You know what's good for anger management? A nice bowl of hot soup. Here you see some of the leftovers from my Italian Meatball Soup that I made on Saturday. It's true what they say: Soup really is lovelier the second time around. Or is that Love? Well, it's true of both.
Thank you all so very much for your love and support. I'm quickly getting over the whole thing. It has been a series of events, and with each one it gets easier to accept and move on. The hardest part is accepting the dawning knowledge that I have to consider these people out of my life. It's just not that easy to cut out people I love.
I've had a couple of very good days, with no back and shoulder pain. But it has returned, so I'm very glad I didn't cancel my appointment with the orthopedic surgeon. I'll be seeing him Thursday afternoon. Until then, 800 mg. ibuprofen and the heating pad are my friends.
Wanta see what I've been doing? I finished my "Happiness Is..." center block representing Sophie. I have to give her some eyes now. She'll have some borders added, at least one pieced border, to make her more interesting and bring her up to the challenge rules size. Every time Sophie has a grooming, her groomer sends her home with a little bandana, always a different print fabric, often seasonal. I've saved all her bandanas and will use some of them in the borders.
Last night, I worked a little on monster block #4. That's him in the photo, the yellow fellow with green limbs, nose, and spines.
Several months ago, my pastor asked me if I would make a wall quilt for the church's nursery. I said I would, but since then I haven't had any inspirations as to what to make. Last night I remembered this fun Noah's Ark quilt in a book that we published at OH when I was editor. So that's the one I'm going to make for our nursery. This quilt was designed and made by Carol M. Tipton.
As you can see, Carol embroidered all her blocks with a deep blue color. I'm thinking I might use a different color floss for each of my blocks to go with the rainbow theme. Maybe even make each star a different color. What do you think?
And finally, yesterday afternoon Sophie and I walked up to see our friends Maria, Gene, and their son Mike. Mike has been battling glioma for over a year now and I thought they could use some comfort food, so we took them a container of Santa Fe Soup. Maria surprised me with some gifts that she had made for me. Among them was this gorgeous kitchen towel. (The batteries in my camera died before I could shoot the other goodies, so I'll show them another time.) Thank you, Maria, my good friend.
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On 01/26/2010, Debbie Price said ...
I am so glad that you are back!! It is hard when you have to no longer talk to people that you care about...even harder if it happens to be family...I know...I think we have all had to do that in our lives, but there are just times when we need to make that decision...sort of like a survival thing...anyway, my daughter and I LOVE the Sophie block! It is SO cute! We have a dog that looks just like Sophie, except she is lighter colored...did you design the block yourself? It is a great idea to use all of bandannas that you have from her groomings...wish I would have kept all the ones we had! Is the recipe for the Santa Fe soup on your blog? I know that this weekend we are making the White Chicken Chili...can't wait! Hope you have good news on Thursday...you have my e-mail if you ever want to talk!
Hugs from a snowy Indiana
On 01/26/2010, Ruth Landon said ...
Hi Susan, that soup looks sooooo good, I have to try the recipe.
Love your Happiness Block, I knew at once who it was! Does Sophie recognise herself?
Hope you have a great day.
Ruth
On 01/26/2010, Wendy said ...
Always a nice way to start my day...looking at your fun pictures and reading your blog. That Noah quilt will be so great, and I vote for rainbow floss. Love Sophie's block.
On 01/26/2010, Joyce said ...
Susan, I love the Sophie thing. So cute and captures her personality. BTW -- Soup is the name of the game in this nippy weather. I'm headed to the store now to purchase some "soup" ingredients and looking forward to warming my innards with it once it's made.
On 01/26/2010, Barbara Anne said ...
So happy to hear you've been feeling better and that you'll still see the doctor in a couple of days. It would be lovely not to have how you feel and what you can do at the mercy of the weather!
It is sad to have to step away from family who have chosen to become toxic to you. Whether it's from grief or greed or some mix, it's still sadly wrong of him or them.
I LOVE Sophie's block!! Hope you can capture her sparkling black eyes full of love, hope, and occasional mischief.
Your monster du jour is so cute. Wonder what eyes will add to his personality?
I vote for a variety of colors for the embriodery floss, too. Years ago there was a an applique pattern with lots of animals that said "All God's children have a place in the choir" I never did much applique but also never forgot that wall hanging.
Okay, now I completely have to raid the pantry for soup ingredients. That looks seriously yummy and today and the coming days will be just right for good soup.
Since I've written a book, I'll close with a HUG for you!
On 01/26/2010, Marilyn said ...
Pain and all you sure accomplish a lot......and that Sophie
block is just lovely. Actually all of your creations are.
Glad that you are moving on , it's the best thing
you can do for yourself. Each day you will feel
better about your decision. It always seems to me
that the hardest decisions in the long run, turn
out to be the best.
On 01/26/2010, Pat said ...
Always amazed at your creativity. Love the Sophie block! The Noah's Ark quilt is so pretty; I'm sure yours will be just as nice - I like the idea of different colors, too. That makes the eye wander around to see all the differences; great for little ones.
On 01/26/2010, alexandrine said ...
sophie is wonderful!!!!
On 01/26/2010, Beverly said ...
Susan, I agree that it is so hard to accept things about people that disappoint us. It surprises me just how hurtful some people can be.
Take care of yourself. I hope you find a solution when you have your appointment.
You are a good friend to so many.
On 01/26/2010, Teresa/MarieSews said ...
The Sophie block is totally fantastic!! What creativity. That is happiness, pure and simple.
Your soups are making me hungry! Maybe that's what we'll have for dinner.
Love your blog. You are an evocative writer and great storyteller. Thanks for sharing so much. Take care of yourself.
On 01/26/2010, sophie said ...
Me, too. I love that charming Sophie block ... it's plenty interesting already ;-)
On 01/26/2010, Lavender Dreamer said ...
When life it hard, it would be nice if everyone around you were more considerate but so often that's not how it is. What a shame to let people go....but that's the only way to move on. I love your beautiful quilts and the soup looks yummy! HUGS to you! ♥
On 01/26/2010, Rachel said ...
Sophie's block rocks!
On 01/26/2010, Rian said ...
Maybe it's Love is Soupier the Second Time Around. That Sophie block is awesome! How cute is that--you ROCK! Glad to see things are looking up.
On 01/26/2010, Joanne said ...
Glad you had a couple of pain-free days, and wishing you many more.
Wow! are you going to embroider all those blocks? It would take me about five years.
Love your soup--I made bean soup yesterday, and plan to heat up a big bowlful for my supper.
Love - Una
On 01/26/2010, Kai said ...
Soup! Yes, indeedy! The Chiken Soup for the Soul books were spot on! I made homemade chicken noodle soup Sunday & it was even BETTER yesterday! Wish I'd made a bigger pot! I could eat soup every single day! Oh! When I saw the block with Sophie, I knew immediately who that was! Sooooo cute! And your newest monster is darling! I think you ROCK for doing all you do despite the pain! Hopefully, your doctor's appointment will result in some kind of relief. I LOVE YOU!
On 01/26/2010, Deb said ...
Hi Susan ~ I think you are amazing...doing all this stuff when you're in pain. The Noah's Ark quilt will be great...going with rainbow floss seems quite appropriate. I love the rainbow prairie points around the edges, too. Noah's Ark was the theme of my nursery for a few years, and I still have fond memories of all the animals and rainbows in there.
On 01/26/2010, Deb said ...
Hi Susan ~ I think you are amazing...doing all this stuff when you're in pain. The Noah's Ark quilt will be great...going with rainbow floss seems quite appropriate. I love the rainbow prairie points around the edges, too. Noah's Ark was the theme of my nursery for a few years, and I still have fond memories of all the animals and rainbows in there.
On 01/26/2010, Linda said ...
Sophie's block is so cute! Love the pattern choice for the nursery quilt. Lots of fun things to work on. We had black chicken chili tonight because the pantry was out of white beans. tsk! Actually, it was quite good with the black beans and they didn't discolor too badly.
What would we do without things like ibuprofen and aspirin!
Blessings!
On 01/27/2010, Lynette said ...
What a beautiful kitchen towel, you are so lucky to have such a dear friend.
On 01/27/2010, Ruth Ann A. said ...
Don't forget to add the "flying geese" somewhere on the Happiness block.
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