My cousin likes to say, “Abe Lincoln and I were both born in a log cabin!” Eighty nine years ago she was born in a rustic log cabin in southwest Missouri. She was the first child of a very young couple starting out in the middle of the Great Depression. I would have been fascinatedContinue reading “Log Cabins”
Author Archives: Judith Oswald
Do you see the “other” pattern?
I am fascinated by drawings that upon a second examination, a new design or face or animal appears. The drawing becomes much more complex than it first appeared. After you have discovered the more intricate design you will never see original the same way again. Some quilt blocks are designed so that when they areContinue reading “Do you see the “other” pattern?”
Please enjoy it now!
Each time I place this saucer in front of my husband for his dessert or salad, he protests. He doesn’t want to use it because it was my Grandpa Van’s saucer and he is afraid he will break it. I have explained over and over that if it has lasted well over 100 years, itContinue reading “Please enjoy it now!”
National Quilting Day
Happy National Quilting Day! The actual date jumps around but it is always the third Saturday in March. Interesting that is just before the start of official spring. Winter and quilting go together in my world. Of course, I quilt year around, but in spring, summer and fall, I must give up time from myContinue reading “National Quilting Day”
Happy Birthday, Miss N
My youngest grandchild, Miss N turns 10 years old tomorrow. I will never forget the week she arrived–my strong, intelligent, independent mother left this life and my strong, intelligent and will be very independent granddaughter entered this life. Tears of grief and tears of joy My Mom had one granddaughter for whom she made girlyContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Miss N”
Nostalgic for Lucy
Did you grow up watching “I Love Lucy”? We didn’t have a TV for much of my childhood, so re-runs and the iconic grape stomping and candy assembly line scenes was my introduction to this much loved comedy. “I Love Lucy” is one of the images that comes to my mind when I get nostalgicContinue reading “Nostalgic for Lucy”
Bunnies!
I just love bunny rabbits. Yes, they ate my lilies outside my sewing room window…and the cone flowers… and the special Kansas wild flowers I babied. Pre-Taka, we thought that the bunnies would not want to live in a yard owned by a dog and that they would move on and our flowers would beContinue reading “Bunnies!”
Wearin’ or Decorating with the Green
According to my Ancestry.com’s DNA analysis I am only 7% Irish, but on St. Patrick’s day I will boast of my Irish roots. St. Patrick’s day is a fun day of wearing green, sporting a shamrock, drinking green colored beverages, and greeting others with “Erin go Bragh”. St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17, commemoratedContinue reading “Wearin’ or Decorating with the Green”
Lessons Learned, Part II
Remember the quilt I was making for my grandson? (Lessons Learned) It is on its way to Washington State via UPS! I can write about it and show photos here before it reaches him because… do you know a 16 year old boy who reads his grandma’s blog? No, didn’t think you did! He chooseContinue reading “Lessons Learned, Part II”
UFOs
Every career, hobby and organization has its unique abbreviations or acronyms. When my son was in the Navy, I hardly knew what he was talking about when his conversations consisted of one abbreviation after another. Once while standing on shore looking out in the bay, I ask about a ship on the horizon. “It isContinue reading “UFOs”
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