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Thursday PM
April 1, 2004
I hope you all had a great day with a minimum of April Fool's trauma. *VBG*
Jeffrey is teaching an Intro to Speech extension course...down in the
mountains south of here. Tonight the students had to give speeches and he
came home with the Best Ever Kentucky Town Name...*Ape Yard Hollow* (Hollar)...so
called because it is a coal mining community and the miners would carry big
buckets of coal in each hand causing them to walk hunched over like
apes...what a visual and what a feel you can get for the difficult times
that have been endured in this part of the country!
I've been
trying to figure out how to make some drawing software do what I need it to
do...not very successfully, I'm afraid...sigh...
Well, I'm off to bed...Guido has been giving me the Mastiff *Time for Bed*
Mind Meld for the last three hours...he sits beside me (understand that
because of his size, we are at the same eye level) and stares intently at my
face, catching my eyes if I look in his direction. He can do this for long
periods of time...talk about focus! LOLOLOL
Have a safe and happy Friday!
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Friday PM April 2, 2004
Mucho Happy Dancing has been going on in the Studio today...I got a
congratulatory email from another designer about my books being handles by
Quilters' Resource, a big quilting supplies distributor...so I went looking
and there they were...*Tink's Applique Alphabet Books, Vol. 1 & 2* *VBG*
The background on all of this is that QR contacted me after seeing Vol1 in
the Keepsake Quilting catalog and immediately faxed a contract...meanwhile I
sent copies of everything but haven't heard a word...being the cautious soul
that I am, I wasn't counting any chickens...and indeed, they haven't placed
an order yet, BUT both books are on their web site so I expect I'll be
hearing from them eventually! LOLOLOL
Happy Dancin'
in in KY!
Have a safe and happy Saturday!
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Sunday PM April 4, 2004
Happy Daylight Savings Time...I'm looking forward to having dawn come a bit
later in the morning...our bedroom is VERY bright in the morning, so I have
a hard time sleeping after that, which wouldn't be as much of an problem if
I went to bed at a reasonable hour. *VBG*
Jeffrey, who hates the entire Daylight Saving Time thing, is going thru his
usual several day grumble...and then he goes thru it all over again in
October.
Meanwhile,
the Atomic/Self-setting clock in the Studio is having issues over something
and is currently an hour behind itself...it didn't reset itself last night
but was adjusted this morning and then was unadjusted sometime this
afternoon...bless it's heart! LOLOLOLOL
It has been bright and springlike here in KY, but a bit on the cool side.
Have a safe and happy Monday!
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Monday PM April 5, 204
Although it is still on the cool side here, it is now an official Boord-Dill
Spring...today we had our first bird on the house...I was on the phone (long
distance, of course) and had to hang up immediately...I REALLY lucked out
because Guido was in the backyard, so I closed the door, and when Mam'selle
came down the stairs, I whisked her into the Quilt Studio and closed it off.
The bird was flying around the LR so I closed the Studio doors and opened
the front door, turned off the LR light and covered the windows...I've
learned that birds fly toward the light, so he soon made a bee line out the
front door...
Last year I think the final count was 7 birds, including 1 pair...all safely
rescued...but picture 2 almost 200 lb dogs leaping and flinging themselves
after these tiny creatures...not a good thing! *VBG*
Have a safe and happy Tuesday!
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Tuesday PM April 6, 2004
It is VERY late, going on 3 AM, and I'm pretty tired and not very
coherent...LOLOL
This morning I caught a very busy bird starting to build a nest in our
basement! We startled each other, he/she flew out the door and I closed it
until the next time a dog needed to go out.
I'm hoping that the door was closed long enough for our little homemaker to
find a better location. We have 3 big Wisteria, which are good nesting
places, so there are a lot of options *VBG
As I said, I'm pretty tired...so I'll say good night now. ;-)
Have a safe and happy Wednesday!
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Thursday
8PM April 8, 2004
I missed posting last night...I was having printer trouble and ended
up at the store at midnight buying a replacement ink jet cartridge...thank
goodness for stores that are open all night. ;-)
My printer trouble stems from the fact that I run 3 different printers off
of the computer, and each one changes the documents slightly, sometimes
causing the pages breaks to slide around...sigh...
I finally got everything happy, but wasted a lot of time and a LOT of
paper...;-(
This morning, I discovered that Guido had eaten the notes for the new
books...4-5 pages, handwritten, with nothing on the computer. I'll be able
to recreate it for the most part...it probably won't be exactly the same but
will be close enough, it will just take time...I called my best friend to
whine about it and she, of course, had to tease me about the dog eating my
homework...she's a dog person and was VERY kind and understanding so I
didn't mind the teasing... LOLOLOL
Guido and I have since made up...he's my big guy and nothing he does will
change that...*VBG*
Moral of the story, don't leave paperwork on the LR couch...and thank
goodness for best friends to hold your hand when the paperwork gets eaten!!
Have a safe and happy Friday!
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Sunday PM April 11, 2004
I hope everyone had a nice weekend... things were busy here, and I missed
being with family, but I've gotten a lot accomplished.
I FINALLY finished the orders from the Winter Shows. I'm working on
straightening the Studio...one of my big fluorescent lights is out of
commission and I've been trying to decide whether to suck up and fix it
myself, or wait for poor Jeffrey to get to it...
Hmmmm... ;-)
I need to spend Monday planning and prioritizing...figuring out what I need
to accomplish and what the deadlines are...let's get out the BIG calendar
and the *To Do* list.
I'm also, still trying to reconstruct the notes Guido ate! LOLOLOL
I'm probably going to do some mild updating on the web site, as well...
Have a safe and happy Monday!
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Monday PM April
12, 2004
I'm working on organizing and cleaning the Studio while I plan my course of
action for the rest of the year. I haven't taken the time to do this for
quite a while. I'm thinking about putting together a *Master List* of
organizational/cleaning tasks for TB-DN and then pledging to do something
from the list every day. Sounds good, doesn't it? *VBG* ... I'll let you
know how it goes! LOLOL
It has been rainy and gray here all day...poor Jeffrey has been working on
the Show that opens on Wednesday, and he is coming home tonight to bind
books for me...bless his heart.
Meanwhile, I have officially started work on the new project... you know,
the one with the notes Guido ate... sigh ... I'm still recreating the notes,
but I did remember enough that I could get started!
Have a safe and happy Tuesday!
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Tuesday PM April 13, 2004
I spent today binding books to fill an order for our newest distributor. The
books will be shipped tomorrow and poor Jeffrey is up to his eyeballs in
costumes for a show that opens tomorrow night. ;-(
I watched TV and bound for a good part of the day...I'm not fast but I did
manage to avoid getting a blister. Jeffrey stopped by when I was about half
way thru and was teasing me that I was doing it all wrong...I told him to
keep his mouth shut! *VBG* At least I wasn't paying me by the hour! LOLOL I
have been hoping to be able to invest in an electric binding machine this
year, and let me tell you, today certainly strengthened my resolve!
It has been raining here for about three days and as the ground gets
saturated, our phone lines and DSL line start to get stroppy ... I was
talking with a friend in NC and we were interrupted by someone here in town,
whose phone call overlapped ours. Shades of party lines!
Have a safe and happy Wednesday!
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Wednesday PM April 14, 2004
After at least 3 days of incessant rain, the sun came out today...it isn't
warm, mind you...LOLOL I had been thinking about putting the houseplants out
for their summer sunning, but decided to wait, fortunately! A neighbor down
the street left her plants out overnight and the chill hit them hard.
;-(
I spent most of today on the phone, working on TNNA/Columbus Show related
things...I think I managed to deal with everything. Meanwhile, I can't
believe it is only Wednesday! YIKES...it feels like LATE Friday! Did I
mention I was tired? *smile*
I've been working with Corel Draw 12 and my new Wacom Drawing Tablet...I am
amazed at the improvements between Corel Draw 8, which I had been using, and
Version 12...well worth the effort to upgrade.
I have a Quilter's Freebie I'm hoping to get added to the site in the next
couple of days, so keep an eye out! *VBG*
Have a safe and happy Thursday!
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Thursday Lunchtime April 15, 2004
Now that I have my Canvas painting finished (for a while), I'm spending my
time on the computer. To keep the tediousness at bay, I jump from project to
project.
;-)
I just
finished adding the Free Project for Quilters from Tink's Applique Alphabet
Book, Volume 1. If you are a NWer, not a Quilter, please pass the word along
to your Quilting Friends! LOL
The link to the PDF file is on the Books page with links to the information
at the top of my HOME page and lower down on the HOME page. PDF files and I
are still making friends after a long period of dislike, so if you have any
problems, PLEASE let me know so that I can *fix* it! *VBG*
Have a safe and happy rest of Thursday!
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Sunday PM April 18, 2004
Yesterday and today were lovely here in Central KY. Yesterday was the 40th
anniversary of the introduction of the Ford Mustang ...shall we have a
moment of silence for car lovers? *VBG*
I've gotten off to a good start on my new book for Quilters ...I'm pretty
excited about it and the technical aspects seem to be going well, at least
so far!
Have a safe and happy Monday!
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Monday PM April 19, 2004
As we enter T'storm season in KY, I am in the process of organizing my *To
Do* lists into *computer plugged in* and *computer unplugged* categories.
Since we have a 100 (almost) year old house. we unplug the computer, copier,
and other important electronics when it rains.
The good news (I think
*smile*) is that I have plenty to do in both categories. In the *unplugged*
category, I have a Free chart for Fratelli Graziano to get stitched. I also
have the new (blue) Shady Lady to stitch, but the deadline for the FG
Freebie is closer.
;-)
There is also plenty of other work, such as shoveling out the Quilt Studio.
All of this is very much on my mind since the Weather Channel is predicting
rain for the next couple of days. If I seem slow in answering emails or
writing each night, this could be the reason! *VBG*
The upside is that this is a WONDERFUL house in which to hear the rain!
Have a safe and happy Tuesday
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Wednesday Lunchtime April 21, 2004
I have CNN.com's Weather for Richmond on the other monitor and BOY, does it
look like we have MAJOR storm(s) coming this way!
I'm trying to do a little bit of computer stuff right now, since it looks as
though I'll have everything turned off for the rest of the day and possible
into tonight and tomorrow...As I've said before, it isn't like I don't have
a LOT of non-computer items on my *To DO* list! LOL
It is getting very gray here...the Studio has grey green walls and one of my
big fluorescent lights is MIA so I feel like I'm in a cave with a penlight!
Maybe this will be the impetus for me to fix the fluorescent light! *VBG*
Have a safe and happy rest of Wednesday!
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Thursday AM April 22, 2004
I'm up VERY early today...it is raining and it looks as though it will be
doing so all day. I'm trying to get email and other related stuff dealt
with, anticipating having the computer turned off for most of the day with
T'storms coming thru!
I'm planning to stitch the
Fratelli Graziano Freebie
today. I hadn't realized how long it has been since I last stitched. I was
looking for my staple gun and Magnifier light...couldn't find them anywhere!
I finally asked Jeffrey and after a little thought, he went to a box and
pulled them out. They were in a big ziplock bag with my other stitching
stuff which I hadn't unpacked since my cross country trip. I got back from
that in Mid-February! YIKES!
A gray, rainy
Thursday seems a perfect stitching day to me! LOLOL
Have a safe and happy Thursday!
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Friday Afternoon April 23, 2004
I'm going to write short and fast today, since I'm online between T'storms...
;-)
A friend just called to tell me that she figured out how to get names out of
the accounting program we both use and on to labels for a mailing list...I
haven't done a pre-show mailing for some time, but maybe I need to consider
doing one for Columbus...hmmmm....if I do it on post cards, it shouldn't be
too terribly expensive.
As the weather gets warmer, Guido get less cuddly...sigh...he is a
doublecoated Mastiff and he gets too warm. He still starts the night on the
bed, because he IS *The Bed Dog* but he moves down to the floor in front of
his personal box fan after only a short time...it means that I have room to
stretch out comfortably, but I still miss him! LOLOL He is such a sweetie!
Have a safe and happy rest of Friday!
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Sunday PM April 25, 2004
I am stitching the final bits of the Freebie for
Fratelli Graziano and I'm
very happy with how it looks. Of course, being as task oriented as I am, I
will be staying up until I finish it! LOLOL
The Fratelli Graziano design is my closest deadline and once I have it
finished, I'll switch over to some of my longer term projects and start
chipping away at them. I am working on a new Quilt related book and will be
introducing a new *Alphabets for Duplicate Stitch and Knitting* in June, so
I guess I'd better get busy! *VBG*
Meanwhile
I've been giving serious thought to ways we can rearrange furniture in this
warehouse we call home. We aren't utilizing the space as effectively as we
could be, but the amount of effort to make the changes I envision is rather
daunting!
Have a safe and happy Monday!
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Monday PM April 26, 2004
I'm back working on *Following the Thread* after a period of neglect...once
I get the membership areas working, I'll be able to really focus on it and
create what I see in my dreams. ;-)
I take the FG Freebie to the framer tomorrow. My friend Sherri is an
incredibly talented framer and I can't wait to see what she comes up with!
I was just starting to work on the new Duplicate Stitch and Knitting book
when the weather started acting up tonight, so I had to unplug the 'puters...
Back to work tomorrow, probably while I watch the Forensic Files marathon
tomorrow night on CourtTV! LOLOLOL
I also redesigned the hat on the newest Shady Lady. I think I really like
this version, so I'll paint the canvas and start stitching!
Have a safe and happy Tuesday!
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Tuesday PM April 27, 2004
It pains me to admit it but I discovered today that Guido's loyalty and
trustworthiness has limits... avocados! I was fixing an avocado sandwich for
lunch today and the finished sandwich was sitting on the edge of the
counter. I was about 18" away and had my back turned, getting a soda out of
the refrigerator when he snagged the top piece of bread. I jumped up and
down and waved my arms about and was totally ignored...every fiber of his
being was focused on the remaining half of the sandwich which contained the
coveted avocado.
I turned away to get the bread from its place of safety on top of the refrig
(these are BIG dogs! LOL) and when I turned back I was just in time to
rescue what remained for my lunch. I chased him out of the room and started
to fix the replacement piece and saw, out of the corner of my eye, Guido
creeping back in, low to the ground and eyes fixed on the prize...I ended up
grabbing the sandwich and eating it right there...standing in the kitchen
...sigh...
Have a safe and happy Wednesday!
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Wednesday PM April 28, 2004
I took the
Fratelli Graziano design to
be framed today. My friend, Sherri, the framer, has an incredible eye to
begin with, and she had the PERFECT frame from a new company...we were BOTH
quite excited. It is going to be spectacular.
I'm going to try to get the new Shady Lady canvas painted tonight so I can
mount it and start stitching...CONCEPT! LOLOLOLOL What!?! Get some work
done!?! YIKES! LOLOLOLOL
I managed to sneak into the kitchen and get my avocado sandwich made today
before Guido even noticed. He came in just as I was taking my first bite.
HA! Sometimes it is the small things that mean a lot. *VBG*
Current
Score:
Cute Blonde...1 vs Handsome Brindle...1
Have a safe and happy Thursday!
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