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Where did the month of December go? One moment it’s Thanksgiving and now a brand new year. It was a busy time down at the Born Again Quilts studio as restoration work was completed on certain “gotta have it by Christmas” projects.
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I had a dream, and in that dream my wife and I were standing in the midst of a never-ending field. As far as we could see were neatly cultivated rows of seedlings that had sprouted to a height of six or eight inches. The plants looked to be spaced . . .
When Pop Walker sneaked out the kitchen door the other day, it affected all of us. He’s been a resident of the Rest of Your Life retirement home for several years now.
He still remembers who said what during combat in Europe, but has a hard time . . .
The New Year is a time of resolutions. It’s a time when people commit to making a change in their life. Losing weight, changing jobs, saving money, making money, a new relationship, getting in shape, going back to school, or giving up smoking, . . .
How in the world did I ever get in this shape? I was going along comfortably in my holler home when disaster struck. I had developed pleurisy after recent surgery and was taking Phenergan along with codeine and attributed my stumbling walk and slurred . . .
Who would have thought when I put out a call in my previous column for readers to share special Christmas quilts with me that I would discover a quilting friend of mine designed and created “Oh! Christmas Tree!”
Casey Drudge shares his quilting . . .
Wunderkammer Company announced the initial exhibition of the Fort Wayne 1×1 Photography Project. Its scheduled grand opening happened on Saturday, December 15, 2012 in Wunderkammer Company’s new gallery space at 3402 Fairfield Ave. (formerly . . .
“Ahhh! Coffee!” said our resident cowboy, Steve, raising his cup at the philosophy counter.
“Let’s raise our cups to whichever Brazilian came up with this stuff.”
Very slowly Herb Collins stood with his cup of coffee there . . .
According to the Pew Research Center’s recently released report, a full one-fifth of Americans are now unattached to religion, and the Protestant majority is no longer that; Protestant Christians now make up less than 50% of the population.
News . . .
On November 10, 2012 Ron Doepke celebrated his 80th birthday with family and friends at the Waynewood Inn. Included were 3 golf buddies. Ron and his “golf buddies” have played golf together since 1958.
Back row: Lee Davis, Ron Doepke, Ed . . .
To misquote Joyce Kilmer’s poem Trees, “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree – unless it’s artificial!”
Now don’t get me wrong, I love real trees, especially evergreens. We’ve moved many times, . . .
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STAR Bank has set up mailboxes for children to submit letters to Santa from now until Monday, December 17th. The mailboxes are set up at all of STAR Bank’s 15 offices in northeast Indiana.
“Letter to Santa” forms are available at the . . .
November has left us, but in a last good will gesture she is sending a few warm days to welcome December. This is the bridge between autumn and winter, and as we cross over it, we leave behind the brown, tattered remnants of November and greet the . . .
How many years does it take to complete a family quilt?
In one instance at least 77!
At the recent Born Again Quilts grand opening I met long-time Waynedale residents Morris and Ida Willett. Ida tells me how her late mother-in-law started making a quilt . . .
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The leaves have fallen off the mulberry tree; one by one they drifted down to cover the ground with their autumn gold. They clung tightly to the tree through the wind and snow, but the frost last night sounded their death knell. The bright sun shines . . .
They fall nearly a month apart: Veterans Day and Pearl Harbor Day. These two days commemorate the sacrifices made by American men and women in defense of their country. People of the “greatest generation” remember the sacrifices made not . . .
“Sometimes it’s good to just walk around slowly and quietly and look and think. This morning was one of those times. I didn’t get mildly out of breath the way Doc wanted me to, but just strolled comfortably.
There was what we still . . .
It was that time of year once again, time for my annual physical; and I had been dreading it as badly as one can dread anything. But my dread was for reasons beyond the obvious. You know, those backless gowns, horrible vinyl examination tables, and . . .
GOD’S WORLD
O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
Thy winds, thy wide gray skies!
Thy mists, that roll and rise!
Thy woods, this autumn day, that ache and sag,
And all but cry with color! That gaunt crag,
To . . .
Three months from the day the building changed hands, the grand opening celebration for Born Again Quilts was held on Saturday, October 20. Three months of hard work priming, painting, spackling and repairing walls. Countless hours spent removing adhesive . . .
This is the polished time, the pinnacle of life. This is fall, when everything puts on its best for the world to see, and that makes it special.
The sultry heat of summer has passed, and in its place we have cool mornings when the tiny snap of winter’s . . .
Although he has never attended law school, Taylor University professor Dr. Dennis E. Hensley finds himself sitting in judgment of others four times each year. Hensley is director of Taylor’s Professional Writing Department. He also serves as . . .
On Saturday, October 13, the Honorable Mayor Tom Henry joined the Fort Wayne Fire Department along with other Allen County fire departments to pay tribute to firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Beginning at 11 a.m. at the Law . . .
The River City Rat Race was born in the year 2000 and became an instant success. With over 1000 runners and more than 100 volunteers, it is clear that this event has enormous potential. The feature event is a 10K (6.2) mile road race, and new this . . .
The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge 5K Race, one of the premier men’s health race and event series in America, was held in Fort Wayne on October 13, 2012.
Racing from Portage Middle School at 9am on Saturday morning about 250 men and women, athletes, . . .
“Fog on the hill brings water to the mill”– a favorite saying of my mother’s that has proved true many times. A misty white shroud enfolds Pilot Knob, with tendrils of fog spiraling skyward. A slow, drizzly rain is falling still . . .
It takes many steps to restore a quilt. First you have to examine it to determine what damage has occurred: rips, stains, loose seams, binding without its “fold”, color fade, bunched batting, loss of embroidery and/or quilting stitches.
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