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Saturday, March 17, 2018

National Quilting Day and St. Patrick's Day 2018

March 17, 2918

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

and

National Quilting Day

Here are a few of mine!

Holly-Wall Hanging

Morning Glory-Wall Hanging

Purple Mountains Majesty-Wall Hanging

Heritage Quilt-Double Wedding Ring
Hand Pieced and Hand Quilted

Rescued Everything Vintage
Wall Hanging

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Song for Sunday and Merry Christmas!

From Me to You!
...and Best Wishes for a Bright and Happy New Year!

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Thinking of my Father today*...

He took me everywhere
with him before I had
to go to school!
I loved it! Can you tell
by the smile?

...on this Father's Day*
He was Daddy until I thought it wasn't cool. Then, he became Dad!
He'll always be my Daddy!

Dad on Jasper's knee with Lucy
and his older sister, Edna,
who died of a fever not long after.

He was born, William Idus to Lucy and Jasper Grant in Dover, Arkansas, USA, on December 29, 1907. He left us almost 24 years ago on June 19, 1991.

On the farm...yes, I lived on a dairy farm and
got to ride on the baler while 'Daddy'
was baling hay. It was baled and wire-wrapped.

I think of him often and hear his voice in my mind...

Daddy, me, and Hank, my best
friend's little brother (read 'pest':)
on Red.

"Lynne, that's a lazy man's load"...on carrying too much at a time instead of carrying a small load and going back for another small load. Still guilty! I think of it as weight training:)

Dad was a real Razorback fan. He is holding
a football signed by the players and Coach Broyles
after they won the
1964 Southwest Conference Championship

"Lynne, if you ever make a 'D' at the UofA (Arkansas, Fayetteville), you will be coming home." Well Dad, I never made a D, but never made much over a 'C'. Yea, I didn't have to go home!

"Lynne, you never need to tell anyone that you have a college degree." Just be yourself and they will know that you do. Note: a college degree for me was very important to him. He went to the UofA and his name is on the walk in 1933 and mine in 1962.

We came to understand each other!

"Lynne, you and your Mother have conflicts because you are so much alike. Please give her some slack." (I don't think 'slack' was in his vocabulary. But, I did for the rest of her life:)

He never said he loved me, but I know he did. I love you, too, Dad!

On this Father's Day-
Your loving daughter and only child,
Lynne

Photo Gallery:

At 20

At 26

He was proud to be a Mason
and a Shriner

At his Father's funeral ca. 1953
Although we were not a close
family, he always loved it
when he could get with any of his family...'
4 brothers and 3 sisters
L to R Neil, James Earl, Norman, O.E.,
Dad was the oldest...

Rest in Peace
Dad and Mom are at rest in the Garden of Eden
Crestview Cemetery
Hot Springs Arkansas

*Posted every year on Father's Day

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

11-11-11 Veteran's Day

This year Great Britain is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of their entering WWI. It cost their country more than 880,000 lives. They have commemorated this event with poppies!-one for each life lost during the war.

It would be a breath-taking sight
to see in person!

When I was in the 5th grade in Creswell Elementary School in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, it was known as Armistice Day-
The day World War I ended in 1918.

At 11:00am on November 11, we all stood and said the Pledge to Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

Yes....that's me ...
the last on the right on the second row...
in the"plaid dress with white collar"!

The words "under God"
were not added until 1954
during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower

We now wear buy them
from a Veteran and wear them on
Memorial Day.

We also bought a paper poppy from a Veteran and wore it all day. Today we call it Veteran's Day and honor Veterans and fallen heroes from all wars but we don't wear a poppy. Poppies were specific to World War I as described in this poem by Dr. John McCrae, a Canadian Soldier!

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

Friday, July 4, 2014

FOR THE FOURTH

While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,

Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,

Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,

As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer.

God bless America,

Land that I love,

Stand beside her, and guide her

Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies,

To the oceans, white with foam

God bless America, My home sweet home

God bless America, My home sweet home.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

I Resolve in 2013...

...to make no New Year's Resolutions. 2012 resolution-free year worked out 'Fine'! In fact, it was amazing.

I will keep the following general thoughts in mind to keep me focused.

#1 Eat only when I am hungry.
(No more counting calories!)

#2 Moderation in everything.

#3 One day off a week from Technology, To-Do Lists, Have-to's, and Should's.
(This will be the hardest for me.)

#4 Exercise, Exercise,Exercise...
Keep Moving!

#3 My priorities are:

my Etsy Shop,

Quilting

Blogging

Plaid Pages, a journal,

Eating In and Out and About,

and Quick Tips and Notes

Collage

Altered Art

Artist Trading Cards

and Golf.

If I do not spend some time weekly

on any of these priorities,

it's time to regroup
and evaluate!

#4 Remember: The only thing that goes with me from here to there is relationships with people and knowledge.

#5 It's okay to do nothing...
I am retired after all:)

#2 bears repeating-

Moderation in everything!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Resolutions - 2012

I confess-I never made any resolutions for 2012. It was on my 'To Do' list for at least six months. Then, my life 'ramped' up with selling one house, buying another, and then moving. Making resolutions was not really very high in my priorities. It turned out we didn't need any!

Amazing 2012 - Resolution Free!