Author Archives: Judith Oswald

I look forward to cold weather every year, and not just because I live through August in Kansas! One very important reason is meal planning. I have a rotation of soups that have been tested over the years that are perfect for cold weather. All these recipes make a large quantity, especially for two people.Continue reading “Soups On!”

Fall and especially the month of November is magical. I walked the dog this morning in fog , not so dense that I couldn’t enjoy the trees that are showing off their colors, but it added to the ambiance. The autumn smells seem more intense with the dampness fog brings. Kansas will never compete withContinue reading “November Magic”

The start of a new year is different for different groups of people. We start a new calendar on January 1 and for a period of time, try to remember to write the new year’s date. The first day of the Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between January 21 andContinue reading “Thank you–and here we go again!”

Tomorrow is the big day! The quilts are hung for view, the lights have been strung and the “Square”- credit card reader- has been tested! We are ready to go! Here is a quick preview of Wilke Family Life Center after Quilters at First spend two days hammering, pinning and re-arranging. A few lap sizeContinue reading “We are ready!”

The wind has been howling across Kansas for the past two days and the local meteorologists tell us it will last two more days. This a yearly occurrence on the high plains, and every time I wonder how those early pioneer women living in a sod dugout or basic log cabin kept their sanity. WhatContinue reading “Windy Days”

I bought my first pumpkins of the fall today. Even though they were picked from the pile in front of Dillons, I still enjoy selecting the best ones! I do miss the trips to the pumpkin patch with the kids and grandkids. And my pumpkins will never become jack o’ lanterns; it is much moreContinue reading “The Popular Pumpkin”

Are you a list maker? I am. That is not to say I am organized, but I do make grocery lists, “to-do” lists for the day and for the long term and especially Christmas card and gift lists. Approximately fifty percent of the time I will leave my grocery list at home, but creating theContinue reading “Making a list and checking it twice”

It is the summer’s great last heat, It is the fall’s first chill: They meet. –Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt Tomorrow morning very early is the Autumnal. Equinox. With official Fall here, can the annual Quilts Etc. Sale be far away? One month from today, the sale will be over and the Quilters at First will be recovering —Continue reading “Autumn=Quilt Etc Sale and Football”

I am so guilty of this—finishing a quilt and omitting a label on the back. My husband nags me to label my quilts, but….. We have treasured family quilts but are not sure if it was a great aunt or great grandmother who made all those tiny stitches. Did she use scraps of fabric leftContinue reading “Quilt labels Add a Special touch”

Flip the calendar over tomorrow and it is September! According to my favorite weather man, September 1 is considered the beginning of “meteorological” fall. So all you that have been craving pumpkin spice everything and plaid flannel, it is legitimately fall. Labor Day Weekend, the unofficial holiday that marks the end of summer and theContinue reading “Labor Day Holiday Plans?”