Monthly Archives: June 2010

The rain fell gently just outside the open end of the aging shed where the rusty drag for smoothing over a plowed field awaited another season of planting. My mom’s chenille house coat hugged me gently as I sat on … Continue reading →

“I walked in the bedroom and she was climbing up the ladder to the top bunk,” my daughter’s shocked voice conveyed her disbelief at seeing her 13-month-old daughter joyfully grasping the ladder’s rung. Such safety issues did not come into … Continue reading →

I just had to open my mouth and mention my abundant stash of crafts and cloth to my sister. She heard abundant and thought excess, “Our church gathers up unused crafts and sends them to a warehouse in Canada where … Continue reading →

I am posting this here as a reminder to myself of all the quilts I remember making over the years. I had forgotten several when counting up the number for my daughter. Some I actually have recorded with pictures. 1. … Continue reading →

“It’s a rule that grandparents have to have interesting things.” I didn’t know that! Not until the Pennsylvania grandkids came last week and repeatedly told us that grandparent rule. They said it shortly after they arrived and had spread out … Continue reading →