Category: From Beth’s Desk

It’s Been a Bit ! !

Traveling Overseas

We have been off on an adventure, with a trip overseas and with months of planning… I  learned to wait…and wait. 
Time to Wait

And to NEVER  plan these trips 18 months before you leave…it’s a bit cruel to do to yourself. GO! !

But, finally on July 14th we were on our way to a River Cruise. From Budapest to Amsterdam and every place in between. I tried to stay in EVERY moment and not behind my camera too much. That being said…I took 2957 photo’s.  I will only be sharing a few pictures, but I just have to share a bit.

This photo was one of our first evenings in Buda, we took a wrong turn walking home…it was miles out of our way, but Husband and I had a ball. Light at the start of the adventure.

Down the Stairs
Down the Stairs

And, then the Church’s… They have done them right.

Church Ceiling in the Round by Beth Ann Strub
Church Ceiling in the Round

Leaving Budapest by Boat

A Church is a Church photo by Beth Ann Strub
A Church is a Church

Leaving Budapest by Boat

This was our first trip overseas and I hope many MORE to come! !

Beth Ann

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Quilting Clips

Better Than Straight Pins !

I posted this picture the other day on Facebook and lots of the comments were about the clips. I have used these to hold binding for years and just love them.  I ordered mine on Amazon, a couple of the comments said JoAnn’s too !

I’m an Amazon girl and here’s the link if you like ! !

 

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I did IT ! !

 I try VERY hard not to sell other things just my patterns and books, BUT this is UNBELIEVABLE ! ! and the price is what makes it UNBELIEVABLE!

We just returned from a huge vacation, I will share move soon. MY tablet died, a month before and after doing a bit of research this is what I purchased… THE PRICE is…CRAZY and it held my books, my movies for 2 weeks and the learning curve was very quick ! !  I had a Kindle 1st edition, I could just read books. The new one, books, download movies from Amazon Prime and from my HBO apps and EVERYTHING! all my apps !

Just saying do it.

SO, If I’m selling, baby let’s sell, 


p.s. In life I am a HUGE Amazon person, I don’t like to go shopping, phone and click love…

Two Color Star Quilt Pattern

Star Pattern from Trianlges

Nothing better than a two-color quilt pattern and this star is a perfect example. This quilt block is only one of the 68 Quilt Blocks made into a fantastic quilt in my book The Ladies at my Etsy Shop and now in print 
How I do my triangle HERE for you!  The finished quilt block is eight inches by eight inches
free two-color star quilt block pattern  
how to make a star quilt pattern
 
Cut 8 Blue –
3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Cut 8 White –
3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Make Triangles
Sew as shown
 
 
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The Ladies Quilt Pattern Book

 
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Brother Sewing Machine
Brother Sewing Machine

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It Comes with Dinner

Just ONE

I believe one drink before/with dinner is just fine.  And this has become mine. Giving up so much for health reasons, this is my splurge. I feel the need to explain…my drink…???    NOPE ! 

Jim Beam Bourbon Drink

From Jim Beam Site  – Cocktails and Food Recipes

INGREDIENTS:

4 parts Cola

2 parts Jim Beam® Bourbon

Lime wedge

PREPARATION:

Build over ice in a tall highball glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

 

Bourbon Glasses
The Perfect Glasses

Beth Ann

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Just Finished Reading

Great Summer Read

The Last Mrs Parrish ! 

I read a lot and I didn’t have this figured out AT ALL. I don’t want to give too much away! From the book jacket:

Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted.

To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne—a socialite and philanthropist—and her real-estate-mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale, blessed with two lovely young daughters. Amber’s envy could eat her alive . . . if she didn’t have a plan.

The Last Mrs Parrish a novel
My pool reading for the week ! FANTASTIC

Beth Ann

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Some Summer Pretty

I’m learning HAPPY, I’m doing it and LOVING every step of the journey I have been on.
Probably the best is, it’s for me, not one another person, it’s for ME ! My anxiety is moving to the side, as I try to just let things be and not fixing anything.
Stepping back and not overthinking is hard when your whole life has been pleasing everyone. But, I now sleep for rest, eat with purpose, say what I need, laugh as often and as much as I can.
One of my photo’s. In real, this flower is about one to one and a half inches across and perfect.
White Pretty photo by Beth Ann Strub
White Pretty Beth Ann Strub
My Canon Camera
My Canon Camera

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Daisy Day – Let’s all just be HAPPY !

Make every moment a Happy One !

I’m having one of those days… 

 We had a bit of a thing the other night with my Mom. We had met friends for dinner, just ordered and my phone rang. My Mom had fallen and they HAD to take her to the hospital, the nurse said, “Eat dinner and drive over.” We did just that and when I said to the receptionist, “My name is Beth and my Mom was brought over from – – – nursing center.” She said, “The nurse will be right out.” Of course, Husband and I thought Mom had passed,

NO, OH NO…  They called the wrong family!

Did you see me step back? Did you see me want to scream and yell? Did you see me just completely stop and shut down?  Mother knows nothing about anything.  I didn’t scream and I only received a phone the NEXT day (2pm) from the center’s director…I was thinking a huge bouquet of flowers on my doorstep would have been appropriate? Sometimes, “I’m sorry” is just not enough… Now I know why things are the way they are there…

To say the least… I have Chosen HAPPY !  And MY Daisy makes me Happy !

Daisy Dark by Beth Ann Strub

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Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all, with flowers and a quilt pattern.

Wishing all the Mother’s, Sister’s,

Daughter’s and Ladies

Love, Time, Health, Happiness and a

Huge Bouquet of Flowers

Mother's Day Flowers
Mother’s Day Flowers, my photo to Watercolor, Beth Ann Strub

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How I’m dealing with Anxiety

It’s been a bit, but I am back and here I go!

The Anxiety of Anxiety – and moving forward

Watercolor of Butterfly by Beth Ann Strub

I never knew what to call it, I just knew something inside me was not right.

My whole life it was just something I dealt with quietly, internal and even sometimes very loudly. Never spoken of, not talked about, until I happened upon my now doctor, at the age of sixty. I knew moments into talking with her, she was listening, she understood, with a bit of time, I/we have gotten me to a place I feel so much better.

The being everything to everyone is what I call, “Tap dancing to please others.” I have stopped dancing, stopped making others happy and under taken the project of me. I stopped OVER THINKING anything… which has turned into a VERY pleasing way to be…go with the punches and stop fighting my own thoughts. 

Having to be a caregiver to my aging Mom has added more than I can handle at times. Learning to ask for help is not giving up, it’s survival to me. This past month Mom refused all testing and medications, Hospice was brought in. She’s in a wonderful place with wonderful people to help her and me. That being said, I have begun the letting go process, I have moved to a place of not fixing but excepting, which is huge for me…I try to fix everything. Can’t fix this. I have also faced the process of letting others in my life go, I will not and cannot justify my non-ability to care for Mom in this stage of her life, and that’s OK, but it seems everyone has a story of how they did it. Walking away, not communicating is my form of “No, thank you.” (I have not even let myself go into the discussion of all of this… YET!) 

My little studio has become a haven of my art/photo’s/quilts, and fabric. I have taken to being me…sharing what is not perfect and will NEVER be. My list making skill is perfect for not overthinking, write it down, sketch is out, ready for later or NEVER?? My quilts have given me the understanding of color, light and texture as I’ve been working on lots of new. I know lose myself in joy, time, color, laughter, a great book, a cuddle with a cup of coffee. Simple easy and ONLY with joy. This is an ongoing project, I am still trying to dance to MY music, to not please or try too hard for others, just for me.

I can only say, I’m back, I’m ready, and thank you for sticking around. 

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