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Words In The Wild

October 22, 2014 By Carole

There I was yesterday, chin in hand, contemplating what I was going to blog about today.

I have no new knitting to show you.

And wordless Wednesday posts always feel like cheating to me.

Then I thought – Words In The Wild for Wednesday! That’s always good.

But, what words?

Hmmmmm.

While contemplating my dilemma I read my email and Patty said:

I would love to see a picture of the cross stitched 10 Commandments. So. Special.

Well, I’m nothing if not accommodating. Here it is.

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It was stitched on paper by my great-great-grandmother, Anna Elizabeth Smith Jones. Her claim to fame, other than creating this amazing family heirloom, is that she saw Abraham Lincoln.

So, there you have it. Words in the Wild. If you can call The Ten Commandments wild, that is.

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  1. Laurie says

    October 22, 2014 at 6:10 am

    Don’t forget the context of the times. They were pretty wild.

  2. LindaM says

    October 22, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Wow. What a TREASURE!!!

  3. Mary says

    October 22, 2014 at 6:49 am

    Laurie said exactly what I was going to say…I also think it’s pretty wild that those words are still around after all this time!

  4. Ruth says

    October 22, 2014 at 6:56 am

    That is indeed something to treasure. Beautiful!

  5. Bev S. says

    October 22, 2014 at 8:08 am

    It is beautiful. What an heirloom!

  6. margene says

    October 22, 2014 at 8:30 am

    That is a piece of history and needs to be preserved. It’s a wonderful thing to have in your family!

  7. Vicki says

    October 22, 2014 at 8:36 am

    Beautiful! How lucky you are to have that!!

  8. Donna says

    October 22, 2014 at 9:23 am

    I see why you would want to save that. How amazing. And how amazing is it that she saw Abraham Lincoln? That’s some pretty cool stuff!

  9. Patty says

    October 22, 2014 at 10:07 am

    Thank-you Carole! It’s as special as I’d imagined. She had some talent. And to see Abraham Lincoln…can you imagine!

  10. Bonny says

    October 22, 2014 at 10:21 am

    It’s even better than I had imagined; thanks for sharing!

  11. Mary K. in Rockport says

    October 22, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    Wow.

  12. Manise says

    October 22, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    What a wonderful heirloom and history to go with it!

  13. Jo says

    October 22, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    Wow is right! Even if it weren’t so beautiful, it would be a treasure. I have a very intricate pineapple doily that my grandmother crocheted and my aunt mounted on fabric and “framed” in a hoop! There are a lot of forest fires in Colorado and my heart always goes out to those who must evacuate, knowing they might not have a home to go back to.

  14. Trista says

    October 22, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    That is amazingly beautiful! Do you have any idea why it was stitched on paper? I never heard of that before. She has a cool name and interesting claim to fame!

  15. Marilyn says

    October 24, 2014 at 9:02 am

    Oh my. Amazing. I can’t imagine putting paper in an embroidery hoop. I wonder how she did it…

  16. Kym says

    October 24, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    GORGEOUS! Just wonderful!

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