Tempus Fygit ~

Tempus Fygit... Time Flys  :)

I'm finding that I have all these plans to do all these things and not enough time in the day to do them :)
So I'm going to do my best to go with the flow and see what happens
Maybe just say this is my plan today... I want to put more flowers and herbs in the Garden this year, I'm finding that it is getting better year after year ~smile~  and that makes me very happy.
I'd like to have a small garden party , with a few close friends this year <3 p="">To finish a Quilt this year, and maybe give the one I've been making to my brother Mike to him , I think he is ready to have it and not give it away LOL
To have more time to enjoy life and not work, work, work...
I guess you can say I'd like to enjoy my surroundings and not be so consumed by the day in and outs of Working going to bed , Working... you know that Week that seems to just repeat its self  ;/
I'm also going to de-clutter my life , not just things but everything
I do hope to use this blog more often.... I think by making it a homepage I will see it and use it more :)
We'll see how this fly's for life is way to short not to enjoy every minute of it, so that's my plan~
Much love , Loveys
Didi ~

Block # 1 ..... Remember me Block

So here is the first Block from the Civil War Quilt....
It is called :   Remember Me
I will say that this is the first time that I have done a Quilt ( Kaye England way ) Where you don't use pins and you don't Iron... I will say it was quite easy and nice .... Learning new things ~smile~

So here is the block pieced out ~smile~  and ready to sew....

Here is the block sewn together... I will say that, That Purple Thang... is my new favorite tool ~smile~

Also Kaye England uses a cheater patch... its something you use to keep your needle down and that way you don't have to keep cutting and having those long threads ~

Okay... only one block on the wall now ~smile~

Here is my fist block , the .... Remember Me Block.....

it was used so you could write a name of someone to remember in the middle ~

A Quilting I will Go ~

I've started a Quilt from a class I joined on Craftsy.com... ~smile~
Its Called :    Re-Piecing the Past    A Civil War Quilt by Kaye England
I'm so enjoying it...
So Here is a few photo's of my Sewing room ... I do still need to clean it up some ... I did have blocks from another Quilt I was working on called a : Victory Quilt... its from World War II ...
The blocks to come are Applique and I'm not to good at that yet...~smile~
So I will finish that another day ~
So here is My Sewing Room :

Blocks on the wall are from the Victory Quilts by Eleanor Burns... its a beautiful Quilt .. I just have to get my nerve up to Applique....~smile~

As you can see ... I do still need to get somethings put away... or at least find more places to put things... I love my home , but there isn't much Storage options...

I do get to look out at the back yard and at all the birds ~smile~ and my flowers and veggies ...

Making Orange Marmalade

Making Orange Marmalade today ~smile~ 
Its a 3 day process.... and its fun
I have gotten a few more days off at work with the slower time of year... So I'm making the best of it and cleaning and getting organized , and also making some yummy things
So here is a few photo's of the first day...

Day #1

Then you cover them with water and cover them with a tight lid and leave them over night ~

Day # 2

You heat up the lemon's and cook them or about 2 1/2 or 3 hrs ..... then put them to drain over nite.
Then heat up and cook the Oranges for an hour and then cover them tight to sit over night ~smile~

Day #3

Then you mix the Lemon mixer with sugar and the orange's and more Lemon Juice and cook it until its to the Jelly point....~   Then you put them in Jars and sterilize and your done ~smile~

Married One year Now ~smile~

Hi , Arthur and I will be Celebrating our 1 year Wedding Aniversary this Monday ~smile~
It sure doesn't seem like we have been together for almost 8 years now ~  Getting Married felt like just another day in our lives, only we got to have a big party with our Family and Friends ~ So the first year is Paper... so we are getting each other cards and lottery tickets...~smile~  Hope we win !!!

I have been doing a eating plan and I have lost 20 lbs...Arthur said when I lost 20 lbs he would quit smoking... so he is on his way to doing that ~smile~  I have also started Hula Hooping... and its so much fun ~  When I lose 10 more lbs I'm going to get a new Hula Hoop and it will glow in the dark, its going to be so much fun ~ LOL

Robyn and Aaden will be here this next weekend... it will be nice to see them both... I have missed the Bubba and Robyn E got a new car... can't wait to see what it looks like ~smile~

Well I will post some new photo's here soon ... Maybe a before and after photo ~smile~

Happy Regards and Much Love,
Didi

Spring is here ~smile~

Well its been raining and raining .... ~ I guess it will make for some pretty flowers this spring and summer... and we can sure use it since we haven't had any snow or rain this Winter ~
We sure are loving our new home... its so nice to have room to move ~smile~ and to be able to stand up in the bedroom to make the bed. Having a woodstove is very nice also... that way when the electric goes out it doesn't get cold...
Kayla was here for a visit last Wednesday and Thrusday with her friend Matt .. he is really a nice guy and he adore's her...
I'm also planning a trip to England this Fall in November ~smile~ its about time... I'm very excited about going ~ and scared at the same time, I've never flown before. I will look at it as an adventure ~
Well I do hope to post more and keep up todate... it's not like I have alot of followers but its fun to write things down ~
love you all of you , be well and happy and follow your dreams whatever they maybe ~

Everything is Good when its FALL ~smile~

Hello Everyone.... Well I haven't been on here much and Now that it is Fall , I'm getting excited ~smile~   It means more time to enjoy cooking that warm fun food .. ie Comfort Food... and getting ready for the holidays... that we all know that I love so much... I'm going to be getting the Rv ready , putting all my Quilting stuff in there and making it ready for guests...
Also I'm moving things around the house and making it more Homey... I know as if it isnt' all ready ~smile~
So I'm going to be on here and making post more often ... getting it updated...
Hope you all had a great Summer .... we did ~smile~
Much love Didi and Arthur Poe ~