The Communique Layout
Popularized by Rhonda Dort, who uses the layout in her classes, the Communique Quilt Layout works for both featuring large fabric and panel pieces, as well as a basis for multiple block designs.
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Welcome to Mouse in My Pocket! I'm Andrea, a web developer living in rural America with her husband and daughter. I'm excited to share my life with you as I explore some of the great things about living in the middle of nowhere. Be sure to check out the blog below to see a few of the things that are speaking to me right now.
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Found on the Internet – LA County Fair
There are TONS of great things on the internet. This is the first of our “Found on the Internet” series. Today we are featuring the advertisments for the LA County Fair… because if anyplace could use a county fair, it’s LA.
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Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake
Matt went to Boonville for the weekend. He makes cherry pineapple dump cake every year. It’s really quite good, if you like pineapple.
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Boonville
Went down to Boonville on Saturday. I had a pretty good time, even if the heat was horrible. I got to visit with Matt & Carla, and spend some time with my husband. Mike had his horses, Dolly and Molly, there. They always plow a little bit at the show. This year they did something…
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Opening Night
Last night was opening night for the musical. It went really well. There were a couple small problems, but overall everything was great. The kids did a great job, and Gretl, of course, stole the show. She is absolutely adorable. Of course the whole cast is great, particularly the leads. The von Trapps look great…
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The Sound of Music
Been working day and night on The Sound of Music. I’m completely exhausted, but the show is going well. I’ve been promoted to Assistant Stage Manager. I’m handling stage left. That puts me in charge of 2 of the Abby Gates, the Abby Monument, 2 Trellises, 2 Garden Benches, 2 Columns, the Concert Microphone, and…
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Saturday at the Fair – Demo Derby
Saturday was the last night of the fair, and gladly. I was very happy that fair was done. I was very ready for the fair to be over. It was a great week, but I am ready to take a break for a while. The demo derby went well. We had a big crowd, most…
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Friday at the Fair – With Justin Moore
Friday night was the concert, and of course it rained. Fortunately the date change from Sunday night to Friday night of the concert this year allowed us to move the show. It started out raining in the morning, and they got the grandstand cleared of mud, but then it rained again around noon. The powers…
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Thursday at the Fair – When it Rains…
As the Morton Salt girls says… when it rains, it pours. And boy did it…. It started raining about 6:30. It rained out most of the motocross, but we did still have the talent show. It was moved to the high school. And as always, the auction was not affected. It’s in the rain proof…
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Wednesday at the Fair – Horse and Truck Pulls
Wednesday was a busy night at the fair. We had a horse pull on the ag track and both an Indiana Truck Pullers Association pull and Local Truck pull at the grandstand. The horse pull went well, though it was short with only 4 teams of horses. The horses are huge, much taller than a…
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Tuesday at the Fair – Farmer’s and Antique Pull
Tuesday was the Farmer’s and Antique Pull at the Fair. We ran two pulling tracks in front of the grandstand. We had the Farmers on the front track and antiques in the back. Later in the night, the queens came down and helped out just for fun. With the help of Derek, our official flagger,…
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Monday at the Fair – Lucas Oil and Mud Volleyball
Monday night at the fair, we had Lucas Oil, back at the Grandstand with Hot Farm and Super Farm Tractors as well as Trucks. Our assistant from Lucas Oil even remembered to bring her hat with her this year. Over on the Ag Track, we had our first ever Mud Volleyball Tourney. It took a firetruck…
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Sunday at the Fair – Adult Pedal Pull & Hog Wrestling
Sunday was a great day, even though we were already tired. It was the first official day of the fair, but it felt more like the 3rd. Carla and Matt come up from Posey County with their Adult Pedal Tractor. It was a lot of fun, and we managed to raise some money for Feeding…
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