The Picnic Grounds
- alice44
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Re: The Picnic Grounds
Thank you Fleur
It is just our guild, so it is not a big deal, but it was very nice to have my work selected and the show is very nice.
It is just our guild, so it is not a big deal, but it was very nice to have my work selected and the show is very nice.
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Alice - your quilt is so beautyful
I like the bright colors and how you setted the yellow/orange/red accents
I like the bright colors and how you setted the yellow/orange/red accents
Nature does nothing in vain (Aristoteles)
- Felis silvestris
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Beautiful quilt, Alice. Both, Alice and Bea, I admire people who can do that! I was doing cross stitching when my eyes were younger (my eye doctor told me it's the age ...) and before the cat (catching threads is a great game). But I had already problems getting those things done into something like pillow cases. I have no talent for sewing, and I really don't know where the stitching came from!
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Your quilt is so beautiful, Alice. And it's so nice to see yours, and Beas, work:)
I have to say the the same as Felis though, my sewing skilles are like zero..
I have to say the the same as Felis though, my sewing skilles are like zero..
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Thanks for the compliments but as Bea says there are tricks that make quilting easier. Sewing clothes is much harder and much less fun
I am hoping that Bea's beautiful quilt will inspire me to attempt something like that by the end of this year.
I am hoping that Bea's beautiful quilt will inspire me to attempt something like that by the end of this year.
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@Alice: Your quilts are so beautiful.. I like the colors of this quilts.. Very nice...
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Lovely quilt, both Alice & Bea. Like others, I have no talent for sewing or any needle work. Quilts are such special works of art!
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That kitten is so cute & its mom obviously is a sweet girl, too.Lussi05 wrote:It's good to have a caring mum when you are having bad dreams
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Alice and Bea,I think your work is just beautiful,so intricate and the colours are fantastic.alice44 wrote:Thanks for the compliments but as Bea says there are tricks that make quilting easier. Sewing clothes is much harder and much less fun
I am hoping that Bea's beautiful quilt will inspire me to attempt something like that by the end of this year.
P.S.
I have been a bit 'stunned' since Friday evening when I tried to carry Gigi from my office chair with me to the kitchen table...I didn't count on one slipper falling of and so sent me to the ground with an almighty thud....on my back and my head banged the fridge. I ache all over but thankfully I diddn't break anything.....not even the fridge (it has a wood fronting on) but it shook me up no end.
Kitty I know how you felt..
My brain is a bit 'wooozy' but I take a couple of tablets for the aches.
I think I was very lucky,so no worries. I am up and about after a couple of days cocooning. I changed my slippers too. LOL
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macdoum, that does not sound good! Better the fridge breaks than you! But I know, these things (tables, stairs, bathtubs, wardrobes) are usually stubborn and insist in staying put, instead of just going away for a moment so we can have our falls without banging things! It's never cushions, sofas or beds, that are in our way!
Get well soon!
Get well soon!
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"You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals" (Paul McCartney)
The Aquila Pomarina Collection
"You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals" (Paul McCartney)
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It didn't sound good Macdoum
I'm glad it went well, after all, and that you got rid of those slippers
I'm glad it went well, after all, and that you got rid of those slippers
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Woah, macdoum Get well soon!!! It is not seldom that evil accidents happen at home !
Take your tablets against aches as long as you need them - the earlier you are able to move like "normal" and relaxed, the better for all your muscles and bones
Take your tablets against aches as long as you need them - the earlier you are able to move like "normal" and relaxed, the better for all your muscles and bones
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Oh Macdoum, that is terrible that you fell. It is so frightening to fall unexpectedly, too. I really hope you are well & had no serious damage. As for myself, I finally had an MRI exam done on my back last Friday & I am waiting to hear from my doctor what are the results. I have a copy of the images, & I am not an expert, but even I can see that there is a big black bulge from the disc separating two vertebrae, & it protrudes into the spinal cord area. It seems I probably did rupture a disc, but I must wait to see what the doctor says & how we will resolve the situation, steroid shots or surgery? I do know something must be done, my life has been on hold for almost 3 months now.macdoum wrote:...I didn't count on one slipper falling of and so sent me to the ground with an almighty thud....on my back and my head banged the fridge. I ache all over but thankfully I diddn't break anything.....not even the fridge (it has a wood fronting on) but it shook me up no end.
Kitty I know how you felt..
My brain is a bit 'wooozy' but I take a couple of tablets for the aches.
I think I was very lucky,so no worries. I am up and about after a couple of days cocooning. I changed my slippers too. LOL
I hope you are feeling better by now & can get about without much difficulty.
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Oh dear
oh dear
Kitty and Macdoum
I hope you are feeling better Macdoum and I am glad you sent the slipper packing.
And Kitty I hope you and the doctors can come up with a good resolution.
I have had two branches fall out of my tree -- one was huge and one was moderate and now every time I have to walk under them I worry (my sister told me a story of a young jogger whose hip was broken when a branch fell on her). No one was hurt at my house!
oh dear
Kitty and Macdoum
I hope you are feeling better Macdoum and I am glad you sent the slipper packing.
And Kitty I hope you and the doctors can come up with a good resolution.
I have had two branches fall out of my tree -- one was huge and one was moderate and now every time I have to walk under them I worry (my sister told me a story of a young jogger whose hip was broken when a branch fell on her). No one was hurt at my house!
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Macdoum, I hope that you with painkillers quickly back on your feet
Kitty, I hope for you that the doctors can give you results soon, hard for you so long to have to wait
for both.....
Kitty, I hope for you that the doctors can give you results soon, hard for you so long to have to wait
for both.....
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@macdoum: I hope you feeling better soon and you recover quickly
@Kitty: To you also: Good recovery
@Kitty: To you also: Good recovery
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Kitty and Carmel, I wish you both a speedy recovery!
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Thank you, everyone, for your good wishes to me for recovery. My doctor confirmed that indeed I did rupture a disc in my spine. He has referred me to a pain management specialist, but it takes time to get into a medical specialist's office. My appointment is not until Sept. 17th. We will start treatment conservatively, I think, with steroid injections & medications, perhaps physical therapy (physiotherapy). Surgery would be the last option after other things. It is hard to wait so long for relief, but at least I now feel that progress will be made.
Macdoum, I hope you are much better by now & suffered no complications from your fall.
Macdoum, I hope you are much better by now & suffered no complications from your fall.
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Better health for Kitty and Macdoum. Courage and patience. Sometimes it takes several years to find a solution to a health problem concerning the spine. The same goes for the consequences of accidental chutte.
For you :
Physalis, Cape Goosberry ( anothers names : "amour en cage, cerise de terre)
For you :
Physalis, Cape Goosberry ( anothers names : "amour en cage, cerise de terre)
Good day !
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Thank you all for your kind thoughts...keep the coming my way..tomorrow I go into the hosp for a long awaited check of heart arteries. Only supposed to be in for a few days,all being well. Fingers crossed.
Carmel a member of SHOW .. I hope you love birds too. Its economical. It saves going to heaven.
Emily Dickinson
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