Sometimes great, fun things happen right after disaster strikes. We were hit terribly by Hurricane Ida in early September. After days of pumping out and cleaning our dark and damp basement, I had my day in the sun. My NYC Wildlife Quilt won Best in Show at the Queens County Fair. Since my car was totaled during the flood, my husband and I took a train ride out to the Queens Farm. It was an unusually warm and sunny day in mid-September. We had overpriced food and craft beer, got drunk, made fun of people, laughed and for a couple of hours we had forgotten about all the bad things that had happened to us. Almost as an afterthought we decided to attend the awards ceremony. Given the traditional setting I did not expect to win anything. But lo and behold… MY NYC Wildlife Quilt won Best in Show. (I can’t help but chuckle a little while I write this because I’m always reminded of Christopher Guest’s hilarious eponymous movie.) As I said, sometimes great things happen right after disaster strikes. And if you wonder what took me two months to let you know: basement cleaning, roof repairs, FEMA applications, fighting with contractors…
The ribbons now have an honorary place on my studio wall.
Me with my awkwardly hung quilt.
Mer having fun.
My husband having “fun.”