A Good Day After the Storms
At 5:30 this morning we were awoke with phones going off in regard to severe weather approaching our area. After two inches of rain and horrific winds, we are thankful there was no damage to our home. Our front lawn looks as if we are about to have an Easter egg hunt, substituting pine cones for eggs. Tomorrow after things dry up a bit, we will be raking many, many tree tips left from the high winds. Dennis noticed many pickup loads of branches: huge, large and small going to the tree dump north of town. Yes, we are very thankful our cleanup will just involve some arm power and raking.
By the late forenoon the sun was peaking out in time for my Aunt Lorraine to arrive for lunch. Lorraine is visiting her three Minnesota children from Arizona. We have the best time when she visits. She and Dennis poke fun at each other and the conversation never lags.
I couldn’t help but notice the box that she carried in. We had “Lorraine Show and Tell” as you can’t believe. There were projects that she has underway, that would boggle even the best of quilters. One of them entailed an older lady’s unfinished quilt pieces, which were given to her in the hope that it could become a finished project. The basis for the entire project began with squares that were two inches square and then cut in half. The fabric was from the depression era. All of the work that had been completed thus far was done by hand stitches that were so precise, I spent more time looking at the back of the work than the front. The seam allowance was a steady 1/8 of an inch. True to form, Lorraine is finishing the project, doing all the stitching by hand. What a marvel.
Needless to say, the afternoon went quickly. Lorraine is 83 and she did tell us that she doesn’t plan her Minnesota trips too far in advance as surprise health issues can pop up.
What started as a day with a very strong storm, a day with lots of wonderful chit chat and hugs from an aunt who can’t possibly weigh more than 100 lbs. soaking wet, will now become sweet memories.