Glimpsed at the Garden Center

My poor lettuce patch being decimated by the heat (despite my frequent watering and loving exhortations), I decided a trip to the garden center was in order. Where delicate lettuce wilts, sturdy basil thrives - and the garden center still had plenty available. (Pesto! Better than salad any day.)

I wandered around and lusted after admired many more plants than I needed or could afford, then paid for my basil (with a bit of thyme and Italian parsley thrown in - they needed a good home too). Upon returning to my car, I glanced over towards the barn and saw...

...a lovely blue sky with impressive clouds? Stacks of pots and random equipment? Well, yes, but more importantly:

A barn quilt! And what a beauty it is - a perfect crazy quilt, with fancy stitching and embroidery and everything handsome about it - right down to the little "1893" in the corner.

Now that I think of it, Blogtopia is rather like a crazy quilt - bits and pieces of beauty all jostled up together in unexpected ways, adorned with featherstitches and lazy daisies and touches of whimsy; silk next to velvet next to calico next to tweed. Out of the unlikely jumble of thoughts and images and words, friendships are born ... and something lovely is made.

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