Okay, I'm calm now. I almost dred reading, watching and listening to the news. It can be so depressing, irritating and frustrating, but a person most certainly read, watch and listen to the news. It's good to know what's happening.

It's a new year. The time is steamrolling forward. I just picked up a few new books. Dr. D. Jerimiah's, " What In the World is Going On?", "Sew Cute", I don't remember the author and "Self-Portrait", again I don't remember the author. I also just finished my daughter's quilt. I titled it "Red Hot Petals" . It turned out very nicely. I'll have to upload a photo eventually. I'm going to start a few new projects. The first is another quilt (I have to keep quilting!), the second is an art project using a technique I read about in my favorite art magazine (Cloth, Paper, Scissors) called telemadera, and last a sewing project from the "Sew Cute" book for making a terrycloth make-up bag. That should keep me busy.