All gave some, Some gave all, Pink Hill Manor and blog update

Hello all my dear friends,

Goooood morning 'yall!!!!  How are you all doing?  I hope you all are well and in good health.   It has been about two weeks since my last post, but certainly seems a lot longer. 

Thank 'yall so very much for your dear comments on my last post.  You all are so encouraging to me and I appreciate you all.  It seems I 'd been in a state of sadness of late, missing mother, etc...and somehow became uninspired and struggled to get some of my stitching completed.  I am so glad that that time has passed on.

OK.  So here is what I have to account for some of that time.

  

 I made The Sampler Girl, Mother's Prayer, I mentioned in my last post, into a simple little pillow with this very pretty fabby.
I really love this little saying/prayer and the way the fabric show it's gentleness.  Such a special way to remember mother and why not with a prayer.

Blackbird Designs, Anniversaries of the Heart, Pink Hill Manor

I finally finished my April block for the BBD, Anniversary of the Heart (SAL). It is dedicated to my mother.  I used all the recommended threads and changed the saying to "Dear Mom."

 I remembered as a little girl my mother had a set of cups and saucers similar to the one in the photos.  Mother didn't dare drink her tea from a mug.  She always used a cup and saucer.

Sign of the times???

I've since finished the label and the binding for DDs school mate and I wanted 'yall to see a bit of the quilting my dear quilt buddy, Magda Drawe, did on the quilt.  She did a fantabulous job on it and when I told her what was the purpose of this quilt. she gave me a bill that said "N/C" (No Charge).  All I could convey to her is that "God will bless you and Thank You."  'Y'all see how God bless us all so we are able to bless others?

The quilt is absolutely beautiful.  It looks like a football field.  

Here is a table runner I worked on.

 

I've completed the last block from my local quilt group BOM.

 This is a possible layout for now.

A possible layout using The Yellow Brick Road Pattern.

Alright.  What else?

I just finished a mystery exchange pincushion with BBD yahoo.  So we will have to wait, see for that one.

I went for my annual diabetes check.  My blood sugar is borderline (still) and my doc said she is not going to diagnose me as diabetic.  So that was good news for me.  Since then, I've been pounding the ground walking trying to beat the sun up sometimes.  I just love end results.  I lost two solid pounds.  LOL. Woo Hoo!!!!  "Go Jackie, it's your birthday".  Go Jackie, it's your birthday".  (and then one of those Michael Jackson kicks)

Pardon my excitement.  LOL.

Alrighty.  In closing.

Memorial Day

All gave some.

A day to remember our fallen soldiers and service members and to honor those that have served and those that are still serving.

As I reflect on this memorial day, I think about an airman and a widow I had never met or seen.

While in Germany in the mid 80s when the threat of terrorism was very high, I remember trying to get a ride to Frankfurt (Germany).  It must have been about 8 o'clock or so when all of a sudden there was a big blast about 300 yards from my barracks.  The blast was so loud, it shook the building and it made the curtains swing.  Everyone ran outside in pajamas and whatever they could get into quickly.  Somehow a terrorist got past the gates with a bomb in it. The car was on fire, there was debris everywhere. Parked cars had  broken window/glass.  It was ugly.  

As we approached the car, someone yelled "another bomb".  Everyone just scattered away in the opposite direction almost running into each other.

What we later learned, one person died from that bomb. 

He was a young airman that had just arrived in Germany and was going into the adjacent building to

 in process. 

There was a lady here locally that I saw often crossing a heavily trafficked bridge that had a very narrow sidewalk.  She appeared to be an elderly lady.  What struck me as a little odd (as we know people tend to not slow down for pedestrians anymore) was whenever she was walking on the bridge, the cars would slow down.

The local media captured her on the news.  The ladies husband served in the military and she walked to the cemetery everyday, rain or shine, to clean his grave and place flowers on it. 

I knew then the cars slowed down to give her safe passage across the bridge, recognizing her husband's service and sacrifice and the dedication she has.

Alrighty 'yall.  I just wanted to share these two with you all  as over the years I think of the young man's family and the widow.  As we approach the Memorial Day Weekend, 'yall say a prayer for our soldiers and please say a prayer for everyone affected by all the tornadoes we've had.

Please be safe this weekend.

Take Care.

Jackie