And there by the fire

while the snow outside whirled and danced,

while the woodwinds played their song,

and while onlookers watched,

she sat.

She sat, though hands not idle~

As the old adage goes.

Dreaming of warmth 

and facing the sun with closed eyes

in order to better hear

the sound of spring,

in order to better smell

the buds unfurl,

in order to bask

in all that's joyous,

she dreams, mind's not idle either~

And here

she comes to an end

and a beginning.

Finished another block of the wool crazy quilt.

On to the next.

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches 

Spring...Please

Oh, whoa is me.

(those are actually marble eggs - wish I would have bought
more when I had the chance.)
I am so ready for spring.

It's been dreary and cold and blowing sideways.
The last two mornings, we have awaken to more snow.

So while at the store day before yesterday,
I saw they had beautiful tulips.
There were yellow, purple, white, and fuchsia.

I got the purple ones.
I needed the cheeriness so they are on my table
where I can see them all the time.
So here's wishing you all a warm, cheery, and
most perfectly pleasant spring.

Until next time,
Nimble Fingers & Even Stitches 

Fixing A Flat in Heals!

I know, it sounds like a really bad redneck joke - Nope

Just a day in the life of me.

We live in a beautiful place that will look like this again soon~

As I was coming home from work this evening, it happened.

I remembered at one point in life working with a wonderful lady

that said she wouldn't know how to begin to change a flat tire.

She said, "I just call AAA."

Well, the other usually wonderful thing about living out here

 is no cel phone service.

 I was quite thankful that I grew up on a ranch with miiiiles

of dirt & pot hole roads.

Instead of helping each other to change a flat,

we would time each other.  

I think between my mom and myself, our record is 14 min.

from popping the trunk to closing it.

I can't remember who did the changing though.

Changed the tire (yes in heals today of all days) 

and am safely home.

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers & Even Stitches

The Chicken or The Egg

Oh, let's just say the egg.

I have eggs, but probably won't get more chickens

until next year after we build a new coop.

It began with a mess on my table.

It's too embarrassing to show the whole table. 

I tried several different techniques - I like these and

have one other set that are in process that I like.

A couple sets are going in the rubbish bin. 

It's fun to play and experiment so will keep at it.

Have a beautiful day.

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers & Even Stitches