Summer Bliss

Recently our son and his family came for a visit. Due to his experiences since last Sept. with his kidney issues, it had kept him from traveling.  Now he is waiting on a transplant and is having success with dialysis at home with a 10 hour over night cycler.  That gives him some freedom and added strength in his daily walk.
 I had wanted to longarm with his girls for a long time, this was a great chance since we plan to auction the cabin when we can and it may also have been their last opportunity.  We need to find something easier to maintain and that may even give us the freedom to retire and then "work" on that end of our lifes' journey.  So, the girls got to swim and quilt and swim and quilt and also cut grass with Papa on the mower.  They have no idea of our plans but they will have this great memory with us here.  We caught fireflies one night and went for a walk around the pond.  They gathered eggs everyday with Papa too and even got to help move the chicken house so our sweet breakfast of champions egg layers would have new grass to eat.
We have a White Goose, I call her Mother Goose, that the Canadian geese have adopted and she even even came to visit.  We stayed home mainly to just enjoy each others' company and to let the girls play and relax....along with their Mommy and Daddy.  Daddy enjoyed the World Cup immensely and his wife got caught up on a few friends and book reading.  My hub?...he had to work his ER nursing night schedule but he was home one day too.
  Busy few days.  Loved it.  As you  Enjoy the pictures, add your own voices.....they even made a quilt for their best little friends who are moving to Cleveland soon....we did the straight line organic stitch on the small quilts....just a cut layer of fabric for top and bottom....The girls thought the stitching was the "cats' meow!!" I have precious memories and statements that tug at my heart, since we know we are selling and moving.....Dobbie, this cabin is beautiful, you love it,right?.....yes, I do!!!.... Papa is so good building, he can build anything,right?.....yes, yes yes!! he can!!!.....Dobbie, this is so beautiful!!!.....as we were catching fireflies in jars at dusk!!.....Dobbie, when I grow up I am going to Quilt and be a Mommy and live right here!!!........OOOOH!!! my heart surged!!!!.... Dobbie, I love to quilt.....my heart pounding!!!
.... Papa let them mow on his lap and I heard their giggles and excited faces as their steered it too.....they swam and played for hours on perfect Summer days.  We even had a tornado hit in 2 places in Plymouth, no one was hurt....and Kevin had just got on his dialysis cycler....our electric flashed.....we prayed about the storm....and we were protected.....his dialysis continued and his wife took the girls to the basement but it passed so quickly.....some excitement, not ordered, at 1am!!....   Please enjoy the photos....just a few of them, trust this photo bug Dobbie!!

We have a large treasure box of memories stored up from this cabin with the family.....we will hold them dear, as I pray they all do too.....Enjoy the pictures.....my projects of 2 teen Grandgals quilts also done in the organic stitch......it is so so fun.....just ask Cora and Millie!! God Bless !!!