Christmas Cards - Ashen Butterfly!

I am trying to get the last out but...in a cleaning frenzy (this is why I don't do such things often), I miss placed ashen_butterfly 's address (not to mention last name).  I can't read it on the card she sent me.  Idiot girl!

Please help the Christmas Card impaired!

Freezing Fog

I live in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state. It could also be called the Tri-Rivers area (or 3 Rivers but that was taken by Pittsburgh). In winter we got fog (3 bodies of water = fog), when all factors are correct, you get freezing fog.

We had that yesterday. This means I am effectively inside a cloud, where it is lightly, finely snowing. It is a dry snow so just blows right off your car. It does leave the trees beautiful (I took pictures, as soon as I get around to getting an account and things loaded up, you will all get to see). I hope I have more today.

It does make the roads a little slick but not much. It is not as slippery as black ice (and not as dangerous, since you can see the light dusting of cloud snow). I did notice a few houses who didn't get much sun yesterday still had their driveway's covered in frozen fog. For days, the car has had frost on the windows (going down into the teens can have that effect). Nothing yesterday, just the dusting of fog.

I would love some real snow, inches and inches of it.

Quite the little chatter box this morning

I finally finished my first quilt top yesterday. It is a quilt for the son of my estranged sister. Micheal is a little over 2 and the quilt is called Hungry Animals http://www.afabricoasis.com/SSI-Animals.html. Each letter is almost an eye spy event. Within each letter are lots of things that begin with that letter. The Walrus is sitting in a wing back chair with wall paper, window showing winter, eating watermelon with a wicker heart.

Once I get the hosting location and things uploaded, I will post a picture. I added lots of things, embellishments if you were. I quilt the top of it today (using a special machine), that is where I will be combining the backing and batting with my completed top.

I added up the cost, about 75.00. Evil sister best let this child have this quilt. To prevent her from regifting, I am making my labels (Quilted by blah blah and Merry Christmas Michael, 2005) and putting them on the backing and quilting them in. She won't be able to remove the label and give it to someone else (not without having to explain). I would want my nephew to hold on to this and pass it down. Once he is bigger, she can make it into a wall hanging and he can continue to learn his ABCs and new words (how many kids know wing back chair?).

Christmas Cards

I am caught up. I would like to note that I have gotten cards from Buttonmommy, MaryJo, Wendywoowho, ashen_butterfly and starrchild.

Off to mail the final grouping and finish that damn quilt. I think I need a new mouse, this one is giving me fits. Behave or I will send you to the mouse graveyard (not a pleasant place to be).

Damn, it is cold.