Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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Sewing along the banks of North River
It is time again for our annual Sisters and Family sewing retreat. I love this week we get together each year to sew, laugh and cry together. I wish you could of taken a peek into our basement room tonight and heard Mother telling us a story and we all were laughing so hard the tears were rolling. Just ask mother sometime to tell you about the time she rode an electric wheel chair in a store. I guarantee you will get a good belly laugh.
I have been enjoying my sewing project extra much this year. A wedding quilt for Timmy and Diana.
Mark and I drove down to Virgina on Friday to attend nephew Benjamin and Malissa's wedding rehearsal. Most of us got a nice start on our sewing Saturday before the afternoon wedding. Even the mother of the groom.
Blessing to the bride and groom, Benjamin and Malissa!
It was so nice having Mark, Timmy, Diana and Holly at our sewing retreat for a couple days. Holly got a lot done on a T-Shirt comfort before she had to leave us Monday afternoon.
She used a bed to lay out the blocks as she sewed along. I just wish Holly could stay for the week but she needed to make a quick trip to Texas driving down Monday even. and Tues. and then coming home the end of the week.
I sure enjoyed the few days Mark was able to be down here. Sanford and Mark looking at some Iowa pictures. I think it was land and hunting pictures the were looking at. Sanford use to live in Iowa and has relatives out there.
Thank you Sheila and Sanford for again being so gracious in opening up your lovely home to this crazy family of yours!
It's fun seeing Julia working on her sewing project. She is taking father's shirts and coming up with a striking square block quilt. Mother said it makes her feel so warm seeing the shirts of father and remembering the good and special times.
I have half of the shirts as well but don't think I'll have time to work on mine.
This morning Mother read a short devotional out of a book she reads from each day.
"Meditations From My Window" by Edna Harmen
Mother loves sitting on this chair by her window and watching all the wildlife that goes on , on the banks of North River.
It's late and I'd better get to bed because tomorrow is my day to make breakfast.
Check out Julia and Barbara's blogs for more about our week.
Check out Coleen's as well.
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Comments (5)
What a fun time you ladies must be having!! I really might stop by to say "Hello" in person. Maybe Thursday, early afternoon... would that be ok? :)
Beautiful blog post,as always. Love that last picture of your Mother. It means so much to see an older lady enjoying her devotions and the view from the window.
What a handsome groom and beautiful bride! For some reason I must have missed this post. Glad I "caught it" on Donna's site. You and yours have such fun times.
Oh, I love seeing posts about this annual event! Thanks for including your sister's links as well!
Would love to make a quilt like Holly is making with the T-shirt scraps!! Love the pics of my ma and pa!! Grandmother has read me a portion out of the "Meditations from my window" on my list visit home.... oh how I hate that I'm missing out, but God is still doing a great work here in Eureka that I wouldn't want to miss out on :)