November 2014 Meeting

We met on Tuesday, November 25 at Helen's house with Margie, Peggy, Rita, Helen, Dawn, and Tricia attending. Rita made pasta with sauce made with tomatoes from her garden and stuffed zucchini, and Peggy brought homemade pumpkin pie with whipped cream. It was quite a pre-Thanksgiving feast! We missed you, Randi and Linda.

Next Meeting

Instead of meeting on our usual fourth Tuesday, we will instead meet on the last Tuesday of December for a post-Christmas holiday party.

*** Tuesday, December 30, 5:30 pm ***
J's Old Town Bistro, 30 Pike St, Dayton
(775) 246-4400

We will carry on our usual holiday tradition of a $10 round-robin gift exchange as well as whatever other discretionary gifting each Bee might choose to do on her own. 

Business Meeting

Holiday party: We discussed moving the December meeting from San Marcos Grill in Carson City to a more centrally located restaurant. First & Ten in Dayton is option, but Margie suggested J's Bistro in Dayton because they have a separate meeting room. During the meeting, Margie called J'S Bistro to inquire about using the room, and she ended up leaving a message for the manager to get back to her. (Update -- time and place are set as shown in the "Next Meeting" section above. Thank you, Margie.)

Mackenzie: Peggy brought the second Mackenzie quilt, which is now complete, but in a very sad turn of events, Mackenzie passed away on November 13. The Bees decided to give the quilt to Mackenzie's father, and Rita offered to take the quilt to Mackenzie's celebration of life and give it to him there. Making these quilts was a very personal and moving experience for every Bee as we got to know Mackenzie through her Facebook page and the postings made by herself and her mother. As Peggy said, her heart broke for Mackenzie's mother who posted, "I don't know how to go home without my best friend." Although sad, these types of experiences help us to open our hearts and to grow in caring and compassion, and for that we are thankful. Our prayers continue to go out for Mackenzie and her family.

Show and Tell

Peggy made Christmas baking aprons for her niece and grandniece.

Dawn is making a quilt for her boss who is retiring. She said that he has seen just about every quilt she's made for other co-workers throughout the years, and she can't believe she never thought to make a quilt for him until now.

Dawn also made a quilt for her future daughter-in-law's sister's baby.

Tricia made a rag quilt for her boss who just retired. 

Helen is still busy making quilt tops for donation. 

Thanksgiving Blessings

Rita wanted to share this video with the Bees, but her phone was too small for us all to watch it on. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Louie Schwarztberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.