Welcome twillyspree

Thank you all for your warm welcome. Sorry for the delay in responding--my daughter is home from school for the weekend and her birthday is next week, so we've been doing the shopping thing. Anyway here's my glass story.

Growing up, I attended a small church with beautiful stained glass windows. The church had been destroyed during the Civil War, and when it was finally rebuilt, windows were ordered from England. I'd sit in church mesmerized by the beautiful, sparkling colors--it was magical.

About 20 years ago we moved into an old Victorian house. Lots of transoms and big windows, all just plain glass. I just thought that they needed some color, especially the transom over the front door. Finally when I got around to doing something about it, I checked out the local glass shop I'd found in the yellow pages. When I visited I found that they not only made stained glass windows--they offered classes! I'd never thought that ordinary people could work with stained glass but I was going to try.

So I took a couple of classes but job, children and who knows what kept me from doing much glass work. Over the years, I made a few suncatchers and small panels and finally the transom for the front door. Meanwhile I was working at the job from you-know-where at a CPA firm. When I really needed a release from all the stress, I'd visit the glass shop and buy glass. The staff there is so friendly and all the colors. I probably should have been saving that money, but I needed the therapy.

I've quit the job. We've cleaned out the cellar, set up some work tables and my husband has built me a huge set of glass storage shelves. I had glass stashed all over the house from the therapy sessions. I had set glass in the windows just to enjoy the colors. I thought I'd have plenty of storage space for all my glass stuff--glass, tools and other supplies--in the shelves my husband built, but when I put all that glass from all over the house in one place, the shelves where full of just glass. It's embarrassing how much glass I have. I've got to get to work!

I had tried to register with this forum late last winter, but didn't receive a response, so I forgot about it. Alan recently sent me an e-mail invitation to try again. I've spent a few hours cruising the site and wow, you've all been busy. Such great work. I really like the interlocked stars everyone did. And great patterns Kev. I'm looking forward to talking with everyone and thinking you all will keep me motivated. Thanks again for the welcome.

Judyth

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