We return you now to regular blogging......

But just before we do let me say that the Crazy Quilt exhibit opened and it was lovely! Members of the group and other visitors to the museum enjoyed looking at all the many items on display - 40 in all. To see more about it, just visit MissMarthasCrazyQuiltingCircle.

Since I haven't posted regularly for several days, I need to back up to last weekend and show you what my daughter gave me for Valentines Day (we weren't able to get together on the actual day, so it was late but not a problem) - a sweet little journal and the gift box with goodies. Not the book, though, more on that in a minute. Anyway, Collette and I love doing goodie bags, gift boxes, tiny treats, for our friends and such. She likes to put together little gifts for all her staff at Christmas and other holidays because even a little remembrance lets people know that they are appreciated. In addition to the candies in that little box there were two gifts. Mr. Loved Bear is modeling a vintage crocheted beanie that is sooooo cute (I tried it on and it does not look good on me so the bear gets it permanently). His friend is modeling the beaded bracelet she gave me. It's too pretty and I will need to make a new jacket with 3/4 sleeves just so I can wear it. She bought it at the St. Peter Co-op where they have other pretty little beaded items for sale. Who would have thought you'd find something so pretty among the natural foods?

Now to the book - "Color Me Beautiful". Are you familiar with this one? I have the first edition of it and Collette loaned me this new copy that she bought because the color illustrations are so much better. I am a "winter" and when I wear the colors that a "winter" should wear, I look better and I feel better. I have a mostly "thrift shop" wardrobe and I've decided I am going to do some spring cleaning this week and make a pile that will go back to the thrift shop. If they don't fit my "winter" color scheme, they're gone. Now if I could just find a book called "Color me thin" that didn't involve giving up chocolate!!

Speaking of chocolate, Kaiser got into my Hershey's Kisses and ate one too many. Thanks to the answer and treatment that I found when I googled "What do I do if my dog eats too much chocolate", Kaiser is doing fine. My husband reminded me that perhaps I should not leave such things where the dog can get them. He got them out of my purse, which I left on a chair so he was a very brazen little doggie! My brother-in-law, who is a vet told me that the milk chocolate is not so bad for dogs but the dark chocolate is not good and requires immediate treatment. So keep those candies up high and away from the dog and make sure the kiddies can't get them either!!

That's it for tonight. Block of the month patterns will be posted tomorrow, late afternoon.
Sandi

For a good chuckle go here and see what Jacob's cat did when he saw the Puppet Theatre. :-)