Go to holiday bazaars
When I was a little girl, my Italian grandmother would take me and my sister to a Christmas bazaar. We had so much fun and always got a special treat for being good kids.
Ever since, I have made it a point to seek out and attend local bazaars. Over the years, we have been to St. Marks Church, where we bought handmade ornaments, wooden bird houses, tea towels, knit hats and other items made by local craftsmen. One birdhouse we bought was so big, we called it a condominium. Everyone we meet is in such a good mood.
At Spirit of Grace Church, we found yummy, fresh baked treats. From there, we were off to Odell to the Wy’east Community Church, were we found similar gifts and decided to partake in hot soup and homemade pie with ice cream and visit with other folks (some friends, some strangers) shopping there. Someone suggested that we go up to the church sanctuary to see a quilt display. When we entered, we stopped in our tracks; every pew was covered with handmade quilts, some so large they covered two or three pews.
It was a beautiful sight and made me think of my grandma and I got teary-eyed. They were designed for every holiday and season and it turned out that everyone of them was made by our friend, Jean Stone. Wow!
From there we headed to the Community Building at the Fairgrounds, where we found more gift ideas and friends and neighbors to visit with.
I urge everyone to shop locally and support our local craft people. Now, I can hardly wait for the fire departments to start their annual parade of lights through each of our communities.
Mary Jette
Mt. Hood
When I was a little girl, my Italian grandmother would take me and my sister to a Christmas bazaar. We had so much fun and always got a special treat for being good kids.
Ever since, I have made it a point to seek out and attend local bazaars. Over the years, we have been to St. Marks Church, where we bought handmade ornaments, wooden bird houses, tea towels, knit hats and other items made by local craftsmen. One birdhouse we bought was so big, we called it a condominium. Everyone we meet is in such a good mood.
At Spirit of Grace Church, we found yummy, fresh baked treats. From there, we were off to Odell to the Wy’east Community Church, were we found similar gifts and decided to partake in hot soup and homemade pie with ice cream and visit with other folks (some friends, some strangers) shopping there. Someone suggested that we go up to the church sanctuary to see a quilt display. When we entered, we stopped in our tracks; every pew was covered with handmade quilts, some so large they covered two or three pews.
It was a beautiful sight and made me think of my grandma and I got teary-eyed. They were designed for every holiday and season and it turned out that everyone of them was made by our friend, Jean Stone. Wow!
From there we headed to the Community Building at the Fairgrounds, where we found more gift ideas and friends and neighbors to visit with.
I urge everyone to shop locally and support our local craft people. Now, I can hardly wait for the fire departments to start their annual parade of lights through each of our communities.
Mary Jette
Mt. Hood
Editor’s note: From Dec. 5 on, Jean Stone’s quilts will be on display at Wy’east Community Church.
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