What's in this package?

What, you say? It's a BanditApple Carnet notebook from Korea, and its on its way to me! You can now try this notebook for FREE (but you have to pay $3 in shipping). Learn more about this offer at Gourmet Pens (thanks, Azizah!).

I expect to get one of these:

Photo courtesy of GourmetPens.

Just a simple little notebook, but I love to try new stationery of any kind!

Don't want to wait to try one straight from Korea? Get your notebook at GouletPens, one of my favorite pen and paper vendors! Yay, Goulet!

Quilt block of the month #1

Block #1 of Stonehenge

My friend Vicki convinced me to do a quilt-block-of-the-month club sponsored by Thimbles, a local quilt shop. The quilt is called "Stonehenge" and features a collection of mottled and variegated fabrics in stone and forest colors. We're getting together one Saturday a month to assemble our block for that month--mutually motivating and helping each other!

Here is the first block, complete! It is 9 inches square. The colors remind me of the Irish countryside I saw last year, so I will be completing each block by embroidering a Celtic motif in the center of it. I'll post of a pic of the embroidered block when I complete it.

At the end of 12 months, I'll have twelve blocks to assemble into a wall hanging. I think its calm and forest-y tones will be soothing and calming to look at!

Bloomin'

Friends, things are blooming all over!

My crocheted Blooming Cushion using an Attic 24 pattern!

The white tulips in my yard!

Daffys!

First asparagus -- early! -- a bounteous crop is promised!