If you are a regular reader, you can see that the side bar on the right has changed. I used to keep track of my favorite blogs with Blogrolling. I really like this updater. It was easy to add a blog. It would add a "new" to the blog whenever there was a new posting. But, suddenly, it no longer updated blogs. When I went to their site, it was obvious no one was paying any attention – the page had not been updated since August. E-mails to support went unanswered.

So, my next avenue was to check out Bloglines. I could never figure this one out. So, after an e-mail conversation with Mrs Mel, I decided to try out Blogarithm. I found it easy to use and I love that I can make categories. It does not update the blogroll, but I get an e-mail, once a day, with all the new posts. It comes at 4 pm. I wish it came in the morning.  So for now, that is how I am keeping  track of all of you.

Well, that is not the only way! I also have RSS feeds bookmarked. Some blogs don’t have RSS activated. I don’t know how that works. Anyone know? I have a folder titled Blogs on my bookmark’s tool bar.

What have I been doing? I have been getting "Breaking Barriers" ready to go to Marion, Indiana, next week. I had to finish the facings, add a four inch sleeve and make a label.

I have also been getting the final stuff written for my website. I will soon be able to do the tweaking myself. Gloria Hansen of Gloderworks and her helpers in snowy London are designing it.

I leave you with a couple of the lovely Valentine’s drawings that Mia did for me last week-end. I love, love them. These are clickable for a larger version.

I the picture above you can see the bow that has shot an arrow straight through the heart.

This morning Mr C and I went out to the AAA to get new passport photos taken. We just realized that ours have expired. It is a photo that I will not be posting on my blog! It is quite sobering to see your passport photos, separated by 10 years, side by side.

This afternoon, I finished working on the latest Round Robin piece. I think those of you who know me can understand why this was a very difficult piece for me. I don’t do fairies and butterflies, as a rule. I have nothing against them; I just like the more abstract images in my work. Mia loved this and would have liked to have it for herself.

I had some pink Angelina fibers that I had used for the Valentine’s card so I dressed the fairy and added some hearts and fairy dust and did some stitching on it. Part of participating in a Round Robin like this is being sensitive to other’s tastes and yet adding a bit of yourself.

I have also been finishing up the images for my website. I am getting close to a launch date. At that time, my blog will become part of my website and I am moving to WordPress. I hope I won’t regret this.

M and M were here for a couple of days so that their Mom and Dad could have a romantic get away. I haven’t done much other than entertaining the kids and preparing kid food. Mia and I spent some time at  Stars,  an antique and collectible store in Westmoreland. She picked out some great stuff for her mom, Miles and herself. I didn’t get any pictures before it all went home with them. She has a great eye for the bargains and good design. Her mom says she has had seven years of training. She also made me several wonderful drawings with a Valentine theme.

Miles arrived wearing his sailor shirt (from Aunt Lisa) and declared that he wanted to make a boat. Of course, the imaginative Mr C and super granddad granted his wish. The picture above is the work in progress. It has an engine with a propeller in the back and a couple of flags. During the week-end, we watched a Sesame Street show where they were making a boat and the Muppet’s kept saying "I Love This Boat." So that became Miles mantra as the week-end progressed.

I love Grandchildren.

Mmmm! We just had a great dinner of grilled beef fillet, baked potato and Caesar salad. We enjoyed a wonderful bottle of Zinfandel. We were going to go out to dinner, but I surprised Mr C with the makings for this meal. Now, I am feeling very mellow.

Today, I finished more postcards for the Heart 2 Heart project. I further embellished one of my discharged pieces with rubbings using neocolors.

Here is the final fabric:

Here are the 10 postcards that I sent off today:

Here is a closeup of the simple cards with hearts and a stamped design.

Tomorrow, Steph and Jack are going on a little trip out to the gorge, overnight, so M & M are coming to spend the week-end with us. I am very excited to have these wonderful kids for a whole week-end.