A lot of things have happened since my last post!  I retired in April of 2012 after the passing away of my Dad, and we are preparing for my Mom to move into the new addition on our house.  I've lost another of my Yorkies, Molly, and we're down to Dexter and Dottie.  All this blog stuff is new to me, so I'm learning as I go.  More to come...

Catching up...

Well, I lost one of my little Yorkies, Peanut. She was a tough little dog. She lived a pampered and spoiled life, and a long one. Peanut was almost 15. I'll miss the 'little nut' but she's on the Rainbow Bridge.

Spring has finally arrived and boy am I ready for it! I've lived near Raleigh for over 20 years now, and this is the coldest winter I can remember. This winter reminds me of the winters of my childhood in Rowan County, NC. I don't know if getting older or not having a cold winter in so long has made it harder this year. We finally have green grass and the flowers and trees are blooming. I actually sat on my deck and had breakfast and read the Sunday paper. It seems like forever since that has happened. Hopefully a cold, wet winter is not the sign of a hot dry summer!

I belong to a group that has the challenge to complete a block of your BOM each month and post the results. So far I'm on schedule. The end of the month slips up on me, but so far I'm keeping up. I'm working on Primitive Garden by Lisa Bonegan. I just love this quilt! I went to the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival and saw it there. The quilt just looked so good, and of course it won a blue ribbon as it should have. I'll be heading out to the Tarheel Quilter's show this weekend. Off to stitch a bit...

Facebook

Well, I joined Facebook. I'm still learning, but am connecting with people I haven't talked to in a while. The adventure continues....

July 10, 2009 - An introduction

Welcome to my new blog.  Everyone seems to be doing this and I've enjoyed lots of blogs.  I thought I'd share my life and everything happening with you.  I'm 50ish and live in a small town in North Carolina.  I'm right outside our state capital of Raleigh.  I am the Park Manager for Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs.  Bass Lake is the jewel of Holly Springs.  We're a passive nature park and meeting center.  You can visit our website at basslakepark.com and see all the exciting things we're doing. 

Enough about my passion for the Park and more about my life.  I've sewn for over 45 years and quilted for over 30.  That's a pretty long time!  I would not consider myself a 'professional', but I have taught quite a few basic classes. 

I'm less than 5 years away from retirement.  At least I say that since I just can't quite decide if I'm ready to retire.  One day I'm ready and the next I start something new at the Park and I'm not ready.  My husband Chuck the Fireman and I have about an acre of land with our little house.  I have big plans for the property, but once again, I'll need to retire to get all that done!  I have lots of quilt tops to quilt and blocks to make into quilt tops. 

We have 2 grown daughters, 3 Yorkshire Terriers, a Rat Terrier, and a stupid cat.  More about family in another post. 

For now I hope you'll comment and share your blog.