Holiday Spirit Visits us and Grandma O'Quilts gets Scammed

My grandmother would be pleased!!

Where are the Swedish Christmas decorations, she would say!!

Life is not all Irish😻

My mother would be pleased..About 60 years old, a well loved Santa.

Thanks to my family, Christmas decorations are started xo

The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild had an awesome holiday party.

Diane #3, made these favors for everyone...love..

We had potluck appetizers.

Show and tell.

A game:  Bring three items of a favorite thing.

I brought..grabbers for when something is dropped!!
My winnings:

Other gifts:

Some of our "Show and tell":

A memory quilt from shirts.

Loretta's tiny piecing.

Two of Ellen's spectacular quilts:

Wednesday night Muggs gave us all holiday tea towels.

Mine is the best!!

Tomorrow Lynsey does a 5K for her Girls on the Run.

Her coach is picking her up and running with her.

Gratitude!!

Instead of going to her mother's this weekend, Lynsey stayed home with me.

She cleaned the kitchen beautifully...spotless...Wish her 14 year old brother could do as well.

I am introducing Lynsey to the joys of antique stores and Goodwill, etc.

Today we went to her second antique store, where  she found her Christmas present.

Wahoo...never mind that she already has 4 of them...she was so thrilled.

I am thrilled with DONE.

She was enchanted with this:  As she had seen it in old photos!!
and learned about it in school...ha ha ha

 My discovery: A blue candlewick child's spread with a doggie on it.

I did not need it.  It was so inexpensive.  I loved it.  It is in perfect condition.

Enough excuses???

Grandma O'Quilts learns a lesson in scamming..OMG

I decided to sign up online for a home warranty.

I looked up the references and called them up...They said, call back in the morning

In the morning, I had emails and texts from them: that made it easy.

Hmm, a bit too easy.

I gave him my credit card number.  He said , it was refused it.  So I gave him a second card.

He said he would send me an email confirmation....no email came.

I called him back..no answer..

The bank said to cancel the cards.

My daughter said to cancel the cards.
I really wanted this good deal...
Alas, all that glitters is not gold.

Sigh...tonight I cancelled the two cards...ugh..

Hopefully lesson learned.
Old dog learns new tricks...

Bedtime quilting..and, ...

Time for bed, but I am sewing...Zoey hangs with Mr. O'Quilts...she has the illusion of comfort and control.

 Zoey steps outside to use the grass facilities.  Within minutes, Milito asserts his control..ha!

 In the other room I am sewing.  On the design wall are the blocks from Guild.  I made one set for Guild and one set for me..I love to machine applique.  I love to do different things with quilting.  Just the blocks are made and appliqued.  I am trying out the lattice for color.  I think I had better do more in the morning instead of tonight. Just sharing:)

Mollie is getting ready for the birthday party, poor Mollie!

On Sunday, my youngest grandson, Dylan, will be one!!  We are having a joint birthday party for the two children who are two weeks, one year apart, one and two....so of course, Mollie has to be sweet smelling!!  How she enjoys getting bathed!!!

Mollie knows!!! Mollie....Mollie....

When my retreat was postponed, I just put some of the things in the garage so I wouldn't have to pack again...hmmm, I thought that that would be OK.  A few days ago, my husband found my very fine fabric that was all washed and folded ready for a Valentine project...He found it in the yard all messed and frozen solid!!  What happened???????    I think that Mollie knows, lets ask her....

I am innocent...do not look at me.

 Ok...well, I am really thinking hard, I wonder who could have done this...a squirrel?

 I am relaxing cause I just know that I did NOT do this.....

 How in the world am I here now...begging for forgiveness...Fine, Mollie..I love you anyway!