
I saw this a while ago, on Karen Neary's page, and yesterday decided to order it. The name, and her words, all say how determined you are in Canada to withstand any intrusion from further south. To stand firm, and be ready.
I have a stash of batiks, Hugh would call it a massive hoard, and I will see what delightful fabrics can be ready when the pattern arrives. This is in paper format only, so a little wait till I can undo the envelope and start to assemble pieces.
Sew Karen-ly Created , in Nova Scotia, visit and see the other delights there. Canada has a special place in my heart and this pattern called out to me.
These are the words with the pattern on Karen's web site.
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"With his wings (and elbows) lifted, and sporting a maple leaf on his breast, this Canada Goose embodies the spirit of patriotism sweeping our country. The simple design shows a protective goose glancing upward at the gaggle of his compatriots at the ready to help."
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Meantime life continues at a much safer and slower pace, we are both doing okay, the district nurse has visited, and will call again on Saturday.
Thank you all for your lovely comments,
I can say that when something is amiss and you cannot see it, a few possibilities flash through your mind, specially at times when you lie waiting for a procedure, Reassuring and caring, they stood out as attributes that every nurse and doctor showed every time they came to see me.
In 2015, Jake Bailey won the Quote of the Year competition. Massey University voted an unprecedented 77% to decide Jake to be the winner. He was Head Boy at Christchurch Boys High School, and a week prior to prize-giving he was diagnosed with Burkitt non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and attended the prize giving in a wheelchair, He was told he might not live to see that day, so with courage, determination ,huge support and love from family and peers, he gave his speech , not knowing when he wrote it a few weeks earlier that this would be how he would attend.
His words seem so appropriate for today.
Quotation of the day, an excerpt from a speech by Jake Bailey,
" So be gallant, be great, be gracious and be
grateful for the opportunities that you have "
Greetings from Jean.