LC's Cottage

A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on July 11, 2025 | 6 comments

So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. -Jesus Christ

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Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. -Epicurus

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees. -Joseph Joubert

You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search. -Maxwell Maltz

The word ‘seek’ means to go in search of, try to discover, try to acquire. It requires an active, assertive approach to life. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

I may be old-fashioned. But I believe there is such a thing as a search for beauty – a delight in the nice things in the world. And I don’t think one should have to apologise for it. -Saul Leiter

I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me. -Jayne Mansfield

See the world around you!

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A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on July 4, 2025 | 11 comments

Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold. -Abraham Lincoln

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Homes make patriots. He who has sat by his own fireside with wife and children will defend it. Few men have been patriotic enough to shoulder a musket in defense of a boarding house. The prosperity and glory of our country depend upon the number of people who are the owners of homes. -Robert Green Ingersoll

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child’s own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority. -James E. Faust

True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth… -Eleanor Roosevelt

Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation. -Coretta Scott King

This is the greatest country under the sun. But we must not let our love of country, our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit in our protest against wrong and injustice. -Madam C. J. Walker

I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience. –Shelley Winters

See the world around you!

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HQAL June 2025

Posted on June 29, 2025 | 15 comments

Three weeks has gone by fast and it is time to share my HQAL progress.

First, a reminder of where I was three weeks ago.

I was just beginning to stitch my fifth block.

This block was a quick and easy one and I completed it!

I had started the next block in anticipation of completing it as well.

You know how life has a way of changing plans.

I have barely begun the block, but should finish stitching it by the next time that I share my progress.

Hand Quilt Along Links

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another. If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Sharon, Karrin, Daisy, and Laura

Have fun and carry on!