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Hello Robins, Welcome

April 9, 2011 at 7:14 pm by Claudia

To the First Robin

Welcome, welcome, little stranger,

Fear no harm, and fear no danger;

We are glad to see you here,

For you sing “Sweet Spring is near.”

Now the white snow melts away;

Now the flowers blossom gay:

Come dear bird and build your nest,

For we love our robin best.

Louisa May Alcott

Ah, Spring is here. Not so long ago, I kept saying to Don that when I saw the first robin, I would know the end of winter was almost here. Now, I see robins everywhere. Welcome, robins!

Little Hints of Spring

March 25, 2011 at 6:27 pm by Claudia

Just a quick hello. Our second snowfall of the week (grrrr!) was Wednesday. Thankfully, at this time of year it all melts rather quickly. I grabbed a few minutes of free time to check out the garden.

I see green!

Oriental Poppy.

Sedum Autumn Joy.

I was crossing my fingers about this one. I bought a potted hyacinth last year and when the time was right, I planted the bulb in the garden bed in front of the porch.

I can’t wait to see the flowers.

Well, my friends, I’m off to Wisconsin tomorrow morning for 2 days of meetings. It promises to be a chilly weekend with temperatures in the 30’s. Then on Tuesday, I have the pleasure of rising at 4 am to catch an early morning flight home. I’ll try to post something on Tuesday afternoon, then I’m off to Boston on Wednesday. As always, I’ll share my journeys with you.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Is That Sunlight? & Squares 17 &18

March 18, 2010 at 9:53 am by Claudia

I can’t tell you enough how welcome this sunny weather is! The house is flooded with light, the temperatures are considerably warmer and it all makes me smile. (Excuse the mess on my sewing table.) I was walking the dogs yesterday and heard the honking of Canadian geese. There in the sky, way above us, were hundreds of geese flying in a perfect V. What an amazing sight!

Don is still in San Diego with his Dad and siblings. Not much has changed at this point. Lee (my father-in-law) is still sedated and his lungs are still filling up with fluid which has to be suctioned out. Because of the tube and IV’s he is still heavily sedated. He has squeezed Don’s hand and grimaces when procedures are being done. A doctor took some time to explain everything yesterday and said that they want to lessen the sedation but it is a bit of a balancing act. Yesterday, they eased up on the sedation but the oxygen levels in Lee’s blood dropped, so they had to sedate him once again. Long hours are being spent at the hospital by everyone. I remember this so well from my Dad’s hospitalization a few years ago. Please keep those healing thoughts coming. I told Don that I want Lee to be well and back home so that I can visit him when I go out to San Diego next month.

My needle threader broke, so I had to run out to Joanne’s to get some more. I didn’t stitch squares 17 and 18 until last night:

#17 – a hanging plant – the hanging plants on my porch are always purple for some reason.

#18 – the ocean – if I have to leave my family for 10 weeks, at least I can spend some time gazing at the Pacific Ocean.

Have a wonderful day.

Hello Robins, Welcome

Little Hints of Spring

Is That Sunlight? & Squares 17 &18

Lambs Like to Party

A Note

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