education

One thing I did today was finish my rag quilt. It's not perfect, thank god, but I learned a lot. I used lots of scraps of fabric and one thing I would suggest for anyone doing this is to use the same kind of fabric. I used mostly cotton flannel but the pieces that are not don't "rag" the same and want to stay flat. I am satisfied overall and wanted to be educated enough to post pics. Unfortunately this is not yet the case. I found the picture icon, found the pics, selected one and what I ended up with was code and no pic. I even took the pics with my tablet so I wouldn't have to figure out how to get them onto my computer. Back to the drawing board! I had an amazingly wonderful hike at Starky's with some of the gang and I was reminiscing about taking my kids there when they were little. Some things have changed so much and some not at all. We used to be able to see downtown to the church of our lady from the summit but not for years now. The hugging trees are still standing (I think they have been holding each other up for years!), but the hollow decaying tree that could hold 6 or 7 of us inside it's trunk is no more. RIP old friend. It also took over 2.5 hours to hike a trail that can be done in an hour without kids but then they wouldn't have been able to enjoy feeding the birds and making snow angels. Tomorrow is back to educating others if possible, and I feel refreshed and ready. It has been a surprisingly relaxed break with lots of family time. A special message for Tim; I love, admire and respect you and know that I can talk to you any time I need. Filled with love, elly "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela "In the first place god made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards." Mark Twain