A BABY BOOMER . . . .

AND PROUD OF IT!!!!!!!!

No doubt, I won't be retiring any time soon . . . and I'm worried about my retirement savings running out before I run out . . . BUT, luckily, I love what I do - and I'm H A P P Y ! ! ! ! :)

I was reminded exactly how much of a baby boomer I am when my daughter, Molly, brought me back a "BEATLES T-shirt" - from L I V E R P O O L ! ! ! ! It may be a shirt that is available virtually EVERYWHERE, but MINE came directly from the BEATLES store in LIVERPOOL - now, just how cool is that?? I will wear it proudly - yup, I'm a baby boomer, and proud of it!!!!!!!!

(Sorry about the quality of this photo - but the shirt is real cool in person!)

I now have to learn how to juggle - helping Roxie run a quilt shop, designing new patterns, making new quilts, writing my weekly "The Gazette" newsletter, and now writing a blog!! And, I can tell that writing a blog is going to be a HOOT!!! I LOVE hearing from all of you . . . and I am going to LOVE sharing a little bit of my view of the world with you all - and getting YOUR responses back!!! This is going to be a FUN ride!! Being a new blog participant, I am just now learning how BIGGGGG the blogworld is! There are blogs out there for EVERYTHING! On my sidebar I will be adding links to blogs that I enjoy reading. It will take some time to accumulate a list because I want to REALLY LIKE those blogs I share with you as "friends." And, I will not add any "friends" until I get their permission. My first blog "friends" are Happy Zombie and PamKittyMorning!! So, a BBBBIGGGG shout out of thanks to Pam and Monica!! I hope you will check out their blogs if you haven't already! They are both delightful and FUN and entertaining - and we all can use a little of that! Tell 'em that Joe (the quilter, not the plumber!) sent you.

OK, speaking of learning the "hows" of blogging, below I have a visual riddle that I want you to translate - figure out this phrase and reply to this blog with the "answer". From all correct responses, I'll draw a WINNER! Four fat quarters of my favorite Japanese fabric from Lecien will go to the lucky winner! In my next post, I'll announce the winner and translate my riddle.

I so want to share a picture of the quilt I just finished for Lecien. But, until I have the pattern written and ready, I can't share the quilt with you. I can give you a "sneak peek" though. The quilt will debut in Pittsburgh at the Spring Quilt Market next week. I am hoping to have the pattern ready by the end of May. I am proud of this one! It's called, Everything Old Is New Again - and it's made from the NEW Civil War line of fabric from Lecien that will also debut in Pittsburgh.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

"Everything is miraculous. It is miraculous that one does not melt in one's bath."

- Pablo Picasso

Let me know the "answer" to my riddle and don't forget to enter the drawing (if you haven't already) for a kit from ThimbleCreek (from my first post below)....

H A P P Y M O T H E R ' S D A Y WEEKEND!!!!! :) :) :)

I look forward to talking to you again soon,

joe