Preparing for Christmas

Decorating for Christmas is not a painful task for me.....

Believe... This is one of my Christmas cards this year when I look into my life; I have many reasons to believe...........I believe in Angels... and there are many who touch my life everyday...

These angels on the side of the hearth, I made a few years ago and look forward to displaying them every Christmas. The chair awaits me with another "lap project" and at this time of the year the pleasure of doing lap work is enhanced by watching a Christmas Special on TV....

the tree ornaments are simple .........

And this year, because of Miss Émilie (1 Year old) the ornaments on the bottom are all unbreakable.

But not only am I preparing for Christmas.. I am stocking up for the winter..my order from Cotton Charms arrived today, putting into place the ideas I have in my head for upcoming projects.....

Still problamatic

Hello everyone!,
I guess I was too quick to report I was connected again...Wrong! My e-mail is still not working properly. My son is communicating with Yahoo to clarify this but until then I am unable to answer your much appreciated comments.
Some of you have asked how the "Hacker" could do this and how can you protect yourself from this happening? Well I have been informed there is nothing we can do to prevent this,. There are people out there who do not quilt, sew, bake or even think of the well being of others and they hack until they infiltrate someone's e-mail. Since this has happened to me I have heard of many people who experienced the same thing .. even the same letter. Yahoo froze my account so it shot down the possibility of anyone logging on in my yahoo mail until I changed my password. My contact list was deleted for that same reason, therefore I do not have any addresses in my address book anymore. I am very happy that I never sent my visa card number or any financial account numbers from my e-mail. When ordering on line make sure you go through the secure sites of the company you are ordering from and not your e-mail. I am hoping I will be able to contact with you individually soon.

Half Pint finishes

Kelly our leader of the

And the designer of the "Half Pint" for the CG quilt-along has posted the last step for the finish. After you have posted your finishes ( does not have to be quilted) on your blog, leave a comment on her site that you have a post about your Half Pint and your name will be entered in the draw to take place next Thursday for....

a "Martinique" Jelly roll by 3 Sisters or....

a "Whimspy" Jelly roll by Fig Tree Quilts..

When everyone has submitted a picture of their finished Half Pint Kelly will do a parade of quilts.

So; don't forget to post your picture on your blog and to let Kelly or myself know you have done so..

Good luck Girls.....

I'm connected again

My e-mail is up and going again!
I want to thank all of you for the support in dealing with the "invasion of my privacy". As I mentioned it was not a good feeling and yesterday I spent most of the day answering the phone from friends calling me to see if I was alright. In the midst of feeling violated I was reassured that there are GOOD, CARING people out there and it lighted the darkness which lured over my happy thoughts . Thank you again everyone , the CGQC is more than a Stitch and B---- club, it is an amazing support system .
Hugs to everyone... "I feel the warmth of yours"
Joan

High Alert

Hi everyone..
I am not in the UK and I do not need funds to come home ....apparently someone has infiltrated my Yahoo account and is asking all my contacts for funds, I just tried to log in my yahoo mail and it won't accept my password so I cannot access my mail.....I will keep you posted ..
My son a computer technician, just called to reassure my that my yahoo account has been frozen for 24 hours because they noticed the scam and are taking precautions. So this is why I cannot access my e-mail. It is an awful feeling to have someone use your identity( no matter how minimal) to do harm to others....): DO NOT SEND FUNDS.... I am not in the UK ...as I said earlier maybe Florida????

December...

No snow here yet..12ºC (54ºF)I am certain they floated Nova Scotia to Florida..

wishing it would be getting a little cooler.. even a light snow so the Christmas lights would shine on it and makes those beautiful colored crystals.

I usually make my fruit cakes earlier than this but a busy schedule did not permit that; so last night was the night and with "Jay's" help to stir...voilà.The smile on his face is not only for the camera... Fruit cake is his favourite of all the Season's treats...It was "fait accompli".......... Cooling off time... I bake it as a slab so it cuts into perfect (not too thick) rectangles rather than slices. Can't you just smell the aroma of the Christmas fruits and lemon extract? (I couldn't because of a head cold and stuffy nose, but I was reassured it smelled d e l c i o u s.

"Jay" does not permit me to age the fruit cake without a taste first.

Busy times and cool or warm weather will not keep the CG from being very productive... Wow! the wonderful December projects that are coming our way. Some lucky people will be getting beautiful gifts.

I hope the Secret Santa(s) are busy getting their gifts ready. Mine is all done and I hope to be packaging it on the week-end. Kelly had made me one of these to match my mini fall quilt swap and she even send me a pattern. I couldn't wait to put one together. Tomorrow my friend, Eva, is coming over to sew and I know she will just love these and will want to make some so I made one for her as a practice round.

Well girls I hope you are having a ball connecting with other Charming Girls. Both Kelly and I have posted the names of the members and hope we will all make an effort to get to know one another more. In the midst of all the excitement of the Christmas season I don't want to forget that there may be some friends who are not as fortunate as I am; to have a loving family or even to have good health. A small act of kindness is the gift I have listed at the top of my list and I plan to share it with the girls who have come to mean a lot to me, my Charming Girl friends . I also want to add other quilter friends who connect with me. Your support means a lot to me♥♥♥

December Projects

It's December girls! My favourite month and time of the year;"Christmas".

I know it is a busy time for everyone as we decorate, host get-togethers, bake....,

Apple Crêpe Cake...(my favourite dessert and the one I bring to most potlucks). and of course shop till we drop...

"Jay" had all the outdoor decorations up when I returned from Ottawa! so I got right to town and put up the inside ones. This is the first decoration I put up.

It was a BOM from "Cottage Quilting" in British Columbia, Canada called O"Tannebaum which I made in 2007. I should have taken a picture of it before I put it up because it is on a slant. It hangs on the wall where the TV is so I had to take the picture side ways. It is not noticeable in the picture but I put crystals on the tree.My village, that I adore . (A pre-Christmas gift from my girls when they were still at home.)

Because of the busy times ahead, I do not have large projects on my to-do list this month for #1. I will be doing my BOM as I stated in the previous post
#2. I will bind the quilt for the church"Love Blooms"

#3. I want to make some of Karen's Christmas Diamonds for hostesses gifts

#4. I want to finish my Birchwood Lane House
#5. of course I will be doing my...

So I will be looking for your December submissions and also your photos of your Secret Santa gifts in my e-mail so that when they are all in I will post all the Secret Santa projects for everyone to enjoy!

Happy Happy December!