Before I start this post, I want to be very clear—there is nothing about quilting in the following paragraphs. It has been three weeks since I have been with my quilting group, and longer since I have sewn–not counting hemming my husband’s slacks. The only “quilting moments” in the past two weeks were looking atContinue reading “Italy and Greece-Summer of ’24”
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Team Summer or Team Winter?
Yesterday was the first day of summer, astronomically speaking. Our local weatherman tells us the first day of summer, meteorologically, begins June 1. And if you ask my family in southern Texas, summer began mid-April given the mid 90’s temperatures. But, yesterday had the most hours of sunlight, and today we start the journey backContinue reading “Team Summer or Team Winter?”
No matter–we keep sewing!
It is a tired cliché but life just happens. The quilters in our group has had its share of ups and downs this spring…losses, illnesses but also recoveries and celebrations. Families come to visit and trips are made. And through it all, we keep quilting! Last week my husband and I made a short tripContinue reading “No matter–we keep sewing!”
Dealing with Change
Change is difficult! Nothing you did not know, but it just needed saying . The Quilters at First said good bye to Rev. Rebecca Goltry-Mohr yesterday. Rev. Rebecca has been the Associate Ministry at First United Methodist Church for seven years and one of the greatest supporters of our Quilt Sale and on-line sales. InContinue reading “Dealing with Change”
Remembering their Service…
Memorial Day Weekend—as many meanings and memories as there are readers. Memorial Day, or as many of us grew up calling it Decoration Day, was created immediately after the Civil War to honor the Union soldiers who gave their lives to preserve the Union. After World War I the federal government declared the day wasContinue reading “Remembering their Service…”
The Shoemaker’s Children
Are you familiar with the phrase “the shoemaker’s children have no shoes”? I heard my mother say this about acquaintances, but don’t remember exactly why. Maybe it was a neighbor who sold all the milk and eggs for cash but did not save any of the nutritious food for his family’s dinner. Or the coachContinue reading “The Shoemaker’s Children”
Smart Shoppers
Congratulations, dear readers–You are so savvy. You learn about all the treasures–i.e. projects the Quilters at First have finished long before the Quilt Etc. Sale in October. You can pick the cream of the crop–the best of the best–the pick of the litter from all the beautiful items we have created as soon as theyContinue reading “Smart Shoppers”
Something about Sunflowers!
We Kansans love our sunflowers! In fact, we call ourselves the “Sunflower State”. One of the earliest car licenses plates issued with an image featured sunflowers. And when Kansans rebelled against the suggested redesigned plates last fall, this became the public’s choice. It was submitted too late to be chosen in the redo but lookContinue reading “Something about Sunflowers!”
Quilt musings at a Baseball Game
Been to a Little League baseball game lately? I attended three this past week end to cheer for my “out-of-state” great nephew in a local tournament. I am much more familiar with league and select soccer which moves along much quicker than baseball, so I had plenty of time to observed the crowd. I quicklyContinue reading “Quilt musings at a Baseball Game”
Read any thing good lately?
Read any good books lately? What are you reading now? These questions always starts a great discussion at our Wednesday quilting group. Many of us have several books going at the same time….one book on our iPad or a “real” book and one we are listening to on audio books. Five of us belong toContinue reading “Read any thing good lately?”
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