I find it very hard to believe that I haven’t written a blog post in over a year.  So much has happened in my life since that last time I posted.  I am happy to say that it has been a fun filled and exciting.

Last March our daughter Elizabeth and her boyfriend Garrett got engaged.  We could not be happier!  They are two amazing individuals and we wish them a life time of happiness.

A huge surprise to us was that fact that in order to find a venue in Maine for a summer/fall wedding you need to start looking almost 18 months in advance!  So that being said – let the games begin.  The wedding planning is well underway and we are looking forward to an amazing event in August.  Elizabeth and I have had a lot of fun discussing how to make this wedding a special day for everyone involved.

In July we celebrated birthdays – a lot of birthdays but 2 very special milestones were hit.  I am reluctant to say that I turned 60 and my son Charles turned 30.  15 days apart.  Those are some big numbers for both of us and because of that an amazing party was thrown in our honor by Chuck.

 

Charles and I were very happy that so many of the people we care the most about were able to come and join us for our “BIG” celebration.

We had friends and family from all over and it was a really special day for both of us.

 

 

The party was amazing – and since I make quilts I made a quilt for Charles for his birthday.  I had started it a while ago with the idea of giving it to Charles and then I made it a point to get it done this past summer for his birthday.

 

 

 

Once the celebrations were over and life settled down a bit I made a couple more quilts.

 

One was a group project for a friend who is battling cancer.  The blocks in this quilt were sent to me from all over the country and Canada to send some love and comfort to a lovely lady.  I really enjoyed working on it and I know that the person who received it felt the love that was stitched into this quilt

 

 

 

The next project was a wedding quilt for a young man and his new wife.  They got married in September at a beautiful Inn in Vermont.  It was a perfect day for a wedding and we had a fabulous time.  This is a picture prior to quilting.

 

Here is a picture of the newly married couple.  I love making quilts for people knowing that it will be something that they have for along time.

The summer came to an end and fall arrived.  I am never sorry to have the heat of the summer leave – I do love the change of seasons and Autumn is one of my favorite times of year.  This past fall was lovely here in Maine.

I will be back tomorrow with another update on what is going on in my life.  It has not been an uneventful time lately – lots of changes.

Be Kind….

Faith