Much, much progress has been made on this project .... because .... that is the only thing I'm working on right now, except for bindings! I'm obsessed with these hexies!
After looking at this photo, I realized that most of the hexies have been turned around ... so great progress has been made. Since this quilt will be reversible, I want the back to look interesting too and colour placement is crucial. You can probably see some triangle scraps sitting on top of some hexies. Those are the back colours that will be used of which some are off on the side waiting their turn to be used.
The program that hubby is on for Parkinson's is working for him. He can now get up off the floor or ground when he falls. Gardening is now better for him. He can pull weeds without falling over while on his knees. He still has issues with walking, but there are still two more weeks to get into a good pattern for that. There has been improvement, but more to come. The important thing is to keep up the work after the program ends. Heck, the program has been good for me too. I participate in the warm up exercises and then sit back and observe for the rest of the session. Next up that I need to obtain is a doctor referral for a speech therapist and another for dizziness. He is having great difficulty speaking some days and the dizziness is an ongoing situation for a number of years now. He has had an MRI showing nothing to cause it. Dizziness is part of Parkinson's, so that could be the cause.
Cottage season is now here. My sister and I took a run out with a load of supplies. A beaver has been busy chopping down a tree. I didn't take any photos but will next time out there. We did have some flooding in our area and our lake was up about 4-5 feet above normal. We can tell by the debris left on the shore how high it rose up.
Today is Mother's Day as well as our 46th wedding anniversary. I've never spoken of this to too many people as I didn't and don't want sympathy. I'm writing this for posterity for my descendants to know the story as this post will be published into a blog book as well as recorded on the family tree info. This is a happy/bittersweet day for us. We were married in 1977 at 2:00 p.m. My Day died from a massive heart attack on the way to the reception. He was gone around 4:00 p.m. My brother's girlfriend had a baby girl around 6:00 p.m. To compound the issue, my Dad's mother passed away on the same day in 1969. A day full of joy and sorrow.
I remember telling my parents our plans and they looked at each other when they found out the date. I wish they had said something at the time as the date could have been changed for another day. After the funeral, my Mom asked me why that date was chosen and I told her that was the only time available for the church as well as venue. Would it have changed the outcome? Probably not. It is what it is and life goes on. I was 16 at the time my Grandmother passed away and I didn't keep track of important dates back then. I wish I had.
In hindsight, our wedding was small with only immediate families on both sides. Our parents were our witnesses to our wedding and what an honour to have their signatures on our wedding certificate. A friend of my Mom's was going to write up about our wedding in our local paper because this is how weddings were done before the invention of the current wedding parties.
So, now you all know.
Cherish your day, cherish your life!
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