Cookies (and cake) with Iris, celebrating Michael's birthday

Saturday (2/8) was all about cookies (and cake!) with Iris!  She came over and we tried a new rolled out sugar cookie recipe:

and experimented with the icing (aren't they pretty?):

She did so much of the work that we also got Michael’s birthday cake made:

and frosted:

  She left around 1:30 and I spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing and reading my library book.

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Sunday morning (2/9) we got to SKYPE with AJ, and then I got busy using up some leftovers….I had some pie dough left…and some limp broccoli that I revived in ice water….and some old-ish chopped onion….and some frozen cheddar cheese…..so voila: 

Michael headed out for a bit of grocery shopping and by the time he got home, the quiche was all baked:

We both had a serving and by early afternoon I was back in the studio, cutting the last strips and rectangles for my 2 men’s quilts, and I made a start at cutting the sashing type strips.  That is going to take awhile….since the first quilt that I will be doing on Thursdays takes 18 1-1/2’’ strips…and the other quilt that I will be taking to QUAP needs 272 strips 8’’ by 1-1/2’’. 

I headed upstairs for a shower around 5 PM and some company arrived at 6 PM to have cake and coffee to celebrate my honey’s birthday: 

-Ann Mary & Jim

-Phil & Gale

-birthday GIRL and BOY, Pam & Michael

We had a good time talking for over an hour, then everyone left to go home and watch the SUPER BOWL!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HONEY!!!!  Michael’s sister Sue and hubby Charlie called Monday morning (2/10) to wish him a Happy Birthday and to chat a little….then it was present opening time: 

I think he loved all of his gifts and we’re planning a date night over the weekend to watch WALL-E! 

After that I headed to the studio to stop procrastinating and start quilting on a customer quilt: 

This quilt is so stunning and I really think it should be custom quilted…which accounts for some of my procrastination, but the cost of that is quite prohibitive….so I’ve got it to do an edge-to-edge.  While that was stitching out:

I also got a backing put together (from stash no less!):

for the WALK ABOUT that will eventually be going to Janice’s to be given away. 

We had champagne and puffy things for dinner, then Kay & Pete came down for cake and ice cream and lots of talking as we haven't been able to get together for quite awhile

And 10 years ago......

-https://foodandfiberfloozie.blogspot.com/2015/02/arm-chair-covers-cookie-caramel-popcorn.html

-https://foodandfiberfloozie.blogspot.com/2015/02/cooking-fingers-valentines-tea-double.html

-(this one's for you Sally) https://foodandfiberfloozie.blogspot.com/2015/02/michael-sally-gail-barb.html

*** So my neighbor knocked on my front door at 3 a.m.  3 AM!!!  Luckily I was already up, playing the bagpipes. ***

*** Instead of cleaning my house, I just watch an episode of "Hoarders," and think, "Wow!  My house looks great." ***

*** The Amish power ball is up to 4 dozen eggs! ***