....quilter's Heaven, that is...because I am...
Down By The Old Mill Stream...
This book has been so elusive. For almost 14 years, I have been on the lookout for a copy and had just about given up. Rarely, one would appear on eBay always way beyond me...
Enter my Buds - our little stitching group - the 5 of us have known each other for years - through thick and thin. Turning 70 next week, my emotions have ranged from denial, up and down blues and wondering how I got to this time in my life. Yesterday my friends surprised me with deliciously decorated cupcakes and a wonderfully wrapped package which when opened was The Book.
I laid awake last night reflecting on this beautiful present and even more on being blessed with the gift of their friendship. Thank you Dear Buds - I am touched beyond belief...
Pat
PS - this Crockpot Cheese Tortellini With Sausage is almost ready for dinner tonight - our next major snow storm has arrived and the winds are blowing snow in from the West...
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Yes....friends are the best. Don't feel blue....just celebrate.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful birthday gift from women who must know and love you! What day is your birthday? Enquiring minds NEED to know!
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful bunch of friends!
ReplyDeleteIsn't 70 pretty young by today's standard? My Dad is 90 and still gardening in the summer and shoveling snow in the winter.
Happy Birthday! I hope to still be quilting and enjoying my friends when I turn 70 in another 14 years! So glad you got that book of your dreams.
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy birthday! As a cancer survivor of almost 30 years, I always embraced birthdays until last year, when I faced 60. How did that happen?! My reaction sometimes bothers me more than my age! I try to remind myself that it's just a number, that in many ways I'm in better shape than I've been in a number of years and that really, nothing has changed except the number, so look forward and roll on.
ReplyDeleteThat said, really, how the heck did we get here? ;-)
What wonderful, attentive friends!
Happy Birthday! No more negative thoughts. You have a whole new year to enjoy all the wonderful experiences that come your way. :0)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday for next week. What an incredibly thoughtful gift from your friends. It must be wonderful to feel so "known". Dinner looks scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. You are blessed with some wonderful and thoughtful friends.
ReplyDeleteI tell myself, every birthday, it's just a number. Some of those numbers are hard to take and make us wonder.. where did the time go. Cherish each day.
Have a blessed birthday.
Happy Birthday! I
ReplyDeleteSo nice of your friends to gift you with something you'd been wanting for so long! I was shocked when I saw what this book is selling for, what is so special about it? Just curious.
I am not familiar with this book. I am wondering what the Mill Stream has to do with Rhode Island quilts. Intriguing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful group of ladies. Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteTurning 70 isn’t so bad. It just makes you want to hurry up because there is so much left to do.