Winter 2008

Special people - those who make a difference in our lives...

 Dottie/KS had a special birthday in 2007!  And what a "cake" - these were all REAL!!!

Special people in Dottie's life to help celebrate!!!  Granddaughter and Great Grandson!

A special HUG quilt for Peni

Back in September of 2006, Peni lost her dad.  The RPLTON gang sent our quilted hearts....

Wanted to be sure you had a photo of me, PWP, with the Warm Hearts Quilt the gals made for me! It's so beautiful!    Peni Jo"

IrishGA heads south to Edmonton!!

In September of 2007, IrishGA stopped by Earthly Goods and visited with Smoky!  It is always so neat to meet our RPLOTN quilting sisters!

A special voice.... and special verse!

 To commemorate her birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a  special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the  benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was "My Favorite Things"  from the legendary movie "Sound Of Music".    Here are the lyrics she used  (if you sing it, it's especially hysterical):

"Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,   Walkers and  handrails and new dental fittings, 

Bundles of magazines tied up in string,  These are a few of my favorite things.

Cadillacs and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,   Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses, 

Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, These are a few of my favorite things.
 
When the pipes leak,  When the bones creak,When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things, And then I  don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,    No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,

Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,   These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',   Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',

And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,   When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache,  When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad."

(Ms. Andrews received a more than four minute standing ovation from the crowd and offered repeated encores.)