Girl's Joy Quilt Block and Walking Wednesdays

 

Welcome to Walking Wednesdays and my walks taken this past week.  You might be surprised at the sights I saw on my walks:

 

Orange Trees

 

Roses

 

 and other beautiful flowers

 

 

including the exotic Bird of Paradise

 

Flowering Trees

 

 

Southern Magnolia Trees

 

Even a touch of fall

 

with crunchy leaves to walk through

 

 

from the Sweet Gum Trees

 

Colorful berries to look at

 

 

But the very best part of my walks this week was my walking buddy,

my seven-month-old grandson and my joy!

 

You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post here. 

Aunt Jane of Kentucky "The Gardens of Memory" and Rosebud Quilt Block

In the Quilters' Book Club for November, we've been reading Aunt Jane of Kentucky by Eliza Calvert Hall, written in 1898 . This book consists of nine short stories.  Each story is told by Aunt Jane in a humorous way that is full of wisdom.  The final story in the book is called "The Gardens of Memory" and is thirty-six pages long.  It's about flower gardens and memories of gardens.  "To Aunt Jane there were three epochs in a garden's life, 'daffodil time,' 'rose time,' and 'chrysanthemum time'; and the blossoming of all other flowers would be chronicled under one of these periods, just as we say of historical events that they happened in the reign of this or that queen or empress."

There's also a humorous story about Sam Amos and a black snake with red stripes that you won't want to miss - especially if you have a husband who doesn't like to pick up his clothes!  "Things has come to a fine pass in Kentucky when a sober, God-fearin' man like me has to put his necktie in the top drawer to keep from seein' snakes."

 

If you'd like to make the Rosebud quilt block shown above to represent this story of Aunt Jane of Kentucky, you can find the pattern here.

In December, the book selection for the Quilters' Book Club is The Christmas Quilt: an Elm Creek Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini.  It's realistic fiction set in Pennsylvania and perfect for this time of year!  Get it now from your library or local bookstore and join us in reading and discussing this book.

 

 

Aunt Jane's favorite garden flower is the daffodil.  Which flower is your favorite?  Please reply in the comments sections below for a chance to win a copy of Jennifer Chiaverini's just-released book, An Elm Creek Quilts Companion, courtesy of Plume Books.  If you are reading this via email, you must click on the title of my blog post to be able to comment and read the comments of others.  The winner will be announced tomorrow! 

You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post here.