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We interrupt our regularly scheduled blogging for….

a Weather Report from Camden, Maine:

Yes, that is MINUS temps. At 8:02 a.m. this morning. Outside temperature was minus 5 Fahrenheit (for my non-US visitors, zero Celsius is 32 F, so minus 5 is 37 degrees colder, or about minus 20 C). With the wind chill (we had a breeze blowing pretty much all day) it was minus 9. Our HIGH temp for the day was Seven. Yes, Seven. I have been in colder weather –once– about two winters ago, at night, but I’ve never had such a cold day. I am grateful for a weathertight home, enough income to heat it (well, the downstairs), and a toasty woodstove and quilting! And yes, we did go out…to wait with Eli for the schoolbus, to head to the Y to work out, and later to collect Joshua after school. At 7:02 pm it is currently One degree Fahrenheit. Not including wind chill.

a mail report (neither cold, nor sleet, nor gloom of night…):

Well it was a blockbuster quilty day for me in the mail: Quilting Arts has now gone to six issues a year (and this is the one with the Tim Gunn interview), New Zealand Quilter (perhaps some of the best art quilts in the world are to be found in its pages–it is easy to subscribe on-line here with using one’s US credit card…the currency conversion is automatic–click on the link at the bottom of the page to go to a secure page for ordering), the show catalog for Maine Quilts 2007, Keepsake Quilting catalog, a check for the sale of a small art quilt, and the biggest surprise, an invitation from Clamshell Quilters in Damariscotta (about 45 minutes south of here) to have a quilt or two in an invitational special exhibit at their first-ever quilt show, this coming October. OF COURSE I will, and will donate a pattern as a door prize, too!

and a quilt update:
Remember The Wall and the Tree blogpost? Well, I’m now quilting…This photo is what the back of The Tree looks like so far.

Along with the gratuitous kitty pictures, because she is sweet, has many toes, follows me around the house, keeps me company, and loves to share the milk for my tea. First, it’s bath time:

then just a lick will do:

3 Responses to “We interrupt our regularly scheduled blogging for….”

  1. the wandering quilter Says:

    What a beautiful cat! I’ve been whining about the cold here in Arkansas with it being in the 20’s, but I guess I better stop, minus 5! Eep!

    The tree quilting is awesome, is that on a longarm or HSM?

  2. Dana Says:

    Sarah – I haven’t forgotten about the polydactile feline article! Things here have not been going well as of late. I promise to get that to you soon 🙂

    Dana

  3. Mandi aka Fabric Princess Says:

    I have to say, that is a totally awesome thermostat! wow