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Continue reading →: Bears, crochet and TombstoneIt’s been a few days so let’s catch up. None of this is chronological order. It’s just what’s been going on between pool time, exercise time, reading time and eating. We couldn’t have better weather. Let’s start with the bears. I haven’t done as much sewing as I planned because…
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Continue reading →: Some crochet and more desertLaurie and I went yarn shopping Saturday because I got it in my head that I wanted a water bottle holder. I found this recycled, overpriced cotton tarn that I liked and thought I could get one water bottle carrier out of it. I did find a pattern but, in…
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Continue reading →: Sewing and hikingI don’t have a lot to report except that we’re still having a great time in Tucson. On Thursday we went to Madiera Canyon in the Coronado National Forest. It’s a bird watching area. We didn’t actually see tons of birds but we saw Avorn Woodpeckers and Mexican Jays. Both…
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Continue reading →: January 2026 AudiobooksI kicked off the new year with a great biography, Cleopatra, and that was probably my favorite book of the month. I had one disappointment, Boom Town, and a few “pretty goods”. I attribute it to trying to force feed books on particular topics. I don’t mind a failure here…
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Continue reading →: Catalina State Park and some crochetI mentioned last time that we were planning a drive up Mount Lemmon. In the end we decided against it. It wasn’t that long ago that we tested my altitude sickness so it didn’t seem wise to push it all the way to 9000 feet for something guaranteed to make…
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Continue reading →: More bears and a walkWe’ve had a couple of rainy days over the weekend but we’re not complaining. It beats the weather at home and it was perfect for watching football Sunday. Yesterday we went for a short hike in Saguaro National Park. The East Park has some great flat trails for gimpy hikers,…
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Continue reading →: Two bears!I finally got started sewing on Monty yesterday. The first bear took over an hour and involved a lot of unsewing but the second one went much faster. I think it’s going to be a really cute quilt. I also went to a sale and lecture on Navajo rugs. It…
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Continue reading →: Bears are cut outI don’t have a lot to share today. We’ve ben relaxing and hanging out with friends. We have friends from Charlottesville who spend all winter here. Bill and Laurie are the ones who introduced us to Tucson. But this week some other friends from DC, Matt and Anne have been…
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Continue reading →: A little sewing time.The weather here has been great so we’ve spent as much time outside as possible. That means that I haven’t done much sewing. But I did make a little progress yesterday. I got half of the HSTs opened and I got the background pieces for the bear blocks. I found…
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Continue reading →: A finished scarf!It was another beautiful day in Tucson. We spent most of it outside. Chris took a long walk while I exercised. Then we spent about 45 minutes by the pool. In the late afternoon I put on my hiking boots and we tested my ankle on a short hike with…
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I’m Vicki
I’m Vicki Welsh and I’ve been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I’m into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here.
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