grandmas-bits and pieces: error

My apologies for the mistake I made in naming the town where the massacre occured. Linda let me know it was Newtown Conn. not Newport. I am sorry to have made such a mistake. Thanks Linda for letting me know.

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Mexican Star, seems a bit more complicated than some of the blocks I've seen.

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This little block is just the thing to finishe off your Christmas quilt

.http://www.conniekresin.com/2012/12/christmas-mug-rug-tutorial.html

Couldn't resist this tutorial on a Christmas mug rug. Not too difficult but really cute.

Santa making a quilt, what better way to spend your evenings at the North Pole.

I love this little project, it reminds me of a series of blocks Diane was making that were the same idea.

We didn't do a lot today. I spent the afternoon trying to get my computer to do what I wanted. It was an embroidery design that of which I wanted to print the colours. Not working , so eventually I shut down the computer and hope it will work right in the morning when I power up again. Some times that is all that is needed.

We did go grocery shopping and then to Purdy's to buy their wonderful chocolates for the family in Quebec. We take them Purdy's every time we go there, not that often as it is a big journey.
I wrote and aske Jack if they ate chocolates. Why did I ask them that? Because Jack has diabetes and Margo is on a diet. Margo wrote back to say who doesn't like chocolate LOL so bring them on down. After all it's Christmas.
Lynn and Daniel both love those chocolates as do the granchildren. We bought a small sack of goodies for the little ones.

Yesterday I completed one set of snowman towels. I had hoped to make another one today but that will have to be tomorrow.
Here is the completed set.

Jolly looking snowpeople aren't they.

The designs are from Embroidery Library and were a lot of fun to do. I have many of their designs. Tomorrow I'll do another one of the HIS and HERS towels.

Then Ray asked me to make some macaroni and tomatoes. That is not a difficult meal but one we love to eat, so I did. While that was cooking I washed and cut the celery. I know that is not earth shaking but I love to eat celery so we buy a lot of it. I am the celery queen LOL. However it has no effect on my weight. ;(((

Weather Report: There was snow this morning, yes you heard me... It was mixed with rain and soon disappeared. However the rain continued to fall. Temperature was a low 1' in the early morning. Not a very pleasant day at all. Lots of snow on the mountains and peolpe getting lost up there. They don't pay attention to the weather reports . I don't like the snow except to look at on the mountains. When I was about 8 years old my little friend went skiing on the mountain ,probably one of the safer mountains , hmm I wonder if the more exciting mountains were even opened up then. She came home with a cast on a broken leg. She was in a lot of pain and confined to bed. I was allowed to visit her as she was very bored with lying in bed day and night. That was the treatment in the 1940s. For some reason that really affected me and I never wanted to ski or go up the mountains. I just like to look at them.

Rick called , we had a nice talk and he said he bought himself a cappuccino machine and was just making a cup when I called.

Katie, his daughter who is going to university in Toronto was stopping off in Calgary on her trip home for the holidays, She along with Peter were coming to visit Richard. He was looking forward to the visit.