CORRECTION

Sorry about all of this.   Here is the correct Link to the Duck River

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/27/tennessees-duck-river-in-national-geographic/

COMENT

Since I still cannot comment this was my only choice to tell you that Link is no longer available.  Sorry.

The DUCK River is a very special little river and I'll keep trying to find more information for you.

A DAY ON THE DUCK

I picked Benjamin up yesterday about 8 a.m. and as we drove by the Canoe Rental place I noticed no cars were there.     Ted agreed it was a good day to go get a canoe and take that boy down the Duck River.

About 9:40 we boarded a canoe and took off.   The day promised to be warm but the sky was so blue and clear.  It was beautiful on the river and even Benjamin commented on how beautiful the ride was.

We found a few sand bars to stop at and after Benjamin helped me out of the canoe we could stand up and stretch a bit. 

 About three fourths of the way down the river we had a blue heron play with us.   I LOVE these birds.  They are so majestic and beautiful.   This one would wait until we were just about to her, then fly far enough away I couldn't get a picture.   We'd see her set down and when we got just about close enough again she'd take off.   I have never seen one do this before.

You have to really look, but she's here flying toward us at one point because we did see two noisey fishermen.   They didn't stick around long but scared her I think and she figured we were the safest of the two intruders into her serene world.

We were all tired, especially our navigator, but it was a GREAT DAY on the Duck.

Below is a link if you'd like to know about it.

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/27/tennessee-duck-river-in-national-geographic/

Cleaning Up the Sewing Room

When we came home from Louisiana last December I wanted to make some School Bags.  We make them all the time in the Sewing Room and work together.   It's a pleasant way to spend the day, sewing and visiting with people from all over.  I bought fabric and started work.   I worked some of every day for almost 2 weeks.   I can tell you it's a lot more fun working in a sewing room visiting with other women than sitting alone in your own sewing room sewing.   I made 14 bags and had some extra pockets and straps.  I was exhausted and did not want to make anything for awhile.

Then we went to Illinois for a visit last month and decided to stop at the Midwest Distribution Center on our way.   It does many of the same things we do at UMCOR Sager Brown only they receive no money from UMCOR.    This gives them a freedom to experiment and do various other good projects.   One is to make pajama outfits for boys and girls that are in the Children's Hospital.   I couldn't resist bringing a pattern home for a little girls outfit.  This one I'll take back for them to approve or disapprove Friday as we head back to Illinois.    We'll stop and deliver the items here for them to use.

Last but not least is a quilt they make.   It's reversible and made in 7" strips.   You don't have to use their pattern but I like it and wanted to make one.   These colors aren't my favorite but it's what I had here at the time.   These quilts have to be at least 42" X 60"  

Since making this quilt I have gone to a sale and was lucky enough to be able to buy a large amount of fabric for very little money.   It was all new and still had the price tags on.   I ended up with a big plastic tub FULL and estimated I paid about .33 cents a yard.

If my handiwork is approved Friday I'll be sewing a lot when we get home again.  I already have the colors of the next quilt I want to make picked out.

Special Houseguests

We were in Illinois visiting a couple of weeks ago and when we came home we found these two guests wanting to come visit for awhile.

It seems they are ancestors of Ted's.   They say their names are Palmer and Anna Tingley and came to America in the 1600's.  Palmer came over on the ship THE PLANTER.  

Ted has Ten hardbound books of history going back to Palmer and his trip to America with all the decendents listed.   Ted's dad, Claude Grant, was of the 10th generation and Ted is one of the 11th.

Palmer and Anna came here from visiting a niece in Industry, Illinois.   I don't know how long they had been visiting her.   They were pretty tired when they got here.   I thought it was ironic they had come from Industry which happens to be the town where Ted's father graduated from High School.

They haven't said how long they plan to stay with us but we enjoy having them. 

Frustration, Take a Deep Breath, Frustration, Take a Deep Breath

It's been a frustrating week.  I've bothered Connie so much I am ashamed.   My blog will not accept my password and so I tried to FIX it myself.   THAT WAS SILLY.    I had put in so many different passwords the poor blogspot probably wondered WHO THE HELL is doing this?

TOday I took my computer to Connie and she blogged and got a picture on but I'm still not allowed to post a comment.   

I would think she'd probably get a new phone number before I can call her again.

SO...this is really a test and to let off some built up steam. 

However, on the bigger picture of life, my eye Dr. told me this morning that my eyes should last me a very long time.   That was some really good news and listed as one of my blessings in life.

Test Post

This is a test post from Connie!