In last month’s blog, I shared the six projects I did not finish in 2025. Those unfinished pieces have now officially rolled over to my 2026 to-do list. One would think the sensible approach would be to focus exclusively on completing those six lingering projects before even considering anything new. That would certainly be the practical choice. But if you know me at all, you know that’s not how I operate. Sticking only to old projects feels a little too structured—and not ne

One of my favorite times of the year is when I get to look back on the past twelve months—reviewing which projects I was able to check off my to-do list and deciding what’s in store for the year ahead. Of the ten projects on last year’s list, I fully completed four and made progress on six others. That’s not too bad, although I’d certainly prefer to see more projects in the “finished” column than the “in progress” one. The four quilts I completed were all made from Connecting

The last three months of 2025 have flown by just as quickly as the first nine—probably because we’ve been busy with a variety of fun activities. In October, we took an enjoyable bus trip to Washington, DC, where we were able to see quite a few sites in spite of the government shutdown. I also enjoyed a couple of Broadway shows—The Wiz and The Notebook—at the Orpheum with Melissa, Kevin, and his family. In November, we spent a great weekend with my college friend and his wife,

Patriotism was on full display last week at the Veteran’s Day assembly held at Freeman Public Schools. From the Kindergarten class who led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Jr High and High School Patriot Pen and Voice of Democracy winners who read their essays. And from the High School Band and Choir members who performed patriotic songs to the Legion and VFW members who presented the colors. In addition the Forest Acres Quilting Club was honored to award three

The last three months have flown by and we’ve been keeping busy in a variety of ways. We took a land tour of Alaska with Moostash Joe...

A few months ago we checked off another bucket list trip - this time to Alaska. We met our Moustash Joe tour group at Omaha’s Eppley...

The chapel at Gold Crest was full on Tuesday afternoon, August 5th, as the Forest Acres Quilting Club awarded three Quilts of Valor....

My math-minded husband informed me last week that we are now closer to 2026 than we are to 2024. That is hard to believe. The last three...

It was a chilly and windy day at the Highland Cemetery in Adams last Monday but the weather did not deter a large crowd of people from...

It seems like just yesterday that I made my 2025 to-do list and now it is already time to report on my progress during the first three...

How do you celebrate 40 years of friendship? By going on a cruise to the Bahamas of course! We did just that last week and spent six days...

It’s January and that means that it is time to look back at 2024 and see what was accomplished from the to-do list. Which projects were...

The last three months of 2024 have been particularly busy for us. We enjoyed family gatherings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and my...

Besides quilting I have always enjoyed doing counted cross-stitch. I love when the design comes to life on the blank Aida cloth and the...

The Forest Acres Quilting Club was once again honored to be a part of the Veteran’s Day assembly at Freeman Public Schools on Monday,...

Time once again to check in and see what has been happening in the Hottovy household recently. We traveled to Breckenridge in July for...

The final stop on our Italy trip was Rome where we spent three nights and two full days. And they were very full days!  After dinner on...

As I mentioned in my last blog post, we enjoyed the small towns in Italy much more than the larger ones. Lucky for us the next several...

Two weeks after we returned from Italy last spring Tom asked when we were going back! While we probably won’t be doing that any time soon...

The Forest Acres Quilting Club had the honor of awarding a Quilt of Valor to Jeffrey Zajicek of Beatrice on June 27, 2024. It was a...