A red, white and blue project...

Recently, my friends Joyce and Carol and I met with a group of folks in Uxbridge who have been actively raising monies for several years to buy supplies and pay for postage to send boxes to deployed troops. The 3 of us, along with 2 other quilters, have made a lovely queen sized bed quilt (pattern Burgoyne Surrounded) in red, white, and blue to be raffled off. We've charted a course for displaying the quilt and selling raffle tickets during the next year (raffle to be drawn January 2010). We've come up with lots of venues in our extended geographic area, identified newspapers and TV community bulletin boards to carry info and contacted many quilt shops that are willing to display the quilt and sell tickets. I've been designing the posters and displays. We will have available to the members of "Uxbridge Supports Our Troops" a storage box full of stuff (table covers, balloons, flag, posters, little postcards, etc., all in red/white/blue theme to draw attention to the displays at the various festivals. The table cover is designed, but not yet sewn. Pic of that coming. However, I did make new covers for 2 old directors' chairs that we've had in our barn; to be used by the 'sellers of tickets' at the festivals. Now, I'm thinking that we need to brighten up the old wood frames with a spray coat of blue paint. I love doing stuff like this...making new out of old for next to nothing. The chairs did come out pretty nice! ! !

Happy Easter!

I regret the infrequency of my Mendon Notes RR, I keep thinking that I've updated, but in reality, it's the memos posted on Face Book and my blog that deceives me. And then there's Skype. Emerging technologies constantly distract me, there are so many. Now there's Twitter. Oh, my !

Our last month has been one of deep sorrow, with the passing of David Lee, my sister Susan's husband. I have been fortunate to live close enough to offer some companionship, and hopefully, comfort, during the worst days. Bob and Bill have been amazingly on top of things, and a great help to Sue. Together, the 3 of them planned a very comforting Celebration of Life, including a private family graveside service and a public Memorial Service at the Methodist church. Because David had been Chief of Cemeteries, Parks and Recreation sites, the graveside service included the men and equipment with whom he worked. This was a very touching ceremony.

Sue jumped right back into her activities by conducting her English Handbell Choir at a Tuesday night rehearsal and the Maundy Thursday church service. She'll start down the slope of reality after the rush of Easter activities is over.

We have Adriana for the week...vacation week. She's at "Camp Grandpa's". She brought her bunny with her, and tomorrow her mom will bring her violin and bicycle. With the additions of contents of Easter basket (jumprope, frisbee, hula-hoop, bubble wand, craft supplies) and neighbor children with whom she plays, she'll have much to keep her busy. I know this week will pass all too quickly.

Our Easter day included dinner with Steve, David, Christina and, of course, Adriana. Morning was cold for the Easter Egg Hunt but it was fun all the same.