I think I have all of Valori Wells' books and this one "Radiant New York Beauties" had a plaid quilt on the cover. I have a collection of plaids too, I just haven't shown them to you. I decided to just play with it until my interest went elsewhere so I have this 24.5" square waiting to be finished. At first I thought it needed a border and hadn't found the perfect one. Now I think I will just quilt and bind it, no border.
9 years ago today I hit a deer on the way home from work. I never turned the van off from the time I hit it, while I waited for someone to stop and help me and while being interviewed by the sheriff. I prayed all the way home that I would make it there safely, since my kids were out of town that weekend and I didn't want to bother my dad who was 85 at the time. I had one headlight intact, one dangling from its cable. When I got home I backed into the garage, turned off the light and went inside. The next day (Sunday) I surveyed the damage and saw all of the deer fur in my grill. Monday morning I called the repair shop, not knowing if the van would start or not. He told me to try it, it wouldn't start so they came and towed it. There was a lot of damage $4500 worth, and being the end of the year, inventories are let to run down so no parts were available and I was without the van for almost 5 weeks. The radiator and the fan assembly were both severely damaged and it was a miracle that I made it home. Between borrowing my dad's van and my son's pickup truck I was able to get to work, but I worked it out that I would be driving home while it was still light, not able to face driving in the dark after that.
9 years ago today I hit a deer on the way home from work. I never turned the van off from the time I hit it, while I waited for someone to stop and help me and while being interviewed by the sheriff. I prayed all the way home that I would make it there safely, since my kids were out of town that weekend and I didn't want to bother my dad who was 85 at the time. I had one headlight intact, one dangling from its cable. When I got home I backed into the garage, turned off the light and went inside. The next day (Sunday) I surveyed the damage and saw all of the deer fur in my grill. Monday morning I called the repair shop, not knowing if the van would start or not. He told me to try it, it wouldn't start so they came and towed it. There was a lot of damage $4500 worth, and being the end of the year, inventories are let to run down so no parts were available and I was without the van for almost 5 weeks. The radiator and the fan assembly were both severely damaged and it was a miracle that I made it home. Between borrowing my dad's van and my son's pickup truck I was able to get to work, but I worked it out that I would be driving home while it was still light, not able to face driving in the dark after that.I still don't like to drive at night, however it isn't a fear anymore, it's an "I don't want to" thing. I would much rather be home safe and warm at night.