Goodbye Jane

Mary Lachman here. There is a full moon tonight.  My dear neighbors, Rome and Jane, were moved to Kentucky to be closer to one of their sons a week ago. (As you might remember from a previous post of mine, Rome is 94 and Jane is 92 years young.)

So here is my prayer flag for them with a moon for tonight. She liked astronomy and had a telescope. The cloud represents my sorry in her leaving us since she was like a surrogate mother to me. The leaves are for her October birthday.

This prayer flag is made from muslin, wet-felted wool roving, rubber stamped letters, printed paper, and threads.

Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving. I am a day late (and probably a dollar short) but it I've been busy between the turkey and the stuffing and the trip to the ER with my neighbors.

We were planning on turkey for 15 when Jane, my 92-year-old neighbor telephoned.  Rome, her 94-year-old husband,  a retired lieutenant colonel, veteran of WWII, had had a episode of gastrointestinal bleeding.  We called the ambulance and she and I followed in my car.

Two days later he is in the intensive care unit of a large teaching hospital but acting spunking and silly with the nursing staff despite continued bleeding, transfusions and acute renal failure.

I am thankful for Rome and Jane. They have served as our surrogate parents (and we as there surrogate children) for 17 years. We love them and they love us... and isn't that what true friends are all about.

Wish us luck in the days ahead!

Changing it UP!

We all get stuck in ruts. And I feel my earlier prayer flags have not truly reflected my personality. So here go turning over my leaf. This little series symbolizes new horizons, new possibilities, and changing it up!