Archive for the Family Category

A day of anticipation

By Kimberly on August 24, 2017 / Family / 5 Comments

We’ve been anticipating this day for many, many years. And yet now that it’s finally here, I’m filled with a flood of emotions, both glad and sad. My husband and I have officially become “empty nesters.” As all parents know from the time they start a family,

Tuffy meets Van Gogh

By Kimberly on August 20, 2017 / Cherrywood Fabrics, Family, Van Gogh Challenge / 12 Comments

Cherrywood Fabrics has hosted two previous challenges and my ultra-talented friend, Sue Stewart and I did a “challenge within a challenge” and made two quilts for last year’s contest. One of them was chosen to be included in the final exhibit of 120 quilts for the Lion

Beautiful Closure Part 2

By Kimberly on August 3, 2017 / Family, Friends / 8 Comments

Last weekend, we took a trip to visit the area in Ohio where I spent my youth growing up. It was a special trip because my brother, sister-in-law, my husband and I took our folks’ ashes to be laid in their final resting place. We also spent

Beautiful Closure Part 1

By Kimberly on July 31, 2017 / Family, Friends / 12 Comments

Last weekend my brother and I, along with our spouses and extended family members, spent the weekend visiting meaningful locations around Northeast Ohio where we grew up. The weekend was emotional, touching, and very meaningful to both of us and our families.

Welcome to my mountain studio

By Kimberly on July 20, 2017 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Cabin, Family, Friends, Fun, Guests, Lake Arrowhead, Studio tour / 22 Comments

You might have read here on the blog or on my Facebook page that my husband and I bought a cabin in the mountains two years ago. It was a long-cherished dream of ours to own a mountain retreat and future retirement property and we searched for

A long holiday weekend……

By Kimberly on July 4, 2017 / Cabin, Family, Fun / 4 Comments

A long holiday weekend calls for a bit of time away and my sweet husband and I ran away to our own paradise in the mountains. We love it here. The weather has been absolutely perfect and the pace has been slow and relaxing. There’s sewing on

To the mountains I go…..

By Kimberly on June 1, 2017 / Cabin, Family, Friends, Lake Arrowhead / 10 Comments

I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. – Psalm 121: 1-2. I’ve been asked the question, “mountains or beach?” For me, there’s only one answer. Mountains. Yes, I love

The Paris Stitch Project, MQX, and other newsy updates

By Kimberly on April 12, 2016 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Amazing Applique, Aurifil, Birgit Schuller, Cousins, Craftsy, Family, Janome, MQX 2016, Spring break / 6 Comments

(Disclaimer: LONG update ahead. I recommend pouring yourself a cup of tea or something cold to drink and pulling up a comfy chair because you won’t want to miss any of this post!) There’s a lot to share so I thought I’d highlight a few of those things in

Not alone.

By Kimberly on March 30, 2016 / Family, Uncategorized / 37 Comments

I’ve tried to write this blog post at least a dozen times. Each time I tried, I simply couldn’t find the right words. Even as I write this, the tears are streaming down my face. But now I’m ready. To say the past two months have been some of the

Thinking of Mom

By Kimberly on February 14, 2016 / Cabin, Family / 41 Comments

I’ve been thinking about my Mom a lot lately. As many of you may know she has been suffering with advanced dementia but about a month ago, she suffered a stroke or series of strokes that affected her in many ways. I spent several days visiting her