Back Porch Musings: October 21, 2012

~Scary, Spooky, Haunted~

Hold on, man.

We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted,"

or "forbidden" in the title.

~From Scooby-Doo

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more."

From The Raven~Edgar Allan Poe

A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.

~Erma Bombeck

When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.
~Author Unknown

From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!
~Scottish Saying

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~Xanti’s Project~

HUGS FOR ELIJAH

This is our granddaughter Xanti’s annual project, in memory of her brother Elijah.

Xanti is an extraordinary young woman. She is our sweet loving girl.

In November of 2006, my brother, Elijah was born with Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV) a rare disease that affected his bladder, kidneys and lungs. He lived for almost two hours. His short little life impacted so many people. While he was alive he had an amazing group of doctors. Those doctors traveled from St. Louis Children’s Hospital to care for Elijah.

Each year approximately 275,000*** children are admitted to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Some for extended periods of time.

We would like to offer these children a great big "hug". That is a "Hug for Elijah". What is a "Hug for Elijah"? Simple. It is a snuggly, warm blanket created by special people for these special kids in memory of a very special little boy.

Blanket sizes
For an infant/toddler blanket – use 1 to 1 1/2 yards
For a child blanket – use 1 3/4 yards
For an adult – use 2 yards
Directions
Take your two pieces of fleece. Put one piece on top of the other lining up the edges so they are even. (One side will be the front and the other side will be the back ). Or you can use one piece and it just won’t be as thick. Its up to you.

Trim off any selvage around the edges of your fleece.
Cut out each of the corners of your blanket. Then cut out the corner through both layers. Do this to all four corners.

Time to make the fringes. Cut 4 inches into both fleeces at 1″ wide. The fringes don’t have to be exactly 1″, but keep them close to that.
Proceed to cut 1″ intervals on all four sides.
Starting on one side, start tying knots (using one fringe from each fleece.)
ALL DONE!