Good New and Bad News

The good news is pretty fabulous. The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup last night - WAAA HOOOOO! I miss being in Pittsburgh so much at times like this - because of the incredible feelings of spirit that everyone shares. It was a wild play-off, but in the end, we won and the feeling is wonderful!


The bad news - well, it's sad for me. After 10 years in business, my favorite sewing shop, Sew Heavenly, closed it's doors today for the last time. I've worked there almost since they opened, but never considered it a "job" - it was fun, and a privilege to work there. I'm sure I spent more money there than I ever earned, and had a blast doing it. Some of us are going to try hard to stay together as a supper and sewing club, and I hope we do. I got so much inspiration and support from these women, and I don't want to give that up.

I know that when a door closes, a window opens and I hope that is true. But I don't deal well with changes - and this is a big one. I've got lots to do, especially sewing, and that will keep me busy for quite some time. And I'm sure I'll see many of the women at guild meetings, etc. But I will miss it.

I should go sew........

Mountain Weekend

I just got home from a lovely long weekend in the mountains of North Georgia with some of my Florida cousins. We had such a fun weekend absorbing the peace that I always find there. It is TRULY my favorite place on earth - and I treasure every moment there. Lucky me - I'm heading back in just a few weeks for a whole WEEK - and I can't wait!


I had fun with my cousins, going out to eat, spending a VERY hot afternoon in Helen looking for the hot-air balloon festival that we never could find. We had some good conversation, lots of laughs, and made some plans for future get-togethers too. I'm going to make a trip to Tallahassee next spring to visit them - something I haven't done for a number of years, and it's about time. I grew up with these cousins, and love the fact that we still manage to reconnect at least once a year.


We had one close call that now is a bit funny. I was driving my car with cousins in the front seat beside me and in the back seat, and the biggest dang bird I've EVER seen flew right in front of my windshield. We all screamed - and I threw up my hands in the air (like that was going to help). I don't know how we managed to NOT hit the thing and have it come crashing through the windshield. Fortunatly no harm done - but MAN that scared me - all of us. I think it was a buzzard or turkey vulture or something similar - I could see individual black feathers, it was that close! Of course, afterwards we were able to laugh about it, but for a few minutes there......