Today would have been my first husband's 64th birthday. I wanted to post this for myself and my children -- Andy, Doug & Cara -- just as a small Memoriam to someone we loved and cared about very much -- Dwight Andrew Cooke. He was a loving father and husband, and just a special person. To us he was a big, loving Teddy Bear. So many, many people have told us all how much he touched their lives and how much he meant to them too. He loved to pull pranks and tease (ask my daughter about the kitchen cabinets!) and read and laugh and watch movies on TV with Clint Eastwood or John Wayne. Though complications of Diabetes took him from us nearly 16 years ago, we still miss him a lot. You never "get over" losing someone you love -- you only learn to live with the loss and try to move on. I've posted a couple of new songs (ok, 3!) on here, and if you know "The Dance" by Garth Brooks, you'll understand when I say that I'm extremely lucky that I got to dance twice ...
Tomorrow is June 1 (can you believe THAT!), and we'll be posting some new design information and there'll be pictures (not teasers ha ha) on www.ladybuglane.com.
I have always said that you just learn to incorporate loss into your life...I mean how does one "get over" a person who impacted your life and still does.... I just found your website/blog and will be back! PS I deleted my first comment...I wasn't signed in with the right account.....
Hi! I've been stitching since the '70s, when a wonderful shop owner named Georgia Dennis (Dennis Art Needlework) introduced me to counted cross stitch. I fell in love with it and have stitched like a woman possessed since that time. I'm married to a wonderful man -- Chris -- who is not only supportive, but also a huge help and inspiration, and encouraged me to go into designing in 1999. We officially started Ladybug Lane in 2001. Our designs have run the gamut from cute and whimsical to spiritual and back again. We try to design not only what's in our head, but also in our hearts. We hope you love them as much as we do.
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ReplyDeleteI have always said that you just learn to incorporate loss into your life...I mean how does one "get over" a person who impacted your life and still does....
ReplyDeleteI just found your website/blog and will be back!
PS I deleted my first comment...I wasn't signed in with the right account.....