Today's block and a meme

Several people have joined Kathie and me to make the little Civil War blocks. Kathie has the list of participants on her blog. Looks like there are eight of us now - how fun! Here is my block for today. I just love that cheddar print!

Perri tagged me for the "7 things about me". I did this one last year or the year before - let's see if I can think of seven new things. First I need to post the rules . . . I am to tell you 7 things about me that you will be so excited to learn, you will never forget me.

1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
2. Post THE RULES on your blog.
3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

Here goes - what you always wanted to know about me but were afraid to ask . . .

1. As far as I'm concerned there is no dessert that is "to rich" - no matter what others say. Once I made a mocha chocolate cheesecake that included 3, 8-oz packages of cream cheese, sour cream, and a dozen eggs. No one else in the family would eat it because it had coffee in it. No problem - I ate almost all of it - including five pieces in a single day.

2. I love some books so much that I can read them over and over and never tire of them. I've read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy five times, and listed to the audio books another six times. It's about time for me to listen to them again I think. But first I'm going through the Harry Potters again - my sixth time to listen to them. I also read every book again each time another in the series came out.

3. Breakfast is my favorite meal. I'd happily eat breakfast for dinner seven days a week.

4. I absolutely hate to exercise. With a passion. I know I need to however - and I'll start again - as soon as I've made all the quilts I want to make.

5. We are as addicted to books here at our house as I'm addicted to fabrics. I've cataloged about 75% of our library and are up to over 8000 books. And no - I've not read them all. Yet.

6. I'm not a summer person - it's my least favorite season. I can't stand the heat and we have no air conditioning. I love fall the best.

7. I was born when my mother was 40 and my dad 42. They'd been married 21 years before they had their first child. My sister was born 2 1/2 years later. They had to get a baby sitter for their two and four year old children so they could celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. I was named Patti for the doctor who delivered me - Patrick Murphy. If it weren't for Doctor Pat encouraging my mother to try one more time to have a baby I wouldn't be here.

I think many of you have already been tagged, so play along if you haven't been tagged and would like to be.