Home – Oh So Sweet
Oh my gosh, I have only been gone since Wednesday morning and here we are Friday evening and it feels like it’s been weeks.
My cousin Mark lives at Finland, Minnesota, following in his parent’s footsteps of being a part of a community of less than 200. Mark and his wife Monica have faced huge financial crunches from Monica’s triple valve heart surgery. Mark has served on the fire department and rescue squad for fifteen years and his fellow volunteers put a benefit on for them Thursday evening in Finland.
Leaving on Wednesday gave us a chance to check into a motel in Silver Bay just nine miles from Finland. Dennis’ daughter Sue and granddaughter Taylor made the ten minute trip from their home to come and enjoy the indoor pool. It didn’t take long and granddaughter Erin and her two toddler daughters had their towels under their arms to join in the mini family reunion.
I did check out two quilt shops in the area but came out without so much as a stray thread to make the trip back to my sewing room. It was fun to look and to touch but I have plenty on my plate here at home.
Well, back to the reason we traveled up north: the benefit was a huge success with a turnout that would compare to any opening of a Harry Potter film. The food was fantastic, the live entertainment was foot stomping and the amount of items on the raffle table were surpassed only by the tables full of silent auction items. I scored a wooden cane made out of Diamond Willow that Mark himself had made. Beautiful craftsmanship.
Dennis and I are a bit out of our element doing almost 400 miles in a day of driving. We are home safe and sound and thankful to have shared in an event that meant so much to a family member. I think I was in my bathrobe within a half hour of being home. I love it here.