our weekend of "christmas in old nauvoo" is in full swing, and we are loving it!
last night we were treated to a fireside by our friend kim & her son who are descendants of joseph & emma - wonderful! i cried, and cried, (typical of me..tears flow easily, especially where emma is concerned) and hearing three of kim's songs arranged so beautifully on guitar, violins, and bass was amazing. she told the story of the smith family from the martyrdom onwards and emphasized the importance of unity, love, forgiveness and healing in families - excellent!
today brock and i are helping with "breakfast with emma" and a dinner with the pratts and others, both at the nauvoo house.
tomorrow the christmas walk, lexi sings at the tree lighting, baptisms at the temple & gingerbread houses with the rodenbergs, family photos by gloria, and more.
two days later, i'm adding photos of the dinner show rehearsal:
my drunkard's path quilt came out from under our tree to add to the nauvoo house decor.
princess feather & nine-patch snowball quilts were there too.
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Are those quilts true to the time period? JK Everything looks and sounds so fun! I wish we could come hang out more easily!
Posted by: Mary Smith | December 07, 2008 at 09:25 PM
they are actually pretty close to the time period..... :)
I brought them to replace some cute 1980's quilts that were there.
Posted by: Julie Stout | December 08, 2008 at 06:56 AM