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Monday, February 2, 2026

A Petty Solution




Today I want to share a 

very simple and very inexpensive, 

thing that I found, 

that makes my life much easier.



  

Several years ago while 

opening a jar with a 

round grippy circle of rubber 

that I picked up at the county Fair, 

I got the thought of why not use 

a pair of grippy garden gloves.



 

So the next time I visited 

the dollar store I picked up 

this pair of pretty pink floral 

garden gloves. 

Now these gloves don't have 

as much grip as some of the nicer 

ones you buy in garden shops, 

but they do have enough.



 

Opening jars has become so much easier. 

I do have arthritis in my hands 

and sometimes jars are just 

really very hard to open. 

Plus the nice thing about gloves 

is that you're not only gripping around 

the lid when you turn it but 

you're also gripping the jar 

and keeping it from moving as well. 

Two hands with the ability to grip 

are much better than only one. 

 


These gloves are pretty and they work wonderfully. 

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So that's my post today. 

If you have trouble opening tight jars 

and want a pretty solution, 

pick up a pair of pretty garden gloves. 

Put them in a kitchen drawer 

and use them for nothing but opening jars.

 They will last for many many years, 

much longer than they last 

out doing garden work 😊

 

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I do hope that you all

have a lovely week. 

God Bless You,

your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

It Is Finished!



It Is Finished!



Here I'm talking about 
my latest quilt.


I am so glad to have 
it done . . .
I did more ripping out
and restitching on this
one than any I've ever made. 


The Back

🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
But when I hear those words,
"It Is Finished!"
I remember Jesus 
and 
His death and resurrection.
How He fulfilled the purpose 
that He came to earth 
to accomplish - making full payment for our sins 
and offering freedom 
and eternal life 
to all that believe. 
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Oh, the Love of God.
how sweet it is!
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Have a blessed day,
Your blogging sister,
Connie :)


 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Still Stitching Along



 Still working on this quilt.





I am always amazed at
some of the quilters
that post a new quilt
finish very two weeks.




That is certainly not me.

Seems like mine take
a month, to almost 
a year, sometimes. LOL 

When do they find the time?



Now I'm trying to decide
how I will finish the 
borders.



These are a few layouts.



I take photos of each idea
and then choose, but
I still have a few more to try. 
 



decisions, decisions, decisions!
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That takes up some of the time . . .

Hopefully by my next post
it will be finished.
😊
Why, hopefully?
because I already have a 
couple more planned in 
by head.
  😁

Until my next post . . .
I hope that you all have
bright and sunny days,
if not outside . . .
more importantly in your heart.

🌞⛅🌀️⛅🌞

God bless you all!

Your blogging sister,
Connie :)