Thirty-two years ago, I was enchanted by Duke University's Men's Basketball Team, with Christian Laettner and Grant Hill as the one-two...

Today is the official first full day of Spring 2024! Although I have some blog post ideas ready to go, this one had to go first in the...

My calendar says March 20th is the Spring Equinox, though given the temperatures lately, perhaps it jumpstarted like a 100-meter sprinter...

The Just Sew Bee (affectionately called JSB) meets about twice a month. One is on Zoom since we are a tri-state bee (AZ/FL/MD), and one...

The Stoics all said in one form or another that history repeats itself. I want to ask, why? Humans are human beings, and of course, we...

In 2018, I had the opportunity to travel to Ethiopia with my son Ryan's doctor, Aziza Shad, and The Aslan's Project Executive Director,...

Whoa, that is what you've got to be thinking, quilter or non-quilter, for any size quilt block that could take six hours to make/create....

January, a loooong month with 31 days (especially with many cold, snow, sleet, and little daylight days), is almost over. This month only...

This little story may need to go into my Shoes & Sweaters series (yet to be posted here), but for now, I'd like to share this one about...

This last week, I asked whether you consider yourself a sunrise or sunset person. Now, how about making lists? How about this one: add...

A White Out and Big Snowy Day - Soup's on... We will be short on sunshine today, but there are ways to manufacture it with a bowl of...

Okay, I never expected the very next day, after lamenting about a grey-scale day, that the skies opened up to a spectacular January...

Those who have followed along with me back when I blogged in QuiltsFromTheHeart and now in Manufacturing Sunshine (THANK YOU!) probably...

Priceless gifts are amazing and appreciated, even better when given to unexpected recipients. That's what happened last night when my...

Here it is - the end of November on the Gregorian Calendar. Yikes! Most trees are stripped of their colorful leaves and almost barren,...