connecting threads

this is my 651st post

I can’t remember why I started

or what my expectations were

the blog was named after my very first piece of stitching

what did that old cigarette ad say,  “you’ve come a long way, baby”?

well

blogging has forced me to put words on paper – ok – a computer screen

 I’m not particularly good at the writing, I didn’t think about that when I started

the photography has been a pleasure

and I love seeing all the different countries visitors call home

your comments are reward for the time it takes

I love knowing what everyone is doing

the greatest reward is to meet in person

Heather brought her backpack to show me

seen here with her quilt made to go with it and my kesa

the backpack can be seen at a show, Field Trip Exhibit, at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia  June 19 – ?

although Heather and I live on the same coast, on different islands

 chances are we might never have met without our blogs

and I would have missed a wise and beautiful person

my kesa started with two pieces of Japanese fabric

a gift from Heather, she received it from her friend Jean-Pierre, who lives in Japan

he received it from his Japanese friend

writing a blog can be a little like tossing a pebble into a pond – in this case the Pacific Ocean

the ripples reach unexpected people and places

and joyfully, on some occasions, new friendships are made

read Heather’s story on True Stitches