Katrina, my second wife, died from cancer in 2014 after approximately thirty years of marriage. It was a difficult turning point in my life.
Later, I met Charlotte through an online dating service. My tongue-in-cheek profile caught her attention just as she was preparing to cancel her subscription.
The second-date agreement
After our first date, I promised that if there were a second date, Charlotte could decide whether my full beard survived.
A stitch in the story
Charlotte brought her quilting talent to Military Appreciation Day. She made a raffle quilt, and I cross-stitched one panel. Together, we created service-branch quillows.
See the quilt and quillow giveaways at MAD →
A shared creative life
We married just before COVID. Through that time and afterward, making things became a big part of our life together.
Quilting and sewing. Drawing and painting. Stained glass, cartonnage, laser engraving, and Trapunto. Cooking, baking, candy making, and gardening. There always seems to be another project.
We have also been reconnecting with God through Bible study.
As the isolation eased, we started looking for somewhere to socialize. That search eventually took us through the door at American Legion Tidewater Post 327.
Charlotte and I are still making things, still finding our way into new adventures, and still doing.