Are You Ready For Some Tulips?

We are trully ready for some "tulips"! Lori and I planted some at the shop near the goldfish pond in the fall, GW said they were poking up their "heads". I celebrate Spring this year!!! (notice vintage tulip pattern at the top) :)!

I know St. Pats' Day passed us yesterday! Here in Northern Indiana, since we live near the "Irish" we have been educated in the true Irish celebration....then the areas Polish celebrate by cooking great sausage and dishes that came with them from the "old world"..the mix in South Bend is interesting. I found as a Hospice Nurse a few years ago, a unique combo and very family related. Large and close knit groups, but different ways of living, in some ways, different sections in the Mishawaka area that is connected to South Bend.
I took care of an old Irish woman who had gangrene in her leg but would not "doctor" it...so we were in her home alot, even protecting her at times, her neighborhood that she had been brought to as a bride had fallen to discouraged living and abandoned homes...she had married a soldier from the WW2 period of time in Europe and then moved to his "home town"....another patient was a prof. from Notre Dame, living in two different areas of the community, but needs all the same; support, caring, and continuing care.
I hope that our quilting business also meets some of these needs found in each one of us...we do care, we support when we can ,and we do continue to carry on, even though we are in two separate vicinities at this time.
I will continue to offer photos I find online or videos for you to watch. If you would like to sell some of your work online, try etsy.com . It is a very interesting site for us "sewers"!!
Happy St. Pats' Day, even a day late...here it is a celebration of a length of time! Quilted Blessings! Kari