hmmm…..
There’s an article today on the web about why the iPad might not be such a great idea. Apparently this year’s new computer tablet is one of the hottest Christmas presents around. The writer of the article thinks they are too expensive and will be much cheaper next year; having computer games is not such a good idea because they are so addictive; and it’s easy to waste time surfing the web with it. That’s the writer’s opinion. I haven’t made up my mind yet about whether they are good or bad but I’m pretty sure that my brother who lives in a monastery will love the one my family purchased for him for Christmas.
But not in the same way he loved the quilt I made him for his birthday last year. My daughter and I are in the quilt business so to speak. Ours are not the elaborate, complicated patch affairs; no, they are simple blocks loving sewn together and hand tacked. We can make one in a few days; not like the complicated type that take months or even years to finish.
My daughter’s rough and tumble, hunting and fishing, man-cave type boyfriend asked me to make him a quilt for Christmas. We could have bought a finished one for half the price on the internet, but he wanted something that was lovingly handmade and one of a kind. So, my daughter and I are scrambling to finish the one we have selected just for him.
Techno-toys are great. They make wonderful presents. But a hand made gift? There’ll never be another one like it.
hmmm…..
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