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LIFE IN THE TIME OF CORONA-

DAY 7

Theses block are January with all the snow .  This is a hawthorne tree.  We found one of these on our walks this winter as we hiked thru the snow.  

How is everyone doing?  Well I hope and not too troubled by stay at home or with children staying at home.  It would be difficult to home school kids  when they miss their friends and cannot get out to play much.

One of my favorite bloggers is the loveliest lady in Belgium-Nadine.  Like a lot of us, she has let the blogging habit lapse.  She sent me some of her thoughts which really stuck a cord with me:

and I cannot help thinking that maybe, just maybe, we all are given a chance to reflect on our way of living, of excessive, useless consumerism... and then also some important "what if"...
what if we turned to a simpler life ?
What if we privileged small, local producers ?
What if we came back to a "make do" state of mind ?
What if we stopped a moment and focused on contentment, gratitude, respect ? 

 As à quilter, it's no secret I have more than once been tempted with the latest fabrics, the latest patterns, the latest quilt books, etc... that are now neatly stashed and sleeping on my shelves. It's human... however, being now forced to stay home, and make-do with what I have, I realise that the less you have, the more creative you become. You start making your brains work harder, you let your imagination take the lead, and the result is sometimes magical !

Let's take the challenge we are now living as an opportunity to focus on essential values, and show our children, our young generations, that these are the secrets to a happier life...

You can find Nadine"s blog   :http://asewingnana.blogspot.com/

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Here are a couple of photos of another of my creations-My daughter Mary......

She reminds me of a ballet dancer when she does her yoga.  Isn't that a beautiful dress.  It was a gift from one of her ESL students and is a silk dress from China.

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One of my passions is the English language.  I love how English has so many roots-from Latin, German, French, Indian (shampoo, pajamas, khaki from when England ruled the waves).  I love to trace these roots and figure out words. I came across an interesting and timely word the other day-quarantine.  This word derives from Italian.  Quarantine comes from quaranta giorni which means 40 days and was the amount of days people had to be isolated during the plague when entering a new city.

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The wonderful small quilt shop in our town had to close its doors to customers tho they take online orders and deliver to curb orders.  The White Flower quilt shop has huge amounts of beautiful fabric.  They are also being very community conscious organizing a drive, on behalf of our local doctors and nurses,  for face masks and gowns.  The provide patterns and a collection spot.  Good on them!  Give them a look see.

https://www.whiteflowerquiltshop.com/

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YOUR MOMENT OF ZEN

A moment of reflection, humor, or beauty in these trying times 

I believe the dancer is Ashley Shaw-she who can defy gravity.  I like this photo because it combines elements never put together.

Happy Creating!

I am linking up with:

Slow Stitching Sunday, Bambi's Blog, Making Monday,  Em's Scrapbag, 
Midweek Makers, Whoop Whoop, Finish or Not!, and Off the Wall Friday.