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OT - Time for a gentle push?

My future landlady, Mary (elder sister of one of my supervisors at work) tripped over a pebble while walking on the beach near Inverness on Thursday and ended up breaking her ankle in 3 places. Because of the location, the ambulance couldn't get anywhere near here, and they couldn't winch her up to it... she had to be helicoptered to hospital. Did I mention that she was one of those who hated all the rides at the fair and is not keen on heights? Yeah, so in addition to being incapacitated for who knows how long (she's meant to keep it elevated for the next 4 to 5 weeks and there are metal plates and pins in it) and not able to pursue her business (she works from home) she's the sort that likes to keep busy. I have a feeling she won't be enjoying day time telly. Is this the time to give the gentlest of pushes? Should I lend a colorful, cozy book about quilts and present them with some lovely fabrics, a bit of thread and some shears? Maybe she'd like to do something during the next month and some odd days.... ?

-- Jo in Scotland

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Johanna Gibson
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It never hurts to have pretty pictures to look at. ;D

Hope she heals well and quickly! Ouch! Must have been some pebble.

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LN (remove NOSPAM)

That would be a marvelous idea if of course she can work with the ankle up in the air. Ask me how I know? I broke every bone in my ankle (there are only 3 I believe) when I slid down just 3 stairs in my home. I never knew the ankle was so fragile. She will definitely be lying down for a minimum of 6 weeks excess for hops to the bathroom. Friends of mine sent me books, DVDs, magazines and a gameboy which amused me for hours but it does get boring. Unfortunately I was off work for 3 months but couldn't even get near my machine until perhaps the last 2 weeks of that time because it was just too uncomfortable to not have my ankle raised up. I hope she mends well and gets the quilting bug.

Peg in NE PA

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CANDCMOM2

In article , Johanna Gibson writes

Ouch! Who'd have thought that strolling along the beach could be so dangerous? Yes, I think it sounds like a very thoughtful thing to do whilst she's laid up. Especially if you know her well enough to know that she'd rather be busy than just sit back and watch TV all day long. Has she seen your work? Because if not I'd suggest showing her a quilt - or making her one, or loaning her one - because when I started quilting I wasn't entirely sure what a quilt was! Sounds crazy, but I was familiar with patchwork and I was familiar with duvets, but I hadn't ever really got familiar with a quilt.

Reply to
Mel Rimmer

Good idea! You could even offer to do the pressing for her. Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

Excellent idea! maybe a whole kit for something small, or a whole cloth cushion cover kit? Something manageable, anyway...

Poor thing! She'll be miserably frustrated if she's a home working type stuck at home without being able to work! Here's hoping she mends quickly and without complications.

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Kate Dicey

I thought you were going to suggest a gentle push off a big cliff for the old dear! Ok, I guess that's just my warped mind at work....

Give it a try. Your idea, I mean, not mine! The worst that will happen is she'll look through the book at the quilts and ask you to make her one!

Reply to
frood

If she doesn't seem to want to piece a quilt, perhaps she'd enjoy doing a bit of applique or redwork to make into a quilt?

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Sandy Foster

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