{"id":493,"date":"2016-03-06T08:32:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T13:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/?p=493"},"modified":"2016-03-06T09:43:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T14:43:12","slug":"to-brighten-a-drab-snowy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/to-brighten-a-drab-snowy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"To Brighten a Drab, Snowy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you just aren&#8217;t in the mood for snow and gray skies.\u00a0 Sigh.\u00a0 But when I look out the back door at all the chores I long to start (if we ever get out of winter!) my eyes rest on something bright and cheerful and I find myself smiling in spite of a yucky day.<\/p>\n<p>My sister-in-law is a very talented lady who recently retired.\u00a0 Looking around for something new and challenging and fun to do, she decided to apply her love for quilting to a new and different medium.<\/p>\n<p>Barn quilts, or quilt blocks, have been around for a long time but they&#8217;re rapidly gaining in popularity and now you see them adorning barns, homes and out buildings everywhere.\u00a0 And now, thanks to a generous housewarming gift from this talented lady, I&#8217;m the proud owner of one of those colorful, eye catching works of art!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-493 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0149-e1456328383936.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0149-e1456328383936-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-279\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-279'>\n\t\t\t\tHubby and brother install\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0160-e1456328217693.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0160-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-290\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0160-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0160-45x45.jpg 45w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290'>\n\t\t\t\tThe original building\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My sister-in-law&#8217;s website is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohiobarnquilts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ohiobarnquilts.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you just aren&#8217;t in the mood for snow and gray skies.\u00a0 Sigh.\u00a0 But when I look out the back door at all the chores I long to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[22,23],"class_list":["post-493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyles","tag-barn-quilts","tag-ohio-barn-quilts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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