Yesterday I received an email from a long, long-time friend and faithful blog-reader, asking what ever happened to all that quilting I was planning to do.    A reasonable question, actually–thanks, Jeanie Beanie– and the answer is: I’m still planning to quilt.  The creation I have in mind has a LOT of pieces, and even with my handy-dandy Accuquilt machine, it takes time to cut out enough of them to lay out the design.  Hobby-wise, it’s been all rocks, all the time around here, it’s true, though I still make a lot of artist trading cards in my free time,

The start of a new book is always challenging, and “The Marriage Pact” is no exception.  I got way into Chapter 2 and didn’t like the all around feel of it–so I deleted that and started over.    You know me and Starting Over.  The thing is, if the first part of the book isn’t right, the rest of it won’t be, either.  Next week, I hope, things will begin to flow more smoothly.

I got up at 4, as usual, listened to the Daily Audio Bible–I just love Brian Hardin’s voice, his commentaries on the day’s passages, and especially his