I have been sitting in front of this computer all day long.  Not by choice really.  A while back I registered a couple of new domain names for Michael & I and thought they would be super simple to get set up.  I don’t remember gladewinds being all that difficult.  I even took advantage to a super sale for hosting the day after Thanksgiving that should make the whole adventure barely worth a mention.  Sometimes it is better to walk away for another day….  I decided to simply update gladewinds a bit.  It is no longer a business site – turned into a personal site a year and a half ago or so.

The first part I updated was my resume page.  I have been laid off since the 18th of November.  Not that I have necessarily minded the break, mind you.  I knew Smiling Sun is for the most part a seasonal business and I will be recalled at some point in the Spring.  In any event, I am on the lookout for full-time, year-round permanent employment, and if I am not asking for too much in this recession, perhaps some medical benefits and paid holidays.  You can see on my resume page that I have a lot of skills to offer and am looking for a nice environment that I can call my work home for the next 25 years or so.  Your consideration/referrals are appreciated.

Michael has been kept busy over at Maschino’s.  He is in the showroom sometimes, sometimes he is working with a contractor on a construction site, and sometimes he is out servicing an existing fireplace.  Nice folks over at Maschino’s.  If you have a need, give Michael a call.

What have I been up to with this spare time?  Fighting a website today (grrr).  Working on a new quilt.  Funny, we have been in this house for a year and a half and this is the first quilt I have started here.  I have worked on my 20 year hand pieced quilt in fits and starts (thus why it will take me 20 years). 

This is one of the blocks.  It is a pattern from Buggy Barn called “Blossom”.

I am using a fabric collection from Moda named “Whimsy” that I won on Facebook.

Here is a picture of the fabrics in the collection.

I plan for this quilt to go on the bed in the little guest room.  The orange is the exact orange of the accent paint in the room and the yellow is the exact yellow of the other walls.

While I have been working on this quilt, I have been enjoying a terrific book on tape The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. read by LeVar Burton with excerpts from the historical record.  Truly a work to be savored and reflected.

We have also been busy with Missouri Master Naturalist, Springfield Plateau chapter.  I will write about that another day.

Michael just arrived home from work.  More later, with your indulgence.

Teri Leigh