THE WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY IS MARY ANNE FOX.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Well 2020 has certainly been an interesting year for us. I haven't been blogging too much this year, my plate has been full. As many have been and are currently doing, we have made the move from California to Idaho. It's very different living in a neighborhood again after so many years of living in the forest. We couldn't be happier! We have the most amazing and wonderful neighbors, everyone has been by to introduce themselves with plates of cookies, boxes of donuts, loaves of bread and more. It feels incredible to live in a place where you don't have to worry about a forest fire racing through or the power being arbitrarily being shut off for days at a time. I could go on and on about the multitude of benefits to us living here but nuff said. It was a good move.
We are very close to the Teton's National Park and Yellowstone.
The day trips have been enjoyable and it has been amazing to see the fall colors of the trees.
The move was a lot of work. Packing on the other end, letting go of many things and unpacking on this end. The majority of the boxes on the street level have been unpacked and put away, there are still a few, which I hope to have done this week. The upstairs is another story...LOL. We ordered four bookcases for all my books and I fear we are still in need of another!
I did get the pantry painted, new hardware installed on the door so it would shut and just yesterday installed a new low profile LED light fixture. It's like daylight in there now! We hung some more pictures in our library yesterday and took down the black drapery rods, pulled the molly bolt fasteners, sanded and spackled up the holes. Today I will touch up the area with paint.
There is another cold storage area in our basement, so this pantry gets used for everyday stuff.
Today, I am planning on working on my temporary sewing room which I have located upstairs in one of our four bedrooms. We will be finishing the basement with sheetrock and putting in another bathroom (it's already plumbed for one), once that is completed and flooring is in, then that will become my studio. I will have plenty of room for my longarm and all the rest. (oh my gosh, that means I have to move all of this down two flights of stairs!!!)
I lost 15 pounds the first month here, just running up and down the stairs! Imagine that!!! So our first winter in Idaho. We have already experienced a bit of snow, the winds and cold. I'm great with all of that. Our truck was totaled the second week we were here (there are some crazy drivers out there, it's like running a gauntlet...if you are from out of state and just moving here, drive very, very, very, defensively. Also, change your license plate the minute you arrive. Just trust me on that. Most folks are very nice but there are some that are not happy with folks relocating here and if they see your plate...well. And one more bit of advice, I don't like to get political on my blog I'll just repeat what was said to us...leave your liberal politics in the state where you left them...they will not be appreciated by anyone up here. Your gonna fit right in! LOL.
Well, that brings you up to date on things here. I'm gonna see if I can make some sense of this sewing room mess today! Wish me luck!!!
And now you know why I haven't been posting much quilting as of late...LOL.
Let's do a #GIVEAWAY! One lucky quilter will receive a surprise box filled with fun and fabric! You don't want to miss this one!
To enter:
1. Leave a comment below
3. Leave a comment on either of those pages.
4. for extra entry Upload a photo of a current or past project that you
are working on to our Facebook page.
There is NEVER anything to purchase, No One will contact you, this is not sponsored by anyone other than us and there are NO Gimmicks. It's just a fun giveaway to encourage a love of quilting. That's all! Good Luck Quilters!!!
Winner will be drawn at random on December 11th and announced on December 12th here on our blog as well as on our Facebook page and our Instagram page.
Light The World 2020, One by One, Hope Shines Bright!
