Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Lifting Heavy Loads The crane was huge. When it drove up, its boom required a long truck bed to carry it. It appeared even longer when it was hoisted up in the air and hovered over another large truck bed to pick up an immense air conditioning unit. Several

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Big Turtles When at rest, the huge zoo turtles looked more like great boulders that fell off cliffs than the little hand-sized turtles one can purchase for home aquariums. These turtles moved about their zoo home at a slow pace that would drive mothers of young children loony were

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Valentine Love My first memory of Valentine’s Day celebrations is of my elementary schoolroom and a decorated box of valentines to pass out to giggling classmates. A recent sight at the other end of the age spectrum made a strong statement of the value of love regardless of age.

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Flamingos The group of Flamingos gathered together near the water made a spectacular display of pink. What unusual creatures they are. The fact they congregate in large groups makes them even more striking. A group of Flamingos are called a stand or a flamboyance. I like the latter name

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Tarantulas The museum promised a display of hundreds of tarantulas from many foreign lands, I couldn’t imagine an entire room full of glass display boxes occupied with tarantulas, big, hairy tarantulas. However, my great-grandchildren thought the idea was ‘cool’ so off we went. I was prepared for long legs

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Sharks The huge shark that hung in front of a Florida restaurant brought a shiver through my body. Its length was well over two times my height, but it was the rows of sharp, wicked teeth that made me shudder. No wonder a shark attack inflicts horrible damage, if

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Gingerbread Houses The imagination of the human mind can amaze us with endless ideas. The Gingerbread house contest in our community was a case in point. From humble slabs of gingerbread, creative people made a football stadium with an accompanying parking lot, high rise apartment, a seashore, and a

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Toy Trains Distraction We were all adults standing around the toy train making circles on the dining table. If you listened, you would have thought we were a bunch of kids from the exclamations of delight we made while watching the toy “Polar Express Train”. The engine whistled, a

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement New Beginnings We all are rejoicing mightily to see the end of this very unusual, frequently nasty year of 2020. While there have been some grand and glorious happenings this year such as the miracle of babies’ births, the mix of 2020 events leans more to the bad, dreadful,

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement   The Christmas Star The Bible tells us about wise men who followed an extra bright star to find little Jesus.  A few days this December offered us a privileged peek into this story. What many are calling the Christmas star could be seen in the sky for a