<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(29,33,41);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:block;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Ode to My Wife the Quilter</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(29,33,41);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:block;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"> She learned to quilt on Monday.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:inline"> Her stitches all were very fine.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:inline"> She forgot to thaw out dinner.<span class="gmail-m_-7257414405459905357gmail-text_exposed_show" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:inline"><br style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:inline"> so we went out to dine.</span></p><div class="gmail-m_-7257414405459905357gmail-text_exposed_show" style="text-align:left;color:rgb(29,33,41);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"><p style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> She quilted miniatures on Tuesday.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> she says they are a must.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> They really were quite lovely.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> But she forgot to dust.</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> On Wednesday it was a sampler.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> She says stipling&#39;s fun.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> What highlights! What shadows!<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> But the laundry wasn&#39;t done.</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Her patches were on Thursday -<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Green, yellow, blue and red.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> I guess she was really engrossed;<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> She never made the bed.</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> It was wall hangings on Friday,</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> In colors she adores. It never bothered her at all,</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> The crumbs upon the floors.</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> I found a maid on Saturday.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> My week is now complete. My wife can quilt the hours away;<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> The house will still be neat.</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Well, it&#39;s already Sunday.<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> I think I&#39;m going to wilt. I cursed, I raved, I ranted,<br style="margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> The MAID has learned to QUILT</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> ~Author unknown</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="margin:6px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Susan</p></div></div></div>