and did they ever make me smile!
Physical therapy is plugging along, but it is difficult, and progress is slow along with painful. I was in dire need of a way to de-stress between sessions. Something to help me handle being cut-off from the world, as well as, deal with lots of limitations.
The good Lord made me someone who likes to be busy. But what can be done by someone who is bedfast? Hand sewing used to be something I enjoyed. However, a couple of months ago I didn’t know if I would ever be able to hold a needle, let alone, thread one again.
Happily, I am discovering I can handle a needle now, even thread one, although it sometimes takes me a while. But when my husband brought me my sewing things, a vital item was missing, my pin cushion. All that could be found was a tiny one that was so little, it stuck me every time I put a pin in. Thus, began my quest in cyber space. Could a pin cushion be found that is big enough to handle pressing a pin in without the tip of it sticking me on the other side?
Enter Clara and Cooper, cute pincushions made by a lady who misses her desert home. When they arrived in the mail, I couldn’t believe how adorable they were. They caused me to grin from ear-to-ear, they still do. Not only do they hold my pins without sticking me, they are fun to look at. They are very unique cactuses because they are stuck, instead of being the sticker!
By creating something, I find myself following in the footsteps of my late Mother. When she was recovering from cancer, she took up knitting to help her through the ordeal. And did she ever knit! She was so devoted to the craft that everyone in the family was soon sporting one or more of her knitted creations. Ranging from afghan throws, to mufflers, even dog sweaters, every man and beast in our circle of family and friends was soon covered up!
I don’t promise to be as prolific as my Mom was. But with the help of my new cactus friends, every one in our house will have a new place to lay their heads, including our kitty cat!
I bought my cactus pin cushions here: https://www.groundsgrown.com/ where they had more designs than the ones I purchased!
