Honey Bee in Austin is done! It was a little windy but you get the odea. Made progress on my Buds and Blooms, a cozy quilt pattern. All 20 block A’s are done.  Had hoped to start block B but that will wait for a few days. Am loving Kaffe with the black. We are finally having cooler weather.  Good soup weather, but then we will eat soup anytime.  Opened up a jar one night of my canned chicken corn noodles soup.  Added noodles while it was heating up. Another night I made Hot Italian Sausage and Clam soup.  Another favorite of ours.   If you Google it I fix the recipe from the Kling House at Kitchen Kettle Village.  It is one of their signature recipes and it is free online ...

  A Little Rain Today!   poodlegirls     cooking ,  Daily Happenings ,  Donation Quilting ,  Gardening ,  General Sewing ,  Life at home ,  Nature ,  Our Girls ,  Quilting ,  Travels ,  Uncategorized     November 18, 2024   2 Minutes We were supposed to have rain yesterday but it went way East of Round Rock. We got a little this morning, not a lot but any is welcomed. Late last week after Galen got through his 300 plus pictures he took while on the trip to the valley more plants were pulled out of the beds. It’s time. Now to get the support cages disassembled and put away until next Spring. We also need to transplant some Iris and get the new bulbs in the ground. Galen did spend the weekend trimming our one big bush out front. Needed too before the net lights go up. He will probably start on that later today and finish up tomorrow. We won’t turn them on yet but they will be done! We met Osie last T...

  Veterans Day 2024 I am late in getting this written.  Busy last week into today. We worked more in the yard  pulling some plants that were finished for the year. Cleaned out a raised bed.  Will work up the soil with some compost.  May plant a few cold weather plants- who knows? In honor of Veterans Day I am posting a picture of the 4 Marines in our family.  Somewhere is a picture of our 2 Army.  Need to find it.  Uncle Bob- WWII and cousin Bob- Vietnam. Uncle Ted, Aunt Dottie, cousin Irv and my Dad LeRoy.  Ted, Potties and Dad WWII. Irv- Vietnam. Galen has been in the valley yesterday and today, back home tomorrow.  My play time is over!!! Not really but have been spending more time sewing since I didn’t have to fix meals! I decided it was time to get the top Plot Twist done.  Wasn’t happy with the directions. Couldn’t see cutting and wasting all those pieces of fabric to even up the sides.  Have enough fabric scraps to use! ...

  Design Wall Monday and Other Musings   poodlegirls     cooking ,  Daily Happenings ,  Life at home ,  Quilting ,  Uncategorized     November 4, 2024   2 Minutes I mentioned last week about having a consultation for a Root Canal.  That was Tuesday afternoon.  After looking at X-rays and 3D Imaging.  Yes and he had an opening Wednesday morning so I grabbed it.  In at 9 and out shortly after 10. Finished and the old crown back on.  Back in 6 months to see how things look.  Great job and very little discomfort. We also voted early.  We know what the lines will be like tomorrow even with the number of voters who did vote early. As promised here is a picture of my Pulsar quilt top.  It was a fun quilt along.  And fabric all from the Stewart shop. I do have to confess though to buying wide backing for it.  Didn’t like what I had hand . This was from a QAL by the Bear Creek quilt shop...