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support request - sorta OT, sorta long
I think I've mentioned before that I get together every Friday with 6 or
8 others to quilt, visit, drink coffee, have sack lunch, etc, etc. We get together for about four hours. When I moved into this house 3.5 years ago it was a cold Feb. day. But soon after that I had a spring garage sale and my elderly neighbor from across the street came over. She was very friendly and glad to meet me, said she believes in 'neighborin' back and forth. So we did. One thing led to another and I started taking her with me every Friday. Now she absolutely lives for that social event of her entire week. She is 87 years old, has arthritis in her hands, a fairly bad back, and failing eyesight. She has never quilted a day in her life, and can't see to sew anymore, but loves to be with us as we sew, talk, drink coffee, and eat. She can eat, talk, and drink coffee with the best of us! She hires a driver to take her grocery shopping, to pick up her meds., and to get her hair done. Recently her back has taken a turn for the worse. She is developing compression fractures, and can't even get around as much as she used to. She's no dummy, and she sees herself slowly going downhill. She and I are both glad it is not happening any faster than it is, but it is still making her sad and causing her to feel isolated. Now I come to the point of my post here. Remember the good old days of pen pals? No one had computers back then, and the greatest thrill was to develop a pen pal from a magazine or a school exchange or something. I was wondering if anyone here would like to become a pen pal to my friend and neighbor? It would literally put her on cloud nine if someone would do that, and continue it, developing a bit of a friendship with her. If anyone at all is thinking they would like to do this, please email me and I will give you the particulars, including what size font, or what kind of pen to use so she will be able to read it. Thanks for reading this far, and taking this into consideration. Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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support request - sorta OT, sorta long
I can't guarantee that I'd write every week, but I'll happily drop her a
line and play back and forth! I used to have penpals when I was a growing up, and let's face it, I miss having a "grandma" type person in my life, so yep, I'll take on the challenge. -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z37/shazrules/ "Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message news:qf3ni.13779$Xa3.10313@attbi_s22... I think I've mentioned before that I get together every Friday with 6 or 8 others to quilt, visit, drink coffee, have sack lunch, etc, etc. We get together for about four hours. When I moved into this house 3.5 years ago it was a cold Feb. day. But soon after that I had a spring garage sale and my elderly neighbor from across the street came over. She was very friendly and glad to meet me, said she believes in 'neighborin' back and forth. So we did. One thing led to another and I started taking her with me every Friday. Now she absolutely lives for that social event of her entire week. She is 87 years old, has arthritis in her hands, a fairly bad back, and failing eyesight. She has never quilted a day in her life, and can't see to sew anymore, but loves to be with us as we sew, talk, drink coffee, and eat. She can eat, talk, and drink coffee with the best of us! She hires a driver to take her grocery shopping, to pick up her meds., and to get her hair done. Recently her back has taken a turn for the worse. She is developing compression fractures, and can't even get around as much as she used to. She's no dummy, and she sees herself slowly going downhill. She and I are both glad it is not happening any faster than it is, but it is still making her sad and causing her to feel isolated. Now I come to the point of my post here. Remember the good old days of pen pals? No one had computers back then, and the greatest thrill was to develop a pen pal from a magazine or a school exchange or something. I was wondering if anyone here would like to become a pen pal to my friend and neighbor? It would literally put her on cloud nine if someone would do that, and continue it, developing a bit of a friendship with her. If anyone at all is thinking they would like to do this, please email me and I will give you the particulars, including what size font, or what kind of pen to use so she will be able to read it. Thanks for reading this far, and taking this into consideration. Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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support request - sorta OT, sorta long
On Jul 17, 8:12 am, "Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com
wrote: I think I've mentioned before that I get together every Friday with 6 or 8 others to quilt, visit, drink coffee, have sack lunch, etc, etc. We get together for about four hours. When I moved into this house 3.5 years ago it was a cold Feb. day. But soon after that I had a spring garage sale and my elderly neighbor from across the street came over. She was very friendly and glad to meet me, said she believes in 'neighborin' back and forth. So we did. One thing led to another and I started taking her with me every Friday. Now she absolutely lives for that social event of her entire week. She is 87 years old, has arthritis in her hands, a fairly bad back, and failing eyesight. She has never quilted a day in her life, and can't see to sew anymore, but loves to be with us as we sew, talk, drink coffee, and eat. She can eat, talk, and drink coffee with the best of us! She hires a driver to take her grocery shopping, to pick up her meds., and to get her hair done. Recently her back has taken a turn for the worse. She is developing compression fractures, and can't even get around as much as she used to. She's no dummy, and she sees herself slowly going downhill. She and I are both glad it is not happening any faster than it is, but it is still making her sad and causing her to feel isolated. Now I come to the point of my post here. Remember the good old days of pen pals? No one had computers back then, and the greatest thrill was to develop a pen pal from a magazine or a school exchange or something. I was wondering if anyone here would like to become a pen pal to my friend and neighbor? It would literally put her on cloud nine if someone would do that, and continue it, developing a bit of a friendship with her. If anyone at all is thinking they would like to do this, please email me and I will give you the particulars, including what size font, or what kind of pen to use so she will be able to read it. Thanks for reading this far, and taking this into consideration. Karen, Queen of Squishies Karen, I love writing letters! I can't write much by hand any more, but I type in large type and have beautiful stationery just sitting there gathering dust. I used to write to my step-father's aunt until she passed away. He didn't write, but I got to know her, even though I'd only met her once. She sent me a little package of things when she sold her house. Very sweet. I'm going to be 59 in August. I was raised by my grandparents, so I feel like I relate well to that age group. Even my DMIL was the same age as my grandmother. I was an RN and had to retire in '97, due to bad health. I have 2 grown kids and 2 little granddaughters, who are the reason I get up in the morning. So I stay home 98% of the time, and go the my doctor's the other 2%. But I've learned to live with it the best I can and I'm happy. If you'd like, email me at -- I can give you more information so that you can judge if she would like to be my penpal, too. I don't write much in RCTQ -- it's gotten to be such a big and busy group. But I do try to read as much as I can. And you all have given me some very good advice when I've asked specific questions. René |
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support request - sorta OT, sorta long
Sharon that's great, exactly what I was looking for. Please email me, just
hit reply and remove the spaces. Karen, Queen of Squishies I can't guarantee that I'd write every week, but I'll happily drop her a line and play back and forth! I used to have penpals when I was a growing up, and let's face it, I miss having a "grandma" type person in my life, so yep, I'll take on the challenge. -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) |
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Karen, this has touched my heart as I can easily see myself becoming a
shut-in. Please send me her name and address. I will do my best to write to her. Sunny |
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support request - sorta OT, sorta long
On Jul 18, 4:27 am, René wrote:
On Jul 17, 8:12 am, "Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote: I think I've mentioned before that I get together every Friday with 6 or 8 others to quilt, visit, drink coffee, have sack lunch, etc, etc. We get together for about four hours. When I moved into this house 3.5 years ago it was a cold Feb. day. But soon after that I had a spring garage sale and my elderly neighbor from across the street came over. She was very friendly and glad to meet me, said she believes in 'neighborin' back and forth. So we did. One thing led to another and I started taking her with me every Friday. Now she absolutely lives for that social event of her entire week. She is 87 years old, has arthritis in her hands, a fairly bad back, and failing eyesight. She has never quilted a day in her life, and can't see to sew anymore, but loves to be with us as we sew, talk, drink coffee, and eat. She can eat, talk, and drink coffee with the best of us! She hires a driver to take her grocery shopping, to pick up her meds., and to get her hair done. Recently her back has taken a turn for the worse. She is developing compression fractures, and can't even get around as much as she used to. She's no dummy, and she sees herself slowly going downhill. She and I are both glad it is not happening any faster than it is, but it is still making her sad and causing her to feel isolated. Now I come to the point of my post here. Remember the good old days of penpals? No one had computers back then, and the greatest thrill was to develop apenpalfrom a magazine or a school exchange or something. I was wondering if anyone here would like to become apenpalto my friend and neighbor? It would literally put her on cloud nine if someone would do that, and continue it, developing a bit of a friendship with her. If anyone at all is thinking they would like to do this, please email me and I will give you the particulars, including what size font, or what kind ofpento use so she will be able to read it. Thanks for reading this far, and taking this into consideration. Karen, Queen of Squishies Karen, I love writing letters! I can't write much by hand any more, but I type in large type and have beautiful stationery just sitting there gathering dust. I used to write to my step-father's aunt until she passed away. He didn't write, but I got to know her, even though I'd only met her once. She sent me a little package of things when she sold her house. Very sweet. I'm going to be 59 in August. I was raised by my grandparents, so I feel like I relate well to that age group. Even my DMIL was the same age as my grandmother. I was an RN and had to retire in '97, due to bad health. I have 2 grown kids and 2 little granddaughters, who are the reason I get up in the morning. So I stay home 98% of the time, and go the my doctor's the other 2%. But I've learned to live with it the best I can and I'm happy. If you'd like, email me at -- I can give you more information so that you can judge if she would like to be my penpal, too. I don't write much in RCTQ -- it's gotten to be such a big and busy group. But I do try to read as much as I can. And you all have given me some very good advice when I've asked specific questions. René- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I would like to know what kind of person you would like as a pen pal because i would like a pen pal also. My e-mail is |
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