Quote for the Day

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.  ~Mother Teresa

My Workroom Floor

Journal Quilt page entitled

"My Workroom Floor."

                             My Workroom Floor Tag

Peace Quilts

I've decided for sure that "Peace Quilts" will be the theme for my journal quilts. It's an important topic--one of the most important--and something I think about a lot. However, I don't plan for my quilts to be blatant political or religious statements, but rather evoke feelings of peace and love--to be calm and absent of any conflict or hassle. Does that make sense? I want them to be visual catalysts to inner peace for their viewers. Ooooo, shoot! That's sounding very uppity and artsy-fartsy. Maybe I can explain it better after I've made one.

MR. WINTER IS HERE! Boy is it cold! (How cold is it?) I went outside a while ago and saw a squirrel thawing a nut in front of the dryer vent. (Big laugh) I love cold weather. I even hope somewhat futilely every winter for snow here in North Alabama. But since the fibromyalgia thing became a fact of my life, cold temps don't set well with my aching body. Well, actually, any change of the weather can put me down. But I still prefer cold to hot. And I love the cozy feeling of staying inside on a winter day, reading or sewing and consuming large mugs of vanilla-flavored coffee. One of my dearest dreams is to someday spend a winter high up in the Rockies (with plenty of firewood, fabric, and coffee).

Party & Snooze

Today was the day of our annual quilting bee Christmas party. Our bee, The Piecemakers, normally has 12 members, but we're down to 10, and only 8 of those were at the party. We had fun. Did Dirty Santa then has a delicious lunch. I came home, fed Vann, put a load of laundry in, then sat down on the sofa to rest. I woke up some three hours laters. Now I just feel groggy and tired. Need to get going on some of my projects, but all I want to do is go back to sleep.

When We're Hungry, Love Will Keep Us Alive

Had a wonderful experience tonight. Friday, I bought a copy of The Eagles Farewell 1 Tour DVD, and tonight we watched the first half of it. Vann got tired and wanted to save the second DVD until another night. I had seen the abridged version that has been on tv a couple of times, but the DVD is much better because nothing is cut out and there are no commercials. I am so wild about Eagles music. They are all incredible musicians, but together they're unequaled. It was filed in Australia. I like the plain, no frills set--nothing to distract from the great Eagles sound. Joe Walsh does a very interesting song about his experiences getting sober and how he stays that way--"One Day at a Time." I guess my favorite from the first DVD would be "Lyin' Eyes" or maybe "Already Gone." And, of course, I love "There's a Hole in the World Tonight."  "Hotel California" is on the second DVD.

I'm up late tonight. It's after midnight. I had to finish and print my book club newsletter so I can mail it tomorrow. It's already late. Book club is Friday. I'm tired now, so I'm going to bed.

"And just remember this my friend, when you look up in the sky, you can see the stars but still not see the light."

"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains, and never even know we hold the keys."

Journaling on the Peace Train

Saw Cat Stevens in tv interview this morning. He has started back singing and has more or less recanted his support of the Ayattolah's (sp??) violent philosophies. Whatever, Yusef. You've given me yet another, even better, idea for my journal quilts--symbols of peace: dove, peace sign, Jesus, olive branch, maybe even a peace train. It's certainly an appropriate subject for the times we live in. This might be it--but I have to think about it some more before deciding.

So Many Ideas!

Ideas just keep popping into my head on how to make my journal quilts. How will I ever choose one. In addition to the scrap bag idea, here are a few more that are rattling around up there:

• Base each quilt on an Eagles song.
• Make each quilt be a tribute to some family member or friend or pet.
• Each quilt represents a different geometric principal.
• Each qult represents a favorite author.
• Christian symbols.
• The Universe.
• Dogs I have known.
• Cats I have know.
• Favorite movies.

See there's no end to it. Gotta go; hubby calls.