Today's Mail...

The mailman cannot get near our house without Tucker going on full alert. I always know when the mail comes. Tucker will man (dog??) his post by the bay window and bark and bellow like he missed his rabies vaccination. Six days a week, the ritual never wavers. Tucker, I'm sure, thinks "Hey, it works. The mailman approaches the house and then quickly leaves." Tucker wins every time. This week I am hearing it in stereo as we have a house guest. His name is Otto. This is Otto playing keep-way with Tucker's football. Otto is a delight, but he is cut of the same cloth as Tucker. No mailman will ever approach this house unannounced. It was a big commotion today. Such a big uproar. I hoped the mail could compete with all the excitement. It did. The new issue of McCall's Quilting was here. A new magazine always gets top billing here. I scan them as soon as they are in my hands. A more thorough and leisurely reading will follow in a day or so. Nice issue. A lovely cover with a quilt by our friend Sandy Klop of American Jane. Polly and I love American Jane! Our friend Sandee Wachal is written about in the letter from the editor as she is retiring from McCall's. Have fun Sandee and keep quilting! A great quilt is featured made with our "Vintage Reserve" fabric. Cool. And..... our upcoming fabric group with Moda - "American Primer" is written about in the Product Review column. Very Cool. Wow - a very good mail delivery. We are flattered.

Laurie