And because the snow is so pretty, I spent a few minutes today snapping some shots outside.
This snow accumulated on my son's car from 11 pm the previous night.
It was so sunny, you could see the reflection of the quilt that I was working on in the window.
This is the quilt that I worked on today--not my quilt, it belongs to a customer. The last time I stopped to buy thread from my supplier, she showed me a new product from Superior Threads called Lava. I bought a spool to try and this quilt was the perfect quilt to try it on. This thread colour is Soft Breeze.
On the way home, I stopped to take pictures of Mt. Cheam. It is a gorgeous mountain that overlooks our small town. No matter where you are in town, you can get a view of Mt. Cheam.
I have been working less on my own quilts lately and more on customer quilts. The tally so far this year is 13 total quilts brought in for quilting--3 of which were mine. I have finished two of my quilts completely, the third is waiting for its binding to be sewn on. Of the 10 customer quilts that have come in this year, only 3 are waiting in the wings--one of those was received today.
I have also been working on the "less is more" lifestyle. Pam has been talking about reducing the clutter in her life and this seemed like as good a time as any to follow suit. We have been re-organizing, sorting, reducing, throwing away, donating, and refusing to introduce anything futher into this house that we don't absolutely need. As my husband said today, "Sadly, despite all the stuff that we have gotten rid of lately, it is hard to tell the difference!" Although this statement seems very true right now, I believe that if we continue to soldier on, you will be able to see a difference when you enter this house. It may take a long while, but we will get there. Eventually we will be liberated from all this clutter!
These photos were taken on Boxing Day just before my daughter and I headed out for the traditional Boxing Day shopping. The temperature had warmed up quite a bit from the day before and this snow quickly turned to slush.
This morning we woke up to even more snow. I am now officially tired of this white stuff and will be welcoming the liquid sunshine should it decide to return!
These pictures were taken from the deck of my parents' house.
I love to decorate for the changing seasons. This year, I have included the entrance in my decorating. This is the front door of our house.
A wreath in fall colours.
A mum to welcome visitors.
Before we go inside, there are a few plants still thriving outside that I want to show you. Soon the cool evening temperatures will force the end of these plants, but for now they are here to enjoy. I am not sure what this plant was called, but I just love it. I will be sure to plant this in my hanging baskets again next year.
This is my husband's Castor bean plant. He brought it home in a small 4" pot at the beginning of August. It is extremely fast growing. Since they aren't hardy in our climate, we will have to plant one again next spring.
The flower / seed pod.
Once inside, there are two quilts hanging in the entrance. This is "Moonlight over the Pumpkin Patch". 
This is a quilt that was just finished last weekend. Finishing this one allows me to cross another UFO off my list on my sidebar for this year. The quilt pattern was BQ. I started this quilt over a year ago. I first saw a quilt made from this pattern at the Lynden fair. Although it is a simple pattern, I was distracted and didn't finish until now.
This is a quilt that I bring out to the living room each fall for snuggling under while watching TV.
This quilt made from the Warm Wishes pattern is hanging in my dining room.
A closeup of the fabric and clam shell quilting with variegated thread.
And this quilt is on the table.
