Its been quite a long time~

Quite a bit has happened in the 4 yrs since I've written on here.
I lost my Mum to Ovarian Cancer in September of 2014. And then not so long after my Dear Husband Died of Liver Cancer. March 9th 2016 he passed.
Not to say that there have been changes in my life.  The two people that were the closest to me are gone.  But not gone ~smile~ I feel them with me everyday.
So I'm going to do my best to be more present and do things that give me JOY.
I have a wonderful Job and I'm doing my best to get back to enjoying life again.

Love me some rain ~

Its been raining today, at a steady pace :)
I'm finding that its making me lazy ~smile~  Arthur and I have been napping in our chairs.  Its a comforting feeling hearing the gentle snoring of your love. And then him giggling because he hears you snorting... waking yourself up LOL... ~smile~
Its those simple things in life that I adore ~
Yes its been raining today... It relaxes me , Makes me feel safe in a hug , Yes its been raining today ~

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