I've had a slight delay on posts on this blog because I've been attending to an "urgent" matter on my houseblog!

My friends are doing "Trading Spaces"...one of them lives 2 blocks away! :-) So, I ran over and took "before" pictures yesterday and today they started taping - I have pictures up on flickr as well as a lengthy post on my houseblog!

Oh, and my brother is on the "other side" of Oxford England as the flood waters begin to rise. Hopefully he's safe, but he's kind of trapped there for a while....so keep him in your thoughts!

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The Rocky Mountain Crazy Quilters had their "casual" stitch night on Tuesday night...I'm always amazed by the talent and interesting projects that go on there.
This is a block for our group swap. Tammy started embellishing the block, but isn't the book that goes with it adorable! It's actually crazy quilted and embellished paper (real stitching on paper) and then glued on or put onto sticky paper (couldnt' tell which) and attached to the notebook. Cute, cute! (I'll post my block when I finish it!)
This is the always amazing and talented Rhonda's HUGE brazillian project. Not sure you can see, but this garden goes way up into her lap and includes lots of beautiful stitches.
AND! TA-DA! The progress on Tina's Wedding dress quilt! I have done the face 2x and wasn't happy with it yet! So, I'm still working. However, all of the applique is done and now it just needs some details! I think the rest of this should go quickly! (and I'll post more soon!)


My blog's 4 year anniversary was a few days ago and I'm working on an anniversary post! So, watch for that tomorrow!

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To understand my heading, you'll have to read The History Of The Fourth Of July - Forbes.com - great article and definately some bits I didn't know! Anyway, Happy Fourth of July to everyone out there!

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This new series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics

Toothpicks, 2007 (60x99") Depicts 8 million toothpicks, equal to the number of trees harvested in the US every month to make the paper for mail order catalogs.

As for me, there is nothing more satisfying about a clean refridgerator. I love the colors and freshness when I open the door!

However, I also realize how much brand name junk is in there...hmmm...beauty and reality...like the photograph on top! We are enjoying our summer, with family around and lots of work to do! The kids and I have still found time for our wading pool outside and "Otter Pops"! And for the grandparents, aunts and uncles and close friends...here's our summer, so far!

Summer 2007

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