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Cherries


As if the broken arm wasn't enough for one summer, Speed split his chin open last night at our Care and Connect picnic, a good half inch wide. I was going to take him to the hospital for stitches, but there was a nurse in our group and she fix him up. Good thing! I was not looking forward to several more hours in the ER.
Today is Shop Hop day in the Metro area. I'm going out with a new friend and keeping my eyes open for red, white, and blue fabrics. Or cherries. I can't resist cherries.

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  1. I love your red! You always liked red! Your pictures are wonderful! I love cherries, too, the dark red bing cherries. Hang in there, Speed!!!

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  2. Have fun on your shop hop! I love the shed in the previous post. Its always good to shop hop and find great fabric! I also give you a blog award...see my blog for your award!

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  3. beautiful picture! where on earth did you get that darling bowl?

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  4. Brigette, Thanks! I got a set of four from Williams-Sonoma after Christmas.

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  5. Those cherries look awesome! I love that little bowl -- I bought my Dad those for his cereal last year -- now I wish I'd bought me some too.!

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  6. HI Karen
    I also love red and blue and pink and purple and green and ...I think you get the picture.. I hope you had a fun shop hop-

    I don't know if you like cherry quilts but if you do - Kim at Kim's Big Quilting Adventure was making a cherry quilt ( you will have to back into her older postings May or June I think)- there also was a cherry quilt in one of the recent Fons and Porter magazines - I think the July/August issue.

    Happy Quilting.
    Regards from A Western Canadian Quilter
    Anna

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