Thank you Ellen!

We had Rice Pilaf (aka Favorite Rice) for dinner tonight with lemon basil sausages and a cauliflower salad.

I might take a quilting class soon and I believe you would be able to join in for the time that you are here. Interested? Quilting together in Japan!

Fun in the snow

Snow Jan 30, 2010 and one finished project

Somehow, I feel like I never left NY when you see the snow amounts i am getting here in the South. I moved to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains 4 years ago and its been snowing since! Here are some pics of this snow and I finally finished one of my unfinished projects. It needs tweeking but its done!

Staying busy...

For a child, needs buttons.

Ellen's new hat.

All Snuggled in the Bed or Look what arrived in Saitama!

Here it is at it's new home!!!

Melanie's First Quilt

Here are a few pictures of Melanie's quilt top. One thing that is so different from me, is that she found this in a magazine and created it. She also finished it in record time! I need classes to do my quilts. The classes last for 10 weeks. So here are a few pictures. Great job, honey!

New Year

Ellen- I am enjoying your posts. Other babes, let's get with it and get our blog going again. I need to take more pics to keep up with Ellen. My New Year resolutions:

• exercise 5 days a week
• do a 5K and better my time
• better balance work, family and friends
• finish my two prayer shawls I have going for friends
• move forward doing more things with less fear

2009 was certainly a year of changes and ups and downs for the Babes. I think our strength has shown, despite all of us at points in time have not felt very strong. We are strong women!