Cleaning up

 The hydro crews are still working at restoring power in some areas and the clean up is ongoing.  Pretty much every house we drive by here in town has a mound of tree limbs waiting for crews to come along and deal with them.  It will likely take several weeks before it's all cleared away.  Luckily the second storm wasn't nearly as bad although we did have a few hours of ice pellets and snow mix.  Our power stayed on so we were among the lucky ones.  Some people have power but no access to internet or tv.

I spent my time (when I wasn't huddled beneath blankets) working on the latest landscape and the embroidery to this point...

AND....big excitement when the UPS driver delivered this....

I won one of the giveaways celebrating Donna's 16th blogiversary and she sent me all these goodies!  There's a book she wrote about counted thread embroidery, one of her sampler patterns, along with some beautiful DMC threads, a packet of tapestry needles, and a project bag.  Lucky me!!   Thank you Donna!!!!

- THIS is a cute redwork quilt design you might like.

- HERE is a nice Easter basket that would be fun to make.  Not only for Easter either!

- THIS is an awwww thing.

- I thought some of you might be interested in THIS.

Here is your quote..."Don't leave anything for later.  Later, the food gets cold.  Later, you lost interest.  Later, the day turns into night.  Later, people grow up.  Later, people grow old.  Later, life goes by.  Later, you regret not doing something...and you had the chance"

From crashing to sawing

 Sunday and Monday we heard a whole lot of cracking and crashing as limbs and entire trees came down due to the load of ice.  Now we hear the sound of many chainsaws as people deal with the aftermath.  All in all we had over an inch of ice in about 24 hours.  We were extremely fortunate that there was no wind or it would be doubtful if we'd have power for days.  As it was, we lost power twice - once for over five hours and the second for just over 24 hours.  Luckily the RC and I have lots of blankets and wearing multiple layers of clothes helped keep us warm.  Luckily, too, we have a can opener and could scrounge things like cold beans in our pantry.   UPDATED NOTE: They're saying there's another ice storm heading our way, although not supposed to be as bad.  If I disappear for a day or so, you'll know the power has gone out again.

- THIS would be a great use for an orphan quilt block.

- If your ironing board is looking a tad sad, perhaps THIS tutorial might be useful.

- If you're looking for some fun small quilt designs for spring, have a look at THESE.

Today's quote is from Maya Angelou..."Every storm runs out of rain"