Costa Rica

I'm headed to Costa Rica with my daughter in February. I'm excited to go back, I lived there for 4 months. It's a beautiful country, the people are wonderful, and I can't wait to show my daughter a "mild" 3rd world country. I say mild because Costa Rica may be considered 3rd world but they are so much better off than a lot of other countries. It's a good starting point for my daughter (17).
I do have some trepidations regarding this trip because the activities are geared towards teenagers and students and may be just a little to physically challenging for me. Hiking up a mountain? (if its not for hours!) White water rafting! and we're going to Zipline across a canopy.... I'm still overweight you know! and not in very good shape. I started on the treadmill though, to build some stamina. I know I can sit this stuff out...but when will I have a chance like this again? Anyway...should be interesting.

Flannel Quilt

Last Friday I went to Sit&Sew at PQ (local quilting shop) and I spent most of the time cutting up fabric for this flannel quilt I'd like to finish sometime before winter ends. I love those Sit&Sew's because all my quilting buddies come together...like a force of nature...and the night becomes a salve for the soul. I think it's so important for women to belong to a group...a good group... to share idea's, draw strength and be part of something...maybe its community? Anyway...here's some of the blocks.