Will Work For Batiks !

OMG! Found this post in my DRAFTs folder from 2007!   That means that Gail is not 50. but now 65!  Yikes...

Gail is one of the first buddies I made after moving to the Houston area in 2003.  We were both part of the THURSDAY NIGHT BEE - yeah, we met the first Thursday of the month.  The name was original and never changed.

We originally met at a dear friends home, Carolyn Cordes, who passed away this last week.  The monthly meetings were at Carolyn's home and we worked on charity quilts, birthday blocks and other quilt block exchanges.  Carolyn was an inspiration to us all.  She did a lot of hand quilting, and later on let us machine quilt her quilts. We will miss her.

Birthday Fun

My buddy Gail turned 50 on August 20th  (2007). As her best friends we were obligated to do some embarrassing things. Linda made the cute hat and provided the jewelry (including the tiara). I photoshopped her picture from her 49th Birthday and added the "Will Work For Batiks" then had the photo printed as a poster and framed it. 

Sorry, the flash wiped out most of the picture, but she had fun opening the presents while we had lunch in a tea room in Baytown, TX.  Oh, did we mention the alligator gifts?  Shortly after moving to Houston, they found an alligator in her neighborhood -  really freaking out this east coast gal...  LOL  We also included many alligator related gifts that she still displays to this day!

We moved to The Villages, Florida in March 2021.  This is a tribute to my Bee Buddies, Carolyn and all my friends that I left behind in Texas.  Love you guys.  Nita, Ms. Grupa, Gail, Connie, an all the others. Love you and miss seeing your smiling faces.

Betty