Times They Are a Changing

Whenever I have to make a change in my life,

it's never very easy.

I wrestle with my decisions.

I try to weigh both the pros and cons.

I ask for plenty of advice.

Listen to the people I respect and 

then take the leap.

I have decided that it is time for me to retire

from working at the quilt shop.

I hate to use the word retire, it makes me feel "old".

But, I guess I'm older than when I started 18 years ago.

I actually started teaching for the shop, (gulp) 27 years ago!

I have helped so many customers learn about quiltmaking,

plan projects, and figure out yardage and more yardage.

These customers have become friends.

I have watched and enjoyed the excitement

of someone becoming a parent or grandparent,

felt the worry of friends dealing with major and minor health issues,

of others facing retirements or layoffs,
the loss of loved ones, and

the sorrow of customers moving away,
but the happiness of new friends coming to the shop.
I've followed customer's children through school, college and beyond,

enjoyed friend's travel adventures,

laughed at people's funny family  moments

and also listened to serious stressful situations.

It has been like "Cheers".  

A place where I have become "friends" with so many wonderful people.

And I hope where many people feel the same way about me.

I will certainly miss seeing so many 

fantastic quilters on a regular basis. 

But, I'm hopefully, that our paths will cross on many occasions.

To be honest the one thing that I will miss the most

is working on Fridays with my dearest friend, Becky.

We've worked together every Friday for 15 years.

We have had a wonderful time.

We've even referred ourselves as 

"the Lucy and Ethel Show".

If you know us, you know who is who.

So as of today, I have only 4 more Fridays

to work with "Lucy" I mean, Becky.

I will be part of the Fig Leaf Staff until November 11th.

I thought that would be a good day to say good bye. (11-11-11)

But there's many good things laying ahead for me and my family.

It's just time to close one door and open another.

Until Next Time-