Home at Last

This quilt was begun in November of 2019 when Bonnie and I went on the quilting cruise to Panama. It was finished in late March, 2020, in the earliest stages of the pandemic.

And then it went on the shelf to wait for the right recipient.

In August of 2020, I began volunteering at the local food pantry. The work has become meaningful to me. The Thursday crew of volunteers has been through a lot together -- we're on our fourth director and second location. We've all become friends. 

My job there is working outside, receiving donations, registering clients, and running carts from the inside to the clients' trunks. 

My partner outside -- we'll call her Kim -- is an absolute sweetheart. She really goes out of her way to accommodate our guests, listening to their stories and searching to find the odd things that they may need. I've learned a lot from Kim. 

We've both had more than our fair share of misfortunes this summer and the "mutual conversation and consolation of the brethren" has been important to us. Recently we learned that she's going to have to undergo some unwelcome medical interventions, a surgical removal followed by some radiation, that kind of thing. 

We all know that having a quilt made with love ensures a good recovery, so last night Joe and I went to the high shelf in the spare room and interviewed candidates. Porcelainberry was the lucky winner. She's going to a very good home and I know she'll do her job for Kim.