My life..........

is not so very different, it seems to me, than my scrapbag. I was thinking this morning about 'a life..as a quilt'. Would it be just one multipieced creation? For me, I think the answer is 'no'. I use the word 'think' frequently. Most things I don't 'know' with certainty, but do have a 'maybe' to think about.
There doesn't seem to be any continuity in the week just ended. All random bits in my opinion.
Maybe I shouldn't look for the connecting thread. Thursday lunch and shopping with Shorty was lovely. Not much additional 'treasure', altho I did find a really neat Made In China pitcher, small and a rosy strawberry pink. Thursday's supper visit happened. The puppy has been cremated, the son is quite beside himself, but coping better than previously. A financial contribution to the expense was made. He borrowed some videos, and abruptly my Universe shifted as I took a full length 'header' in the living room. I think I caught my toe in my pants leg, but next thing I know my stumble turned into a crash into the dining room table, tipping over a chair, and landing full length on my side with my head hitting the china cabinet base. Oh my! I'm not even sure how it happened, nor what sounds I made, but in an instant DS was by my side wanting to help me up. At my age, you don't get up immediately..LOL He picked up the mess I had created by falling, and I got myself up and standing. Weird. I haven't fallen in ages..years in fact. I was ok, but shaken. He left for home shortly after that, and I took to my recliner to have a think about things. I was pretty sure I would be stiff and maybe bruised, but ok.
Needless to say the Universe now had my ATTENTION. Even Oprah subscribes to the 'pebble' belief. It's profoundly about our relationship with the Universe and our journey. She says you 'get hit with a pebble. If you don't hear the message, it becomes a handful of pebbles, and eventually you'll get hit with a brick to the head. Fairly dramatic but well put. Call it what you will, the Universe, your personal angel, whatever...there is something you need to hear. I'm still not sure what is going on in my life, but apparently I'm NOT paying enough attention.
Did some blog reading yesterday and left a few comments. Worked on the house, did some laundry...did NOT drive anywhere or leave the house except for the patio area. Ebby and I had a nice hour outside right after lunch. Today I'm sharing what I've planted this year...mostly my Mother's Day plants and a lovely orange and purple minature petunia basket I bought. I have a
few other large pots filled also, but figured this was enough of this..*VBS*

I wanted to mention, if you haven't been over to http://quiltville.com/ Bonnie has a great new pattern uploaded, a split 9 patch, but with a variation in the piecing...two variations actually. Really a cool quilt!! I'll be making one I know *VBS*
AND....please, if you love my Orphan Train quilt, go and check out Yankee Quilter at http://scrapsandthreadtales.blogspot.com/ Sio has one of the NEATEST orphan block top that is completely quilted and on her bed. It's vintage, but will never be old. I know it's hard to see beauty in the combining of the leftover blocks, but they seem to create a life of their own. A couple of posts down she has a great crumb quilt from the 1930's.