Worth the wait

I have a friend - Maria - who recently finished a Master Gardening course through Wayne State. She is now in the midst of her community service/internship-like hours, hoping to keep up a good pace throughout the summer so that she might accumulate enough 'time' for the college to award her her actual accreditation.

Hoops, hoops, hoops. There are always hoops to jump through, aren't there?

I eagerly look to her blog page every day or two, hoping for some update of her progress and her happenings. She keeps very busy, and I admire her for that.

Besides her gardening/community efforts, she also visits friends or has regular visitors herself; she works with her son at his business in the city; she has a myriad of interests and hobbies she enjoys keeping a hand in, and; she's a good friend. She fishes and enjoys free time birdwatching at the Ford residence in the Pointes, and squeezes in city events like concerts and food festivals.

A true Renaissance Metropolitanite. I guess that makes her a "Renaitropolitan."

Oh, and in the midst of all of that commotion, she is also rehabbing a house! I think the plan is to move in late this fall or before the holidays.

Oh, envy and joy!

At any rate, Maria wrote an entry today detailing her current plans and activities, and it sounds as though she has formulated some good methodologies to keep her days (and her person) moving in positive directions.

Yes, there can be more than one positive direction!

Bravo, Maria! Your blog was worth the wait today - and thanks especially for the link to the snow quilts!

If you want to know more, you'll have to go to the truenorthquilter blog to catch up.