Quite the Day
My target was the studio today. The machine is oiled and cleaned, the steam iron is filled and hot – ready to go.
I have decided on the black sashing with orange corner stones and not the reverse. My schedule is to sew a 16″ seam and then press it. Going back and forth until there are four blocks done, making the width of the quilt. With three strips done, the back door opened.
Dennis’ nephews from Windom stopped in for a visit. Their dad, Dennis’ oldest brother Dick, has been gone for twenty years. It’s good for family to stay in touch. Catching up in the patio porch is a good thing. After several hours, the boys journeyed on.
At bit after twelve noon, Dennis daughter Denise stopped in with leftover pizza from their noon meal. Dennis will pass on the goodies, but I won’t. Denise came down into the studio and made herself comfortable. Dennis came down and joined us. Getting caught up comes far and few these days. Casey’s calls her a manager, Denise calls herself over used. I can believe that.
The door bell rang and Dennis’ niece and her husband from Morris came in. Dennis’ sister has been gone for several years. Jeanie is always good about visiting the cemetery on this weekend. The fellows went to the patio porch and us gals made it to the first floor.
This has been quite the day for family. It made Dennis’ day. Each one of our guests was doing multiple stops here in town. How special that they made time for a stop-in, no matter how brief.
As Dennis and I wanted to get caught up with what each of us had gleaned from various guests, I put him on hold while I went into the studio and closed everything down. I can sew another day. Spending time sharing a cup of coffee with Dennis . . . priceless.