Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Grass Edger The hum of the lawn edger was accompanied by the sweet odor of freshly cut grass. While the freshly mowed lawn appeared nice, it looked even spiffier after the edger gave the curb lines a clean-cut look. With no stray roots climbing over the cement sidewalks, the

Mary’s Monday Musing to Quilt Encouragement Yummy and blessed “Jack Sprat would eat no fat, and his wife would eat no lean. And so, betwixt them both, they licked the platter clean.” This is an ancient nursery rhyme that I thoroughly enjoyed as a child. It perfectly explained that people with different food taste could enjoy

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Looking for the Best Interpretation A young couple was walking their dog. In spite of his leash, the dog lunged toward a passing neighbor’s dog also leashed. No one was hurt but the neighbor felt seriously threatened enough to report the not-quite-an-incident to the apartment management. Thereafter, every time

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Tow truck The car’s battery was dead. Watching from my window, I was fascinated by the process of loading my neighbor’s auto onto a flatbed truck. The first step was securing a hook onto the back of the car which was parked at an angle in a circular parking

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Plexiglas Wouldn’t it have been grand if we had had the foresight to invest in Plexiglas early January of 2020? I’ll bet we would have been rewarded with a significant increase in our investment. Now, it seems every cash register anywhere has a Plexiglas barrier to help ward off

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Tie Dye Who would have thought in February 2020 that by less than a year later, every catalogue and store would offer a selection of masks to buy? Many women have made a cottage industry out of making masks, using a wide array of fabric, styles, and colors. Tie-dyed

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Drive-bys Hearts were heavy, but eager anticipation permeated the church parking lot as car after car lined up and received pin-wheels or butterflies dancing at the end of a stick. With at least 75 cars, we made an impressive line as we drove, one closely behind the other through

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Cheetahs How majestic the Cheetah looked standing on the tall rock in the zoo. We were glad, however, when he fastened his eyes on our four-year old that a moat and a fence was between him and our little party of great grandchildren. He tracked her small form as

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement A Lion’s Roar Our family has always loved the zoo, especially when taking young children. We particularly enjoy the larger zoo animals such as the Lions. At a recent visit to the zoo, we were disappointed to see that the lion was asleep on his back. One of our

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Love Finds a Way Cars are a blessing in a Pandemic. Some places still have drive-in movie theaters. Drive through fast food places maintains social distanting in a Pandemic. We bank via the drive-through. The Covid 19 Pandemic has given birth to new ways to use our cars. Drive-bys