Our little group continues to meet every Thursday. Sometimes it has been only two of us, sometimes more. What started out as a group of seven was reduced to four. One friend was not able to continue meeting because of work obligations. Then our wonderful and terribly missed friend Mariangela returned to Italy. She does continue to “visit” with us practically every week via Skype, and that’s a blessing.
Undoubtedly, though, the most difficult challenge we have faced as a group was the sudden loss of our friend Luchita last August. Her death certainly hit us hard. So much so, I have not been able to post anything about our time together these past few months. The truth is mourning takes time.
Even before Luchita passed we had been discussing the need to invite a couple more people into our seemingly shrinking circle. With her death, however, we found we needed some time (to mourn) before doing so. As we begin to heal, we have found it is time to open up to others, so two new friends are now making there way into our hearts and into our circle. Yesterday all the places around our table were taken once more. Here are the newcomers to our circle: Jacqui on the left, and María del Carmen on the right.
Hmmm… as usual, this group seems to do more eating than sewing! The occasion: celebrating Bachita’s birthday. She refuses to tell us how old she is and I guess she’s right about that. Age is in the mind.
A bubbly, noisy gathering. Which included an hour long conversation with Mariangela. And our friend Luchita’s chatelaine hangs from one of my shelves, as a reminder of our friend’s gentle spirit.
Using my kids’ expression to describe this particular group… the locas (crazies) are back! 🙂
I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I am learning how to dye my own fabrics and am dabbling with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life.
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that is wonderful!
Qué gusto ver nuevamente noticias de tu grupo, Angie. La vida sigue… y hay que vivirla con gusto hasta que Dios nos lleve a encontrarnos con los seres amados que han partido antes. Creo que su amiga Luchita se sentirá muy contenta de verlas otra vez reuniéndose alegres, y manteniendo para ella un lugar especial. Yo doy clase los martes a dos amigas, y más que clase es una reunión de tres, en la que sí, la comida es primero y la costura después, pero ese tiempo es tan relajante!
Un abrazo!
¡Fantástico, Ángela! Nuestro grupo perdió a la Angelita y ahora somos seis. A veces mi nieta mayor (ocho años) nos acompaña los jueves. En verdad, toma tiempo esto del duelo. Saludos, Mónica