What a treasure you and your DH are. Thanks for sharing... Last year my DM had an odd twist on a similar story. My father had passed away 2 yrs prior. She had finally gotten herself to the point where she had decided to resume quilting again "to use up her stash..hehehe" Her aunt had made a large batch of 9 patches so she decided to sash them out and make lap robes for the vets. We have a local veteran's rest home. She made 6 or 8 and then called to set an appt to bring them to the vets. THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THEM! She was devastated. I could not believe it. She has given them away, but is kinda put out with the rest home... The good news is the project inspired her to make quilts for the family and we are all thrilled about that! Plus she is busy again. She is only 83 but has a lot of arthritis so her quilting really has given her something to focus on besides her health.