"Make what you want to make, and make it the way you want to make it." Gwen Marston

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Fun Day SunDay

I have been a companion volunteer for Hospice for the past few months.  I sit with my patient on Sunday mornings while her family attends church together.  Today when I arrived, the Granddaughter, her primary caregiver, told me she was staying home from church so that I could give her some quilting lessons!  She has an embroidery machine, and had embroidered Pooh designs on 15 squares, and was ready to try to put them together. A new baby was coming home from the hospital today to join the family, and the quilt was meant to be a baby gift.   So I started my day with teaching someone how to trim blocks, line them up, and sew them together.  Gotta love getting a new person into quilting!
When I left their house, I was amazed by how beautifully, gorgeously, wonderful it was outside, so I headed home, loaded up the hubster and his lawn chair, and off we went.  First stop was his favorite little restaurant in Shepherdstown, WV where he had a bowl of won ton soup, and I had a yummy California roll.  He ate all his soup and ordered a bowl of miso soup to go.  We're making progress!  He ate a bowl of soup last night, too.

The we drove  just a couple of miles to the C&O Canal towpath. I've been needing to get out of the house, and couldn't resist taking a long walk today.  I left hubby here, and I went off for a solo walk.
I saw this when I was a few feet from getting on the towpath.  I asked if I could take his photo, and he maneuvered around so that I could get a shot. 
Then I set off with my walking stick and my camera!
How awesome is this mushroom that someone found??? I think this is a chicken of the woods mushroom?
The towpath was quite popular today,with walkers, runners, and bikers.  There were couples, singles, and families.  I'm glad the temperatures are turning cooler, so I can start taking advantage of this wonderful park again.

Counting my blessings.....Sunny


“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”
A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh


13 comments:

  1. What a wonderful day Sunny and i cant get over that mushroom

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  2. Oh Sunny sounds like a great day - well balanced with a bit of quilting and a lovely outing. Love the penny farthing!

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  3. What a wonderful day xxx and YEAH for you doing pallative caregiver'ing xxx having just been to a funeral in the weekend I know from the parents how much they appreciated the caregiver and the respite they received

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  4. So many blessings. Like is like that, when you pay attention. Thank you for a sweet post.

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  5. Such a compliment when someone asks you to show them something isn't it... great that you could... lovely pictures... a lovely day out...
    Hugz

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  6. Well how perfect of a day is that - starting off with teaching someone to quilt, and then all your lovely finds on your walk! Love it!

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  7. It sounds and looks like a fun week-end. I love your photos. The mushroom is quite impressive, so is the old bike.
    Hugs,
    Teresa

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  8. Sounds like you had a perfect day. I love the picture of the guy on the Penny-farthing bike, and the butterfly is beautiful.

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  9. What a lovely day you had. Glad the hubby is feeling well enough to enjoy some nourishment.

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  10. Yeh It is great to get someone stitching Sunny.
    Pleased you and Hubby went out. Lovely photo. WoW what a BIG mushroom. Love the butterfly.

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  11. How special a day you had , first with the quilting and then the walk in the woods. Loved the photos and the mushroom is amazing , I'd have enjoyed that walk too. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Hi Sunny,
    I've just awarded you with the Versatile Blogger Award. your blog is one of my favorite's.I love visiting it
    Hugs,
    Teresa

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