Butchering/Thanksgiving at Pam and Jeffs

 Starting to cut up half a hog.

 Separating the meat from the fat.

 Making sure the pon haus is thick enough.

 Straining the lard.

 

 Sausage links ready to be smoked, ham ready to be cured and more sausage ready to be packaged and put in freezer.

 Canned meat ready to serve for "spur of the moment" company.  Come on over.   

 The Cline family gathering at Pam and Jeff's for Thanksgiving.

 There were three tables so everyone could set down at one time.

 Mom and her fancy card shuffler.  It really is a neat gadget.

 We ladies are enjoying a game of golf.  Thanks Pam and Jeff for opening your home to the Cline family.

 Pizza party at Micah and Krista's.

Benjamin and Micah seeing who can make the most exotic tower.

Thanksgiving / Debby Brown

 Making donuts Thanksgiving Day.

 Look who is goofing off.

 Still goofing.

 Now Benjamin is a working, while Autumn is sampling.  I have donuts in my freezer.  Come on over for a cup of coffee and a donut.

Parla we missed having you and Dave here.

Debby Brown came to teach at Patchwork Plus for a week.

She is a specialist in long arm machine quilting.

Debby showed us many unique tips and tricks.

These are samples of what she taught us.

Here is a neat little sample of  her work.

Shenandoah Valley Quilt Guild ladies who made Hospices quilts.

Ceres brought "Diamond Chain" a quilt pattern of mine.

In the afternoon we worked on more Hospice quilts.

Lori is the great organizer who makes sure quilts are getting made.