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Six years...
Ruthie's Blanket, free pattern
Today is the third anniversary of the loss of my niece's infant daughter, Ruthie. To honor and remember her, I share again these two posts, Remembering Ruthie and Ruthie's Blanket. The pattern for the blanket is available as a free pdf download, but if you choose to download the pattern, please consider making a donation to Empty Arms, an organization that helps families through this darkest of times, in Ruthie's name.
I'm happy to report that the blanket has found a new role and new life, snuggling Ruthie's sister Olive, who recently celebrated her first birthday.
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It's been over a week now since I last posted here. On May 19, my mother-in-law Flora suffered a serious fall. In the ensuing hospitalization, an underlying heart condition was discovered and her condition--bad to begin with--deteriorated rapidly, and she died on Friday. She was a remarkable woman, and I will write more about her in time, but not yet. We have been preoccupied first with her accident and care, then with her death. Yesterday, in the aftermath of emotions and family, I sat down and began embroidering a new patch on my jeans, as we begin now our own mending, both visible and invisible.
My mother, my older sister, and me (photo taken in a photobooth at Grand Central Station in New York City, early 1960s)...
... and an embroidery I made of it in 2016.
It’s getting warmer…