Guests at Stauffer Avenue
Elvera and Noreen aka:sisters
Yesterday was a pretty spectacular day. My sister Elvera was brought to my home by her daughter Kay. It had been early in the 2012 year when last she visited. Elvera celebrated her 75th birthday this year as well has experiencing two slight strokes this spring. Any visit with family becomes special when one thinks on all the possibilities that life can throw in the mix.
Not too many years ago I would bring along to Elvera’s home some quilt patterns that I thought would really pique her interest in the art my mom had enjoyed and I had picked up right where my mom had left off. The colorful pictures were looked at and then the patterns were slipped into a desk drawer. Perhaps the seed no bigger than than that of a mustard seed did take off and lo and behold while I am doing hand quilting, Elvera owns a long arm quilting machine and can machine quilt a full size quilt in a day. Elvera found her grove.
Two sisters with one common interest to keep the relationship fresh and going. I am a type “A” personality and live in comfort as an introvert and Elvera is a type “A” extrovert and is ready and willing to be out and about in a heart beat. I keep in touch with Elvera’s children and grandchildren but also our two brothers and their families. We always will be the four children of Raymond and Lena Wendlandt. For me staying connected is as easy as breathing and makes me feel so fortunate but Elvera does not go beyond her and my relationship with communication. Hmm.