Sweet dreams are made of macarons

Hooray! It's time for the next Dolls for a Cause auction! This auction, scheduled for Feb. 15-22, will benefit the Lung Cancer Alliance.

Momma and I are proud to showcase this week some of the fabulous items donated for the upcoming auction. Today's spotlight is Momma's Macaron Rag Quilt!

Greta Garb-oh!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/rexphiles

Sweet Dreams are made of Macarons: American Girl of the Year 2015 Grace Thomas learns about the delight of French macarons when she goes to Paris. Grace dreams of starting her own French patisserie, including colorful macarons, when she returns to the United States. Help Grace follow her dreams with her very own macaron rag quilt!

Made from three layers of 100 percent cotton flannel, this doll-sized rag quilt is approximately 15"x21". It has been clipped and washed twice, achieving the soft, chenille edges rag quilts are known for. It will come boxed in a coordinating Parisian-inspired box for storage or gift giving.

Stay tuned for more exciting donations!

This week in the Civil War: Feb. 8,1865

Union raid on Confederate supply lines in Virginia

Union forces bidding to sever Confederate supply lines near Petersburg, Virginia, took the offensive against Confederate rivals this month 150 years ago in the Civil War. Union Cavalry fanned out down the Boydton Plank Road on a mission to search out and destroy Confederate supply wagons. Other Union troops taking part in the fight found themselves pushed back by fierce Confederate resistance. The fighting that began on Feb. 5, 1865, dragged on for two more days. In the end, Confederate soldiers thwarted the Union raiders but federal fighters at the end of the battle had gained new ground in what was part of the larger Richmond-Petersburg campaign.

This week in the Civil War: Feb. 1, 1865

Robert E. Lee made commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces, 13th Amendment proposal to abolish slavery passes U.S. House

Confederate Robert E. Lee was made commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces on Jan. 31, 1865, receiving the promotion even as the Southern war effort was faring badly. By early 1865, the secessionists were hard-pressed by the Union on several sides. In early February 1865, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's troops were beginning to enter the Carolinas after their destructive march across Georgia in late 1864. In other developments, The Associated Press reported that a group of "rebel peace commissioners" had apparently arrived inside Union lines in early February 1865. But their movements remained uncertain and there was no immediate report on their intent. The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 31, 1865, passed the 13th Amendment proposing to formally abolish slavery. President Abraham Lincoln, noting the measure had passed the senate in April 1864, submitted the proposed amendment to state legislatures for their consideration. It would obtain ratification by the required number of states by December 1865.