Halloween

We all loved Halloween,

especially, when the girls were little.

 Everyone would begin thinking about their

next year's costume, November 1st.

I loved sewing and making everyone's costumes.

And the girls loved wearing them all year long

for dress up and make believe.

It was perfect.

Invariably, the weather would be Indian Summer,

sometimes right up to the afternoon of Halloween, 

and then could turn into a raging blizzard.

It was always so disheartening to have cover up

our wonderful creations

with a coat, hat, mittens, and boots.

Note the wonderful sunny day.

Did it last?

Probably not!

Elizabeth, 1990, Cleopatra

Jessica, Snow White

Kate, A Southern Belle

Until Next Time-Kyle

UFO's

Once in a while you have to take an

inventory of what projects you have started

and, for whatever reason, have not finished.

Today I looked around my studio 

and with paper and pencil in hand and counted the

quilting projects that where "Projects in Progress".

I looked in the closet, in the cupboard,

on the shelves, on the floor and 

out in plan sight.

I was pleasantly surprised.

Not as many as I had expected.

Now remember, these are ones that I have started 

to some degree, not just collections

of fabric and patterns.

This process is what we do each January

in Stashbusters, the class at the Fig Leaf.

But on Pat Sloan blog, she presented a good

strategy of what to do once you have a list.

I thought about each project and

separated them into groups of "almost done"

to "barely started".

From there I quickly numbered them in

order of importance or decided if

I really want to finish it.

It was a  challenging thing to do today.

I already had a list, but found

more projects, ones that I had started this year.

Even if you're not a quilter,

the sorting process is a good one.

It gives you a good picture of where you are

and what you want to accomplish.

Give it a try.

Until Next Time-Kyle

Is the Doctor In?

When my son-in-law, Don was growing up,

each summer he enjoyed "Greek Camp".

When he was too old to go as a camper,

he had been trained as an EMT, so he

went as the camp's medical person.

He was known as Doctor Don.

Well, yesterday it became official.

He presented his dissertation with a

seminar and a defense with his graduate committee.

He now is Dr. Don!

Elizabeth and Don

Now there are 2 doctors in the house.

Don and his parents who came from Michigan for the big event.

Then it was time to party with friends, family and colleagues.

Great job, Don.

I have to admit I didn't understand the topic, but his 

presentation was great.  

Don can create molecular animations

on the computer to show

people like me what he's talking about.

I may still not understand, but the animation is great.

The best part is that he has his 

postdoc all set up and he's ready to

go to work, ie a real job, on Monday.

Until Next Time-Kyle