Who would have guessed all the remarkable things artistic brains can manage to make from paper? Our little group went from one museum display to the next amazed by the remarkable creations. One was a giant model of a wasp nest created by Samuelle Green. After walking around the outside, we could enter it because
Grandpa crawled and climbed around the attractive playground behind his 11-month-old grandson. He ensured the boy’s safety while the little one enjoyed the combinations of slides and ladders and other attractions on the clever steel apparatus built to look like a ship. Grandma was at the bottom of each slide to meet the little one
Hugs abounded. It felt so good to be within touching distance again. Squeals rang through the house at the delight of seeing people after long separations. Non-stop conversation helped catch up after long absences. Seeing family or friends we haven’t seen in a long time brings a special depth of joy. God can use a
An unplanned, unexpected need for a hospital far from home demonstrated what wonderful blessings our country has scattered around our nation. A well-functioning medical team can bring doctors, nurses, technicians, and janitors together to reassure, to discern, to diagnose and remedy what is awry and safely send off a patient to their miles away home
Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement An Amazing Climbing Tower The brightly lighted colors of the plastic “tree” beckoned children to come climb. Contrary to real trees, this tall apparatus was a safe, easy climb. The little ones scampered from one big, curved plastic leaf to the next until the next thing they knew, they
We don’t always keep our eyes on this goal of good, gracious sportsmanship, but learning to be a good sport is the most important result we need to see from any of our competitive activities. Truthfully, that’s not always foremost in our minds in a competitive situation. One does not grow into a good sport
Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Bull Dog With a plop, the lively five-year-old set down the large bulldog on Grandpa’s lap, giving Grandpops the privilege of taking care of the new stuffed toy while the little owner trotted off for another attractive pursuit. Periodically, she wandered back to make sure Grandpa was paying attention
We were in for a treat—the opportunity to play miniature golf with some of our great grandchildren. Since we were several years past having a golf club putter in our hands, we were not serious competition and couldn’t possibly make anyone feel overly competitive. Between a water trap that was more fun to splash in
Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Friendships and Laughter Our lunches with friends are spiced with a lot of laughter. A quip here and a joke there throws off the bite of any problem we face or even the reality of growing older. Laughter makes these times of getting together with friends stand out as
The museum’s sign labeling this unusual looking item was necessary but didn’t explain how a person managed to use this remarkable tool. It was simply four scythes, connected to one handle, making one great big instrument to cut tall grass or any field of weeds or shrubby undergrowth that needed to be removed or gathered.