Thanksgiving Thoughts

There will be three of us for dinner this year ~ plus Angel and Tippy, of course. Safe travels and good weather are on the preferred menu for eldest son and wife as they wing their way to/from Montreal for the holiday.

After "dinner" is done, the rest of our long weekend is pretty much unstructured (at least for now).

The paper tiger has been decidedly downsized and the house is respectably clean . . . DH needs to spend time in his studio and I in mine. We'll have to wait and see what actually happens . . . but the thought of four days at home sounds absolutely wonderful!

Blessings to you and yours,

Quiltdivajulie
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"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” (W. T. Purkiser)

Ice Cream Social

This quilt has now been gifted to its new owner. (made with Moda's Posh fabric collection and my own liberated version of a Yellow Brick Road On Point layout)

Before shipping it off, I took it to the park for an early morning photo shoot. You can view the full album here ~ enjoy!

Quiltdivajulie
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"A gift is never about need. It's about thanking people." (Lash Fary)

Not Quite So Furry Friday

This is where we've been for over three months now . . . devoting countless hours, significant dollars, and considerable effort of all kinds to help MIL's cats Rufus and Star thrive and become full-time members of our household.

Sadly, despite our best efforts, the kitties themselves have helped us make the final decision. Angel is losing weight and has become tentative and evasive. Despite his early adventures, Rufus has been staying in the laundry room and kitchen, rarely venturing more than a few steps into any other room before racing back to his hiding spots. Star, at 18, seemed to handle the transition better than either of the others but she has also had several ongoing issues.

So, in the best interests of each of the kitties, and for our own long-term well-being, we have very sadly surrendered Rufus and Star to our local shelter knowing that they have a good track record and a high adoption rate for healthy cats. Our prayer is that they help Rufus and Star each find new homes where they will be happy, healthy, adored, and loved. And our other wish is that the freedom to move around her house again without being intimidated will allow Miss Angel to return to her former sweet self.

Tough choices are never easy . . .

Quiltdivajulie

Thinking Thursday

In our newspaper yesterday, we found an announcement article about a new Medic Alert program for those diagnosed with bipolar disorder. (As many of you already know, our younger son was diagnosed just weeks before he started college.)

What a difference this program demonstrates between the attitudes of just ten short years ago and today . . .

Quiltdivajulie
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"Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed but in what is still possible for you to do." (Pope John XXIII)

Wordless Wednesday

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p.s. If you have any available selvages from DOG-themed fabrics, please leave me a comment (if you are a no-reply blogger, please include your e-mail address). I have lots of CAT-themed selvages (for obvious reasons), but the quilt I'm working on is to be gifted to a DOG owner . . .

'Tis the Season ???

Can you guess how we spent much of the weekend? Apparently there is something in the air since Lynne and Chris and Gari and several others have posted very recently about their cleaning out/re-arranging projects . . . it's AUTUMN, so why are so many of us SPRING cleaning?!?!?!?

Quiltdivajulie

So Many Colors . . .

The annual Davies Manor quilt show was held November 6-8. There were ever so many more quilts this year. I had five on display and Chris and her mom had fourteen.

The day I picked up my quilts was one of those wonderful autumn days when the temperature, air quality, and glorious sunshine demand that you stay outside just as long as possible . . . so I stopped by the park to take photos before heading back to work. What fun seeing my quilts playing in the fresh air and hearing my feet crunch through the thick carpet of leaves!

The new photo album is here ~ easiest viewing is with the slideshow feature (last year's album which includes photos of the Manor's original house is here).

Enjoy!

Quiltdivajulie
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"Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways." (Oscar Wilde)