Hi there Sue !

I have had the pleasure of meeting so many lovely people out there its been amazing.
But there is a special person i would like to introduce, this lovely lady has been reading my humble ramblings, she doesnt have a blog, but loves to look at others, so this is Sue and her story,

I should tell you where I am.
My husband of 48 years (this Feb.23rd)
and I live in a small town in north central 

Alberta, population about 1500 and we are 

one and a half hours from the nearest city

which is where we have to go for medical

appointments requiring specialists.  
We have a wonderful slate of doctors here,

5 doctors who work part time, trading hours

to cover around the clock.
We have two seniors lodges and two extended

care facilities since we are a center for

the elderly in the area which covers many

miles around us.

Our hospital is across the street from our

house which is very convenient. 

This first quilt was also my very first quilt.

I made it for my brother's 25th anniversary 

of his ordination to the priesthood in 1983,
actually I started it two years earlier so 

that I would have it finished on time. 

The only machine sewing is the joining of the 

large pieces, the food, dishes and cutlery are

all hand appliqued and the entire quilt is 

hand quilted. He was a great cook so this

was an appropriate choice, I had no pattern

but had a picture. The more I added to the

menu though, the bigger the quilt got, 

the final dimension was 96" x 108". 

Sadly, three years later, he passed away  
suddenly of an arithmea (not sure of the 

spelling)at the age of 55. 

He had purchased a wooden drapery  rod so

he could hang it on a cedar wall in his home

and now it is rolled up in a pillow case

in my closet because I don't have a suitable

place to hang it. 
The second one is called 3 Bean Salad 

(my e-mail) and the story behind the e-mail

goes like this.  My daughter was helping me

to change my e-mail address (I need her 

because I get lost in those things), 

I had been looking for this pattern for a 

long time, made many calls to quilt shops 

all to no avail. I was so frustrated when  
she came to help me make my change that I 

said, "Just give me 3beansalad" and that's

how it came about.
The third picture is an example of some quilts

I have made for a womens' shelter. When I 

make quilts for the children, I like to  
accompany them with a little comfort teddy

wrapped in a matching quilt.
I just learned that my hip replacement will be

 in about 9 months, can you believe that? 

I'll continue doing the exercises to keep up 

muscle tone, it hurts so much to move around 

and the exercises don't hurt quite as much 

and will make recuperation much easier and 

faster. I have to remind myself that there 

are people worse off.

I will let you get back to your life now, 

you people who blog and entertain and teach 

have to be so very busy and I don't want

to take more of your time.  I have to tell

you that I have a nephew who is a professor 

of kinesiology at the university in Melbourne

so I have a bit of connection to you!

 She has told me that she cant stand still 

for more than 2 minutes as her hip hurts so 

much. And her quilts are just fabulous.

So if you can pray for Sue that she is 

able to have her hip fixed as soon as 

possible that would be lovely, 

Love and Hugs to you Sue xox