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Our Skrappy retreats run from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon. This time I left the retreat on Saturday evening due to Dad being in the hospital. Even with leaving early I still managed to get a lot done (for me)…
Skrappy Retreat - April '08

The Skrappy Ladies held their spring retreat the weekend of April 25-27 down in a beautiful canyon, out of reach from cell phones and other distractions. We always comment on how it feels reentering the world after bein…
Bluebird of Happiness.

The bluebird of happiness has visited. Dad is improving a lot, will probably be in the hospital at least another two weeks, but he's making a lot of progress. Instead of making some small pieced blocks for Colleen's Pr…
It's quiz time!

Haven't done a quiz in a while and found this one on another blog. For the most part this describes me fairly well. Not sure I like the idea that if people don't "get" me, that they would think I'm incompetent. You Are…
A visit, the plague and finishing.

Last week was a rollercoaster. Lots of ups and downs. Kerry came for a visit and spent the night. She brought along our Girl Scout cookie order so we are now well supplied with sweet treats. Then Friday morning I wok…
No Salt Please.

Yesterday I headed south to Lawton. It just happened to be Ann's birthday and Skrappy meeting night. Arrived in Lawton early so I headed over to Quilt 'N Bee. Visited with Beverly, found some fabrics for applique, and…
Fresh food.

I have been craving fruit and fresh veggies lately. More than ready for spring and summer and all of the fresh foods that were grown in real soil with lots of sunshine. At the commissary's sushi display I spied a tray …
MISSING - 6 Dear Jane Blocks

I was in the mood to applique, so I made another 4½" Dear Jane block. When I went to add it to the other blocks I've already made, I found that I'm missing 6 blocks. I don't know whether they're just misplaced or got l…
Chasing butterflies.

The Skrappies have concluded that we are all afflicted with ADD (attention deficit disorder). At retreat we talked, laughed and ate, but didn't seem to get as much accomplished as we usually do. The following email, se…
Look out Canyon Camp, here we come.

Friday afternoon the Skrappies will be gathering down in the canyon for another weekend of quilt sewing and socializing. Since I was really sick last week, I've been taking it easy this week in anticipation of our fall …