I’m working away on my quilt. I spend my time examining the little gems that form when I complete each quilt block. I put the pieces together without paying attention to the patterns – I mean I don’t try to match them or make pleasing combinations. As I sew I grab the next piece of…

I love fabric, I love pattern, I love color!!!

I was at my childhood home and now I’m at my Switzerland home. I’m very grateful that I got to go to Grandma Dice’s funeral. Brian was a trooper – balancing his demanding work plus all the bits of work that go along with getting the girls off to school. It was a difficult few…

Well I’m about to leave for my trip to Grandma Dice’s funeral. But I’ll post a few photos before I go. The snow is all gone now but Bea sure enjoyed it when it was here. She made a mini igloo on our patio: Here’s Claire’s desk after we cleaned up. She carefully arranges her…

Brian’s company had a fun outing last night – a dinner on the Fondue Tram. Everyone packs onto an old-style tram and as you eat and eat and eat fondue you get to ride all around the city of Zurich. So good and so fun! It’s also so hot! A bit like a cheese scented…

My Grandma Dice passed away on Saturday. She was the best grandma anyone could hope to have. It’s hard to imagine that she won’t be around anymore. I felt blessed that I was able to see her and hold her hand and give her one last kiss when I was in Michigan at Christmas time.…

This week has been nice and quiet. Brian is in Chicago for the week. Now that the Christmas decorations are put away I need a little plant life to brighten up the dark days. I made a new fabric bucket to hold these grape hyacinths. We’ve been getting lots of snow. In the evening when…

Well Christmas vacation has almost come to an end. Bea and Claire return to school on Monday and I’ll be packing up the Christmas decorations. The girls and I have had terrible sleeping habits. That will, sadly, have to come to an end tomorrow. I had a pudding-making streak for three days in a row.…