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Here we are again...

As I started my blog adventures again, I decided to spend a few posts reflecting on life during the hieght of the pandemic.  But now, after a few months of various vaccines being available, and a few months of mask mandates being lifted and the hope of life returning to normal.... mask mandates are now coming into effect again.  There is a surge in variants of COVID, especially the "Delta variant".  There are increases in those testing postive and increases in those being hospitalized.  At this time only 45% of Kansans and 50% of the US population are vaccinated.  We are a long ways from herd immunity people!! On Friday K-State issued the mask mandate again just as employees are heading back to campus today. USD383 issued a mask mandate for everyone and as far as I can tell when kids return in the fall: I just feel like we are going backwards instead of forwards. Most of those that are being hospitalized are those who are not vaccinated and many of them are rushing to get va
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Last trip before the Pandemic...

 Before the pandemic hit and all hell broke loose, I took my usual spring break trip to Boston.  I left on March 6, after spending a few days in KC watching Emma and returned on March 10 (spring break week at K-State).  At that time we were starting to hear about COVID and COVID cases in the US. I had noticed flying out there that the planes weren't very full. CDC hadn't quite decided if masks were necessary and no one really knew or could even predict how COVID was going to change the whole world.  Regardless, I had a wonderful visit in Boston.  So maybe the best way to "document" this trip is to capture FB Posts: And then this happened!  So proud of this girl!! On the way home, I realized that COVID was going to have a big impact on our lives.  My flights had so many empty seats, so much so that we could have an entire row to ourselves!! The airports were much less busier.  I was only in the office for less than one week.  During that week we watched major univerist
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Let's start again....

 WOW...Where do you start? You would of thought that I would of wanted to do this blog during the pandemic...but I didn't.  I always wonder why I start and stop...why I can't keep up.  Maybe I run out of things to say or maybe there is just too much going on to share my thoughts on a blog post.  Who knows? What did get me starting to think about blogging again was a question that was asked from someone I follow...."how do you record your projects, do you use Instagram, Facebook, blog, paper..?"  Which led to a bigger question... what do you want to record... your life, your projects, your travels??  That is alot to put out to the world.. But I think what I do want to record are my projects...the hows, they whys and especially the "whats".   What yarn did I use to make that teddy bear, what size needle did I use to knit that blanket, what was the free pattern for that quilt? So here I am again attempting to document yet again.   I am really not too far off si
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Book Shelf Retirement Quilt

Another woman is retiring from the library.  Mary has been a large part of the library quilting group and has been involved in so many retirement quilts for others.  So many of the original library quilting group have retired and she was basically one of the last ones left.  Three of us from the library along with three others who work on campus or are retired librarians decided to work on a quilt for her.  And now that it is her turn and we wanted to make her something really nice.We know she wanted a book shelf quilt and we used this pattern to make her one: Everyone used the same background fabric and we used our stash to make the bookends.  When I put them together, the scrappiness of all the bookends gave the quilt such a wonderful look.  The sashing in between the blocks was used to have colleagues sign and leave messages of farewell and good luck for Mary.  I made three of the blocks for this quilt.  The first block in on the second row and has a the purple books and the
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Two Years and HOPE

Has it really been two years since I last posted?  Wow!  I guess I struggled with what do I post, what do I not post etc.  Was this a blog to record life or was it to record my creative adventures with an occasional post on life?  I think I'll chose the latter.  It's hard to remember daily things, let alone remember things that you make, how you made them and why.  I hope that I can capture those thoughts here, and I can come back here in case I forget or in case I want to remember. Do I recap the past or do I move forward?  Hmmm... let's just move forward! The family has grown and had additions, and the grands have grown with a few added and more to come.  The last two years have been busy.  August 31, 2018 was the last date i posted.  Since then many quilts have been made, given away and more have gone in the WIP pile...of course.  Two grandkids were added and the last single kid got married.  Our original family of six is now at thirteen and growing.  Life is good a
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Baby Shower Fun!

Our New York City girl came home for a baby shower and it was so much fun! Dani and Allison planned the shower....the decorations were just lovely. There was a diaper cake, made with lots of love by the mother-in-laws! And lots of food... How precious is this! And this picture just makes a Mama's heart happy! These grandmas can't wait to welcome that baby girl into the world! There were lots of good friends that came and played some wonderful games... And there were some very special presents.... And a special quilt was requested.... The future parents had wonderful special friends come by to celebrate... They have no idea what is in store for them!!! if course the little princess was in attendance, but was preoccupied watching "Moana".... don't you just love her dress?
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