20-21 March 26

The third Saturday in March is National Quilting Day! My patchwork quilt tie was a gift from a resident at the Telford Terrace nursing home in 2012, where I was a weekly visitor from 2000-2020. My Sunday evening visits began when my father moved into assisted living in Allentown, PA, much too far away for frequent contact. The director at Telford Terrace suggested that I could visit with those residents instead, and so I read Bible stories and shared hymns with them for twenty years, until the COVID-19 pandemic closed those meetings down.

25 August 23

 Today (25 August) is National Secondhand Wardrobe Day! I have more than 30 ties that count as hand-me-downs from people I have known, plus another dozen (?) bought for me at Goodwill. This one was given to me by the wife of a resident at Telford Terrace nursing home, about 11 years ago. I was visiting the residents every week, and I had acquired the nickname of "The Tie Man." It's a nice design based on patchwork quilts!

8 April 22

I'm using my patchwork quilt tie to celebrate a potpourri of events for 8 April: birthday of author Barbara Kingsolver (1955); death of artist Pablo Picasso (1973); patent for a fire escape (a large bucket on a pulley) (1766); the first sale of milk in glass bottles (1879); and Hana Matsuri (Buddhist flower festivals, in Japan). The tie was given to me by a Telford Terrace (nursing home) resident -- a longtime quilter -- ten years ago, having enjoyed seeing my ties every Sunday!

9 November 20

 I didn't recognize National Quilting Day back in March, so when today arrived without a special occasion, I've covered my tracks with my patchwork quilt tie!

26 August 18

I'm wearing my patchwork-quilt tie because the events to celebrate today are so diverse:

• It's National Toilet Paper Day (and I am not making a toilet paper tie)
• In 1789 the National Constituent Assembly of France approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
• In 1920 the 19th Amendment to the Constitution took effect, giving women the right to vote
• Birthday of French chemist Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert (1819), and Indian nun and missionary Mother Teresa (1910)
• Feast Day for Melchizedek, the Biblical "King of Salem" who knew Abraham (honored on the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church)

(This makes a kind of tradition for me -- I wore this tie and gave this explanation on this date in 2016!)

19 March 17

Does Gene have a tie to celebrate National Quilting Day (yesterday)? It "seams" that the answer is Yes. Our close family has more knitters (Faith, Beth and Wilma), crocheters (Beth and me), and sew-ers (Beth, Wilma, Courtney and Amanda) than quilters, but I welcome the chance to honor all kinds of handcrafts!

26 August 15

I'm wearing my patchwork-quilt tie because the events to celebrate today are so diverse:

• It's National Toilet Paper Day (and I am not making a toilet paper tie)
• In 1789 the National Constituent Assembly of France approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
• In 1920 the 19th Amendment to the Constitution took effect, giving women the right to vote
• Birthday of French chemist Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert (1819), and Indian nun and missionary Mother Teresa (1910)
• Feast Day for Melchizedek, the Biblical "King of Salem" who knew Abraham (on the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church)

22 March 15

Today's patchwork quilt-design tie celebrates National Quilting Day, which was yesterday (Saturday). We are not quilters but we enjoy seeing the handiwork of others! Mallie is with us for lunch, as usual for Sundays.

28 May 14

Gesundheit! (which means "Good Health!") Today marks the birthday of Hunter "Patch" Adams, born in 1945. He became famous for his promotion of alternative medical therapies that emphasize the roles of humor and compassion. He and his staff at the Gesundheit Institute often wear clown costumes -- especially red ball noses -- when visiting patients. I think "Patch" would enjoy my patchwork quilt tie.

16 March 14

Today's tie celebrates National Quilting Day, observed yesterday. (If you've been missing my tie posts, I should explain that it's not a Lenten fast -- EKU has been on Spring Break.)

17 March 13

On St. Patrick's Day, everyone is Irish. I am also double-tied, celebrating National Quilting Day (yesterday)!

26 June 12

I'm late in celebrating National Quilting Day, back on March 17. I received this wonderful tie on Sunday, from friends at the personal care facility Telford Terrace, and had to locate an occasion to wear it. I've added the official holiday to my March calendar so I will be reminded to wear this again!