Did you know that every now and then Google does something fun on their home page? Today I read in USA Today about a Google Doodle tribute to Freddie Mercury, of Queen fame, who died in 1991. Because it's Labor Day here, the US celebration will be at google.com tomorrow (Tuesday). Until then, you can head over to google.co.uk.

Clicking on the "play" icon launches a YouTube video (which I've embedded below)  to the tune of Mercury-led rock band Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now." A second click brings you to Google search results for Mercury from Wikipedia and more. This music takes me back to my younger years…

Disconnected by Alex Anderson

Hollow by Hollis Chatelain

Texas Star by John Flynn

Red Wings by Sue Nickels

re:Joyce by Renae Haddadin

I want to go home by yours truly.

Faithful blog readers: you get to hear this news first!

The Piece O' Cake web sales division in Grand Junction, Colorado (where Linda lives) is moving to Sherman, Texas (where Becky lives). Linda is going to enjoy spending more time with Paul, who will be retiring as Piece O' Cake's shipping agent. Becky is going to be hiring Lorna, the soon-to-be new shipping agent and more :-).

But the move won't happen until October 31. Between now and then we have to move some inventory because it's just too expensive to ship everything across country. So we are having a moving sale!

All fabric is 30% off. (Click here, and here, and here, and here). A variety of notions are on sale. The wool and jewelry are now incredibly inexpensive. And we have two books that are going out of print at a great savings: click here and here.

Click away – you may find something not listed above. Happy shopping! The newsletter with these sale items will go out next Tuesday.

Can you name my teammates? I'm posting the big, scary pictures so as to intimidate the opposition! My photo is in my last post so I'm not posting myself below. No need to overdo it, right?

Alex Anderson

Hollis Chatelain

John Flynn

Renae Haddadin

Sue Nickels

We're scary, in a good way.

The Stanley Cup Quilt-Off is online! This is my 3rd year to participate in this quilt auction/challenge. All funds raised go the the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative to benefit research for a cure. This is my quilt, I Want To Go Home:

Remember this quilt? You've seen it before. Now you get to see the rest of the quilts. Click here to see them all.

The bidding on the quilts begins November 1 but until then you can root for your favorite player. Each 'root' is $1. Click here to see us in our hockey garb, with missing teeth. Feel more than free to root for me! numerous times. Or root for one of my Feed Dog teammates: John Flynn, Hollis Chatelain, Sue Nickels, Alex Anderson, or Renae Haddadin. I suppose if you must you could root for a player from the Rotary Blades (it is, after all, for a good cause!): Caryl Bryer Fallert, Pat Holly, Libby Lehman, Judy Mathieson, Mary Sorensen, and Ricky Tims.

There are also earrings (click here) and t-shirts are coming soon.

Tell your friends. Remember, the money raised is for Alzheimer's research. I'll showcase each of the quilts in the following days. Truly, each one is amazing and I am very proud to be part of this group. Here I am, tooth- and helmet-less. Very scary.

I had my tear duct re-opened today. My eye is feeling better, my throat is really sore (from the breathing tube), and it’s taken a while to become less fuzzy. For those of you who have not had surgery lately you may not know that Propofol is the anesthetic of choice. If it sounds familiar, that’s the drug that killed Michael Jackson. It has egg in it and I have an allergy to uncooked eggs. So I got the older drug that takes longer to metabolize.

Anyway, as I was playing on my iPad I found these photos to share…

I was reminded when I saw these river rocks in CA of how effective this big/small mix of river rocks is. As hot as it has been in the south, and how much it costs to water, may encourage me to put in more rock for next year. I thought some of you might be interested in this idea too.

And I have always loved Lynn, my editor’s, glasses leash. It goes with everything. I’d buy one but she can’t remember where. It looks like anodized aluminum wire… I think this is make-able. Again, thought I’d share the idea.

And I shopped Lands End online for a dress. I should never have opened the catalog. In my defense there was a sale, the dresses (I got the same one in 2 colors) were reasonably priced, and I didn’t get the cashmere sweater or orange wool coat. And I really did need the dresses.

Tomorrow I should be off the sofa. Christy moved yesterday to a local specialty hospital for wound care. She’s improving and in good hands. I hope Mom is resting more.