Quilting

Hello everyone. I hope Christmas was a safe and enjoyable one for all. January here has been snowy and cold. I love winter. Today we awoke to an ice covered ground making it necessary to close the schools and delay many businesses. I plan to quilt, quilt, quilt today. The quilt presently in my frame is my son's quilt began 22 years ago while on bed rest before my son was born. I was confined for one month so everything was done from my bed, in my lap and by hand. I completed the top after he was born and it has only taken me 22 years to begin to actually begin quilting it. I will have it finished in the next few months and place it in my son's cedar chest of baby goodies.  You can see my quilting bee which is always helping to hold threads, needles, etc. at every quilting. My husband makes the quilt frames for sale, if anyone wishes to inquire about a purchase, please e-mail me at dixygrl@aol.com. It is 9:30 am so gotta say goodbye and head for the frame. With God's Love and Grace, have a wonderful day.

Following My Blog

Thank you to the folks who would like to follow my blog but have had trouble finding the "follow" button on the dashboard. I think I have fixed it, don't know how. Please, try again to connect with my blog. I would love to have many followers as I really love following other blogs.

Success

The Library of Virginia and Farmville-Prince Edward County, VA event went really well. We had an excellent turn out being booked both days. If you would like to see pictures of the event keep a look out on the Farmville-Prince Edward website, just google. I appreciate having had the opportunity to participate in this Sesquicentennial event and look forward to working with them again. If you recall this project was to travel the counties and towns of Virginia and scan private collections or perhaps just a few items that people own. The items can not have been published before and cover the time period 1859-1867, or there abouts.I urge again all Virginians to search their boxes, closets, and safe places and participate in this project. It is an awesome way to preserve your history.

Library of VA

Today I am helping the Library of VA and Farmville/Prince Edward County with their project for the Sesquicentennial (150th) Commemoration. Localities across the state of Virginia will partner with the Library of VA to scan and digitize private collections and personal items related to the War Between the States (Civil War). I strongly urge individuals or groups who own private collections and artifacts to see that they are scanned for the future. By scanning your items you are ensuring that they will always be available through imaging by visiting the Library of VA or their site. I will post pictures of the event soon.

United Daughters of the Confederacy

I am a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Farmville Chapter #45, and have been for several years. I am currently in my second year as President of the Chapter. The last two years have been awesome and I have learned so much. This year's Virginia Division's convention was held in Lynchburg, VA. Our chapter was one of several chapters that were hosts to the convention. The district chairman is Mrs. Carolyn Austin who did an outstanding job of coordinating all the hosting chapters and making the convention so successful. The insignia at the right is the official insignia of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and can only be worn with proof of linage. There are many beautiful pins one can collect over the years, none being more important than your ancestor pin (third pin on the right) which has the name of the ancestor that fought in the War Between the States. To become a member one has only to have had an ancestor who fought for the war and did not take the oath before April 1865. There are provisions in the way of Associate Membership for those who do not have an ancestor who fought or aided the South, but who are interested in supporting the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a local chapter. If you are interested in learning more about the United Daughters of the Confederacy and do not know where to begin, please feel free to e-mail me with your questions. If you are not close enough to join our Farmville Chapter, I can get you in touch with a Chapter in your area.

Happy Birthday Dixie

Dixie Girl (dixygrl) was 8 years old October 7. She was born in Chase City, Virginia and came from a litter of nine. She is a very loving companion, never is critical, always is happy to see me, thinks I am the most wonderful person ever, never complains. She loves to play with the laser light and her favorite toy is a "monkey". Why not, she is a little turkey. Love you Dixie Girl.

Wool to Holloween

Halloween is my favorite holiday. Here is the side yard porch decorated for my Red Hatters coming to party. As the evening wore on the wind picked up and made for a perfect, Once Upon a Time, ghost story. Actually I believe this home is a true haunted house. It dates back to the 1909 era with the earliest documented section of the house dating from the 18th century. Several very strange happenings that cannot be explained away have occurred.