Category Archives: Vermont

Clearing the Clutter

     Just how does everything get so out of control in one month? Well I need to get rid of all the Christmas stuff and move on to sewing here soon. Another day and I should be good to go… or maybe I can’t get back into the routine….My tree is still up but hopefully tonight will be down and put away.

    I am wavering between what to do with all these quilts I generate . Since I have had requests for baby quilts,  I played with some baby quilt ideas to sell on Etsy.  Easy and they reminded me of summer.  I will quilt it, wash it and see how it looks all nice and crinkly from the quilting.

     I also made some flannel tops. So nice and soft to work with. Am undecided yet how to proceed. I am really tired today…can you tell? Or maybe just missing Vermont and vacation times.

My daughter Hope has such a hard time saying good-bye to “her” cows that she helps with. I don’t think Chilly wanted her to go either.

  Absolutely unfocused today.

I think I will have another cup of coffee before I go conquer this:

Or maybe I just need a nap! Happy Sewing, my friends!

An Amazing Vacation

   I am so glad to be home today. We had an amazing vacation at our second home in Vermont. We left the day after Christmas and came home late (very late!) last night. We have had our home there for about five years now and really cherish the week after Christmas playing. My husband and the kids ski. I stay behind and cook hot soups or stews for them, take long walks, go snow shoeing or sew. It is win, win for everyone. I love having a fire and reading or sewing at night. But I hate flying home-it’s chaos and last night we left Burlington, VT after it had just had 26 inches of snow. I  thank God that we made it out and made it safely!

     I was able to start some projects. I have had so many requests to make baby quilts and wanted a prototype to sell. Just had fun playing with that. Also, spent some time setting those goals that sometimes get accomplished. One thing I know I will be doing is picking up my journal again. So, I bought a new journal to start out the year. Seems to be one more step to the process but I always can pick up new ideas and plans through it.

  I am very glad to have internet service! I went to the library  in Stowe, VT to do the minimal posts after Christmas that I did. It took forever to download photos though. I appreciate my easy internet access here!

     Well- need groceries and errands run. Better go! Nice to be back. Happy Sewing, my friends!

The Calm

     I love the week after Christmas. Don’t get me wrong- I love Christmas as well. But it is the lack of schedules and extra time with the kids that I really appreciate. We woke up to a dreary day and I thought they might be bored with all the rain keeping us inside.

Everyone keep peeking outside to be let outside-one of those days. But finally it cleared and we walked and walked. It was warm.

Took a lot of pictures.

And played in slushy snow.

And took more pictures of a beautiful sunset in a beautiful place. And then I sat in front of the fire to sew. What a great day in the week after Christmas! Pictures of sewing coming tomorrow I hope.

Happy sewing, my friends!