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Quilt Lovers Day

Quilting is sewing two layers of fabric together with filling in the middle. It originated in ancient times when people wore quilted garments for warmth and protection. Written records of bed quilts date back to the 12th century, and a quilt survives from the 1400's in England. The first quilts in the U.S. were appliqued by early colonists, but it was the patchwork quilt that became the most popular form of quilting in America.

I spy with my little something beginning with c

Good Morning, Annie. How you doing today?

Still can't save a pic. I only have the option to save as a bitmap. Errrghhhhh.

Anyway there is a boat there so maybe we have divers coming.....

Hiya Jenni. I am still a little dizzy, but I feel much better than I did thank you.

Have you tried deleting the temporary internet files. That usually works for me. Try it. Annie B.

I've been thinking of what I've heard Americans call some quilts, and I've just remembered. Afghans. I think they are crocheted when they call them an Afghan. I have absolutely no idea why.

Hmmm. I don't think I had better do that on my friend's computer. I'd hate to mess up.

Can't remember offhand Jenni. I thought the Afghan things were called rugs or blankets. We will have to look it up I think. Annie B.

Here's your dive boat

Oh, Jenni, I forgot where you are. Silly me. LOL. Have you tried right clicking on the picture then instead. Annie B.

How's it going out there. Is it nice. I hope Rusty keeps wrapped up warm today, so that she is fighting fit to meet you tomorrow. Annie B.

morning jenni and annie! jenni, my mother and grandmother make(made) afgans. i have about 4 from my grandmother, along with about 5 hand made quilts. she had this quilting rack that she would set up in her living room and would stretch the material out to quilt. it took up the hole room! interesting question as to the origin of the afgan. what do they call them on your side of the pond?

annie, glad you are feeling a bit better. I will check the info for you when i get to work this morning. going in early as i have to take geeze to her dermatology vet apt this afternoon (dang dust mites)! you would think with only 1 couch and no carpet, and constant spraying, she would be fine. she is having a horrible attack this time. poor thing!

Cynde. Have you got lots of grass where you are. My old doggie Bozley used to suffer like that, and it turned out to be grass mites. Annie B.

we don't have much grass on the dog run. we had her tested last fall, and the 2 things that came back highly allergic were BOTH types of dust mites! argh! so i spray the couch once a week with this dust mite allergy spray, and i have the mattresses covered with allergy covers that zip, to include the pillows. wash the dog beds every week...we don't have any carpet, just re-tiled the house last year! i have a feeling that he may put her on shots this time but anything is better than these horrible outbreaks...poor thing!

hey annie, how's ben? yeah, my sister is really having a bad allergy attack this time. she doesn't even like to say her i love you's to mom and dad in the morning. she sleeps a lot. but we got ice cream last night! fwosty paws! we love them. here is me and my sister eating our ice cream last night. when aquaman and bubbles visited mommy, they thought we were SPOILED to get special doggie ice cream, but we know that we aren't spoiled at all...we could use more doggie toys and more ice cream...every day maybe!

Hi Cynde - We don't have a special name for them, as far as I know. I call them blankets. Your poor doggy. How awful!

Yeh, Annie, it is easy to forget where I am for me too when I am on here.

My friend Marty is coming to collect me today. He is an old friend and we are going for a walk and hanging out and having lunch. I haven't seen him for 5 years so a lot of catching up to do.

Keep fighting them there bugs Rusty

love to you all

Good morning all. Annie B., love the quilt! LOL Beautiful day in central Ohio today. Sunny and 77. And my softball league starts tonite so it'll be fun fun!

Just thought I'd share my favorite recipe today. If you like horseradish, you will love this!

Horseradish Steak Recipe

2 medium sized filet mignon
2 T olive oil
2 T Dijon mustard
1 T chopped garlic
½ c freshly grated horseradish root
salt and pepper to taste
Emeril’s Creole Seasoning (see below)

(you can now buy Emeril's seasoning already made up)

Rub olive oil into steaks, then rub in Creole seasoning (both sides). Sear steaks in a very hot skillet for approx. 2 min. each side.

Place steaks on a baking rack over a cooking pan so that steak isn’t lying directly on the bottom of dish. Rub in Dijon mustard, garlic, salt and pepper on tops of steak only. Add the grated horseradish to the tops of the steaks and bake at 375-400 degrees for approx. 35-40 min. for med. rare. Time will vary depending on thickness of steaks.

Emeril’s Creole Seasoning
· 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
· 2 tablespoons salt
· 2 tablespoons garlic powder
· 1 tablespoon onion powder
· 1 tablespoon black pepper
· 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
· 1 tablespoon dried leaf oregano
· 1 tablespoon dried leaf thyme
Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight container. Makes about 2/3 cup.

Annie is that a photo of you wrapped in the quilt?

Jenni, it's ME! Kelly, aka Harleyanna. LOL

Done a little searching. Looks like Afghans are mostly woven or chroched. Can't find the origin yet though.

Chardonnay & Schramsberg. Ben is alseep in his bed. He likes ice cream too, and I don't think you are spoiled at all. Hugs from Ben.

No Jenni, it is Rusty all wrapped up. Freddie has the flu as well I think, so I hope she is keeping wrapped up warm too.

Get well Freddie.

give a hug to ben from me oh, my mommy was very very wude and didn't wish "princess buttercup" happy birthday...so i will happy birthday "princess buttercup" my mommies name is buttercup, here she is with her ice cream...

I am so confused. I just know that's me!

Annie B?? Help!!

annie, better put that drink down gal you stuck kelly's face on the quilt he he ....

off to work gals!

Oh Harley, hang on a mo, I am confused now too. I got the wrong Pic I think. LOL. I knew I wasn't well. ROTFLMAO.

Crikey, I gotta get new glasses. So who's this

Annie B., you are kooky woman! That is me (Kelly) and Cynde. I am on the left. LOL

It was originally Cynde and Sherry (of Sherry and Barry fame.)

I want one of whatever Annie is having.... better make it two...

Harley, I better take another pill. LMHO. Bet it will cheer Rusty up though. I found her

Annie messed up.

Well, it's okay Annie B., I had to look in the mirror to make sure, I was pretty sure it was me, though. LOL

How are you by the way?

I am a bit dizzy, as you found out earlier LOL, but I feel much better in myself. This is the best I have felt in a long time. I hope I feel the same tomorrow. Now I know the true meaning of a dizzy blonde. Annie B.

I gotta go rest up for a while. See you all later. Annie B.

Hi,Friends! On the afghan subject....I'm not sure, but (I think) originally the throws we call afghans were made of a special kind of wool called afghan wool that came from some animal herded in Afghanistan. But I could be wrong.

Hi everyone

Get a good rest Annie. I had smiles with your confusions, so no harm done here

Had a super day, walking round the reservoir with my old friend Marty, and then superb lumch at a place called 'Apricots' and then on to Lyman Orchards, and then back home.

Sun lasted during the walk and then got a bit windy and almost rained, and now the sun is back out.

Going to dinner with another very close friend tonight, Fred. He was over in the UK last August and helped me move to my new therapy rooms.

And then I am away for 2 days. One with Rusty, and staying overnight in Springfield and then down to NOrwich to be with my dear friend Barbara, and going to the casino for dinner on Thrusday night, and then back here Friday morning to pack and get ready to leave.

I am SOOOOoooooo excited about seeing Rusty and her Dadz. I have my digital camera with me and will get some pics up for you all as soon as I get back and figure out how to do the camera transfers/

And on the subject of quilts.....my maternal Grandmother was a quilter. All the kids and grandkids have one of her quilts. She made them from scrap fabrics that she got free from the factory that she and my Aunt Tilly , her sister, worked at as seamstresses. The quilts themselves are not any fancy design, but are basic and practical. Quilts often reflect the personality of the quilter. I found some for you guys....

Here's one I think Annie would like....

And here's one for poor sick Rusty...


In her last years, my grandmother would often accidentally sew her thimbles into the quilt. And sometimes she would sew pins in there!! I remember her fondly everytime I roll over onto a pin!

Jenni. I had a nice rest. BP is down at last. Let's hope it stays that way. I am glad to see you had a lovely day today. Your adventure sounds wonderful.

Margartie. I still haven't found the origin of the Afghan. I am probably barking up the wrong tree here, but that's nothing new. LOL.

In the meantime

Annie, your quilt is called Garden Patch and Rusty's is called Ghiraff . I hope you enjoy them . I made them with love and no pins!!

Nice quilts Margarite. Annie B.

You know Annie, I'm not a terribly religious person,don't study the Bible or attend church. But this sight just makes me feel reverent....

Looks like Jesus could just float right down here in front of the beach cam at sunset!!

I just had a thought...(ouch).... Rusty has webcam pictures on her website that look just like beautiful quilts! Have you seen them,Annie?

It reminds me of a burning candle Margarite.

Here's a pic of Ben on the blanket I crocheted for him. I had to protect the chair somehow. I suppose you could call it of an Afghan interpretation.

Have mercy!!!

Amen!!

You have nice furniture! IS that a brown velvet chair? My furniture is funky and functional and my cats won't sit on the throws I put out in their favorite sunny snoozing spots. Soooo I have lots of cat hair on my stuff. I have a plan for keeping them corraled in their own area and as soon as I implement that plan , I intend to have some things reupholstered and get some nicer things. Til then...Funky is my style. Guess you'd call it Shabby Chic.

I wish,I wish, I wish I were a fish...

.....by Mr. Limpit

Ben looks a lot like Blikje,Annie!! But maybe bigger and older.

Margarite. You won't believe it, but those chairs are over 35 years old. It was Trev's mum and dadz suite, and we kept it after their death. I have to put books on them to stop Ben from getting on them now.

Good Evening! These sunsets are for Annie B, Rusty and Freddie! Get better soon!!!

Good evening all and Thanks for all the well wishes!! I feel alot better now although you wouldn't be able to tell the way my hair looks@!!!Been sleeping on a very BIG pillow and talk about bed head!!!!! ugh the worst!!!
Here is what I really think happened to Rusty and me.. Strawberry Margarita withdrawal!!!!

I am getting ready to host a Baby Shower

for my daughter-inlaw..anybody out there have a really good NON-alcoholic punch???
The baby is due around the first of June and it will be their first{and Shelby's first,first cousin}

hummm that was very strange, the upload didn't work... try again just with the gifs..

WAHHH IT DIDN"T WORK



well that worked!!???

one more time....

Hey Fweddie. Wassup, has your puter caught the flu too. .

Nice to see you gal, but it's late here, and I gotta go to bed if I want to feel human again in the morning. Annie B.

night Annie wish I could send you a cyber hug but I think I am out of commission for a bit yet I an testing on the test thread.. Have a good night and sleep well..

ok Freddie. Try givin' it a good thumpin'. LOL.

See you tomorrow.

Freddie, how's this non-al punch for you???

Apple Orchard Punch
Makes 12 servings.

1 (32 fluid ounce) bottle apple juice, chilled
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
1 cup orange juice
1 1/2 liters ginger ale
1 apple

Directions
1 In a large punch bowl, combine apple juice,cranberry juice concentrate and orange juice. Stir until dissolved, then slowly pour in the ginger ale.
2 Thinly slice the apple vertically, forming whole apple slices. Float apple slices on top of punch.

i wonder if this punch will work with rainbow sherbert on top instead of the apples?? Thanks Eileen..

Ok, I'll find a rainbow sherbert one for you!

Here you go! (I love to cook and I have tons of recipes...So if you ever need anything...)

Rainbow Fruit Punch20 servings
10 minutes (10 min prep)

1(6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1(6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1(32 ounce) bottle apple juice, chilled
1(2 liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled
1 pint rainbow sherbet (with lemon, orange and lime flavors)

1. Mix orange, lemonade and apple juice in large punch bowl.
2. Stir in ginger ale.
3. Spoon sherbert into punch bowl.
4. serve immediately.

Sounds wonderful Eileen thanks a a bunch!!! We will serve it on saturday!! Just what the doctor ordered for Prego ladies!!!

Enjoy Freddie! Let me know how it goes!

I'm going to have a nice long hot bath now. Hubby is out, have wogga ready and time to enjoy peace and quiet!

Good Night everyone!

ok I think I've figured the problem out...I did what Annie suggested and beat the crispies out of the computer.. hopefully..

I just did a total reboot. Turned the whole dang thing off and walked away for 15 minutes swearing to myself...when I came back on
waaLaa magic