This past Saturday I had a very enjoyable morning with the Lemoyne Star Quilters from Mechanicsburg, PA. It was wonderful to only have to travel about 20 minutes from my house. Here are some of the ladies hard at work.
The guild meets in a retirement community all-purpose room. So there was lots of room and pretty good lighting for a hand applique workshop. One of my favorite things about this workshop was seeing some quilting students/friends that I had not seen in a long time. Kathy and Cathy met in one of my quilting classes a long time ago and are still quilting together. They reminded me it was 23 years ago that they met in one of my classes. But I don’t believe them! Have I really been teaching that long? I’m not that old…am I? Don’t answer that please.
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I finished another good book this week, Robin Cook’s, Crisis. If you are not familiar with Robin Cook he writes medical mystery/thriller books. When one of Dr. Craig Brown’s patients dies and he is sued, things change for the doctor. Dr. Brown had been enjoying a concierge medical practice. He provides 24 hour availability and personal attention to patients even going to their homes when necessary. At the request of Dr. Brown’s wife, Alexis, her brother, Jack, who is a medical examiner comes to help his sister and brother-in-law to determine the cause of death. Interesting book.
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When Joe and I were staying on the Outer Banks at the end of December Joe suggested we take a one day trip to the town of Edenton, North Carolina’s colonial capital. Joe had read about this quaint little town and wanted to investigate. What we was found was very interesting to say the least. The town sits on the water and has some of the most fabulous older homes.
And when we stopped at the local artisan shop the ladies in the shop were so very pleasant. When we asked where to eat they recommended the chef at Cafe 350, just a block or so down the street, was very good. We strolled down the street and sure enough those ladies were correct. The food was excellent.
After we ate we drove around the town some more and continued to see more fantastic older nicely maintained homes. Living in an older home I know the maintenance that is involved in keeping up with a home this old.
Living on the water like this would be so calming. I bet the people who live her have really low blood pressure!
If you are ever in the area you definitely want to stop and visit Edenton, North Carolina. You will not regret your stop.