I have been struggling with my next post on Knitting: A Love Story. Did I want to do this? What about that? Why not this? Maybe that? Then I realized why, I needed to honor my dear friend Mary Peck before I could go on with something else. Mary was a grand lady who passed away last weekend. She had her 90th birthday Christmas day. Mary loved her family, her home, bridge and her bridge buddies. I was lucky enough to be one of Mary's bridge buddies. Mary has been a bright spot in my life for a long time. We had this immediate connection when we met. It was as if we had always known each other. Mary loved pink. She wore it beautifully and often. The very top scarf in the picture above, the pink one, is the one I made for Mary at Christmas. She was a member of my Thursday Bridge group, but was too ill to come. Of course, I had to make Mary a pink one.
Mary was very intrigued with my Survivor Shawls. She loved the idea behind them, and of course, the fact they were pink. When she first became ill, I made a pink shawl for Mary. In October when Jocelynn Brown did the Homestyle article for the Detroit Free Press and News about Knitting: A Love Story, I borrowed Mary's shawl to wear when the photographer came to take pictures. It was Mary's shawl I was happily wrapped in as Brandy took pictures in the Stash Studio. She was very pleased with that. Mary's beloved granddaughter Charity was in Adrian from Portland when the article was published and made sure Mary could read the article on her iPad and see her beautiful shawl in the picture.
Charity called me last week to talk about Mary. She said when she had gone to the Hospice facility, Mary made sure she had her pink shawl. I hope it is passed on to someone in the wonderful Peck family who will love it as much as Mary did. I have many wonderful memories of Mary; playing bridge, telling stories about her children and grandchildren and being supportive of me and my life of knitting. I hope Mary has reunited with all of her passed bridge buddies and her beloved Van and is wrapped in her pink shawl as she continues her love of bridge.
Mary was very intrigued with my Survivor Shawls. She loved the idea behind them, and of course, the fact they were pink. When she first became ill, I made a pink shawl for Mary. In October when Jocelynn Brown did the Homestyle article for the Detroit Free Press and News about Knitting: A Love Story, I borrowed Mary's shawl to wear when the photographer came to take pictures. It was Mary's shawl I was happily wrapped in as Brandy took pictures in the Stash Studio. She was very pleased with that. Mary's beloved granddaughter Charity was in Adrian from Portland when the article was published and made sure Mary could read the article on her iPad and see her beautiful shawl in the picture.
Charity called me last week to talk about Mary. She said when she had gone to the Hospice facility, Mary made sure she had her pink shawl. I hope it is passed on to someone in the wonderful Peck family who will love it as much as Mary did. I have many wonderful memories of Mary; playing bridge, telling stories about her children and grandchildren and being supportive of me and my life of knitting. I hope Mary has reunited with all of her passed bridge buddies and her beloved Van and is wrapped in her pink shawl as she continues her love of bridge.
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