I was thinking about the Ranch retreat experience when I feel into bed last night (at 9:30, I was pooped!) . Retreats are great experiences ...

I'm sorry for the few days' silence...I've been basking in the peace of my bi-annual quilting retreat at the Bishop's Ranch....

I have been doing a lot of reading about gifted children recently. I’m sort of embarrassed to admit this, as I consider myself a pretty invo...

WOE IS ME! This sad little Ipod face is appearing on my Ipod all of a sudden. This is NOT good. You know how much I love my Ipod, yes? I t...

See this wreath? It's from the Coldwater Creek catalog, and sells for $35. They've had something similar at this time of year for ...

Yes, my head is still stuffed with cotton. And now my voice is wobbling like an adolescent boy's. What do you bet that by the end of t...

I came across this page in a Japanese craft magazine, and it makes me smile. Check out the craft magazines at www.kitty-craft.com ... They ...

I seem to have been stricken by the Spring Head Cold so I am feeling as if my head is stuffed with cotton. Roger has just gone off to the st...

You all know how much I adore my Ipod, right? Well, when I saw this meme as I was cruising craft blogs earlier this morning, it reminded me ...

I've mentioned before that I'm in this ongoing design workshop. Several weeks ago, our task was to take a traditional block and use...

This has been a rough morning, and it's only 9:39 am. Caroline was weepy and depressed this morning, suffering from huge anxiety over th...

This weekend has been all about getting little stuff done. I delivered Silvia's quilt to her on Saturday, and she got tears in her eyes ...

I posted a while back about discovering the fun of podcasts, and I'm writing again about it because I've been having SUCH fun with t...

Well, I solved the dilemma of whether to give the quilt with Guatemalan fabric in it to Silvia or keep it for myself. I made another one! ...

Last March, Silvia brought me this gorgeous assortment of fabric from Guatemala. Interesting, to her they're ordinary and coarse and u...

The East Bay Heritage Quilters have a show every other year in Oakland, California, and it's always a great show. This is the show weeke...

I finally got the new issue of Quilting Arts magazine, and I was thrilled to see Liz Berg's gorgeous quilt on the cover! I grabbed the m...

I've been sitting here at my computer a LOT over the last couple of days. Work is now officially under control, with three (count em!) b...

There is nothing like getting a bunch of new work assignments in my email inbox to make me want to quilt. Truly, I am a contrary person. I h...

Sometimes, life -- or a hockey stick, or a knitting needle -- hits you in the face. I'm not going to meet my Knitting Olympics goal of f...