The music filled the Dorothy Meneker Theatre with 110 voices singing in four part harmony backed by live musicians playing violins, flutes, cellos and muted drums. The words formed inspiring images of reaching for dreams and finding them attainable by one thing: believe. The message from the song “Believe” from…
“One yard of fabric, like one cookie, is never enough.” -Quilter chalkboard sign PDF My love of cookies is unabashed and a cause of concern every Saturday when stepping on the scales at Weight Watchers. There isn’t a cookie that has failed to incite salivation. The aroma of these…
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough. – Melody Beattie The proverbial glass is always half full for me. Some say, “Cleo can find the good in even a garbage pile.” That’s true. For an art project in college, I water-colored a pile of overflowing trash cans in a back…
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” -Maya Angelo Veteran’s Day. A time of remembering. A bitter sweet day because I do remember. I cannot stop remembering Dave. Some of the details about Dave Nelson’s physical attributes are sketchy. Like his height, the exact…
“When creative juices flow, catch them with a needle.” -Quilter’s sayings by Monroe County Library System When my brother married Lois, he introduced me to a weaver, quilter, and seamstress. Fabric is the medium in which Lois creates and designs. When I attended college, Lois stitched a tropical blue…
“A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy.” -John Sawhill My husband and I visited friends in the northern part of rural Illinois. As with most retirees, the endless battle of getting rid of a life time of accumulated treasures goes…
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