This weekend became a busy weekend for me and Mom and it had nothing to do with quilting. We had to search for a new apartment for her. She moved to Richmond five and a half years ago and she's been happy in her city apartment for seniors. It's a very old building but the property was lovely and the building was well maintained. That is until the property was sold to out of state investors and it's now being turned into a dump that will be used to take advantage of Medicare largess without any care for the residents comfort and safety. It's really sad because, while old, it was a nice place to live and she has friends there. Although many of those friends are moving out. They are pushing residents to sign new leases and commit to another year. She decided that it was time to go so we started apartment hunting. We found a place she likes and, Saturday (on her birthday) she submitted the application and will, hopefully, sign a lease later this week. If all goes to plan, in September she will be in a nicer neighborhood and also closer to me and my cousin. I'm pretty excited and so is Chris and all of my brothers. All that to say that I didn't get any sewing or quilting done this weekend. What I intended to do this weekend was get one of these quilts loaded and quilted. I also wanted to get labels and hanging rods for the quilts that will be in the September exhibit. I can work on all of these things Tuesday and Wednesday. There's no huge hurry. If the quilts don't get quilted until September it's no problem. At some point I also have to start packing for vacation but I have that process down to a science. Usually one day for clothes and gear and one day for food and I'm ready.
Today we are off to do more apartment business so my creative expectations for the day are low. Tomorrow offer some hope! I'm glad it sounds like your mom has found a new place and will be closer to you. I'm sure some people will need to stay and not be able to move out like your mom can and I hope it won't be a mess for them. I hope she can make new friends easy and it will be a friendly place
Kristin F
7/24/2023 11:43:07 am
I'm sorry your mother has to move but I hope she gets the new apt. and will make new friends and continue to be able to see her old friends. 7/24/2023 12:06:44 pm
So glad you could help your Mom. Good that you could be proactive and make the change before things got bad. Hoping it goes smoothly and she can be closer to you.
Kay Welch
7/24/2023 01:57:18 pm
Sorry to hear about the out-of-state bums ruining a nice place for seniors to live. As they say - one door closes and another opens. Sounds like y'all have a found a good place and better in many ways, I hope the move for all those affected goes as well as your mom's will. 7/24/2023 04:21:42 pm
I'm happy that your mom will be closer to you. I hope it all works out. Maybe she will have some of the friends from there living not too far from her so they can still get together.
Gene Black
7/25/2023 07:19:45 am
It is a shame about the change to your Mom’s home. Hopefully the new place will be a good fit for her and she will have new friends there. Being closer is always a good thing.
Alycia Quilts
7/25/2023 09:07:02 am
Glad you found a new place - but I too am so sad that they didn't keep the building up
patty
7/25/2023 09:54:26 am
It doesn't sound like that group is investing their money wisely. It is awful that they just want to squeeze every last dime they can without regard to the people that live there. I'm glad your Mom got out and found a place closer to you. There is a special place in h*ll for people like that.
Mary Anne
7/29/2023 06:05:46 pm
Apartment hunting is very stressful for all concerned. I'm glad your Mom found somewhere and that it's closer to you. I don't know about where you are but here the concern is always that the apartment owners will break the lease in order to turf renters out so they can then 'renovate' and demand a higher price. The rent review board seemingly can't do a thing about it because, of course, the owners can afford to fight the lowly renters and pretty much always win out. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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