February 11, 2010
Hmm. It seems that this is becoming a "Weekly" instead of the daily editions that I had hoped for. Oh well, fewer opportunities to bore
folks, I suppose.
About my "To Do LIst," heh heh. Definitely avoiding it.
In fact, I am seriously considering changing the name
of that list to the "To Don't List." Here are some new
baskets that I have been working on. I ordered five
additional hanks of the cording needed for making
the baskets and I have already used up all five hanks.
Raise your hand if you think these were on the "Do" list.....
My husband, Tom, just called to say it has already
started to snow. This is a major event in the South.
The not too great part is that Tom, Brandy and I are
planning to head out, tomorrow, for Houston. Son,
Chris, and his girlfriend, Kathy, gave us tickets to
"Stomp." I already saw this group once, a long time
ago, and loved it. I hope they have added new stuff,
but, even if it is exactly the same, it will be entertaining,
for sure. Say a tiny prayer that the tickets were not
bought in vain and that we are able to drive in our
seldom-to-be-seen-and-loved-because-school-is-
closed snow.
February 2, 2010
Groundhog Day. No worries about a shadow here unless that groundhog has electricity. Majorly dreary day.
Like most of you I am thinking FEBRUARY? Already? Gulp.
Oh well. Did I mention how incredible the setting for the baby shower was? The party was held in the penthouse suite of an apartment
building. The master bath was bigger than my bedroom. Heck, the bathrooms for the other bedrooms were almost bigger than my
bedroom. When something wonderful happens to me, I usually think, "Boy, wonder how the other half lives?" Well, now I see how they
live. To think I was thinking about the "other" other half. Silly me. I should make myself more clear, even when I am talking to
myself.....babbling, again.
January 27, 2010
Emergency emergency. I just got invited to a baby shower being held in Baton Rouge this weekend. Does one actually think I can get
away with buying a gift? Could not live with the guilt. So, I added this to my "to do" list and actually did it. As you can see, I added a
border. Of course, I did not have that in the plan when I bought the fabric. No matter what I did, 12" of fabric just would not stretch into
the 24" that I needed to complete the border. So I am off to the Fabric Shop for more fabric. Definitely better leave this off the list so I
will be sure to get it done??? Hey, even I am confused
Sorry about the picture quality but I am doing this
on my own since my husband is out of pocket. For
many reasons, I much prefer it when he is IN pocket....
January 26, 2010
The Jefferson Quilt Show was delightful. Always is. The town is so charming, the folks equally so. If I were to do only one Quilt Show, it
would be this one. Now I better go make another list so I can get busy avoiding it, as usual. Last time I was in avoidance mode was the
night before I left for the Jefferson Show. I stayed up until 2 a.m. making a basket. I have now made three; wanna see?
Geez, if I make a long enough "to do" list I can get
all of my Christmas gifts done by February,
heh heh. Hey, I can put them under the tree that
is still up, making me "ahead" on two things.
Yea ME.
January 24, 2010
Just time to say a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DEBBIE, a.k.a. "Lee," my sweet baby sister.. Your birthday present is wrapped and
sitting under the Christmas tree which I have yet to take down. Perhaps I should leave it up and look really prepared for Christmas
2010???? That is probably the only time I would be "ahead" for the entire year, I predict....
January 20, 2010
Here she is! I am back in one piece, trailer still
attached to the car. Of course, I only parked where
I could go forward. No reverse. No backing up....
I was so nervous not only driving with a trailer
but heading North for Gosh sake. I mean, last
week there were several feet of snow on the
ground in Oklahoma City. The biggest scare that
I had was when the vendor of the booth next to me
came in on day two and announced that his trailer
was gone -- stolen in the night. Also, another vendor
had his car stolen. The police told us that on
average, there were five trailers a day stolen in
Oklahoma since they did not have to be registered.
After that sleeping was not an option. It showed on
the way home, believe me. I spent half my driving
time running off the road. My determination to
make it home in one day ended around five in the
evening. By six-thirty I was in a hotel, by six-thirty-one
I was in la la land. Amazingly, I slept for 12 hours.
Now, I am back to my "list" of "to -do's", avoiding them, as usual. Guess I had better go see what else I can avoid. I am supposed to
leave for another show in the morning so you can imagine my list.
January 6, 2010
O.K., it is official. I am now a trailer-hauling-show-on-the-road gal, a real trailer hitch and everything. Who wouldathunkit? In fact, by
Friday my new trailer will even have my name on it. I will take pictures. Right now I am running around like a chicken with my head off.
I get very little done, but double it on the "Running around" part. I am a great list maker. The thing is, I seem to use the list for what I
need to avoid doing. Like yesterday, I was still in the fabric designing mode. Not on the to do list. Then, in the middle of trying to pack
for Oklahoma, what do I start??? cleaning out the closets. Yeah, like that was on my list !!! Oh well, Goodwill is gonna get a truckload
of stuff and I won't even get to haul it in my new trailer because it is already being loaded with quilt stuff. If you see me whizzing by, be
sure to wave.
January 5, 2010
Whew, even I occasionally do something that makes me have doubts about my sanity. In the middle of trying to almost single-handedly
make preparations for my next Quilt Festival, what do I start? You guessed it, a new project. It is not, however, a quilt. I spent the last
three days trying to create fabric designs. Did I mention that I know basically nothing about Photo Shop? Here goes another huge
learning curve, that is a guarantee !
Now, the test -- Question #1. Is Dianne wasting her time when she could be doing something she KNOWS she needs to be doing?
Question #2. Who cares?
January 4, 2010
Hmm. That will officially be the first time I used the new year in actual text. Cannot deny it now, it is here.
I began the New Year by doing what most of the world was doing --at least everyone for a hundred mile radius appeared to be doing,
and that was -- returning Christmas gifts and shopping. Dillards always starts their 75% off sale on January 1. They are able to get rid
of pretty much anything that even looks like it could have been related to Christmas. ANYthing red or green, ...tag it! (hey, I even
bought a red bra, very Christmasey, don'tchathink?) It was a madhouse. I am always reminded of the "I Love Lucy" show where the
shoppers are grabbing and fighting over items. Luckily it was not that bad, but it's close. I now have a good bit of my next Christmas'
purchases all done as well as all of my Pokino gifts. I'm keeping the red bra, Ho Ho Ho.
Hmm. It seems that this is becoming a "Weekly" instead of the daily editions that I had hoped for. Oh well, fewer opportunities to bore
folks, I suppose.
About my "To Do LIst," heh heh. Definitely avoiding it.
In fact, I am seriously considering changing the name
of that list to the "To Don't List." Here are some new
baskets that I have been working on. I ordered five
additional hanks of the cording needed for making
the baskets and I have already used up all five hanks.
Raise your hand if you think these were on the "Do" list.....
My husband, Tom, just called to say it has already
started to snow. This is a major event in the South.
The not too great part is that Tom, Brandy and I are
planning to head out, tomorrow, for Houston. Son,
Chris, and his girlfriend, Kathy, gave us tickets to
"Stomp." I already saw this group once, a long time
ago, and loved it. I hope they have added new stuff,
but, even if it is exactly the same, it will be entertaining,
for sure. Say a tiny prayer that the tickets were not
bought in vain and that we are able to drive in our
seldom-to-be-seen-and-loved-because-school-is-
closed snow.
February 2, 2010
Groundhog Day. No worries about a shadow here unless that groundhog has electricity. Majorly dreary day.
Like most of you I am thinking FEBRUARY? Already? Gulp.
Oh well. Did I mention how incredible the setting for the baby shower was? The party was held in the penthouse suite of an apartment
building. The master bath was bigger than my bedroom. Heck, the bathrooms for the other bedrooms were almost bigger than my
bedroom. When something wonderful happens to me, I usually think, "Boy, wonder how the other half lives?" Well, now I see how they
live. To think I was thinking about the "other" other half. Silly me. I should make myself more clear, even when I am talking to
myself.....babbling, again.
January 27, 2010
Emergency emergency. I just got invited to a baby shower being held in Baton Rouge this weekend. Does one actually think I can get
away with buying a gift? Could not live with the guilt. So, I added this to my "to do" list and actually did it. As you can see, I added a
border. Of course, I did not have that in the plan when I bought the fabric. No matter what I did, 12" of fabric just would not stretch into
the 24" that I needed to complete the border. So I am off to the Fabric Shop for more fabric. Definitely better leave this off the list so I
will be sure to get it done??? Hey, even I am confused
Sorry about the picture quality but I am doing this
on my own since my husband is out of pocket. For
many reasons, I much prefer it when he is IN pocket....
January 26, 2010
The Jefferson Quilt Show was delightful. Always is. The town is so charming, the folks equally so. If I were to do only one Quilt Show, it
would be this one. Now I better go make another list so I can get busy avoiding it, as usual. Last time I was in avoidance mode was the
night before I left for the Jefferson Show. I stayed up until 2 a.m. making a basket. I have now made three; wanna see?
Geez, if I make a long enough "to do" list I can get
all of my Christmas gifts done by February,
heh heh. Hey, I can put them under the tree that
is still up, making me "ahead" on two things.
Yea ME.
January 24, 2010
Just time to say a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DEBBIE, a.k.a. "Lee," my sweet baby sister.. Your birthday present is wrapped and
sitting under the Christmas tree which I have yet to take down. Perhaps I should leave it up and look really prepared for Christmas
2010???? That is probably the only time I would be "ahead" for the entire year, I predict....
January 20, 2010
Here she is! I am back in one piece, trailer still
attached to the car. Of course, I only parked where
I could go forward. No reverse. No backing up....
I was so nervous not only driving with a trailer
but heading North for Gosh sake. I mean, last
week there were several feet of snow on the
ground in Oklahoma City. The biggest scare that
I had was when the vendor of the booth next to me
came in on day two and announced that his trailer
was gone -- stolen in the night. Also, another vendor
had his car stolen. The police told us that on
average, there were five trailers a day stolen in
Oklahoma since they did not have to be registered.
After that sleeping was not an option. It showed on
the way home, believe me. I spent half my driving
time running off the road. My determination to
make it home in one day ended around five in the
evening. By six-thirty I was in a hotel, by six-thirty-one
I was in la la land. Amazingly, I slept for 12 hours.
Now, I am back to my "list" of "to -do's", avoiding them, as usual. Guess I had better go see what else I can avoid. I am supposed to
leave for another show in the morning so you can imagine my list.
January 6, 2010
O.K., it is official. I am now a trailer-hauling-show-on-the-road gal, a real trailer hitch and everything. Who wouldathunkit? In fact, by
Friday my new trailer will even have my name on it. I will take pictures. Right now I am running around like a chicken with my head off.
I get very little done, but double it on the "Running around" part. I am a great list maker. The thing is, I seem to use the list for what I
need to avoid doing. Like yesterday, I was still in the fabric designing mode. Not on the to do list. Then, in the middle of trying to pack
for Oklahoma, what do I start??? cleaning out the closets. Yeah, like that was on my list !!! Oh well, Goodwill is gonna get a truckload
of stuff and I won't even get to haul it in my new trailer because it is already being loaded with quilt stuff. If you see me whizzing by, be
sure to wave.
January 5, 2010
Whew, even I occasionally do something that makes me have doubts about my sanity. In the middle of trying to almost single-handedly
make preparations for my next Quilt Festival, what do I start? You guessed it, a new project. It is not, however, a quilt. I spent the last
three days trying to create fabric designs. Did I mention that I know basically nothing about Photo Shop? Here goes another huge
learning curve, that is a guarantee !
Now, the test -- Question #1. Is Dianne wasting her time when she could be doing something she KNOWS she needs to be doing?
Question #2. Who cares?
January 4, 2010
Hmm. That will officially be the first time I used the new year in actual text. Cannot deny it now, it is here.
I began the New Year by doing what most of the world was doing --at least everyone for a hundred mile radius appeared to be doing,
and that was -- returning Christmas gifts and shopping. Dillards always starts their 75% off sale on January 1. They are able to get rid
of pretty much anything that even looks like it could have been related to Christmas. ANYthing red or green, ...tag it! (hey, I even
bought a red bra, very Christmasey, don'tchathink?) It was a madhouse. I am always reminded of the "I Love Lucy" show where the
shoppers are grabbing and fighting over items. Luckily it was not that bad, but it's close. I now have a good bit of my next Christmas'
purchases all done as well as all of my Pokino gifts. I'm keeping the red bra, Ho Ho Ho.
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