Chesterfield Berry Farm – SPRING HUNTING

| April 23, 2011

AH SPRING……and all of the fun that comes with it.  The snow is gone and now it is time to plant flowers, gather ferns and plant tomatoes! I can’t think of many things more fun than hunting for the PERFECT Boston Fern……….  but maybe we should ask Catherine.  You know you have a REAL friend […]

WHO SAID THAT?

| April 23, 2011

  OK – are you ready for a POP QUIZ? Who said these things? 1905-1971     Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth 1936-1951     Art is an offensive weapon in the defense against the enemy. 1946-1973     It takes a long time to become young. I spent my […]

Music and Delay of Dementia….VERY INTERESTING!!!!

| April 21, 2011

  Shall we all take time out from quilting and crafting to learn an instrument?  What musical instrument do you play?  I took piano, organ, accordion and flute lessons – HM – VERY INTERESTING!  I think we should do a study on the effects of quilting and social support on delay of dementia!!! April 20, […]

TRAVELING EXHIBIT ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

| April 21, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGzAOBwZ7MM&NR=1 “Alzheimer’s Illustrated: From Heartbreak To Hope” is a 236-quilt traveling exhibit about Alzheimer’s disease. It is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative, a nonprofit national charity run by volunteers whose mission is to raise awareness and fund research through art. Images in this video were taken at the Hands Across The Valley quilt […]

ALMOST Unbelievable Ads From The Past

| April 17, 2011

I am speechless…. I have so much to say but I don’t know where to start…. Actually, I really have no words – except to say that  I am glad that I am living now and not then (although if the truth be known, I probably was alive then – but just not alive as […]