Sunday Scripture...

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Stormy Weather...

Coffee with my quilting friends this morning and then I'm hoping to do a little bit of quilting this afternoon. If today is like the last week, the sun will be out to start the day, it will be hot and humid and by afternoon, the clouds will have worked themselves into a rainstorm.

I'm keeping my eye on the weather forecast, but not too concerned. After Hurricane Charlie, we installed accordian hurricane shutters and a whole-house generator on our block house. If the power goes out in any storm, we'll still have the essentials, including water from our well and electricity for the refrigerator (or a sewing machine!) for up to three weeks! Plus, we're not right on the water (we're at least forty minutes away) and surrounded by a nice buffer of trees. We may end up with a tropical storm, but the Weather Channel will be on to keep tabs on the storm's status.

If you missed my last post, you'll want to go back one day so you can enter my 1200 Post Giveaway. Thanks for stopping by again. I hope you have a safe and restful weekend.

Celebrating 1200 Posts...

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I can hardly believe that I've written 1200 posts since I started my blog in March 2009. I've shared projects, memories, travels, life with some pretty cool pets and, of course, my loving husband of nearly thirty years. It's time to have a giveaway to commemorate another milestone.

  I've decided to offer a favorite book to one lucky reader.

This book is The Civil War Love Letter Quilt, and as

suggested by the title, it's filled with letters written between

people separated from their loved ones by the Civil War.

The author, Rosemary Youngs, has compiled many moving and heartfelt

correspondences from a painful time in our nation's history. Amid all the

fighting, there were many poignant personal stories.

Each letter and story has a full size quilt block to illustrate it, and

there are also quilt instructions and applique' patterns in the back.
I love reading my copy so much that I 

purchased a second copy to share with you.

It's one of those books that a great read, and I'm sure

you'll love it even if you're not a quilter!

UPDATE: Click Here to see more

items I've added to this giveaway!

The only requirement to be entered in the drawing is that you be a public follower friend of my blog, and that you leave a comment on this post. I'll draw one name (using the Random Number generator) on Friday, August 31st at midnight. I'll announce the winner on Saturday, September 1st.

Thanks again for sharing this newest milestone with me. I love this journey I'm on, and you make the trip to much sweeter for me.