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Until Later.....

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On New Year's Eve, hubby and I were celebrating the last day of 2015 at church.  Games, food (always the food), movies, food conversation, food...did I mention food?   A few hours into the evening, my cell rings.  Wisconsin number?  Who do I know well enough in Wisconsin to merit a call?  Surely not mom...she is not a long distance caller.   Long story short, it was the son of a woman I had known for awhile.  Yahoo group.  Quilters.  There were four of us total who traveled by car from Wisconsin (I visited with mom for a day before leaving) to Texas...with a stop in Indiana and Missouri.  Texas.  Quilting Retreat.  An adventure of a lifetime.   It was not good news.  One of those three quilters passed away earlier in the day. Linda.   One of the two founders of the yahoo group The one who encouraged me to not give up quilting (it was a very dark couple of months for me) The one who taught me - online! - applique The one who asked me if I would consider stepping up to