Our Wonderful Thanksgiving Trip To NJ

 My Aunt Nora (my mom's sister) holding pictures of her and my mom as little girls and with their dad (my Grandpa).

 My Aunt Nora, me and my cousin Lynn ~ knitting a dishrag/washrag for me.

Cousin Lynn, Aunt Nora, Lori (Lynn's daughter) and Katelyn (Lori's daughter) at Lori's house.
I can not describe in words what a wonderful time we had while in NJ!!!  We talked and laughed for hours. I miss being with them so much already!!

If You Wait Long Enough

Many many years ago, around 1975, I took a knitting class. My mom had taught me how to knit when I was a young girl. However, I didn't know how to cast on or bind off or anything else. So that's why I took the class. That was so long ago I don't remember much about it but I know I did enjoy taking the class and learned a lot. My project was an afghan with each square a different pattern. I choose the olive green and light green colors that were very popular during that time. Oh!! I couldn't wait to see how beautiful it would look laying over the back of my couch. I worked on it and worked on it and worked on it. I put it down for months and then I would pick it back up and work on it some more. Life goes on.... I did other things....different projects etc. but had put away my afghan and never finished it. One day my Aunt Nora and cousin Lynn from New Jersey came to visit and I was showing it to them. My aunt suggested that I just finish it and not keep making the squares...just finish it with as many as I had already made. So I did as she suggested and with the help of a co worker who sewed all 42 ....8x8 squares together, I had at last my finished afghan.!!! 30 years later and the colors were once more back in style. So I guess if you wait long enough most things truly do cycle back with time.