Sunrise at Holden Beach

I went to the beach to sew with a group of folks I had never met. A wonderful woman from Virginia hosts a quilting retreat each year near my home, and I signed up last fall. All year I have looked forward to this week. The people were so nice, the food delicious, the sewing soothing. And the scenery was lovely – magnificent sunrises, full moon shining down, ocean waves. 

And then I took a tumble on some unlit stairs in the dark and shattered my patella…. So I came home early to rest up for surgery next week. My sister is waiting on me hand and foot (hand and knee?), and I am not in much pain at this point. And the wonderful women in my sewing room took such good care of me there and have sent me get-well wishes and pillow for propping up my leg. 

It is a little miraculous that people I did not know a week ago are now dear friends! I will see them again next year, if not before on a fabric-shopping excursion. And next time – no stairs in the dark!