Monthly Archives: January 2010

a quilt for the boy next door

January 22, 2010 – 1:29 pm

One of the great aspects of being a grown-up is watching children you know blossom. Such has been the case for our family watching the eldest of the boys next door grow up over the past nine years. His family moved next door in 2001 and we’ve watched him find his way through middle school [...]

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fit to be creative follow-up and music for spinning

January 22, 2010 – 1:26 pm

Guards up Deb! You’ve won the Hit-It Fitness DVD! (By the way, “guards up” is what Constance tells you to do to protect your face when you’re kickboxing even though there is no real opponent. You keep your fists up next to your face in the “ready” position.” It’s the sign that you’re ready to [...]

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fit to be creative + free Hit It! Workout DVD giveaway

January 15, 2010 – 1:08 am

People often ask me what inspires me and where I find inspiration. I feel as though they expect me to give them the name of a book or museum but I think it’s a lot more complicated than that. For example, I think it would be hard to be creative if you were in an [...]

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Time’s up. Put your pencils down.

January 11, 2010 – 12:25 pm

That’s the FedEx guy that I gave our manuscript to on Saturday afternoon. I asked if I could take his picture and he said, “Sorry. Bad hair day,” pointing to his cap. I replied, “There’s a year and a half of my husband’s and my life in that envelope. Your hair looks fine.” If you’ve [...]

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party favors that answer the question “what’s for dinner?”

January 2, 2010 – 11:33 pm

I’ve written before about my wonderful quilt group who’ve cheered me on and given me valuable, candid feedback when I need it.  We meet once a month in our studio and have a year-end brunch in our dining room to discuss our plans for the New Year. Our daughter Sophie loves these women and occasionally [...]

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