Nothing bought this week. I guess that helps offset some of my “negative winnings” at Las Vegas!
Sashing strips/border/binding for my Scrappy 9-Patch, 3 yards used.
Isn’t it fun to finally receive a package you’ve been expecting? It’s ten times more fun when you receive a package you WEREN’T expecting!
Lynda G. (a fabric winner in my 60,000th visit give-away) is from Maine, and she sent me a lovely gift assortment of Maine-related items! What a fun surprise, Lynda, and I will think of you every time I use/see them (lobster fabric, a Maine pin, a Maine/moose tape measure, a Kennebunkport postcard, and a lovely note). Thank you so much!!! It was such a ray of sunshine in an otherwise cloudy couple of days.
(Pictured above: Niece Summer & her husband Adam in the stream, Kathy & Dan on the bench with their nephew Alex.) Our Nephew Dan from Seattle passed away this week (age 48), losing his hard-fought battle with kidney cancer. We stayed with Dan and Kathy for a few days during our Seattle trip last summer, where they are relaxing above by the stream in their backyard. They were such a special couple, and it’s hard to believe he’s gone. If you’re a spiritual person, please say a little prayer for Kathy, who has truly lost her soul mate.
Also this month, we’ve lost Cathy, a member of Prior Lake Quilters as well as our Wednesday group, DayStitchers. She is pictured here showing the block she made for Arlis’ birdhouse quilt. Cathy was such a friend to us all, and she always had a cheerful word and a sunny disposition — gone now due to breast cancer. It’s hard to accept that she won’t be at our Wednesday get-togethers any more.
They are both gone too soon, but both Dan and Cathy will live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved them.
–Sue
My thoughts go out to you and your family over the loss of Dan. He will be missed, I can tell from your lovely words about him. And your friend Cathy – I am so sorry for the loss of her too. Yes, it’s been a sad week for you. (((hugs))) You will never forget, and they will come into your thoughts at weird times, but it does get easier to remember, and I am so thankful for that.
I am happy you got a great surprise this week – the pkg with neat things in it!! the measuring tape is perfect for the purse!! you will always know the size of the repeat and the dimension of the thing you want to know the size of – will it fit as the center of the blk you are thinking of doing??? now you’ll know!! Yes, I love getting things I know are coming, but unexpected is really fun!!!
have a great week. Enjoy the last days of summer and take care of you this week.
Sorry for your losses. They both are way to young to have left this place. My thoughts are with you.