Your Other Life...or...What's Your Line?

[Sherry B.]

Kalynn..."lowly optician"?? I don't think so!! How many of us wear glasses? And how many of us can function without 'em?? Silly you!

[Marianne G.]

So enjoying this thread. Keith, hope you have time to tell us the long version (always love Lorchen's sense of humor) :-) Marianne, loved reading that you are Danish (I am half Danish - my grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from there). Terry, I had to look and see where you live in MT - Dillon is a beautiful area - but a little too far for me to say let's meet for lunch :-) Everyone has lead such a different life, yet isn't great how much we have in common because of our passion for quilting :-)

Sherri; my great-grand parents immigrated from Utah to Denmark when my grandmother was quite young (around 1900) and stayed in Denmark. I don't know if they originally came from Denmark and returned or what. I know they were married in Utah so must have come separately to the US. Funny how things turn out isn't?
Marianne

[Norma H.]

It seems like the (half) Danes come jumping out now
I will say like the others, that I enjoy reading this thread. We are all human and we have so much in common. Thank you all for sharing
Hugs from a Dane

[Sherry B.]

Marianne and Norma, sometimes I wish we had a "like" button here like there is on Facebook :-)

[Lotti D.]

just a note for anyone who doesn't post because they think they have a "boring" life!
there is NO such thing! every life lived has touched someone - has caused a smile somewhere - if you are here on TQS you are a part of our lives - and help make us smile!
please post - we want to know more about you and get to know you a little bit better!
there is no such thing as a "lowly whatever" - every clog (oops, cog of course), in the mechanism is important - if even a tiny one is missing, the rest cannot function properly!

my favourite quote, by John Donne: "No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee."

my interpretation: you are never alone - we are all part of each other's destiny - meet life (and all people in it) with a smile - pass it on and help spread love and love of life!

[Lorraine R.]

Thank you Lotti. Very well said.

[Lorraine R.]

Lotti, you are right. I was just joking about the "lowly optician" part. I have actually enjoyed my career and it has been a good fit for me. We had a pastor once who handed out puzzle pieces to each member of the congregation as an object lesson that no matter how pretty a puzzle is, it needs each and every piece, no matter how plain the piece may look standing alone, to be whole. A lot like quilts, huh?

[Lotti D.]

kalynn - what a great analogy
as quilters we really understand this don't we
i'll have to keep the puzzle idea in mind for a future event - that's absolutely perfect!!!

[Sherry B.]

Very good, Lotti and Kalynn :-)

[Sherry B.]

- every clog in the mechanism is important -

That must be why we keep getting hurdles to overcome, it is all those clogs :wink: (are they wood & leather or just wood?) However cogs would help things to run smoothly, when properly seated (technical term gleaned from engineering DH) and this cog is definitely properly seated when there is fabric, thread and good friends around.

[Sherry B.]

Kaylnn, Lotti and All

Well done, everyone's insights made my day.

We all have a story and it's okay if we don't get around to tell it.

"Carry on quilting "and sharing threads of Love.

[Roseanne M.]

I agree.
Some wise words!

Want to share this:
http://www.mi-reporter.com/lifestyle/36256344.html

And if you google images the phrase, tapestry of life, there are some
really great inspirations for...you guessed it...quilts!

So, here we are again, back to our favorite subject!
BTW, also did google images for, self portrait quilt, and Wow!
I might start thinking of how I would do a self portrait.

hugs,

[Roseanne M.]

Ooo, what a great idea Margo! I love learning how different all our lives can be, while still finding common ground with each other! I will have to post some of my "secret life" later. Today I am rushing to sew a couple gifts for our friends in Italy. We are flying there for their 20th Wedding anniversary celebration tomorrow! Egads, not packed either!

[Rita C.]

Nice article Roseanne, thanks.

[Deborah W.]

I wish I could meet you all in person! Wouldn't that be a great get-together!