A One Year anniversary, a Quilt, a Quilt class and more

 (01/18/26) Hard to believe it's been a year since Pamela and Kaleb got married. Crazy. Now they're celebrating their anniversary in Fredericksburg. It may be sunny but it's chilly.

And it was cold and windy a year ago too.

Once a cowboy always a cowboy.  There
was a video but I didn't capture it.  But Kaleb used to do roping competitions so roping these horns were a breeze.   The boy still has it.  

While they were off playing Bri came to stay with her cousins and have fun. Every evening they'd come in for supper and crash out.. But while outside they ran, barked, and played. Bruno and Sadie have Bri down then it's Bri and Bruno have Sadie on the ground. Never a dull moment when these 3 get together. 

So I finally finished the Bookshelf Quilt for our Exercise coach Sheri.  Sheri is a member of the book club. Last year she asked if any of us would want to exercise with her a couple days a week. And 5 of us said sure. Since that day we've had other gals come and go and others stick around. Sheri didn't want us to pay her anything for the class but we wanted to do something nice for her. And I volunteered to make a quilt. We shared in the cost and I got to work. It was decided that since we're in book club maybe use that as the theme and somehow tie in exercise.  

Sheri's Bookshelf Quilt

I finished 97% of the quilt at retreat back in October 2025.  I had it on the design wall before putting the finishing touch on it. The top corners made it look like a real bookshelf.  I embroidered on some of the books the names of books we actually read or a couple of the book titles fit the fabric.  It took me minute to figure out how to make it work but thanks to Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial I got the basic steps and adjusted her method to suit my needs. Sheri has a cat so I put a cat on the bookshelf and to get exercise included I pieced and embroidered a 5# bar bell on the middle shelf. And added a trinket box with her name on it. This was actually a fun quilt to make.  I might already have started blocks for me a quilt and another for fun.

I took it to share with the Bee I go to in Cameron before passing on to Sheri that evening.  All the ladies were hard at work on their projects

(01-19)Everyone was finally home from their holiday travel and we got together for dinner and surprised Sheri with the quilt.

She was thrilled and loved the quilt. So glad she did. It was well deserved. She puts up with all our grunts and groans.

Sunday (1/25) was a mess weather wise. Ice, sleet and COLD!

It's not as bad as a few years ago where the ice was so heavy it was breaking tree limbs and power lines but it wasn't safe on the roads. 

Sadie is checking out this crunchy white stuff in the back. She and Bruno kinda slid off the porch the time out.  and the 2nd picture is off the front porch.

My neighbors sister Tammy took a picture of house from the road and sent it to me.  Thanks again Tammy

She and her man were riding the 4 wheeler out and about town and sent me pictures of the hwy in town and coming out our way. The roads were definitely a mess.

This is the East end of our road. Very icy.                                                           Glad that weather has moved on now.

Monday morning (1/26) David went out to check on the cows and Jerry due to the freezing weather. Well our bull, Woolly Bully had blood on his horn from the tip to his head and David knew what most likely happened. He got on the golf cart and rode to the bottom of the property to check on Jerry and sure enough he had been gored on the right shoulder. And all Vets were closed due to the ice. 

We got a call back next morning from Texas Equine off hwy 6 and they came out.  We warned them there was still ice and in some spots lots of mud. This at our driveway.

The Vet Dr Henre and the tech with him was Very nice. They spent about 2 1/2 hours cleaning up the wound and giving him shots. We had a 50/50 chance of Jerry coming back from this. The vet was able to put his whole hand in the wound up to the wrist. No pictures to share. Too gory. But the good news is that as of today 2/8 Jerry is still upright and is moving around slowly but he's not really favoring his right side like expected. Odds are better. Wound still looks gross but better.

Oh and instead of poor David feeling better I manage to damage him more. We went out to feed the cow some hay but it was frozen together. I chipped away so we could break it apart. Then I started helping by putting the bale and I lost my footing and pushing power and David went down.  So now not only does his right side hurts, so does his left.  He's telling everyone I tried to kill him. Not good not good at all. I do feel bad.

 

On Wednesday 1/28 the weather and the roads are clear so I got to go to a quilting class on curved blocks at the Railroad Cotton Exchange. It's a really cute shop in the country. The address says Bryan but feels like it's in Hearne. It's off Hwy 6 and FM 2549.  I got to pick any pattern out of the Fabric Cafe' Curve Appeal 3 yard quilts book.  I choose the pattern called Voyager and let Christine the owner know prior so she could have the templates ready for me.  Christine was my teacher. After showing me what I needed to do and giving me any advice as the day went on we sewed and talked away. It was a great day.  Her husband came and checked on us a couple times. He's really nice too. I'd like to catch another class one day. Either something new or something that will refresh my technique which I can always use.  If you haven't checked out the shop you should.  Click on their name above get their address and scroll through their website. They limited hours their open currently but that will be changing at least during the The Texas shop hop in March. They'll be open more days than usual.  Anyway I finished all my curved blocks while there and said I'd finish the 4 patch at home.  Okay so not right away.  LOL I got sidetracked while home

But I have got 2 rows sewn up now. As soon as I finish this post I'll go sew some more.  In the mean time here's my two rows.

Friday (1/30) My long time friend and sorority sister Kathy picked me up and we headed to our friend Sheryl's (also a Phi Mu Sorority Sister) to spend the weekend. Once we were together we talked, we laughed and talked some more. We either solved the world problems or created more.  LOL  That evening Sheryl made some kind of delicious chocolate martini to toast a Happy Birthday to her husband Ross in Heaven. You wanna talk about a great guy he'd be on the list. He is very missed by all who knew him. 

 

We might have had wine too while hanging out. Now Sheryl and Kathy are usual in bed by 10 but when the 3 of us get together it midnight or a little past.                                               It was a great weekend and time together.

And January is over.

Until next blog post...   “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” ~ Leroy “Satchel” Paige