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State Library, Concord, NH

I love all the lines in this photo, how the black stair rail balances with the white skylight. Linking up with Saturday Snapshot at West Metro Mommy.

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T and I visited Maine a few weeks ago and at the Portland Museum we saw this amazing installation of paper-mache bird sculptures, by Christopher Patch. 
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It has been very hot and humid here in New Hampshire so I thought a look back at winter might help my perspective on the current weather. This is my niece in the winter of 2006.

 

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Hoppy Saturday!

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Last week my husband and I, along with several friends, attended the American Homebrewers Association Conference (now called HomeBrew Con). My recycled grain bag totes were great for carrying our stuff (and exhibit hall goodies) around Baltimore and the conference. Several people asked about the totes, which was cool, and some asked how to make them. I explained the basics and a tutorial may turn up on this blog one of these days. 

Photo by Lisa North, June 2016

We had a bunch of beer that we wanted to take into the Grand Banquet (yes, they serve beer there, but this is a homebrew conference so bringing your own beer is definitely a thing). The grain bag totes held up beautifully to zip-top bags filled with ice and about 16 cans of beer (in each bag). Grain bags are tough and the double stitching and handle attachment came through this unplanned test with flying colors. When one of the zip-top bags sprung a leak it proved  my theory that the tote bags aren't waterproof, but they dried super fast and suffered no ill-effects from the soaking.
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Violets blooming next to the NH State Library earlier this month. 
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Urban Quilter Growler Bags, 2016

A wholesale order of growler bags made from empty grain bags for Litherman's Limited in Concord, NH. I love upcycling!

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Our azalea began blooming this week. Spring may turn up in New Hampshire yet.

April 22, 2016, Manchester, NH

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Amanda's zebra border baby quilt

My friend Amanda made this excellent baby quilt using a variation of a pattern I came up with years ago for baby quilts. It is a simple nine-patch alternating with squares of a theme print (hers is bright jungle animals) set so the nine-patches make diagonal stripes across the quilt. My zoo baby quilt is an example of my normal version of this pattern. Amanda's blocks are smaller than I usually use and there are more of them. I love how the diagonal is even more prominent in this smaller scale. Linking up with Saturday Snapshot at West Metro Mommy.

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I posted a photo of this quilt in progress back in January. Here is the finished quilt. It has been sent off to a beautiful baby girl in North Carolina. Linking up with Saturday Snapshot at West Metro Mommy.

Pastel baby quilt, Urban Quilter, 2016

Back of quilt with humbug bag to match

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As far as my husband is concerned March is all about college basketball and this year he started March Madness early with a trip to the tournament of his alma mater. This is the lion at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas all decked out for the PAC12 tournament going on this weekend. Linking up with Saturday Snapshot at West Metro Mommy.

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NH Democratic Primary Ballot (unmarked) 2016

The quiet following New Hamshire's first in the nation primary is lovely. My phone isn't ringing, my mailbox isn't stuffed with flyers telling me who (and who not) to vote for, and roving bands of canvassers are no longer filling the sidewalks. The primary is important, but it is also exhausting.  For those of you outside the Granite State I thought you might be interested to see how long the list of candidates on our ballot was. Only a couple get national media attention, but there is a long list to consider. The republican list was even longer. I'm linking this up with Saturday Snapshot at West Metro Mommy.

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It snowed here yesterday (I thought we were going to get an early spring) and I decided some spring flowers were in order to take my mind off the shoveling to be done. I'm linking this up with Saturday Snapshot at West Metro Mommy.

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Last week we were in New York for my nephew's birthday party. This was his cake -- a moose cake filled with mousse. It was designed, baked, and decorated by my sister. It was delicous! Linking up with Saturday Snapshot.

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Since Thanksgiving, when I heard she had a baby girl,  I have been working on a quilt for a family friend. It is almost done--this is the binding going on. I liked the way the light falls in this photo.Linking up with Saturday Snapshot

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Another Christmas picture from the past (I promise this is the last one). My niece sweeping up after the festivities. The fabulous shoes were a gift from my husband that year.

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Another favorite picture from the past: my nephew sporting his Portsmouth Brewery Tshirt. 
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This is one of my favorite Christmas pictures ever. She's not a baby anymore, but she is still a reader.

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Towers of beer cans waiting to be filled with IPA at Great North AleWorks, Manchester, NH. If you visit the brewery be sure to check out the Urban Quilter Growler Totes.

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NH State Library, Concord, NH, Fall 2014

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