tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20552696.post3167788787685171893..comments2023-11-02T04:47:57.375-05:00Comments on Giraffe Dreams: End of Year ActivityCarol E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02741550863747328734noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20552696.post-22973924181732437612012-01-03T08:51:33.376-06:002012-01-03T08:51:33.376-06:00Thoughtful quilts and for a purpose many of us ign...Thoughtful quilts and for a purpose many of us ignore. <br /><br />In my mind the star would represent to them their little child is a star in heaven and shining on them. I don't know, but I see comfort in your quilts.<br /><br />As I look forward to 2012, one of the things DH and I need to do is make written desires for our passing. One idea I'm still considering is a green funeral Pattilouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517413155581097319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20552696.post-47694242804346684512012-01-02T12:46:22.670-06:002012-01-02T12:46:22.670-06:00As much fun as it is to make baby things, infant m...As much fun as it is to make baby things, infant mortality is a sad reality, isn't it? We deserve beauty in our deaths, too. Your quilts are beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20552696.post-67713373451847282262012-01-01T23:50:09.257-06:002012-01-01T23:50:09.257-06:00I'm not sure about the star, except that the s...I'm not sure about the star, except that the star is an important motif in the Lakota culture. They want the quilt to fold around in such a way that the star will show. Can't really explain it any more than that.Carol E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02741550863747328734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20552696.post-81839990337802777212012-01-01T12:56:40.704-06:002012-01-01T12:56:40.704-06:00Oh my, the purpose of your quilts is very sad inde...Oh my, the purpose of your quilts is very sad indeed. What is the reason for the star? <br /><br />I hope 2012 is a happier year for you, and I hope that your husband gets a permanent position. <br /><br />I am deeply touched that you were grieved by the end of your son's marriage. So often the parents become mindless belligerents in a battle of which they are uninformed. It is a shame Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.com