I am taking a medication, Femara, to prevent future cancer. It makes me feel as if I am pregnant – some nausea and dizziness, plus I feel as if I want to curl up and go to sleep. I hope that these symptoms become less agravating over time as I am supposed to take it [...]

I have four great quilting friends ?����� we call ourselves the Fab Five. Yesterday four of us travelled to San Jose to see the Quilt National “03 exhibit at the San Jose Qult Museum. Diane, our youngest member always drives – she has a car that can comfortably seat us if we put our smallest [...]

My daughter Lisa creates and makes wonderful birds from awesome fabrics. She has a blog devoted to these birds – Modbird. I received this one in the mail yesterday.

Steve installed the new track lighting in my studio while I was away from the house. This always makes me nervous. I am a firm believer that ladders, electricity and husbands can be a dangerous mix. But here they are – all matching and shedding new light on my work space.

This morning I had to see my oncologist. He is having me take Femera, the drug that has replaced Timoxifin, to inhibit any future cancer. I also had to have several tubes of blood drawn – a really joyful occasion. This afternoon Stevie and I took a ride down to Petaluma to the Silver Penny [...]