Here is the first of hopefully 10 art quilts that I will be donating to Collage Mania 2009. The quilts will be available for a donation to the American Cancer Society. May 5, 2009 will be Gold Donor Day and the pieces will be available for a minimum donation of $80. May 6- May 7, 2009 the pieces will be available for a minimum donation of $40. All money will be given to the American Cancer Society, so any contribution over the minimum would certainly be welcome. The organizers are hoping Collage Mania will raise at least $20,000.This is also the first of what I anticipate to be 10 emotional creative experiences. It was created in memory of my grandfather, Merton Utter, who died from cancer not too long ago. Actually, it was nearly six years ago. It doesn't seem real, though. "Le jardin de l'amour" is as much a good-bye as it is a tribute to him. It is so hard to lose someone you love so much! Shortly after his death, I compiled a list of things I would miss terribly:
the camp
swimming in the lake
fishing
riding in the boat
those enormous orange life jackets
chicken slooow roasted
blueberry pancakes
fried zucchini
roasting marshmallow over the campfire
making floats out of logs and attaching flowers with mud, lighting candles on them, and pushing them out onto the lake at dusk
brown paper bags with lit candles and sand
the 4th of July picnics
fireworks
happy lanterns
sizzling black snakes
horseshoes
jarts
the bikes that folded in half
the motor home
the garden rides in the lawn tractor
pumpkins
the potato gun
never winning Othello or that silly Atari game
Andes mint chocolates
blue shirts embroidered with "Mert"
tomato juice and celery
warm milk over green beans
his journal
his white Santa Claus beard
his big belly
his smile
the best and strongest hugs
1 comment:
I think you got them all! Those were great times! When I was reading your list all the emotion came rushing back! The way I see it is we get to pass on great memories to our children and grand children. I am certainly going to tell Grace and Cooper about their Great Grandpa Utter : )
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