After 12 years of reasonably good service (but terrible gas mileage), we traded in the Explorer and purchased a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. While it has 13,000 miles on it, we hope it will last another 12 years (or until we stop tarvelling!). It lacks some of the features of new cars but should serve our basic needs for long distance trips (and when Janet refuses to let me drive her car).
On Friday, The New England section of the Pace klan (Barbara & Jim Boland, Herb and Shirley Pace, Ralph, Janet, and Jeffrey Pace and honorary klan member, Allan Nelson) gathered for lunch at the Riverview Cafe in Brattleboro. While we forgot to take any photos of the event, we nonetheless enjoyed a very pleasant meal and each others' company. Everyone was in good spirits. It was great to get together.
Janet's quilt, "A Purrfect World", has been honored by the Billings Farm & Museum, a National Historical Park located in Woodstock, VT. It was among the 37 quilts from Windsor County selected for display at the museum's 22nd Annual Quilt Exhibition, running from August 1 through September 21.
According to the exhibition announcement, "A jury of three experienced quilters surveyed each quilt and judged overall impact, effectiveness of design, color, fabrics, and technical skills" in selecting the quilts to be displayed.
Her quilt is of various poses of cats, a subject always warm to her heart.
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After 12 years of reasonably good service (but terrible gas mileage), we traded in the Explorer and purchased a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. While it has 13,000 miles on it, we hope it will last another 12 years (or until we stop tarvelling!). It lacks some of the features of new cars but should serve our basic needs for long distance trips (and when Janet refuses to let me drive her car). 
