New Family Member

On New Year's Day I got a phone call from someone who drives by our home (and sees the sign for our lost Tom) to offer a kitten to us. We went and got her on friday and she has wormed her way into our hearts already! We have named her Nyki... for new years kitten. I struggled with the offer because I still miss Tom so much but she is helping me look forward and not backward. I have figured out that I will not be replacing Tom (impossible!) but I will be filling the void he has left in my life.

You will be inundated with pics because she is just too cute and 'helpful' to the doings of my day. She helped me finish up the newest Psalm quilt and was even more helpful as I handsewed the binding on!

And knitting takes on a whole new kind of meaning........much more aerobic as I chase, untangle and repair!

Bill installed all 4 of the garage windows. There had been a mix-up on the order and then another and yet another but finally it has worked out-it is so much brighter in there now!

I pulled out these orange crates from the storage garage. They have history! They used to be in my mom's room as a child, I grew up with them-we laid a board across the top and a voile skirt tacked around it to make a vanity and then later a desk...........they served as bed tables for Marsel and now freshly painted they are under my quilting frame as storage units! I did a major overhaul of the sewing room on Saturday-cleaned out junk, tossed old projects and scraps and condensed the treasures into an order that makes them usable again. I love January for cleaning out piles!