I think I've mentioned before that I get together every Friday with 6 or
8 others to quilt, visit, drink coffee, have sack lunch, etc, etc. We get together for about four hours. When I moved into this house 3.5 years ago it was a cold Feb. day. But soon after that I had a spring garage sale and my elderly neighbor from across the street came over. She was very friendly and glad to meet me, said she believes in 'neighborin' back and forth. So we did. One thing led to another and I started taking her with me every Friday. Now she absolutely lives for that social event of her entire week. She is 87 years old, has arthritis in her hands, a fairly bad back, and failing eyesight. She has never quilted a day in her life, and can't see to sew anymore, but loves to be with us as we sew, talk, drink coffee, and eat. She can eat, talk, and drink coffee with the best of us! She hires a driver to take her grocery shopping, to pick up her meds., and to get her hair done. Recently her back has taken a turn for the worse. She is developing compression fractures, and can't even get around as much as she used to. She's no dummy, and she sees herself slowly going downhill. She and I are both glad it is not happening any faster than it is, but it is still making her sad and causing her to feel isolated. Now I come to the point of my post here. Remember the good old days of pen pals? No one had computers back then, and the greatest thrill was to develop a pen pal from a magazine or a school exchange or something. I was wondering if anyone here would like to become a pen pal to my friend and neighbor? It would literally put her on cloud nine if someone would do that, and continue it, developing a bit of a friendship with her. If anyone at all is thinking they would like to do this, please email me and I will give you the particulars, including what size font, or what kind of pen to use so she will be able to read it. Thanks for reading this far, and taking this into consideration.
Karen, Queen of Squishies