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Rainy Day & Square #30

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Yesterday, today and tomorrow: rain. Today is windy, cold and rainy – a sinus-headachey kind of day. Begone, headache! The dogs are bored, I’m irritable – sounds charming here at the cottage, doesn’t it?

My Dad sent this photo of a coyote. Yes, a coyote that was right outside his door in Florida.


Great photo, Dad! I’m glad your new kittens stay indoors. I wouldn’t want them near this guy. My sister lives in the same area and says she sometimes sees them walking down the street.

I wanted to share a photo of my father-in-law:


This was taken last year while I was out in San Diego. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to spend time with him. I miss you, Lee.

Square #30:


A white wicker rocker on my porch.

Have a great day.

Thank You & Squares 24, 25, 26

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I thought we needed a sweet touch of Spring here in the house. Flowers always cheer me and bring a smile to my face.


Such a pretty soft pink – in my favorite Red Wing vase. I don’t know if you can tell from this photo, but the inside of the vase is a pale shade of green. I found this many years ago when I was living in Boston. It is the perfect vase.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your lovely expressions of sympathy. I am so blessed to have you as friends. We are spending quiet days here; talking about Lee, about loss, about pain, about losing a parent. Both Don’s parents are now gone. My brother is gone. You never get over it, do you?

Yesterday I played catch-up on my squares. Sometimes my vision and the execution are strikingly different – and not in a good way! No matter – I’m having fun.


Square #24 – a bathtub filled with bubble bath and a soft pink rug.
Square #25 – a swing hanging from a tree
Square #26 – pretty flowers with bead centers

The quality of these stitching photos depends, I’ve found, on what time of the day I actually finish the squares. These were finished late in the afternoon on a day that started out sunny but turned cloudy.

Thank you again, my friends.

Rest in Peace

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Don’s father, Lee Sparks, left us yesterday afternoon. He was 90 years old. He worked selling real estate into his 80’s. What a wonderful man he was and how lucky I am to have known and loved him.

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