Family

Family has always been an important

part of my everyday life.

They've shaped me into who I

am today.

My family has taught me about love, affection,
caring and sharing,
and  building strong and healthy relationships.
Obviously, my list could go on an on.

Friends may come and go,
but my family remains.

It's a reassuring consistency in my life

We had a delightful Sunday spending time with our family.
There were 12 of us together, sharing a meal,
time, laughter and love for one another.
 A special day!
It doesn't happen often enough.

 Ed's brother shared this wonderful photo
of their maternal grandparents
on their wedding day.
1910

Nancy and Anthony Sorrentino

(the English versions of their first names)

They both were from the Naples area of Italy,
and met in Connecticut.
She was 18 and he was 28.

When I looked at their photo

and then at their descendants  around the table today,

I think, they would be pleased to see who has

followed in their footsteps.

Family, past and present.

We're all connected.

Although, I'm not sure though who will carry on with that
spectacular mustache.

Until Next Time-

Fabulous Friday

For Today:

Looking Out My Window: The weather is suppose to be a lot warmer over the weekend.  Granted, I live in Colorado and we do have cold and snow, but I'm ready for a break.

My Weekend Plans Include: We're heading to Boulder on Sunday to see Ed's brother and family.  It will be like a mini family reunion.  Maybe I can to stop in a couple of my favorite places while we're there.  Like the Cost Plus World Market and  the PepperCorn, Gourmet Goods. 

I’m Reading:  All that Remains, by Patricia Cornwell.

Movie Marquee: The Crossing and Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Something Quiltie: Yesterday was our Stashbuster's club meeting.  We had 50 women attend, ready to dive into their fabric stashes and project collections and get busy.  The facilitator was, Tah Dah, Me.

 A couple of the quilts I shared were the pink and green flying geese, a pattern from Miss Rosie's Quilts and the purple one, I call Wiggle Jiggle, is a pattern from Karla Alexander. The theme for the first 3 months was using triangles.

One of My Favorite Things: I love to cross things off of lists.  It's a wonderful sense of accomplishment for me.  I'll even add things I've done just to be able to cross them off.

I'm Thinking About: How my quilts will be a footprint for my family that I was here.
 

What’s For Dinner: I made Chicken Verde Stew with Hominy from Cooking Light on Wednesday.  Leftovers!!!

A Favorite Photo: I love to make cupcakes for our class at the store.  It gives me a reason to experiment with  lots of different flavors.

 For Valentine's Day

Chocolate Cupcakes with Bacon

with Carmel Frosting.

 Have a wonderful weekend,

What's Happening

I finally had some time to work on

PROJECTS!

I've been embroidering on the 

Crabapple Pattern, 

Snowmen From A to Zzz.

I've got a couple blocks done, 

but each block sure takes me a lot of time.

I must be a slow stitcher.

It's what I had planned to work on

while Ed ran his race.

But I did get a block done with Elizabeth's help this weekend.

I sure appreciated that.

There's nothing better than receiving  help from

someone when you least expect it.

Tah Dah!

Also had time to do some machine quilting on Monday.

 I have 5 small quilts ready to be quilted.

Finished one.

Now for the binding.

I actually love that part.

I guess because I can sit, do some

hand stitching  and  I'm almost done.

Don't you love striped bindings?

I'll be able to show you more of the quilt later.

I facilitate the Fig Leaf's Stashbuster's Club tomorrow.

 Here are a couple of my ideas for class.

I've found, identified and made a list 

of all of my "Unfinished Projects".

(That's always enlightening)

I've sorted them into categories.

A= Absolutely, Almost Done

B= Back on Board, I still love it and I'm ready to Bounce Back

C= Careful Consideration, to finish or not to finish that is the question

D= Dump It,

I'll pick 4 projects to work on.

Something that will be fast to finish (see quilt above)

Something that I will love to work on, (love that embroidery)

Something that has a deadline, (antique ocean wave)

and Something that is long term. (The Roseville Album Quilt)

 Ready to make some progress.

I'll keep you posted.

Until Next Time-