Patched Up

Virtue

Mary Ann Hardinge, Her Work

Mary Ann Hardinge, Her Work

As a result of the crocodile-smuggling incident Mary Ann is earnestly trying to instil the virtuous thirst of doing good in the block twins. She has decided to point out some salutary morals found in Samplers.  This one was stitched at the Mountmellick Quaker School in 1828, by a relative of the QH human. The motto is adapted from a play written by Hannah More, an 18th century bluestocking.

Click here for the Wiki entry on Hannah More, a very interesting and forward-thinking lady who lived in England in the 1700’s.

 

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Crocus

Tansy Comes Home for Lunar New Year 2016

Tansy at the Great Wall

Tansy at the Great Wall

Tansy is a very Lucky  Hitty and has been invited by various different people to go travelling hither and yon.  She recently spent several months in China, accompanying a friend who was participating in a professional exchange at the Nanjing Museum.  Tansy spent most of the weekends zooming around the country on fast trains, getting to visit many iconic locations of cultural significance.

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Mending

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