tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post8935722376312208915..comments2024-03-27T19:51:28.799-06:00Comments on Dining Room Empire: A Canadian Quilter Visits Gee's BendCheryl Arkisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552721454371060936noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-79330885281117134922023-11-28T15:56:16.308-07:002023-11-28T15:56:16.308-07:00I was greatly relieved that Saclux Comptech Specia...I was greatly relieved that Saclux Comptech Specialst provided me with the support I desperately needed after the terrible experience of losing my money to a deceptive online Bitcoin fraud. Saclux Comptech Specialst They gave me technical support resulting in a large portion of my money being returned directly into my bank account. I would recommend that anyone report your case to sacluxcomptechspecialst@engineer.com if you want to stand any chance of getting your money recovered. Viber: +44 7782 645302 Camille Maudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07048233697086862501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-48978450722090621462016-12-06T11:59:47.975-07:002016-12-06T11:59:47.975-07:00By using RentalCars you can get the most affordabl...By using <b><a href="http://car-rental.syntaxlinks.com/r/RentalCars" rel="nofollow">RentalCars</a></b> you can get the most affordable car hire at over <b>49000 international locations</b>.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-72743614878264834452015-03-07T16:03:01.545-07:002015-03-07T16:03:01.545-07:00Beautiful post! I missed it the first time around ...Beautiful post! I missed it the first time around ... so glad you linked back to it. I loved my experiences at with the Gee's Bend women at QuiltCon ...trudys_personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764674203434410754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-80349866271400612942014-10-21T10:12:19.973-06:002014-10-21T10:12:19.973-06:00What an amazing post of an incredible experience! ...What an amazing post of an incredible experience! So much to learn and experience... must put this on my bucket list!Quilter Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870660916547202929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-70655283407544613022014-10-17T17:32:50.991-06:002014-10-17T17:32:50.991-06:00oh Cheryl I am having a little cry now. It is simp...oh Cheryl I am having a little cry now. It is simply inspiring to me to think of the community that I am a part of simply because I stitch fabric together. Thank you for sharing your amazing experience. Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567763046304613055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-41517488748060828932014-10-16T11:57:01.109-06:002014-10-16T11:57:01.109-06:00How wonderful to have been to see Gees Bend and to...How wonderful to have been to see Gees Bend and to have met those ladies there.liniecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643986273499722414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-56605951456622718942014-10-16T08:44:18.602-06:002014-10-16T08:44:18.602-06:00A wonderful post, Cheryl. I grew up in the U.S., i...A wonderful post, Cheryl. I grew up in the U.S., in California, learned U.S. history, and visited Alabama as a child in the 1960s, where I remember being stunned by the posted signs "Colored Drinking Fountain" and "Colored Restroom." Even the birth and death records were divided by color. But as a white woman, I still think my awareness is cursory. I'm currently plowing through The Warmth of Other Suns, about the migration of blacks from the South to the North, and it's startled me—learning more about Jim Crow laws and the ways that they meant life for blacks in the south didn't change all that much after the abolition of slavery. And the move away from the South was fraught with similar, though sometimes more veiled, treatment—Jim Crow laws weren't in force, but job opportunities and the populace in general made it clear where blacks weren't welcome. It's a gruesome history that's still being played out daily. So wonderful to hear of your common ground with the Gee's Bend Quilters.Linzeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-45913470590445841652014-10-14T16:26:46.117-06:002014-10-14T16:26:46.117-06:00PS. I love those paintings! Can you tell us where ...PS. I love those paintings! Can you tell us where you found them and who did them?Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913095438247860953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-91864173895959184672014-10-14T16:23:35.157-06:002014-10-14T16:23:35.157-06:00No doubt that this was a trip that you will always...No doubt that this was a trip that you will always carry deep within your heart and soul. I can only imagine how moving and powerful it must have been, and on so many various levels. <br /><br />I also found it interesting to learn that something we all know of so well, (our civil rights movement) isn't widely know everywhere... but of course, it is our history, not the worlds, and we, (the US) are not, (as much as we tend to think we are) the center of the universe!<br /><br />Sadly, it is something that we still haven't overcome. Prejudice and animosity, fueled by intolerance + ignorance, still run deep in most corners. Law enforcement, the judicial system and our educational resources still have a ways to go in helping to balance scales that are still woefully unbalanced. Anyone who thinks that these struggles for equality are behind us need only look towards what has been going on for the last two months in Ferguson, Missouri to see how deeply we as a nation are still struggling with these issues.<br /><br />Individual families also need to be the source of change, by ending the prejudices that have been passed down from generation to generation. I am blessed that my mother, who was raised in a prejudice home, broke that tradition and taught her children to think and feel differently. I am blessed that my father was able to bring Martin Luther King Jr. to speak at the college where my father worked, spreading his message that still resonates today.<br /><br />Thank you so much, Cheryl, for sharing your journey and your insights with us, beautiful post.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913095438247860953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-36883706946101835752014-10-14T15:01:11.115-06:002014-10-14T15:01:11.115-06:00What a great experience! I hope you will write eve...What a great experience! I hope you will write even more posts with more pictures. I teared up at the part about the hugs at the end of the visit.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126307820923149514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-38733514541510992642014-10-14T13:14:50.046-06:002014-10-14T13:14:50.046-06:00I remember being tremndously moved seeing their qu...I remember being tremndously moved seeing their quilts at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and not wanting to leave. But my most favourite moment was when the Gees Be d quilters who accompanied the exhibit broke into some serious, spontaneous gospel hymns. Everyone gathered around the quilters and just listened. No one wanted them to stop singing!<br />So glad you had such a memorable visit.Barb Robsonhttp://www.barbrobson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-85143726334013710332014-10-14T12:59:51.640-06:002014-10-14T12:59:51.640-06:00What an amazing experience this must have been. Th...What an amazing experience this must have been. Thanks for sharing your thoughts & beautiful pics!christaquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877517568417481491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-6011756434798380792014-10-14T12:41:24.014-06:002014-10-14T12:41:24.014-06:00Thank you for an amazing look into the past and th...Thank you for an amazing look into the past and the futureLethargicLasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959531120975981672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-29406653046070344312014-10-14T09:29:41.749-06:002014-10-14T09:29:41.749-06:00What an honor you had to meet with these women. T...What an honor you had to meet with these women. They are such an inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing your story.Cathy Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273582565868561147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-720761088290516812014-10-14T09:23:59.562-06:002014-10-14T09:23:59.562-06:00What a wonderful experience! I would want to spen...What a wonderful experience! I would want to spend days there too. So much history. A great story about the survival of a people. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Touching and eye-opening. ps. I've been to Montgomery, AL. And I arrived there with similar preconceived notions. It too was a wonderful experience.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918572652405076915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-37111471408441831582014-10-14T06:26:34.009-06:002014-10-14T06:26:34.009-06:00I grew up an hour from Dallas, Texas in the 1970&#...I grew up an hour from Dallas, Texas in the 1970's. We were going through the desegregation of schools during my high school years. I now live near DFW airport. Our area is a smorgasbord of nationalities and it's hard to realize just how racially charged some areas of our country still are. It's sad when you realize how far we still have to go to get away from color of skin prejudices. Wonderful story - very eye-opening.GO STARS!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00870310135874205293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-20933178252236175482014-10-14T02:59:44.043-06:002014-10-14T02:59:44.043-06:00Dear Cheryl, I do so love your writing style and s...Dear Cheryl, I do so love your writing style and story telling ability. Thank you for taking the time to share such a personal and profound trip with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-58481227662742369772014-10-14T00:53:53.814-06:002014-10-14T00:53:53.814-06:00Thanks for the narrative of your trip. Loved all ...Thanks for the narrative of your trip. Loved all of it! What a great end to your trip to visit the Gees Bend Quilters. Yay! <br />I was born in 1950 and even though I was a teenager in the 60's when the Civil Rights Movement was in full force I did not realized the scope of the entire issue until I was much, much older. I grew up on the North Coast of California in a small lumber town and did not see a black person until I was in high school. We had one family move into town and they had a boy and a girl who went to high school with us. They seemed like nice folks...no different than the rest of us. They kept to themselves which I did not understand at the time. Even with encouragment from most of us they did not join us socially. However, many years later I often wonder if they moved to our small lumber town to escape racism. They surely did when they moved to Northern CA. Sadly, I don't think they gave us as much of a chance as we gave them. :( Oops....sorry for being long winded. A little retrospective but not a short one. lolDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482461200177529420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-85743333721328905512014-10-13T20:29:52.099-06:002014-10-13T20:29:52.099-06:00Thank you for the vicarious trip and uncensored em...Thank you for the vicarious trip and uncensored emotion!Sewing In CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300613226195215689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-33433468673544842902014-10-13T19:15:46.478-06:002014-10-13T19:15:46.478-06:00The quilters and their quilts sound amazing, how w...The quilters and their quilts sound amazing, how wonderful that you were able to go to see them. Interestingly many of my friends growing up, including me were second generation Canadians, yet I am older than you. When I spend time considering human rights (most days at the office) I am reminded what a safe place, despite all our not good history, Canada is and for the most part was compared to our neighbours to the south.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285223648285145607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-65263458789095726482014-10-13T19:07:57.111-06:002014-10-13T19:07:57.111-06:00Thanks for sharing such a moving story.Thanks for sharing such a moving story.Quiltgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257061118718988999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-53151625557267477572014-10-13T18:14:19.729-06:002014-10-13T18:14:19.729-06:00A lovely essay -- thanks!A lovely essay -- thanks!floribundahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580721857582350448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-59454183520524511142014-10-13T18:11:22.848-06:002014-10-13T18:11:22.848-06:00Wow - I'm tearing up. Beautifully written. I&#...Wow - I'm tearing up. Beautifully written. I'm in Australia and my understanding of civil rights history is similar to yours. Loved your photos. You have enlightened me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875256804810365321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-69190175099750058602014-10-13T17:40:22.693-06:002014-10-13T17:40:22.693-06:00Thank you for sharing your amazing journey. I trul...Thank you for sharing your amazing journey. I truly appreciate it. JenBower Bird Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675913980961479558noreply@blogger.com