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These are the Red Hat birthday cards I made this week--half red and half purple (they look blue in the picture.) They were easy to make and a lot of fun. I made coordinating envelopes (on the left side of the top picture.) I think I will try making my own Christmas cards this year. I've been saving Christmas cards for the last ten years, so I can cut them up for the components I need.

This is the first ornament basket I have finished from the Fons and Porter instructions. It's less than 3" across at the top. I plan on doing a beaded handle to hang it with.

Today is Monty's birthday, so he got a scrambled egg and a piece of buttered toast for breakfast. He'll get canned dog food (the good stuff) for his supper tonight, too. He's pretty spry for his age, although he uses doggie stairs to get up on the couch.

I still haven't been able to get hold of the quilter that I want for my quilt tops. I can't decide if she has a new phone number or is ignoring my messages. I have decided not to worry about it for now, and hopefully I will see her in one of the fabric stores one of these days and will talk to her then. There's really no hurry since they're for me anyway.

DH was home sick today. He gets really dizzy, not good when you're driving long distances. It is my feeling that he would do better if he ate breakfast before leaving for work, but he doesn't think it would matter. I told him that you have to put fuel in for the engine to run.