You may have noticed that I have not posted much in almost 3 months. It's called LIFE!!! I will try to catch up. In early June we went to the mountains of western North Carolina for a vacation of hiking. It was very beautiful and relaxing. Here is the sunset from our deck. The rain cut our trip short and we returned home 2 days early.
A view of Linville Falls that we hiked to.
The I was off to St. Louis for a wedding and grandkids fix. We had lots of fun at the Magic House. I spent a day in Kimmswick with Ellen. We ate at a great little shop and it was almost like old times--the Blueowl was too crowded! But Mary is opening a new shop (it has since opened) selling candy, and sweets. She has really done so much to keep Kimmswick going.
I also spent a day in Hannibal with Roberta and Sherrie (mother of the bride). We ate lunch at a great Italian restaurant (I sure do miss good Italian food in the Detroit area) and spent time at a wonderful quilt shop.
I planned on staying in Missouri until Wednesday, but got a call from my brother in PA that mom was in the ICU of the hospital and not doing well at all. So I flew to Philadelphia where I spent the next 2 and a half weeks. It was very stressful and neither of us got much sleep. Mom had pneumonia and congestive heart failure. She was on a ventilator and a feeding tube. They had her in a sleep induced "coma" of sorts. She did open her eyes occasionally, but I do not think there was any recognition. We finally had the tubes removed, she continued to breathe for another 4 hours, then went home to be with the Lord on June 26. The funeral was a week later (our son could not get there until then). It was a lovely funeral service. I am at peace with her passing, but there will always be a void. I am so very thankful for my friends who have given us support during this time. This is my favorite picture of Mom, taken before I was born!!
I had lots of time on my hands while being at the hospital 4 hours a day and did make stuff. That will be in another post.
