meals on wheels

In my family, if someone has surgery or is sad or god forbid, has lost a loved one--we go into cooking mode. My mom, the best mom in the whole wide world, is having surgery in a week or so, so today I started making "meals on wheels" as she would call them. I made two from scratch pot pies ( one for her, one for us!), 16 hot ham and cheese sandwiches (individually wrapped in foil for easy heating in the oven), chicken is cooked for Chicken Divan and I made a pot of a new soup, Sausage and Corn Chowder. This is from the Tasty Kitchen site, an offshoot of the Pioneer Woman website. That lady is a dynamite and this cooking site is becoming great just like her other features. The soup is really tasty.

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my 2009 coin quilt is

finally done!

I spent time during the Olympics finishing up the binding. I washed it a few days ago. It survived, got good and crinkly but does have a few flaws. That's OK though. I love it. I even took a nap under it one afternoon this week when I was feeling under the weather. The back yellow side is a recycled yellow sheet from our King Size bed, the other half had ripped so I salvaged this one and it is super soft. The grey and blacks were from Hobby Lobby, the two yellows were fat quarters from vintage sheets that I bought on Etsy and the binding is a yellow pin dot. The size is...different. Long and skinny! Once again, this matches nothing in my house (currently) but I just loved the color combo.

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Ann Compton at the Aronoff on Thursday

Of all the speakers on this year's calendar for the Smart Talk series, I know the least about Ann Compton. I think this fact has me most interested in seeing her because clearly there is a lot for me to learn. I just read in her Bio that she has 4 kids. Already I am curious how she has endured this demanding career + family life as I only have 2 children, and a far less demanding career and often find myself wondering if I am pitching or catching!
Tickets are still available for Thursday's show in Cincinnati if you would like to join me. Although I am not 100% sure, I believe coupon code SS2010 will work and save you 10% either online or at the box office. Pin It

self binding blanket

It was not without snafus, but last week I did finish one of these blankets, that I had first seen HERE.

I had to google another set of directions to get the mitred corners right and two of the four are really good. So this blanket is 50% perfect. Now I need someone to gift it to. I also bought fabrics for a boy version so I will have all my bases covered depending on what crops up in that baby department.

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Capture Cincinnati Book

I finally got it in January. The book itself is gorgeous. Totally coffee table worthy. My friend Carla gave me a shout out awhile ago on her blog. Carla had a photo printed too!

Above is my picture inside the book. It is pretty cool to be in here especially when some of the other photos are AWESOME.

And due to my gig over at the Brides Buddy, I recognize some of the other contributors too. Read that post at Brides Buddy. And to buy your own book, visit Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood or order online.

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