A huge well done for this, Linda.
In a little while, once the hurt starts to subside, you will realise
that what you have done is the best gift you could have given your dear
late mother. I feel so blessed that my brother and I didn't disagree
about one single thing after my parents died.
You will always be glad that you acted as you did. I hope making the
quilts isn't too emotional for you. If it gets difficult, just put it
aside for a little while - there's no deadline.
Take care,
..
In message , WitchyStitcher
writes
I got back last night after being away for 9 days to over 1200
messages. I started reading them and then realized I'd be here for
days! I apologize if there are things I should have responded to and
didn't.

We flew down to Florida to pick up Joey, my mom's golden retriever. My
niece had been caring for him since my mom's death, but couldn't keep
doing it. On the ride back to NY, I have to say he was better behaved
than any of my kids ever were. We took him to the vet a few days
before just to make sure he was in good shape for the trip and get a
prescription for doggie downers just in case. He was fine - only got
agitated in the hotel room because he smelled other dogs.

Cleaning out my mom's house and putting it on the market was very
difficult. Couple that with the fact that I am in the middle mediating
with my sisters. One would cleaned out everything and put it on the
market the day of the funeral. The other would keep it as a shrine.
Plus there's bickering over some of the possessions, and some pieces
of jewelry are unaccounted for. Since I got the most valuable
possession (Joey), I left almost everything else for them to come to
terms with.

In order to motivate my sister to let us go through my mom's clothing,
I asked her to please pick out a bag of typical clothes and I would
make a quilt for her and each of her kids. She did that, but then
left. We then went to work cleaning everything else out. Anything that
we are not taking is being donated to an animal rescue society to use
or sell since Joey was a rescue dog.

Today I got my back to school letter telling when and where to report
. . . it's been quite a summer. I didn't work summer school this year
because I wanted to relax, put together a sewing room and finish off
my ufos. Oh well, the best laid plans, etc.
Linda
PATCHogue, NY

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Best Regards
pat on the hill