Rescued

I can remember a time 

when I was about 8 years old

and was walking to school

wearing my red rubber boots.

Because there were no sidewalks

and the spring ground was muddy

it only took a few moments to 

 get my feet really stuck deep in the mud.

Fortunately, my sister was with me and

before she got stuck,

she was able to ran back home for help.

In the mean time,

I struggled and tried to free myself

from my sticky and wet trap.

I thought I would be stuck forever.

I was really worried.

In just a few moments there was my mom 

coming to my rescue,

lifting me up and freeing me.

Then we all started laughing

because there were my boots

still in the mud.

In those few moments 

a frustrating situation changed.

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I confess to feeling a bit

frustrated with still being quarantined,

not seeing family and friends, and

just not having my usual routine.   

One positive and creative thing

 I have been doing is 

   Sue Spargo's' 90 day

circle sampler.

Over the past 3 months

I've been picking and 

choosing the designs 

that would work

 with my 30 pastel circles.

I've learned so much from

this embroidery sampler.

For the last couple weeks

I've had only one circle left 

and now there

 are only a few days remaining in 

Sue's wonderful stitching exercise.

There I was stuck.

One empty circle waiting

for inspiration, 

waiting to figure out the best design

and color combo to complete the sampler 

and waiting for me to be motivated to finish.

Well, this week my friends

came to my rescue. I organized

a driveway quilt gathering.

We came together, laughed,

shared, inspired, and enjoyed

a sense of normalcy.

I finally felt like I

 could figure out

what I wanted to do

in the last empty circle.

With a renewed spirit,

uplifted by friends,

I smiled at the final stitching.

I was rescued.

Until Next Time-

Kyle