Thursday, January 2, 2014

Some other things that happened in 2013.

Since my last blog post was some  ?  months ago, thought I'd try to summarize the rest of 2013 for you in pictures.  It was a pretty quiet year, so it shouldn't take long.

Made a few bags:





Watched lots of this:




Built a cell:




Stitched some charity blocks:




Lit some candles:



Joined the 21st century:


Designed my first quilt block:



Made a last-minute gift:



Or two:




Met Jacquie Gering (!):



Caped three superheroes:



Ate waaaay too much of this:


Lost a kindergartner.  Gained a teenager:

    



Sent a swap package to Australia in June:

  



Got it back in December:



Got a little CRAZY:



Got a little SPACEY:



  


Ate waaaaay too much of this:



Made it through the storm:









Designed my first fabric:



Traded my basement office...



For a bright new space:



Determined by double-blind taste test our family's favorite yogurt:



Sent some love to Boston:



Then sent a little more:





Watched an awful lot of this:





And did waaaay too much of this:





Orphaned lots of blocks...

  




In lieu of this...



And this...



And this...

 





Met our gorgeous niece:

 



Took back the Frisco Bell:




Made it 1-for-4 in the LouBee Swap (three IOUs to go):




Made a little pillow:



Then, made a couple more:



And then some generous friends joined in, so we made a couple more:





Before the kids woke up on Christmas morning, I spent a quiet hour in bed giving thanks for all our many blessings.   

May 2014 keep us safe and strong.

Peace, hope and happiness.