oh...how sweet...

oh look...here's Tippy,
our Maine Coon ~
curled up in my antique Appalachian Baby's Basket,

snuggling with my early Cat Print Dolls....

Tippy is 15 years young...
she 'adopted' Peter & I long ago~
we were looking for a kitten, & she found us....
needless to say, she has been a sweet & constant companion,
and has grown up with Hannah...

Speaking of which,
my baby,,,my one-&-only~
my world, my love & my heart,
will turn 16 yrs. old on
December 20th...

and we will celebrate her wishes:
**dinner at Red Lobster
**Ice Skating
**shopping at unique Vintage shops in Charlottesville
and
**a simple cake & ice-cream party
celebrated here at home with those she loves the mostest...
(per her requests, of course)

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I have begun work on my patterns for the upcoming
Primitive Quilts & Projects magazine...
I have pondered over projects:
Hmmm...should they be:

Needlepunch
Cross Stitch
Wool Applique
Rug Hookery
Primitive Stitchery
???
and Needle Punch has won...
SO
I've dusted off my needle,
Found my threads and
sharpened my pencil~
stretched weavers cloth on frame and...
{{ oh...but you'll have to wait to see!!!}}
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I have had a bought of Laryngitis this past week
no doubt from standing in the freezing snow at last saturday's parade...

but now...
*blech*
I have the full-blown-flu...
or is it the
Flu Blues?
either way it is not nice~
....and hope none of you come down with it.

So I am off to bed yet again,
to snooze & sniffle and snuggle with Suzy
(my cat & constant companion)
and dream up wonderful dreams of wool...thread....
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
~ Lori ~