Hello what a great day after the sun decided to shine. I have had the attitude in the recent past to accept rather than except. Scratch that! My first step toward expecting some better days was to make an appointment that included an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). I knew it was what had to be before I could expect a solution to a health issue. I felt comfortable with having to lie flat on my back on the table and even had a blanket for warmth. The table began to move into the MRI capsule and I could feel the sides if I moved my finger a mere inch. I did have a call light that they put in to my right hand and was I cautioned that for the best results I needed to lie very still and stay for the full stint. (More …)
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Grandmother Laura’s Puffball Quilt Repair
Reverse side of pocket quilt, during repair
Front side of pocket quilt
My Grandmother wanted to make a quilt for me in the early 1980′s. At the time she lived in a small mobile home that had been tricked out for her as she was in a wheel chair. The top photo is what has happened to the cotton quilt batting that she used. I am slicing open the back of the puffs – taking out the wad and replacing it with the batting of today that is very user friendly for laundry and most importantly for daily use. The original quilt was a king size and with the cotton batting it was very heavy. These photos represent the third twin size I have made out of the original. Daughter Carrie has one, I have one, and this one that I am working on will be labeled for Kersten and Kevin. Just a great remembrance of my grandmother Laura Wendlandt.
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Light snow with wind makes for hidden patches of ice as the snow sweeps along making small drifts with peeks that looks much like divinity candy. I must be grieving the white sugar that has been out of my diet for the last two months. The sun is out and that means I can take whatever the day brings.
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Again it was time to get the ice away from the back door of the house to the garage. As luck would have it the 27 degree temps actually allowed for some melting with intermittent sun. St. James has many many basements flooded with the 1.75 inches of rain on Saturday the 9th of March. The frozen banks of snow do not allow for the water to have a place to go. Just east of us is a small home with no built up foundation or basement and the city has been working all day to trench across Stauffer Ave to the south as they have several inches of water in their main living area. Our 12′ x 16′ garage porch will need a good freshening up after the water goes down but it’s just a porch – it’s not serious. At the most we purchase a new piece of carpet and call it a great spring – when spring does decide to come. Last year at this time it was shirt sleeve temps.
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Is It Really Any Wonder?
Documenting sewing projects of the past with sewn-on labels
I will have a 69th birthday at the end of this month. Recently as I was working with some of my Mom’s keepsakes and labeling them for family. It took me back to what it must have been like for my parents, Raymond and Lena Wendlandt, struggling on a rented farm acreage with their growing family and five of their own siblings that were across the seas fighting in World War II. I can so clearly remember the farm home with no electricity and bedtime came when Mom and Dad felt that there had been enough Kerosene used in the lantern that sat upon the kitchen table. One lamp that was used to see us to our beds and then be returned to the kitchen table for Mom and Dad to ponder the day they had had and what would be for the tomorrow. (More …)
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Today was a day of taking care of treasures from past and present that need to be labeled and stored for future use. Amazingly the day went fast. It was the first morning out of the last nine that I could get out of bed and stand upright immediately. I did say a prayer of thanks – yup prayers are answered. I kept my appointment at the chiropractor this forenoon and will take the one on Monday as well just to make sure the situation has found a solution and an end. Am I ready to loose an hour of sleep this weekend? It seems as the time change comes and goes and it doesn’t impact me like it does some.
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Dennis had a meeting in Mankato and of course it was a great time to run some errands. Spring must be coming closer as the traffic showed signs much like calves that were finally let out of the barn after a long winter: crazy with speed and letting everyone know their car horns work. Grammies are not intimidated.
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It is time for some maintenance in regard to getting a haircut. The white has turned to a head of fuzz and it has a mind of it’s own.
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What a great day! Fresh air with temps warm enough to thaw the last of the snow after we had it cleared.
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This is the day the Lord has made and I am rejoicing in it. I trust it is also with you.