Remnants

My cousin Stuart has been named Principal of the Year in the state of Kentucky! Wow, what an honor. It really is not a surprise though, he is such a fun spirited and compassionate person. Being a principal really fits his personality. Growing up he loved to play games. When our family would visit, the cousins would always find some type of game to play that could include all of us. Of course Stuart would usually win, but that was never the point, it was to have fun. Great job Stu!

Photo by Chris Hall, The Courier Journal

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The combination of a sick child and a borrowed magazine gave me the opportunity to try a craft project yesterday. I’ve tried making quilts before but always gave up when attempting to put the quilt squares (or whatever shape it was) together. It always involved using a sewing machine and having the pieces pucker and/or become misaligned. The techinque I tried yesterday was simple and involved hand-sewing hexagon shapes together into a honeycomb pattern. Hand-sewing has fascinated me for a few years, which is the reason I took up embroidery. The appeal is that it’s a very hands on process that allows for creativity while using a pattern. Yesterday I sewed 7 hexagon shapes together (it looks like a bee to me) and appliqued them to a piece of fabric. Today (yes, sick child again) the fabric will be turned into a pillow for my daughter’s stuffed animals.

Every year our local elementary has a family fun night. This year I decided to make some cupcakes for the cake walk. My daughter and I were trying to come up with a “theme” for a cake when we hit on the idea of worm cupcakes. Not dig em’ up from the mud worms but sour gummy worms. To complete the worm theme, the cupcakes were chocolate flavored with chocolate frosting and pudding filling (just like our muddy backyard.) Of course we saved a few for ourselves, very yummy!