Monthly Archives: December 2009
A Winter Wonderland Commute
Ever since we moved to Maple Hoo and I realized there was a bike path running almost the entire length of my commute to the office, I’ve dreamed of being able to walk to work in a gently-falling snow. We … Continue reading
Filed under Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, Pommerdoodling, Seasonal
Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Many years ago, Boomer treated all of her daughters to a weekend “boot camp” at a swanky dude ranch in California, where she and our dad had taken swanky vacations long before we were born. For a little flavoring shot, … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas — In Quilt Form
One of my favorite things about cross-stitching was making quick little seasonal pieces, especially Christmas stuff. When I started quilting I thought I was going to have to give that up because surely no one was out there making fun, … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Quilting, Seasonal
Dear Santa, c/o The Fat Quarter Shop
Dear Santa, We’ve been ever such nice quilters this year! Remember when we got started on quilting projects and then could have abandoned them in favor of newer, better projects? Well, we didn’t! (OK, we didn’t always. But we must … Continue reading
Filed under Pommerdoodling, Quilting
Happy Quiltaversary To Us!
It was exactly a year ago today that we were bitten by the quilting bug, thanks to a quick trip to Pennington Quilt Works to buy a charm pack for Boomer for Christmas! What a fateful day! We’ve both been … Continue reading
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Taking Stock of the Works in Progress: Pookie Edition
It’s been almost a year since we both started quilting, and it seems like now is a great time to step back and take stock of what’s in our active pipelines right now. We’ve both just finished up some quilts … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Progress Reports, Quilting
