I've Been Workin'...

on my projects all weekend, but I don't seem to have a lot to show for it. 

Here's a peek at Conlan's quilt.  I am 2/3 done with the top.  That is actually a bright red...it is showing more orangey on my monitor. 

I am ready to quilt this little mat. 

Hope you're getting something done!

I have my work...

cut out for me.

(hahahaha...I crack me up sometimes!)

Weekend projects...still working on Christmas gifts. 

I hope to have some good things to show you by Sunday night! 

Keeping Busy...

I've been keeping busy these last 3 days...

(click on photos to enlarge)

Two small table mats started & finished. 

Will show better photos after washing them

(ya know, to show you the crinkles).

One 18" Christmas table mat started & finished. 

Christmas gift for Claire.

Check out that quilting! 

It's all irregularly spaced vertical & horizontal lines.

(It's not been washed, so no crinkles.)

And last, but certainly not least, Julie's quilt top is all pieced.

That's all for now.

I'm on my way to Claire's for Thanksgiving supper...yummy!

Missing Allegra.

I am not sinking into the depths of despair, but I do have large moments of time that I could so easily be there.  I miss my little collie girl so very much.  To look at me, or to talk with me, one would think I was doing just fine.  Yet, several times during the days & nights, my eyes fill with tears, I cry silently...or break down completely & sob.  

I wrote down my thoughts.

Without You
My breaths are filled with sadness.
My pillows are tear-soaked.
The house seems so much larger.
The days so much more quiet.

There is a huge hole in my heart.
An emptiness that cannot be filled.

It's as if part of me went with you. 
Because...
I feel no nudges from your petite collie nose.

I see no expectant looks or wagging tail.

I hear no welcome home bark, no story of your day.
I have no tiny feet to trim, no beautiful long coat to groom.
I miss your warm body across my feet as I awaken.

The sun no longer shines just for you.

Oh, how I miss you, my baby girl, my Princess, my woo-woo girl. 
My Allegra.