The other day I picked up the Teresa Duryea Wong book Magic & Memories: 45 Years of International Quilt Festival as I'll review it soon. Quilt Festival is so much part of our quilting culture now that it's hard to imagine quilting life without this annual event. It is without a doubt a, with this… Continue reading 2020 Word of the Year
Tag: gratitude
Expressing Gratitude
For quite a while now I've been trying to thank people, quilters most specifically, who are just special to me in some kind of way. People who have waited on me, checked out my groceries, answered phone calls, any kind of customer service experience. Gratitude, like kindness, an affordable luxury. Taking time for gratitude and… Continue reading Expressing Gratitude
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Word of the Year and a little more
Gratitude is my word of the year for 2017. Contemplating over the last few weeks what the Word of the Year might be "gratitude" kept coming to mind in the midst of many other words. Creating a word cloud seemed appropriate and fun. There may be a few words added as the year goes… Continue reading Word of the Year and a little more
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2017 Word of the Year
Quite frankly seeing the back of 2016 is something of a relief. 2016 has kind of kicked me in the shins repeatedly, been a bit of a bully, and needs to end. A friend from high school posted a link to a list of who passed away this year. Many I knew about, many I… Continue reading 2017 Word of the Year
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Moment of Gratitude, Tuesday style
Glorious Ever changing Sunset How do I love you? Richness Beauty Autumnal Light pouring forth There are moments of great beauty at end of day, as the earth spins on her axis "setting" the sun, and "raising" said sun somewhere out there. I'm grateful for sunsets. I'm grateful for 2 whole days of quilting later… Continue reading Moment of Gratitude, Tuesday style
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Gratitude
It's Thanksgiving week. I'm grateful for so much from family to quilting. I'm grateful for time with friends quilting, long time, and newer. I'm grateful for spring and autumn, the colors of these seasons influence much in my world. I'm grateful for winter and summer that they lead to autumn and spring. I'm grateful for… Continue reading Gratitude
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Thank you!
Waking up early has it's benefits. I'm sitting at my dining room table sipping coffee, looking out my kitchen window and watching a beautiful sunrise creep up over the trees and telephone wires. The winter colors are much more subtle than summer but beautiful and inspiring none the less. Color ranging from a light to… Continue reading Thank you!
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A deeper sense of Gratitude
Here I am at Quilt Market, the trade show for the industry. This is where all of the new and trendy stuff just is. I've been posting pics of facebook for both Generation Q Magazine and myself. To say that I am having fun would be an understatement. To say that I'm working hard would… Continue reading A deeper sense of Gratitude
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it’s hard being quiet sometimes
but it's also kind of fun because the silence indicates 1) work 2) thinking about work 3) gratitude for work 4) I'm working 5) I need to work on quilts 6) I'll get to share some fun stuff with you very soon!!!! 7) I like to quilt 8) I get virtual hives when I don't… Continue reading it’s hard being quiet sometimes
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Ponder
Well 2014 is moving along at a quick pace. It's the end of April, May is around the corner and I'm taking a moment to reflect and be grateful for 2014. Part of 2014's Word of the Year, Ponder. May brings Quilt Market. This will be the first time I'm attending. This is one more… Continue reading Ponder
