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I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

INNISHFREE MEMORIES

                              I took Mom on a bus tour of Ireland before she got so ill...
                     
When we returned,
                                  I made this photo memory montage quilt for her....
                                           "Oh Danny Boy, the pipes the pipes are callin'
                                               From glen to glen and down the mountainside..."

She sang all the Irish songs, especially Danny Boy, her favorite, in her
lovely alto voice, while my father used to accompany her on our piano--
to this day that song still gives me chills....fond memories......

 And
here she is with our darling bus driver who
was amazed that she knew all the words and to all the verses....
His tenor and her alto led the whole bus in song as we gazed at the
amazing green-ness of the Irish Countryside...

                                          We had such a wonderful and fun trip....

                                                      Wearin' O' the Green---Happy Times

                       ["Oh, I met with Napper Tandy and he took me by the hand,
                              And he said how's dear old Ireland
                                   And how does she stand..."]

                                HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY MOM💚💚💚💚👭
                                                      {Je me souviens..."}


And,
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you All....
💚💚💚
Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (simmering corned beef-euse)

22 comments:

  1. What wonderful memories. I'm glad you have pictures too. So sweet. Thanks for sharing. My DNA says I'm 1/4 Irish but alas, I don't know who I inherit it from because genealogy says British, German and Swiss.

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  2. What a lovely post. Fond memories indeed. Exceptional phot quilt too, what a beautiful keepsake.

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  3. Happy St Patrick's day to you, too. The lovely memories in this quilt are a blessing to you.

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  4. Awe great memories and an awesome memory quilt.

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  5. What nice memories. I know the song Danny boy. It was my grandmothers favorite song and she named my uncle Danny. You gave me some memories too.

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  6. What a beautiful way to remember your mom! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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  7. What a sweet memory! And a lovely quilt. I kinda like that you did all the photos in black and white. Seems more authentic some how?! cheers!

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  8. Sounds like you had a wonderful momma and daddy. The quilt is so special

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  9. Oh my goodness love that quilt and the memories.

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  10. Thanks for spreading the cheer! So sweet!
    Happy St. Patrick's Day to you.

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  11. Such wonderful memories for you Julierose, thank you for sharing the story of your trip with your Mom.

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  12. Your Mum must surely have treasured the photo montage quilt you made her about the trip to Ireland.

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  13. Beautiful post, beautiful quilt. Thank you for sharing this and inspiring us!

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  14. What a lovely, lovely post. I got goosebumps reading it.

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  15. What a wonderful memory quilt Julierose--so lovely!

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  16. I love that you put all these memories into a quilt. Happy St Patrick's to you.

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  17. What great memories! I was lucky enough to do a 5 day visit of Ireland back in 2005. It was beautiful.

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  18. I loved this post. Reminds me of my dad singing Danny Boy also. Every St Patrick’s Day. Life was happier then.

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  19. Great memory quilt - Happy St Patricks Day

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  20. What a wonderful way to commemorate what must have been a very special trip. Danny Boy is a favourite of mine too, altho' it is quite sad.

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