Balance.....

My being a Libra and all
!!!

I have to find balance in my world.

I have to counter the hatred I perceived yesterday

with love of the purest kind.

After yesterday mornings post

today I  found

the perfect balance to that.

So, let me tell you about
this lady in  England.

She goes by the name of

"Mrs. Twins".

We know her as Sue.

The lady with a big heart.

I found her among the group of "friends"

I have on Flickr.

She spends a lot of her time

crocheting blocks together

to make blankets for the elderly in Nursing Homes.

Crocheters from around the world

send her blocks that they have made

and she puts them together to make the blankets.

She has a name for her work
 it's called

SIBOL

Sunshine International Blankets of Love.

Sue, lovingly and very proudly
displays the blocks
when she receives them
taking them out into her garden
when the weather allows!!!
and puts them on her table with her
pretty flowers
or on the lawn
with all the little daisies
that grow there
she photographs each one
and says who sent them
and then she goes about putting them toghether
and
takes photos of the blankets
It's a lot of work
and she does it happily

Today I read on the blog

that she and her husband went to a Nursing Home yesterday

and

gave the first of the blankets away.

It was hard for her to do,
she has spent so much time with each one
and spent so much time deciding who will go next to who

and it was almost sad to read what she wrote.

but,

this is the purpose of the blankets
to give warmth and comfort to those who need it

and she did it,

and we all cried with her!!!!

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You can cry tears of happiness too,

as you know

and the simple act of giving

can bring the biggest sloppiest tears to your eyes

an act of  love and kindness
and caring about others

can make the world a good place

Sue has crocheted

700

blocks together over the year

you can see her

 here

sitting waiting to leave

on her journey to give
the blankets away to those who need them.
and
here
you can read the story for yourselves.

The ladies who have made the blocks
can take pride in what they have done too.
It doesn't take long to make up a
6" square with yarn.
But the act of making and giving
makes it
BIG
It's practice for those looking for something new to do
or make a favourite over and over again!!!

 I did,
finally,
and sent them off a few days ago.
I am a late comer to this little venture
and I hold those ahead of me
in great esteem
for having made and sent
so many already.

So, dear readers.....
not one photo today
not of flowers or mushrooms
or soup or muffins
or

you'll be happy to hear
N
not a stitch of crochet.....

go over to Flickr
here
if you can

and see for yourself
how the world can be made
loving and kind

one block at a time
one great big heart
at a time.

And to Sue,
and all the rest of you
thank you for helping me find
balance
!!!!

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