Flowers Are Blue

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop. 
~Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

It was a great three day weekend.  Well, for me it was but not so much for my DH.  He ended up having to work on Monday but he did get to come home and share lunch with me.  We did have a fairly relaxing weekend with only one errand to run.  The normal amount of wash was completed and we had out of state friends over for dinner on Sunday.  It was so nice to catch up with them as we hadn't seen them for several months.  I'm ready to continue the week with a bit of sewing and some stitching.  How has your week been so far?

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LITTLE FACT OF THE DAY

Onion

Onions - great flavor that makes you cry.  Here are a few facts about that tear producing vegetable:

* Our word "onion” comes from the Latin "unio" meaning one or unity, because an onion grows

as a single bulb

* In ancient Egypt, the onion was a symbol of eternity because it is a circle‐within‐a‐circle. The

Pharaoh Cheops paid workers who built the Great Pyramid in onions, garlic, and parsley and

onions were painted on the walls of the pyramids. Mummies were even buried with onions

*Everybody who has ever had to cut up a lot of strong onions knows what happens. It is literally a job that makes all of us cry. That is because onions contain sulfur, and when you cut the onion sulfur is released into the air. This air‐borne sulfur reacts with the moisture in your eyes and creates a mild form of sulfuric acid! Your eyes tear up to flush this substance from your eyes

* Native Americans ate wild onions and the Pilgrims brought onions with them on the Mayflower. Onions were eaten at the first Thanksgiving dinner

 * The largest onion ever grown weighed 10 pounds 14 ounces. It was grown by V.Thorp of Silsden, England

* Onions originated in Asia in some place around Iran and have been cultivated and eaten since prehistoric times
*If you need only half of an onion, use the top half. The root will stay fresh longer in the refrigerator
* During the American Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant sent a telegram to the War Department, "I will not move my army without onions." The next day he got them.
*  In Blue Hill, Nebraska, no female wearing a “hat that would scare a timid person” can be seen eating onions in public

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MY FLOWERS ARE BLUE

Over the weekend, in between stitching and visiting with friends, I was able to create two hexie flowers...

This is some fabric that seems to always work its way to the top of my 'possible hexie' fabric pile,  so I finally gave in and made a flower.  It's not quite as bright as I like but I do like the design it created.

And now it's time for some fun!  Time to head out to the island and visit the monkeys and palm trees.  Looks like those monkeys have plenty to eat with the banana center.  

To view more hexie flowers, the wonderful Karen has created a linky for us each week.  Hop on over by clicking HERE for one stop hexie viewing.

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A RECENT WIN

Recently I won a giveaway held by  ? .  I'm so ashamed!  I can't remember where I entered the giveaway!  I won this......

adorable panda bear tape measure.  Isn't he cute?  You just pull on his right ear and the tape comes out.  This is definitely the cutest tape measure I've ever had.  Thanks, ? .  Please, please let me know who had this giveaway so I can fill in the blanks properly.  I can't believe I didn't keep the email letting me know I won.  If I did, it certainly was filed under the wrong folder. 

Edited 7:50 am:  Thanks to Irene of Hilachas I now know where I won the Panda tape measure.  I won it over at Quilting Ranny!  Thank you so very much!!!!!!

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TODAY'S GOAL

Today I will continue with the quilt I'm making.

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GIVEAWAYS

DMC Threads is having a giveaway.  You could win  a pack of 36 skeins of DMC’s new Color Variations Thread.  This giveaway ends Friday, March 9, at 11:19 am EST.


Gen X Quilters is having a giveaway.  You could win a Kona Color Card.  This giveaway ends Saturday, February 25, at midnight EST.

It's Sew Kiki is having a giveaway.  You could win a set of Connecting Threads newest Essential Thread, or a fat quarter bundle of Tulane, or Peardise, or Sweetgrass Prairie.  This giveaway ends Monday, February 27.

World of Charity Stitching is having a giveaway.  You could win 2 Lapel sticks.  This giveaway ends Monday, February 27.

The Jolly Jabber is having a giveaway.  You could win Pat Sloan's Girls in the Garden Patterns.  This giveaway ends Monday, February 27.


Cat Patches is having here weekly FFFF giveaway.  You could win a fat quarter.  This winner will be announced Friday, February 24.


Contemporary Cloth is having a giveaway.  You could win a remnant pack of Henry Road Fabric.  This giveaway ends Friday, February 24.


Annie's Ruby Slipperz is having her Mystery Monday giveaway.  You could win 5 fat quarters in your choice of colorway.  This giveaway ends Saturday, February 25, at midnight MT.


Ellison Lane Quilts is having a giveaway.  You could win a Daisy Jane charm pack and 1 yard of coordinating Daisy Jane Geo Grand or 2 Jennifer Paganelli charm packs (1 Dance With Me and 1 St. Croix) and 2 yards of Poodle (Mauve Pink).  This giveaway ends Thursday, February 23. 

Quilty Pleasures is having a giveaway.  You could win a quilt top.  This giveaway ends Friday, February 24, at midnight.

American Quilter's Society is having a giveaway.  You could win a grand prize of a Dream Studio valued at over $15,000 or One first prize wins a trip to the show; ten second prize winners will receive a Quilter’s Library of ten AQS books; and fifty third prize winners will each receive a copy of Baskets: New Quilts from an Old Favorite, edited by Linda Baxter Lasco.  This giveaway ends Saturday, March 17, at 5:00 pm CT.

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FINAL THOUGHT