Life is changing all around us. A friend saw the sonogram of her first grandchild … and framed it. The Jerusalem Artichokes showed their first wonderful yellow, composite flowers, two days ago. While every other vegetation in the garden is changing its appearance, the tall stalky plant, a member of the Sunflower family, is blooming. Its edible roots make a lovely Tompinabour Soup that has an earthy taste.

Jim has done away with the vegetable garden and removed the fence around it. Now, the local, feral? cats have found their own personal space to do you know what. It’s a wonder we don’t see more cats decorating the busy road. I believe it is criminal to abuse cats and throw them out like that. Yet, it seems common in our neighborhood.

This week has been another busy one. The page proofs for the January 2009 issue of The Quilter look very colorful.

The leaves are quickly turning and it’s time to take a trip to northern New Hampshire, very shortly. Other friends are heading for the American Quilt Study Group meeting in Ohio. I hope that all have a good time and come away inspired and with new friends.

So, it’s been just another ordinary week, one of a death in the family, politics not quite as usual, some amusing moments with some of the candidates, but mostly somber ones as everyone tries to figure out the financial crisis.

There’s nothing further to report, no more letters from a young man from Italy who would willingly move in with me if I’d pay all his expenses and move to a beach so he could surf all day. Just the usual requests from students who need more information for their projects. I am beginning to think that “the same” is just fine.

Patricia Cummings

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