Oh, geez, you brought back some memories.... Do you (anybody?) remember
FidoNet? That's where I got my start on what was to become the Internet.
The town where I live got a federal grant to help answer the question.....
"how would (actually "would") a global computer hookup affect 'small town'
U.S.A." The head of the project was installing computers at the local
library and saw me going through census microfilms doing some genealogy
research. That was back in, ummmmm, mid?-late 80s. We didn't even have a
modem on our home computer. He told me I was using the "wrong" machine -
and would I be interested in being a guinea pig for his project and
searching for genealogy and other things on the NEW world-wide-web.
Ooooh that was a life changing decision for me! Couldn't wait for us to get
a modem at home instead of downloading everything on disk at the library and
taking it home to read it G Just shows how much time has changed things,
huh?
My grandma taught me to both hand stitch & do embroidery, where the back
MUST look as good as the front, or you dang well undid it and did it over!
She also would draw a line/curve on an old piece of used stationery
(recycling back in the 40s) and have me (using the old treadle with an OLD
needle and NO thread or bobbin) try to sew on the line. She figured if I
could do that, then I'd be able to sew something "for real" when I got a
little older. She also had a big basket of scraps that I played with.
Well, I learned to sew clothes for my doll and such. Then, when I was 7th
grade, made some of my own clothes. My first real quilt didn't happen till
the early 60s in college when my roommate and I decided to re-decorate our
dorm room. We made simple alternating squares (print & solids) in those 60s
greens G. I still have the quilt, BTW.
Jump a few years - got interested in "the web", got a new computer (with a
modem, yet.) Went searching for 1. genealogy leads, and 2. quilting.
Found RCQ(?) just before it became RCTQ and have been hooked ever since. I
lurk mostly. But I love to see the variety of ideas, questions, LINKS!
Anything and everything between a group of cyber-friends. Gals (and guys)
that you trade ideas with that you may never meet in real life, but that
affect the way you look at things. Fantastic group! Glad I found you.
ME-Judy
"taria" wrote in message
...
It has been a good while but I would assume DH sat me down and
suggested it might be something I would enjoy. I remember many years
ago being on Prodigy (gosh I think that was one of the early ones)
and there was a quilting group. They changed over to charging by
the time you were on instead of a monthly charge and we dropped them.
Were any of you there in earlier years? I'll never forget a woman
posting
that a policeman had come to her door to tell her that her son had died.
It had just happened minutes before and she turned to the group to talk.
I can't remember her name or anything else but that will forever stick
in my mind. How we got here might be different for many of us but
why we stay is probably similar. The people here are a caring bunch.
You take care of yourself Diana. Bored means you are healing. WHen you
start getting crabby we'll know you are close to being well VBG
Taria
Diana Curtis wrote:
Im recovering well... certain things coming in the mail keep my spirits
up,
thank you muchly! But the days linger long sometimes. I havent energy to
do
much yet, but you, yes YOU, have the power to entertain and amuse me if
you
feel like it, and I hope you do...
Would you please tell me how you came to post at RCTQ, and why you stay,
and
how you came to be a quilter and what you hope to find in your quilting
future. Maybe everyone else will get some pleasure in reading these ..
then
I wont feel so selfish! lol
Thanks in advance,
Diana the slightly bored
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