Sunday, January 16, 2011

#2 for a Special Lady

Have you ever had someone in your life, that is not a family member, but has influenced you and guided you and helped you in so many ways?  Well I have! This lady lived two doors down from us, in a different neighbourhood from where we are now. I first met her in 1993-4 when they moved in. We bonded with both of them right away.  They were in their 60’s then and recently retired.  They have 7 kids, 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren now.  Through the years she taught me so much about gardening, sewing, canning etc. It was like having Martha Stewart close by.  She adored my babies and spoiled them with tea parties and cookies. He too was great at help with household advice and lending of tools etc.  In essence they were our family, our surrogate parents/grandparents since ours all lived 3000km away.  We still see them on occasion, but not nearly enough. Yesterday was her 79th birthday.  She also has to have surgery on Monday. I thought a quilt might help her speed up her recovery and because she is so deserving of it.  She is always giving. (Still spoils our kids with birthday gifts and Christmas bags). I surprised her at the restaurant she was having dinner at last night and gave her this quilt.  I hope it brightens her days of recovery.
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Have a great day everyone!

11 comments:

  1. Your quilt is so beautiful! So cheery! I am sure she will love it!
    Love your blog! : )

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  2. Very pretty quilt! I am sure it will lift her spirits.

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  3. Love the quilt Lee! It's so springy! I am sure it will help with recovery. It's perfect!

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  4. A quilt as birght and cheery as this one would lift anyones spirits , I know she must have loved it !

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  5. YOu have such a great heart. I know she will love it! What a wonderful gift to have incredible neighbours like that.

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  6. Such a lovely and colorful quilt! I bet she loved it,and it will speed up her recovery!

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  7. What a wonderful neighbour to have. I'm sure your beautiful quilt will help her recovery.

    Stay warm!

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  8. Lee, what a lovely quilt, a lovely gesture, for a lovely lady. Neighbors like that are few and far between these days, you were so lucky to have them in your lives. I'm guessing she was overjoyed to see you and receive the quilt. Great Job!

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  9. What a happy looking quilt! I really love yellow esp this time of year......probably because it reminds me of sunshine :)

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  10. It is so beautiful. I know she will treasure it. Friends like that are very special.

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  11. What a lovely quilt. It says to me that spring is in the air. It is great to live with such nice neighbors, she really will apreciate this kind of gift.

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