Day 30, January 30, 2013

My little piece of Spring!

One can dream...

Day 29, January 29, 2013

My baby,

just so cute!!!

 

It's is official, Cath is a Mah Jongg player and

 has her own Mah Jongg set!

  She is a great addition to our weekly game.

  Cath has caught on so well and won many times.

Day 28, January 28, 2013

Wow, went to the PO Box

and look what I had waiting for me!

In the beginning of the year, many people

on Facebook put out a "Pay it Forward"

challenge.  Sign-up under someone and

then put the offer out on your page to the first 

five people, who will then pay it forward too.

I signed up under Lindsay Ostrom, I shopped

at her shop, "Paper Rabbit" in Montrose, CA.

She has long since sold the shop and moved

to Northern California.  We re-connected on

FB.  So this is my surprise from Lindsay!

I feel very lucky to have received such

a beautiful gift.  She asked me for a favorite

quote and this is what she made for me!

I will always cherish it, thank you Lindsay!

"Why fit in when you were

born to stand out"  Dr. Suess

 

My five include, Treba, Brenda, Betsy,

Christy and Michelle.  Looking

forward to surprising them...

Day 27, January 27, 2013

When it is cold outside,

quilters get sewing...

 

I had the blocks completed,

but had not put them together.

Now, they need a few borders.

Getting closer to being finished!

Day 26, January 26, 2013

Love waking up after it has

snowed.  This was just a very light

dusting, but still very pretty.

 

Had a few errands to run.

Stopped near the library and snapped

a few photos of the river that

 runs through Westport.

Yes, that is ice.  Has not been

over freezing in eight days...

A bit bored, without much to do,

so stopped by the beach.  Two guys

out flying kites on a cold Saturday

afternoon.  The beautiful blue

skies save your sanity during

this cold, cold weather!

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

A bit of snow on the beach,

this always seems so funny to me.

Got a last minute call from Michael, he askes

us to meet him at Plan B Burgers.

Eric's family is in town.

Great surprise and now, not bored!

Day 25, January 25, 2013

Al and I took a drive to Cabela's in

Hartford.  In November the shelves

and racks had been completely full,

now, almost empty.

 

A light dusting of snow and

Hank can't wait to be outside.

He stayed out for 40 minutes

in single digit weather,

running his figure-eights

and playing with his toys!

Day 24, January 24, 2013

Involved with a "swap."

Exchanging half square triangles

with a group of 16  quilters.

Need 320 two inch squares,

using this great paper pattern.

All sewn, now just need to cut...

Day 23, January 23, 2013

Won this book at Weight Watchers!

Now, will have to make a recipe from the book.

Day 22, January 22, 2013

Ready for Mah Jongg.

 

Sharon's Bird House Quilt.

Ready for the Bird House Auction.

Her second quilt!

 

When visiting Sharon, you almost

always get to see this family of deer.

Day 21, January 21, 2013

It is soup time...

Broccoli Soup.

 

Vegetable Soup

 

Finished!

 

Prepared for a week

of good, healthy eating!!!

Day 20, January 20, 2013

Great movie, intense!

Everyone should see

Zero Dark Thirty!

Day 19, January 19, 2013

The day started with a trip

to the range for David.

 

Then off to the XL Center

in Hartford

to support Donate Life CT,

with Al, David and Carol.

UCONN vs Syracuse

Women's Basketball

 

The Yale New Haven Hospital and

Hartford Hospital Transplant Surgeons.

(Dr. Emre holding the basket ball)

  

 

 

 

 

The surgeons

welcoming the other team,

Transplant patients and donors!

 

The half time show!

 

The game we really came to see!!!

 

 

The after party at

Russian Lady

with

Donate Life CT

Day 18, January 18, 2013

Al and I driving along I-95

and see this truck with our name.

Too bad it isn't ours.

 

Went to the PO Box and there was

a present from Miss Anna Marie.

She wrote "saw these and thought

of you."  Perfect surprise!

Thank you Anna Marie!

We "wuff" you.

Day 17, January 17, 2013

My "Project Life" kit arrived!!!

I am scraping my 2011 Blog.

This is simple, easy and fast!!!

 

Here are my 2011 pictures.

Organized them in 3 hours.

Now the fun will begin...

Day 16, January 16, 2013

Woke up to snow.

Hank's first paw prints of the morning.

 

Hank loves the snow!

First thing he does is sniff around,

stick his face in the snow and pull out

his toys and bones.

Actually, it is amazing how fast

he finds them all.

 

Here he is with his head in the snow.

 

Day 15, Juanary 15, 2013

One of my new favorite things.

The Weight Watchers Points Plus

calculator, makes my life easier.

Tomorrow is the end of Week 2.

So far, so good!

Day 14, January 14, 2013

Neighbors and Newcomers of Westport

 Night Canasta at Drea's.

Jo, Peggy, Drea, Lucy, Lisa, Angela