If I could have gotten down on my knees and kissed the ground when I got home, I would have. As it was, I kissed our address sign!
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Final day
By the time I got up this morning and came out, Miriam was gone. Without her, it was a quieter day because she was always telling stories. She was the life of the party!
Continue readingGetting to know you
Today, I feel like a threshold was crossed. Monday and Tuesday, I was just getting acquainted with the other quilters, but today, at least for me, the women here were beginning to feel more like friends. Especially Karen. I opened up and told her my life’s story and she listened in a deep way. She used to be a nurse and she has that sort of compassionate feel about her. She’s been sitting across the sewing table from me every day, so I have talked with her more than the others, but they are all very friendly.
Continue readingBeautiful day
I’m writing on Wednesday morning because I took so many pictures yesterday I was up until midnight last night processing them. There was a lot to take pictures of!
Continue readingTrillium Quilt Guild retreat
Several weeks ago, I learned that there was still room for guild members to sign up for the quilt retreat at Mt. Morris. I was frantically trying to get ready for my Grand Opening, and the idea of getting away for a week to do nothing but quilt sounded wonderful, so I signed up.
Continue readingWhen the news becomes personal
I was scheduled this morning to have an online meeting with a consultant who has been helping me figure out how to use my business Facebook page to more effectively reach my customers. He’s usually on time. As it was approaching 11:00 my time, I wrote to ask if we were meeting. In response, I got an email with just a picture.
Continue readingThe Grand Opening that almost was
I worked feverishly to get ready for today’s Grand Opening. I had it all planned. I bought 50 individually wrapped cherry turnovers from our famous Seaquist Orchards bakery. We had 50 chairs set up with plenty of space between them for social distancing. I had gotten a bunch of responses from people who wanted to attend the Zoom presentation I planned to give.
Continue readingGod is so good to me!
Memorial garden
I was driving myself to church this morning and I passed through Bailey’s Harbor where they have a Sunday Farmers’ Market. As I was driving slowly by, I noticed that they had a kind of hydrangea for sale that I have been wanting for the last several years. The flowers are cone-shaped and they go from white to a deep pink.
Continue readingAnd they call it Puppy Love…
Have you ever wondered about your first crush? Where are they now? What’s become of them? Would they remember you if you contacted them? Over the years, I have.
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