There is a lot of "S..." in the air this morning...

A lot of snow has dropped on our escarpment

these past 24 hours....and it is breathtaking.

I sit here on my window seat viewing this

blanket of white stuff... ( with my coffee in hand) 

And I am sew content..... (I am actually thinking

of strapping on some snowshoes and going for a hike)

This wee tree, which is not that small is an umbrella

tree, grows wider and fuller in the summer

and never needs trimming it grows to look

like an umbrella. Great shade tree!

It's from the Maple family. 

My Nanny had one on her property, I grew

up with one. The last house we occupied

had 2 of them we planted and this one

we planted last year. The tree is already

16 years old...They grow slowly but they

have deep roots. Like me this morning..

I really do not want to begin my day

but I have classes to attend....

Look at the YARN of snow on my clothesline...

seems odd that over 3 inches just clings to less than 

1/4 inch of wire....nature.....

This lovely blanketed bush takes up almost 1/2 of our yard...

and our yard is fairly large...as you note, it is already

growing through our chain link, which is necessary

as beyond the bush, there is a stream, a very deep 

long one. On many of occasions we  see many coyotes and foxes

peering their noses through the fence....

With two felines who love to go out in the summer,

this fence is a bit of deterrent. 

There are boundaries nature respect..

We like that...because we love our rag doll Sumatra

and our main coon T-cup.

They are sitting with me this morning...

"What's that?" They do not want to venture out...

Scardy cats lol. 

I could SQUISH you....yep I could lol

Yep I am feeling it? are you?

Have a delightful HEARTFELT day..

ohhh at that other blog

we have a couple plus giveaways...

Yep, the air is full of LOVE..

You can grab my graphic..let's share it

no doubt this will bring smiles..

Need a boost...? ( should come with a warning) lol

You ask what keeps me going, ???

I will tell you...

it is not just 1 thing but many....

 #1 I exercise 6 x a week, ( 1 hour each day)

#2 I drink plenty of water 1/2 my weight in water each day.

#3 I eat these! formula below...

#4 ohhhh and I have about 3 cups max of coffee a day..

not all at once...Ü

Sew for those who asked for my recipe...

here it is but I must warn you...they have quite a kick..

It's not like I laced them with anything but natural ingredients.

 the combination of these few ingredients certainly gives

your body the fuel that is needed when you need to work

at a high performance level.

OK, they work well for both my DH and I, in fact

just yesterday he shared  a couple with his colleagues

and they both  called me speaking a thousand miles an hour...

They exaggerated of course lol

ARE YOU READY?

again simple ingredients...

2 versions of this recipe..

I like mine with raisins, my DH with chocolate chips...

CHEWIES or CHEWY!

* no bake

FORMULA

1 cup of raw large flake oatmeal..( not instant) I use Robin Hood

3/4 cup of peanut butter ( I like JIF) Gail sends me lots..

( can't get it in Canada anymore)

1/2 cup of honey, ( a good kind, I use  Amber Cream

by Pheylonian, I have a gf Jo who gets it for me) 

1 cup of chocolate chips or 1 cup of dark raisins 

* the ones above are with raisins

1/2 cup of toasted coconut, ( I put it in a dry pan on med heat and just

brown it, takes 2 min)

HOW TO..

In a small pot, add peanut butter and honey and stir until well blended

and it thins out like a warmed honey... ( 3 minutes tops)

Now pour this sweet mixture onto oatmeal and coconut, raisins or chocolate chips..

Now form into balls....BE sure to run your hands under cold water

and shape balls..this way the mixture will not stick to your hands.

Keep repeating that...

NOW you have some Chewies of your own..

Refrigerate and take as needed...I would not eat these

near bedtime...they will keep you up for hours..

that is what happened to me the other day!~

Simply put, they are delicious, nutritious

and my secret formula...now shared with you.

Now I have to get back to my lessons...

READ all of your emails of yesterday...

and thank you for all of them...I don't have

any spare time today to answer, but know

I loved your notes...

I woke in a PANIC!

I had such a good day...

I have found a rhythm, a pattern 

to my days. I  wake up smiling

because I wake up just before sunrise,

by the time I have poured my coffee,

my day has begun.

YOU is kind, smart and important
my motto!

The sun is just ready to greet me

as I get ready for my hour workout in the gym.

By the time I have washed and my oatmeal is ready

to be dished-   and 

-I wake up my windows ( 3 of them now) 

I am ready to go to class.

Yeah-- back to my studies!

Got through many more lessons than

I had planned, and although it is intense

most days, today was a good day!

I even cuddled with my new "lap quilt"
that I started and finished at our Monthly RETREAT 

with my terrific ladies- they certainly keep me motivated
and inspired....I look forward to this most needed
TREAT.

I always have something on my lap, this very soft cuddly PIN IT 

throw with my applique coffee cup...see it ? lol 

Is just perfect for our still FEB WINTER! 

And yes here on the escarpment it is still WINTER, but 

maybe someone should tell Mother Nature that since

our days are sew mild I have the windows open. 

And yet I still want something on my lap..

hence my LAP QUILT! 

SEW where does the panic fall in...?

WELL, I went to bed at 9:30 PM and woke up

 at around midnight...

Don't know why, but I looked at the post for tomorrow

on my IPAD...oh oh ....*( always on my night table)

 searched on THAT OTHER BLOG, and could not find Joan's post..

I knew it was there, since I added the title earlier...but I could not 

see it...OK, did a search, nothing, went through the list-

thinking I had dated it wrong, maybe 2011...after

 30 minutes  searching ...I found it, in 2002

not 2012.....by then I was wide awake...

( still wide awake) lol

I even made some oatmeal chews...great

for my workout and when I need a quick energy

boost during the day...problem was/is, I ate 1/2 of  one...

NOW  it';s 2:30 am...I am still up...wide awake...

Now I am panicking more...I have a full day

tomorrow of lessons that need to be graded..

I think I will be sleeping in  till 5:45 am lol

Wellllll now what? 

I am going to pin a bit lol

and try to think sleep sleep sleep 

zzzz

P.s I love you...PILLOWS

Hard to believe I never made one pillow case

up till now...at least not the sausage style

that I have seen on "that other blog" lol

In between lessons, video, exercises,

work outs...I completed 3 pillows

sew far for some family members...

This one for my DH, now I am not sure he will enjoy

the style as much as I...click on image 

and read some of the ads. one about a fiery red head

last one...may bring a smile...

This one for my oldest, as she loves Pinning as much as I...

and she just happens to love ruffles and red and white

-go figure....

And last one sew far....this tea cup for my

DIL who  just loves tea and coffee as much as I...

she is my fav x shhhh

Now this weekend I am heading out to our 

retreat and I plan on sewing a couple more 

and a new cover for one of my goose down duvets...

I already selected my font for the applique...

PIN IT

 will go on this one...

We haven't had the cold winter we were suspecting..

but I am getting ready for it...Gosh, this can't be the winter

that I have come to look forward to each season..

I see buds coming through in my garden..

My GRASS is GREEN! 

I want this!

Images from Japan...

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Back to my lessons!

p.s this arrived yesterday from a lady named SUE
with she saw this the note said it  reminded her of ME.
SEW SUE whoever you are...( I have thousands of SUE's in
my database) thank you ALL.
Or let me know which one..
I LOVE HER!

Blog HOP UPDATE Begins April 16th...

(this one is paper piecing, but you can do anything at all....)

Ok, I have a challenge, and I don't mean today..

but

Start date: April 16th 

* I am taking a Digital Design crash course

very condensed version and the bell curve is a bit

high...sew I hope you don't mind, if I postpone this

till April instead of February...?)

I want your opinion, which I value 

in a very uplifting manner..

SEE this SCREEN which you can find here...

YOU will need one of these...

( You can order directly from therm)

Checker Distributors has it as well for commercial accounts

http://www.checkerdist.com/products/search?keywords=87747&relatedto=

 Choose from a approx

12 x 14 ( mini quilt) 

or 

 6 x 12 stand...

http://www.ackfeldwire.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1000117

Let's Percolate on this...

TABLE QUILTS

( because I can't think of a better name)

An

APRIL BLOG HOP?

like we did with the GHASTLIES but this one

will be:

What can YOU create using

 this FRAME for your very own

Table Quilt.?

BlOG hop will be called....

ready for this...

"I HEART THIS..."

Truth of the matter, being that it is will be now APRIL.

YOU can make

anything your HEART desires that will

fit onto this 12x 14 screen.. or a 6 x 12.

What say YOU?

Sign up here ....

And of course this is but one of many I will create...

I just sew happen to think a coffee POT would

help you percolate on this idea further..

 ( ps. Look Annie...I got some stamps) lol

What say YOU? 

I am IN....lol

Sign up here.....cut off date 

March 15th

I am a rule breaker so let's have just guidelines...Ü

no tuts just photos and a bit of text...

Find a frame wherever you can as long as it is 12 x 14 size...

or 6 x 12

And any theme, any color, as long as You HEART it....

paper piecing, applique, blocks..anything...let

your creativity  frame  Your Passion!

oh...and you can make more than one...I plan on making a few lol

but that's just me..

Simply put, let's let creative...it's time....

attention MARNIE IN MUSKOKA..

you a no reply blogger...I need an email from you..

Day 26th...Cherry , it's all Cherry's fault...and I am blaming Gail too!

This is where it began...

Cherry was a guest at "that other blog" the other day..

she was showing us how to applique using a pressing sheet

and she had this "fancy tulle", as she called it..

I never gave it a second thought...but my dear friend GAIL

and I  were talking about the pressing sheet..( during my coffee break)

and that of course had me thinking of Cherry's tulle...

and I  thought "I need a pressing sheet and a fancy tulle..".

And Gail  shouted out " me too"

SEW I made one...

ohhhh I made a couple...

Using these gum containers..I have a few in diff't colors

Gail wanted PINK, and I just happened to have some

pink Tulle...can you believe that?

I will be making mine in WHITE in a Yellow container...

SEW there you have it....took me a few minutes

to whip this up...now we will have new pom-pom

scrubbers....( I think I best send one to Cherry)

after all she was my muse for this...

Ok, must get back to my school- work..

One of the nice things about studying at home..

I can FOCUS....lol