Sharing

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

 ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

OK.  So I lied.  On Friday I said I wouldn't have a post today.  I won't be sharing anything I made but will share something I found.  Something I hope you will enjoy.  We had a decent trip south with only a few areas of hairy driving in the downpours, not being able to see, people without lights on, and thinking it's not necessary to slow down.  But that's driving in the big city.  Our trip home today should be nicer.  The sun is shining and the air is clear.

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PHOTO FACT OF THE DAY

National Sleeping Day

February 28th is Public Sleeping Day.  Public Sleeping Day is an opportunity to sleep in public. I can think of a whole lot of places to sleep in the public eye. And, today is the day to do it. You can sleep on a park bench. You can doze on a blanket on the beach. Some people may opt to sleep on the job. They do so at their own risk. Have you ever caught twenty winks on a bus or subway traveling to or from work? Sure, we all have.
Wherever you choose to sleep today, I hope it is peaceful and restful.

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WHY I QUILT

My friend, Gene Black, shared this Bonnie Hunter video on his blog on Friday.  I immediately thought that I have to share it with you too!  I really need to share this with my mother as you will see from my recent phone conversation with her.  Mom - "What are you doing?".  Me - "Sewing".  Mom - "What are you sewing now?".  Me - "A quilt".  Mom - "Don't you have enough quilts?".  Me - "NO! You can never have too many quilts!" 

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TODAY'S GOAL

I plan to The Wool Lady in Temecula and then have an uneventful drive home.

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GIVEAWAYS

Confessions of a Fabric is having a Whoop-Whoop giveaway! And what a giveaway it is!! You could win two charm packs AND 13 fat quarters AND 4 one-yard cuts of fabric AND brand new, still-in-the-plastic copy of Quiltmaker magazine! Sarah will select a winner on Thursday, March 3rd.

Rsislandcrafts is having a CSN giveaway!  You could win a $40 gift certificate to spend at the online store.  Robin will keep this open until Marc 5th at noon EST.

Leona's Quilting Adventure is having a sponsored giveaway.  You could win eight cuts of beautiful Journeys fabric designed by Kathy Davis and a copy of Kathy's new book Scatter Joy. This giveaway will end on Sunday, March 6, at midnight EST.

Quilty Giveaways is having a Little Louise Quilts giveaway!  You could win one PDF pattern from Jude's etsy shop.  This giveaway will remain open until Friday, March 3, at midnight.

Cut to Pieces is having a Sherbet Pips giveaway.  You could win a jelly roll of Sherbet Pips!  This giveaway ends Wednesday, March 2nd.

It's time for the Hawthorne Threads weekly giveaway.  This week they are giving away a layer cake of Wanna Be A Cowboy 2.  The winner will be announced Wednesday, March 2nd.

Lucky Duck Dreams is having a giveaway.  You could be the luckky winner of the book Quilt Fiesta.  The winner will be announced on Friday, March 4th.

Holly Knot Finger Lakes Art is also giving you the opportunity to win a copy of Quilt Fiesta.  The winner for this giveaway will be announce on Thursday, March 3rd.

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FINAL THOUGHT

Traveling is always fun but it is so nice to return home, especially home to your own bed.  Getting away from the grind of everyday and doing something out of the norm can restore the body and the mind.  Away from the chores and obligations that always seem to fill any spare time you have is a nice change.  Anything you leave behind will still be there when you return but to be able to shut them out for just a couple of days enables you start your week with a new outlook.  Everybody deserves a day of rest and relaxation occasionally.

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.
 ~Robert Orben

May you Monday be marvelous!