A December to Remember

For 19 years we have spent our winter vacation and most recently our winters in retirement at our south Texas oasis.  We call it “Manana” because tomorrow is always a day to start or finish another project—whether my sewing and quilting or my husband’s acreage improvement.  The one plus acres was a field of tall grass with a well when purchased in January of 2007. In 2010 we added a park model home to replace the camper we traveled south with for many years.  In 2012-13 we (mostly my husband) built a sewing room to accommodate my love of sewing and quilting. In 2017 we were fortunate to survive Hurricane Harvey losing many trees, the carport and rv port (most of the metal parts ended up in the neighbor’s pond) but the house and sewing room survived. We are now leaving it, regretfully, for a smaller lot with a whole lot less maintenance in the same tropical area. While a small, vacation type home we still have accumulated many things to occupy the 4-5 months we have spent here each winter for 19 years. By end of December, 2025, we have completed (mostly!!) our move and are working to have Manana ready for the enjoyment of someone else.  Oh, yes, the new home comes with an additional building that will house hubby’s shop and my sewing room but no lawn to care for and a perfect area for housing all the cacti that will be moved to the new home.  Here’s to 2026 and all that it may bring in my quilting world.