December 31

One thousand four hundred and sixty-one days of continuous, daily posting....  Mary

December 30

Happy birthday to my baby brother....  Mary

Jeff with his lovely wife Kathy

December 29

Just working away....  Mary

December 28

Working on a sample....  Mary

December 27

Starting the double happiness for Eileen and Warren's wedding....  Mary

December 26

It may not be the night before Christmas, but not a creature was stirring.  Not even a Monster....  Mary

December 25

Christmas cracker crowns!  Mary

December 24

It's been a long holiday for Monster with a dog visiting and people visiting.  He's done....  Mary

December 23

As of right now, I do not have to go back to work for 12 whole days.  My own personal 12 days of Christmas....  Mary

A gorgeous card from some dear, dear friends

December 22

Eileen and Warren got here safe and sound for a Christmas visit.  And still no presents for Monster under the tree....  Mary

December 21

Did the extensive holiday decorating today (i.e., plugged in the fiber optic tree) and done....  Mary

December 20

The block stack gets higher....  Mary

December 19

Blocks....  Mary

December 18

Monster supervising the evening....  Mary

December 17

Haircut and dumplings, so no new blocks tonight.... Mary

December 16

Enjoying the new blanket in the bathroom sink that Monster uses for a bed during the day....  Mary

December 15

My coworker's daughter Grace made a fleecy pink blanket for Monster.  He does love himself some soft fleece. And the color shows off his little pink nose and ears to perfection....  Mary

December 14

And some more blocks....  Mary

December 13

More blocks....  Mary

December 12

A pile o' blocks....  Mary

December 11

Blocks....  Mary

December 10

More blocks and now two days off from work....  Mary

December 9

More blocks....  Mary

December 8

Piecing more blocks....  Mary

December 7

General layout with paper sashing strips. Unfortunately, I have no red paper to test with.  Will have to start actually cutting fabric strips soon....  Mary

December 6

Moving blocks around and filling in....  Mary

December 5

Putting blocks back together....  Mary

December 4

The center block, maybe....  Mary

December 3

Is it really, truly December already?  Trying to find the perfect center block....  Mary

December 2

Moving blocks around....  Mary

December 1

First hang with lots of un-pieced blocks to swap in as needed....  Mary

November 30

And some more blocks....  Mary

November 29

And some more blocks....  Mary

November 28

More blocks....  Mary

November 27

Happy Thanksgiving!  Today was quilt blocks, peel potatoes, quilt blocks, roll up crescent rolls, quilt blocks, eat, carb coma....  Mary

November 26

Our evening's house guest, and Katie too....  Mary

November 25

Sleeping very badly this week, but there is a four day, alarm-free weekend coming.  Monster, of course, has been napping on a finished quilt top....  Mary

November 24

First messy snowfall of the year.  Roads were a mess on the way home.  Monster has chosen to spend the time safely ensconced in his bed.  Eileen has dubbed the new cat bed Fort Fuzzy Pants....  Mary

November 23

Back to work tomorrow for a thankfully short week....  Mary

November 22

We had Eileen's in-laws over for dinner tonight.  CK, who is an MD and an accomplished painter, gave us a lovely painting as a gift.  Such delightful, thoughtful people....  Mary

November 21

It will be nice to have a clean house going into the holidays....  Mary

November 20

Cleaning the studio, dusting and everything....  Mary

November 19

Tonight was dumplings! haircut, and snacks on the chaise while I cleaned the bathroom....  Mary

November 18

Monster and Meeko settle in for naps as I clean for the weekend's guests....  Mary

November 17

And some more blocks....  Mary

November 16

More blocks....  M

November 15

Added some more blocks while Annie puppy sat....  Mary

November 14

Monster is not the only kitten who likes to time share on the quilts.  Little Vaida's cat shared the quilt while she was napping....  Mary