Winter Retreat

Winter is here and I'm going into semi-hibernation. This is the season I retreat deeper into my cozy cave while the winter winds howl. That does not mean I sit hunched over my fire and contemplate the flames. It just means I take on a few projects I don't have time for in the summer when I'm out and about.

When we were out with Cheryl in October, I brought home an appliqued quilt top she has had for several years and never got quilted. I told her I won't put it in until after Christmas. Now that Christmas is behind us, I pulled the top out of storage and put it in the frame on Monday. Since it is no hurry to get it done, I have not invited anyone to come help quilt--yet. I'll work at it whenever I have time and it won't matter if it takes me all winter. So I am retreating to the basement of my cave and stitching the winter away.