Happenings

Shortly after I finished that last blog post my eleven year old grandson Max was in hospital, also diagnosed with type one diabetes. It seems unbelievable to me that there should be three people in the same family with it, but that's the reality of it. He too now has a pump and is coping very well. He's the same age as Rob wnen he was diagnosed but there is such a lot of support available now that it's a big help. 

With all the research I'm sure there will be a cure in ten years or so.

I spent Christmas with Rob and the boys and then came home to enjoy lots of reading, cooking, gardening, sewing and jigsaws.

The new year was spent quietly and I made a few resolutions and some plans. What was completely unforeseen was a woman in a work truck speeding through a Give Way sign and writing off the front of the car I was driving. I had fortuneatly seen she wasnt going to even slow down, so I jammed on the brakes and she hit the front of the car instead of the drivers door. I would probably still be in hospital, or not even alive if I hadn't.

I was a bit shaken up, but my main feeling was one of anger. I coud have had my grand daughters in the car with me, so many aspects could have been worse, so I was grateful for that, but still angry. Now Keryn and I are sharing her car, for which I am also grateful, but it makes life difficult. Hopefully the insurance will be sorted out soon and I can have my own wheels again.

I'm still sewing and cutting and had one finish very early in the year. This is a pattern I made years ago, but I sold that quilt and thought I'd make another. It's very easy to sew and used up a heap of scraps. I meant to make it bigger, but decided to make it a couch size, just so I could get a finish under my belt so early in the year. I must have five quilts awaiting borders, so I could really have  quick finishes, if I just worked on them. The lure of starting a project is strong though, and I'll probably give in soon.The weather is horrible, the garden is dying and being holed up in the sewing room seems the most sensible thing at the momment.