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I have managed to remove – as in, to the garage! – about 80 per cent or more of the ratty, pin-infested carpet and pad from my sewing room. What a chore. mainly in getting enough stuff out of the room that I could actually get to most of the carpet and remove it. Last night I had to resort to using my dyeing fabric face mask because the carpet dust was making me wheeze. Which is one of many reasons I’m getting rid of it. Did I mention the infestation of pins? yeah. Not pretty. Good bye hand me down carpet that had long ago served it’s purpose.

What’s underneath? The beautiful curly birch floor I remember. I wish they made clear vinyl flooring to lay over such a beautiful floor to protect it.

and I’ve mostly filled the new shelving units. Here’s a photo of what the wire cubicles look like. I now have 10 more of these square units.


I’ve been thinking more and more about the last year as we come up to the anniversary of Sept. 11. What could we possibly do to commemorate such an outrage? What should we do? I am at a loss. My heart still hurts. I still think about those last moments for all the people in the buildings and planes, as well as the families and friends left behind and all the rest of us. All of us. Do the perpetrators really go to bed joyous in the success of their plan? Has it completed some part of their lives? Will more killings complete ours?

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Wonderful veggie lentil soup today with the apple gang. And it’s good for you too:

  • saute one turkey kielbasa sliced 1/4inch thick with
  • one medium onion chopped fine
  • 4-5 cloves garlic, minced

Add

  • one pound bag of lentils, rinsed
  • 4-5 stalks celery, diced
  • 5-6 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 tsp fines herbes or parsley
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • one gallon or so of water

Simmer about 30 minutes or until lentils are well-cooked. Add

  • one 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • one can beef broth or 1-2 TB Better than Boullion

adjust salt and pepper and seasoning. Simmer uncovered to reduce stock if necessary.

Add 4-10 leaves of fresh kale, sliced into 1/4″ ribbons. Simmer until kale is cooked. Serve hot with a healthy sprinkling of fresh grated parmesan cheese.

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August Journal Quilt Page

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Way to go Mom! She just heard that her quilt was accepted in the Benartex “Quiltmaker’s Gift Challenge.” So two years in a row, Mom will have a quilt in the big show in Houston. Last year her September 11 quilt was in the “America: From the Heart” display and is now touring with that collection, as well as being in the book of the same name by C&T.

This time she gets into the show on her own feet and on her own merit. Let’s hear it for Mom!

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Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday!

Thanks Mom and Dad.

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