<walks up to the mic… tap tap tap, “is this thing on”? Is anybody out there?>

I can’t tell you how how long I have stared at this page and tried to decide where to start…  A humorous story about getting lost on the way to a quilt store? An epic tale about life’s surprising twists and turns that lead to me not visiting with you all for the better part of nearly two years… ( can that be right?)…wow!  But in the end I will say.. I have missed you. I have missed your spirit and your moxie, your passion for your families, your quilting and your friends.

I will say that I have not changed one damn bit in the ways that count. I am still a Southern, liberal, sex-positive, shitty typist, outspoken, pro-choice, gay-loving, grandmother who loves sewing and all things domestic and who uses the word “fuck” as both a verb and a noun and sometimes in the same sentence.

I am plagued by autoimmune issues including diabetes and am now the proud owner of an insulin pump as the new best friend in my pocket.

I am a passionate advocate for kittens and a devoted foster to neo-natals who don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell without me or someone like me to care for them. I share photos of them on Instagram. And have goals to organize a regional cat event in Chattanooga  focused of Art, advocacy and adoption – meow!

I am deep in the middle of a whole house renovation which I am doing with my own two hands. I have not had a real chance to sew in almost a year now and I miss it like crazy and will be celebrating the finish of the house with a new sewing machine sometime is mid 2019.

Nadia Bloz Weber, Dita Von Teese and Ina Garten  all rock my world.. I am complex that way

I am excessively tired of the shit-show that is today’s political scene. To make is clear I would give Ruth Bader Ginsburg both my kidneys if it came down to that so I am not inclined to tone it down or stick just to sewing and quilting and I will be living in my truth around here.

To everyone else… thanks for sticking around. Let’s see what BadAss things happen next!

p.s. Yes I cut off all my hair, yes I am growing in back out, please excuse it for the next 3 years.