It has been so long since I have written, I don't even know where to start. I haven't been sewing a whole lot, so I don't have much to share with you on that. The last time I wrote, I had just moved up to Portland for awhile and then flew off to Quilt Market.
Well, I am still living in Portland helping out in anyway I can with Megan and her family. Life up there is sooooo different weather wise than San Diego. Here is a photo of my street the first week I was there. The fall colors were beautiful.....
....and here is a photo of my sister Marlene and her husband Thomas' home in Washington with a Christmas snow.....Something we definitely do not have at home. I have gone out a few times to visit with them. Gene came up to spend 9 days at Christmas and we had a big family sleepover on the 26th...it was wall to wall beds!
.....and here is Megan and her husband, John. As most of you know she is fighting a second bought of cancer. I moved up to Portland when she started her chemo. Unfortunately the cancer wasn't impressed by this treatment at all! It was such a disappointment. She is now involved in a clinical trial for a drug nicknamed "Ippy"...She has had 2 doses of it and will have 2 more before they test her to see how it is working. So many of you have written that you are praying for her. Thanks so much for keeping her in your thoughts....and any prayers you can add for this new treatment would be great.
Last week we all flew down to San Diego, so that Megan could see all of the family. I am one of six kids and my sister Kathy had a big family dinner last Friday night. Here are my grandchildren who we forced into a picture. It was nice to have them all together. The next day Megan and John took their two to Disneyland and then they flew home yesterday.
I will try to be better about writing....and keeping you posted on things. Again, thanks for all your notes and good wishes. I hope that some of you have been trying the new projects in Crazy at Home....If you have, send me photos of what you have done....:)))
I am staying home until next Monday.....I had a lot of paperwork to do for JAM...and we decided to finally remodel our bathroom while I am gone, so I am busy trying to order tile, fixtures, etc. It is a hassle getting it going, but this bathroom should have been condemned years ago....:))) ...and I finally can get rid of the awful bedroom carpet....YEAH!!!!
I am designing a new block of the month for The Country Loft...it is a mystery quilt. Each month they will unveil the next block until you have the whole quilt....it is called Folk Branches...This is the first block, Crow Branch. We thought it would be a fun way to present it and this gives me some extra time to get it together too....(true confessions)
I will try to be better about writing....and keeping you posted on things. Again, thanks for all your notes and good wishes. I hope that some of you have been trying the new projects in Crazy at Home....If you have, send me photos of what you have done....:)))
Bye for now.....Jo Ann
