Russ has been lying on the couch coughing and channel surfing today. My desk is not far away, and I can tell that Christmas Day offers very little choice. He stumbled on a Spelling Bee just when the word “passacaglia” was presented and we both laughed. He connected to a satellite circling the earth at exactly the right moment. The long-the-other-way traffic light near our house is always green for Russ too. He has a gift. He is a gift.
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Jane Austen is in my thoughts almost every day, for one reason or another. Today is the anniversary of the day she was born, 234 years ago. She has had a wonderful influence on my life, in several ways.
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Don’t you just love stars? We do. These stars are fast and easy when you print the shapes with Inklingo, and there is a brand new downloadable collection with sixty degree diamonds and triangles.
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Martha Bilski has been making progress on her replica of the Jane Austen Patchwork. She gave me permission to show this photo of her fantastic design wall with its “considerable hoard of diamonds.” (Northanger Abbey Ch 20) Her fabric choices are lovely and it will be a beautiful quilt.
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Inklingo is NOT just for hand piecers, but Monkey is a hand piecing snob, and we both love Jane Austen, so. . .
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