Archive for August, 2005

New “Fandangled” Freezer

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

Before saving today’s post, I looked up the spelling for “fandangled.” I couldn’t find it in any of the dictionaries online. However, I did find the word used (same spelling) in many posts listed at Google. So what is the deal? Just FYI — the word that we use all [...]

Another Wonderful Mother

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

“Just call me Jimmy,” said Jaime Rodriguez. We met at Sherwin-Williams Paint store a couple of weeks ago — both of us customers, waiting to be waited upon. It became very apparent that he was well-known by the sales people — he is a paint contractor. Since we have a rental property [...]

McKenna’s “Embryo” Quilt

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Sample pieces of fabric for McKenna’s “Mumbo Gumbo” quilt.
Thanks to my good friend, Betty, I have step-by-step directions and samples of how to put this quilt together for Kenna. Betty has been working on this quilt pattern for a while for her niece and it looks just like something Kenna would enjoy, too. [...]

Happy Birthday, Mother!

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

My dear mother passed away June 14, 1982 at the young age of 64. Today would have been her 88th birthday. She had a very rare heart disease called amyloidosis. Her cardiologist had only seen one other case in his 15 years of practice, and that was as an intern. [...]