Sunday, February 21, 2010

Many Hearfelt Thanks

First of all, many thanks for all the wonderful comments and e-mails about the death of our cat, Oscar, last Tuesday. It all happenned so fast that it had our heads spinning. We are just thankful he is not suffering anymore. Oscar was the cat we rescued from the animal shelter after our beloved cat, Nutmeg, passed at the age of almost 20! So between her and Oscar that was 34 years of feline wonderfulness. We still have Miss Penny who was a stray we resued so I am sure there is a cat out there somewhere who will join the ranks of our household. You just never know when they will show up. While this was all happenning my MIL ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. Happy to say she is home now and doing well. Whew! What a week!

In the meantime this fabric showed up on the doorstep.

This is Meadowsweet which I have been trying to resist but in the end the fabric won. I just love the mix of greens and oranges and aquas and browns. Haven't quite decided what I'm going to make but it will be something that shows off the fabric. So it was a welcome distraction to see these happy, joyful fabrics when they arrived. Reminds me of spring which hopefully comes early to NH although we may be getting snowstorn this week. I can dream of spring a bit longer I guess. 

13 comments:

  1. Glad the fabrics won out...they are beautiful and a great addition to anyone's stash!!

    Sorry your m-i-l has been sick...glad she is recovering...

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  2. Those fabrics are just beautiful. Makes me want to have a spring time picnic or go for a long, warm weather walk. Hopefully that will be soon for all of us.

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  3. Yummy fabrics just feeling them would make my day. Glad to hear that your Mother-in-law is getting better.

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  4. It always seems that good things will land on your doorstep when you most need a smile. Beautiful fabrics, and nice blog, I will follow you along with my cats, too! Lynne

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  5. hello fellow NHer! After such a gorgeous weekend, it broke my heart to see anything about snow in the future! :P the fabrics deifintely feel like spring though...what are you gonna do with them?

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  6. Lovely choice of fabrics. I can see where they would be hard to resist. Can't wait to see what you do with them.
    Have fun quilting them together!

    Kay in Kansas

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  7. Those fabrics look like just thing thing you needed to arrive on your doorstep *s* Hope your MIL continues to get better.

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  8. Those fabrics are gorgeous - just perfect for this time of year. How fun to have new additions to the stash!

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  9. I am just reading your blog and I am so sorry about Oscar. Our pets do have a way of capturing our hearts.

    Love your new fabrics, I don't use a lot of orange, but enjoy a touch of it in my quilts.

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  10. I'm a little behind reading blogs so just learned of your Kitty loss. Soooo sorry. They do become part of our lives. I'm glad Oscar had your wonderful family for so many years.

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  11. You have great taste in fabric. Just... for the record.

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In glory I will stand,
A crown perhaps upon my head,
And a needle in my hand.