Top 5 Highlights

 

Top 5 Non-Sewing Highlights: Usually we suggest you might talk about vacations or adventures, but this year more than most, your highlights might be small pleasures – learning to bake, nature walks, or just that fact that you were out of bed and clothes some days. Victories look different to everyone!

You know, recently a very wise grade 6 student said, "this year has been really sucky." That very wise student is right, but there are some positive things that we can highlight.  

The news of the election win for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris was welcome news on this corner of my world.

So was news on the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, the approval by Health Canada and the fact that it's starting to be administered to health care workers and the elderly around the world as we still struggle to control the spread of the virus. Small victory but an important one.  

After nearly twenty years of trying out countless recipes for Amaretti cookies I discovered the little secret of making ones that are not flat as crepes.  

This year I continued to read books and the life stories told by Immaculee Ilibagiza. These books continued to touch me in a profound way. It brought me joy to share these with others in my life who were willing to read these stories.  

Even though, 2020 has been kind of "sucky" for many reasons, Immaculee Ilibagiza books and others in my life have been a reminder that even though there has been great suffering this year for many people, if we look in the right places we can find great joy.  

Stay Safe and Happy Sewing!