Hello Everyone, I was able to get to my sewing room for a few hours this week between sorting, tossing, and boxing. I've always wanted to make a pink and brown quilt, and now I have the perfect fabric to make one. Marcus Fabrics sent me Madison Square Fabric by Paula Barnes, and I've been anxious to use it. I cut the pieces out and put them on the block layout sheet. I also incorporated two other fabrics; Meridian Stars by Karen Styles and the pink is from Return to Elegance by Judie Rothermel. This is the Madison Square line of fabric. I absolutely LOVE IT! The block is the same block which I used in my Crossing the Pond quilt. The block looks so different when it's framed with the sashing components. The new blocks will have a different, yet beautiful sashings. I'm my happiest when I'm with the grandkids, in my sewing room, or in the pool. Water aerobics started last Monday, and I am one happy camper. This is the one indulgence I give myself for one hour a day, Monday through Friday. The water feels so good, and it feels so good to stretch and move effortlessly through the water. Then when I get out of the water, I feel like I weigh 400 pounds just walking up the pool steps! Water aerobics sets up a nice way to start my day with a positive outlook and gives me more energy to tackle my to-do list. I not only have a daily to-do list, but I also have a long-range to-do list. Yesterday, while I was carrying boxes to put under the cabin, I was joined by three very curious deer. I just sat right down on some steps out back, and they came right to me within 10 feet. I was ready to bolt up the stairs just in case they decided to get a little squirrely. Mr. Joe is calling me the deer whisperer. They were so sweet and calm, and I seemed to have a real connection with one of the does. She listened to everything I was telling her. I found myself talking to her the way I talk to Mazey in a universal animal-understanding language. The packing and sorting is going.....I don't know if I would say it's going well. My mother was a saver, and I guess I am too. I found a box of correspondence from the 1960's. My mom saved every letter I received from my pen pal I had in junior high school. Through my excellent detective skills and the power of the Internet, I actually tracked my penpal down. I'm going to send her a letter to see if she would like to rekindle our pen pal relationship. If she's not the right person, then the recipient of the letter is going to think I'm crazy. Mr. Joe would concur. Soon, Lynn