Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[PollyannaMom]

The really soft fluffy plaid blankets MIL bought us for Christmas a couple of years ago - Sooooo comfy!

Quilts!!!!

The wallpaper in one of my childhood bedrooms (we moved a lot). It's the only one I picked out myself, and I loved it. (Thanks for the reminder, @L.K. !)

Bonus (since two of mine are already repeats of previous posters' answers) - the floral pattern on my favorite summer skirt

 

[L.K.]

The wallpaper in one of my childhood bedrooms (we moved a lot). It's the only one I picked out myself, and I loved it. (Thanks for the reminder, @L.K. !)

What a great memory that must be. And good for your parents/guardians for giving you the latitude for that choice. I imagine it may have made you feel like a "grown-up".

 

[DaisyDuck001]

Haunted Mansion wallpaper. I don't have any, but I like it.
(That's all I thought of so far.)

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Patterns

Snowman and Reindeer print blanket of, course!
Rainbows and beams of God's Sunlight as it touches clouds and the ground.
A Summertime good memory is of kids playing with Bubble Wands and the patterns of different bubble shapes.

 

[Tink-osophy]

PATTERNS

Anyone else remember the pattern pads we used to colour in as kids (Last century)?!

And, on the subject of childhood, remember those kaleidoscope tubes? Amazing colours and patterns.

Present day, one of my favourite patterns is the patchwork quilt my aunt made for me. It was a complete (and very welcome) surprise and is beautiful.

Also, Battenberg cake.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Our flannel sheets have penguins on them, and I like penguins.

I sewed a lot of clothes in my younger days, McCalls and Simplicity Patterns.

When wearing masks was in, I found pink material with a pattern I liked. Those masks were my favorite and made Covid a little less scary for me.

 

[mumto3girls]

Patterns:

1. My Christmas dishes. They have a pretty tree in the middle and garland around the edges—very festive.
2. The linens my children had in their room as babies—it was a Winnie the Pooh ABC pattern and I liked it so much I used it for all three.
3. I have 2 pretty plaid shirts that I wear in the fall/winter. They are both really pretty.

 

[leebee]

Upgrades or improvements... This is hard for me, as I see two sides to most of the benefits of improvements. For example...
I'm glad we know a whole lot more about medicine for a whole variety of diseases and can take better care of our people. It's incredible how orthopedic surgery has progressed; what involved a week long hospital stay in the 1990s is now an outpatient procedure! I only wish they'd keep patients in-hospital a little longer, as if you do run into a complication during the first 48 hours, I've found I don't really know what to do, how to interpret things, how to manage things, etc.
I'm glad we have the technology we do, although for me this is a double-edged sword. We would have been lost without the internet during the pandemic, but now there is an expectation that you should be able to teach when you take a sick day, attend a meeting at 7am, conduct a training on the weekend. Boundaries need to be established.
I really love the improvement in online shopping. I know it's death for the mom-and-pop stores, and even the Big Boxes like Sears, but those of us who live in very rural communities have a many more purchasing options than when we were limited to store-front only. Of course, the less store front business, the fewer options in the stores, and then the fewer stores...

See what I mean? I guess I am just a Luddite, and maybe a bit of a Negative Nellie when it comes to change.

 

[leebee]

Patterns:
Stained glass
Mosaics
Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls. I learned to sew at a very early age and some of the only good memories I have of spending time with my mom is when we were working on a pattern together.

 

[nw6675]

Upgrades or improvements... This is hard for me, as I see two sides to most of the benefits of improvements. For example...
I'm glad we know a whole lot more about medicine for a whole variety of diseases and can take better care of our people. It's incredible how orthopedic surgery has progressed; what involved a week long hospital stay in the 1990s is now an outpatient procedure! I only wish they'd keep patients in-hospital a little longer, as if you do run into a complication during the first 48 hours, I've found I don't really know what to do, how to interpret things, how to manage things, etc.
I'm glad we have the technology we do, although for me this is a double-edged sword. We would have been lost without the internet during the pandemic, but now there is an expectation that you should be able to teach when you take a sick day, attend a meeting at 7am, conduct a training on the weekend. Boundaries need to be established.
I really love the improvement in online shopping. I know it's death for the mom-and-pop stores, and even the Big Boxes like Sears, but those of us who live in very rural communities have a many more purchasing options than when we were limited to store-front only. Of course, the less store front business, the fewer options in the stores, and then the fewer stores...

See what I mean? I guess I am just a Luddite, and maybe a bit of a Negative Nellie when it comes to change.

I think it was well stated.

I hope you are feeling better, too.

 

[maryblanchard49]

Mon, 6/26 - 3 things you're grateful for...with patterns
1. Christmas Buffalo Plaids ( love matching with the family for Christmas )
2. Tartan Patterns (love to wear them in the the fall/winter)
3. Houndstooth Pattern reminds me of family picnics

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Tues, 6/27) - 3 inspirational people (famous or not) that you're grateful for

 

[slo]

Good Morning!

Quickie answers before I go to the gym…..

#1 - Jesus

#2 - Mother Teresa

#3 - Cardinal Dolan and the other priests on The Catholic Channel

 

[bobbiwoz]

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
Pope Francis
Martin Luther King Jr.

 

[Uncle Coaster]

3 Inspirational People

Jesus
Mr. Rogers
Buddy Landel

 

[leebee]

1. My sister Sally. She was born in 1966, three months premature and weighing 2.25 pounds. She dropped to under 2 pounds by the second day of her life. Back in 1966 they didn't know a lot about preemies, so the good docs at Children's Hospital in Boston kept her warm, hydrated, fed, and hoped for the best. She hit 5 pounds by the last day of July so she could come home. Her development was slow/delayed but by the time she was 18 months old they determined she had cerebral palsy. Fortunately the major issues were with her legs and somewhat with her arms, but she wasn't affected at all mentally. She went to public schools, learned to walk with the aid of braces, crutches, and several surgeries, graduated from high school and graduated magna cum laude from Loyola in New Orleans. She married her college sweetheart and found a job with the Archdiocese where she works in their programs that provide support to seniors. When she was 31 she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. Fortunately she survived life-altering surgery and chemo/radiation and is a 20+ year survivor, although she still has several issues that make her life and mobility even more difficult (edema and cellulitis in her legs), all of which is compromised by the CP. As she ages, her CP has progressed so that mobility is more and more of a challenge for her, but she has a wonderful husband who loves her dearly and is also an amazing care giver. Anytime I get depressed or disgruntled i stop and think of what she goes through every morning just to get to the bathroom. The fact that she can get up and move forward everyday, holding down a full-time job, running a house, and keeping her wicked sense of humor, is truly inspirational to me. Getting to be her sister is frosting on the cake!

2. My friend Lucy. She lost her son to Crone's when he was 28, and 5 years later lost her daughter to one of those silent cardiac issues when she was 36. Three years after that, he husband died. I cannot imagine finding the will to live when both of your children have passed away, and then your partner, but she moves forward, grieving and smiling, and taking care of her adult granddaughter (who has issues that will keep her from living independently). I just can't imagine facing that kind of sorrow every single day- makes me realize I do not have one single REAL thing in my life to sulk about, and I'm grateful for that.

3. I am inspired by people who choose to do the right thing, even when it's the hard thing, when it might even be detrimental to their own lives. I look at people like Martin Luther King, Jr. and those involved in the civil rights marches in the 1960s, or Nelson Mandela, for example, and wonder how they intentionally put themselves in dire jeopardy for an ideal, a dream, that would improve the lives of people they don't know, people who weren't even born yet. It helps me be a better person when I think about people who were literally willing to risk their lives to improve everyday living for others "down the road."

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Our Service Men & Woman both past present & Future
The Allied Leaders who took down evil that was destroying the World and murdering millions - all the people who fought behind the scenes who risked their lives for others many we will never know about - such brave & galant people !
Doctors & Nurses and anyone who helps sick children - they have a very special job and a very special talent

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I don’t know how your friend finds the strength to get out of bed daily - bless her she is a strong soul such tragedy - I’m so sorry she’s had to endure so much

 

[Tink-osophy]

Inspirational People.

I'm going to appreciate 2 who are living: -

Joanna Lumley. She's a longstanding, successful British actress, but this is about her very constructive championing of, and campaigning, for the Gurkhas. She doesn't just talk the talk, she walks the walk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha_Justice_Campaign

Michael Ball, not for what he does (though that's great), but for how he does it. He's one of those people who is just so authentically loving, positive and uplifting of everyone and everything. That is inspiring.

And 2 who have moved on: -

John Holt, American (1923-1985). His books on how children do (and don't) learn are very inspirational and were ahead of his time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holt_(educator)

And, I can't forget Walt Disney! For his creativity and eye for detail - and commitment to it. For his appreciation of the 'child' (but, really, human) and wonder in all of us. For his tenacity in building his dreams.

 

[nw6675]

Inspirational

1. I will always say my Granny. She obviously wasn't perfect and could be a little nutty, but she taught us to love Jesus, to love people, to be giving, and to pray.

2. Jesus. Here is something that touches my heart every time.

3. Military, front line workers, teachers