We must do something. More and more, for me that means calling my members of congress and leaving messages with their phone answering staff. Today my plea was simple: please support legislation banning assault weapons.
Then I stitched a bit of cloth for Mo’s project I dream of a world where love is the answer (to which there is now a link in the right sidebar). Words given to me by Marti in a recent comment …
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| si se puede |
An echo of a more hopeful time.
We owe at least that much to the next generation. Which leads me to happier thoughts. I made a couple of baby bandannas for P using 12″ squares of flannel folded diagonally in half, stitched up the sides, turned right side out, then Velcro-ed back and front …
using this new (to me), lighter weight Velcro …
with delightful results …
And here, as promised, is the final result of the collaborative effort Don and I undertook for the nursery (not including the mobile, which my daughter found on Etsy) …
If only life could be this simple …
I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0) 
(((Liz))) you are such a true heart stitching peace into our beautiful broken world stitch by stitch
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(((Mo)))
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amidst all of Everything, there's this…theTaking Care of what we can.she's changing so…
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Becoming her self …
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In the midst of the unfathomable, life continues: It continues not without awareness but with the constancy of meeting each day with hope and determination; with acknowledgement and kindness; with multicolored stitched words of resolve (Deb's amazing spirit filled threads here are incredible when stitched into words); with a sweet garland of a Grandmother's love; with a stunning yet delicate pieced wood wall hanging of a devoted Grandfather.At the end of the day, what resides in our hearts, what enables us to begin anew each day is LOVE and it encompasses all and everything.
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My fingers dare to stitch hope for our world …
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Liz your fingers do stitch hope..one pin at a time now held and pinned by refugees in my community. They see and feel the love your are sharing, one stitch at a time. Bless you for the gift of peace, sent lovingly here for me to share.Kristin
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lovely
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Those eyes, Miss P! Serenity abides in her little room.
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Kristin – you are doing the heavy lifting … I am humbled to be a small part of itSaskia – thanksSue – yes, the eyes have it
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