On Saturday, May 10, we are planning a get-together in Tenney. Though I was invited to come to Tenney to do a book signing on that day—and I will indeed be doing that—I want to expand it slightly and invite all of you to take a beautiful spring drive to Tenney that day. It is my hope that many of you who have some connection to or interest in Tenney will simply come and visit with me and with each other. There will be coffee, goodies, maybe a door prize or two, and yes—even a porta pottie. The actual Tenney Quilt will be on display so that you can find your people among the 530 separate people whose names appear on the quilt. I will be set up on the street outside the Tenney Church. How many places can you set up a table on the street and not get run over?
The time is not yet set in stone, but until you hear differently (I’ll let you know through this blog), we’ll plan on noon to about 4:00 p.m. I’d like to have some Tenney story telling at 2:00, with some excerpts from THE TENNEY QUILT, as well as any other reminiscences by any of you who have something to share. Other than that, this will simply be a time to visit. Come when you can; leave when you feel like it.
Yes, Tenney has changed. Some of you may find it desolate or depressing. But just as with our own homes, when we go “home,” we go to our families and our people, not necessarily the boards and bricks that made up the home in which we grew up. Most of the boards and bricks of Tenney are gone. But that shouldn’t stop us from coming together to reconnect with the people, the stories, the memories.
I will have a message board there that day, with messages from those who are unable to come. If you would like to put a message on that board, I encourage you to send it to me, either by e-mail (tenneyquilt@yahoo.com), or to 2007 Prairie Lane SW, Willmar, MN 56201. Be sure to include your name and how you are connected to Tenney.
May 10 is the Saturday of Mothers’ Day weekend. How fitting, especially for those of you that are familiar with THE TENNEY QUILT, that we all get together during a weekend that celebrates our mothers and the women who came before us.
I hope to see a great turn-out that day, and please spread the word. This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE.
The time is not yet set in stone, but until you hear differently (I’ll let you know through this blog), we’ll plan on noon to about 4:00 p.m. I’d like to have some Tenney story telling at 2:00, with some excerpts from THE TENNEY QUILT, as well as any other reminiscences by any of you who have something to share. Other than that, this will simply be a time to visit. Come when you can; leave when you feel like it.
Yes, Tenney has changed. Some of you may find it desolate or depressing. But just as with our own homes, when we go “home,” we go to our families and our people, not necessarily the boards and bricks that made up the home in which we grew up. Most of the boards and bricks of Tenney are gone. But that shouldn’t stop us from coming together to reconnect with the people, the stories, the memories.
I will have a message board there that day, with messages from those who are unable to come. If you would like to put a message on that board, I encourage you to send it to me, either by e-mail (tenneyquilt@yahoo.com), or to 2007 Prairie Lane SW, Willmar, MN 56201. Be sure to include your name and how you are connected to Tenney.
May 10 is the Saturday of Mothers’ Day weekend. How fitting, especially for those of you that are familiar with THE TENNEY QUILT, that we all get together during a weekend that celebrates our mothers and the women who came before us.
I hope to see a great turn-out that day, and please spread the word. This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE.
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