Our Marti is an uplifting presence at the heart of the Daily Kos community. You will see her cheerful self in any of the social diaries throughout the day but most especially in the Pootie diaries. She undertook the very important task of overseeing the PWB Peeps group after Tricia Wyse passed away — and this fun-filled oasis for people who love pets has thrived under the MarTiger’s leadership. Marti is funny, sassy, and her warm and naughty humor is contagious as can be. She makes everyone feel welcome and included. She makes us laugh and feel happy. She brings us closer together, all in the spirit of fun and friendship. What a gift this woman is!
What you may not know is that even though the spirit of Marti’s heart is as big and open as all outdoors the actual, physical, pumping organ has not been well for a long time. Marti has had open heart surgery and lives with all the limitations that come with being a heart patient. She also lives with considerable, debilitating chronic pain in her back, neck, and all her joints, pain for which there is no good remedy (at least not until her State allows medical marijuana) and which also greatly limits what she can do. Not to mince words, it sucks and Marti suffers.
We would like to make a community quilt for Marti so she can keep your love and friendship close, something to give her some loving energy on those days when she is laid low by pain. We love her! So let’s wrap her up in loving words as a tangible reminder to her of how we feel. Leave a message of love, support, and appreciation in a comment below and I will transcribe it onto muslin. My sister and I will then sew it into a colorful patchwork for this beautiful woman.
It takes time and material to make a community quilt and it is a living for me and my sister. If you would like to contribute toward its cost, here is a PayPal link for The Marti’s quilt — or message me for an address if you prefer a check. $20/message is suggested but no worries if you cannot afford to donate. We still want your message! This is a crowdfunded thing and some always give more to cover messages for those who are short on funds.
Please note, if you leave a quilt message in PayPal rather than in the comments below, please Kos mail me as well to let me know. The way PayPal is now configured, it is easy to miss attached notes.
Here is the list of message givers for The Marti so far:
1. bfitzinAR
2. Diana in NoVa
3. sockpuppet (and Theodorable)
4. Vetwife
5. dialysisterLCO
6. Old Sailor
7. mrsquack
8. skillet
9. Common Sense Mainer and Bill in Portland Maine
10. Gwennedd
11. Mvgal92691
12. LizinPA
13. 2thanks
14. side pocket
15. Jon Sitzman
16. carolanne
17. scyellowdogdem
18. flycaster
19. JoanMar
20. OppositeLock
21. broths
22. jtg
23. koosah
24. TrueBlueMajority
25. liz
26. ramara
27. enhydra lutris & the Twins
28. rebel ga
29. RunawayRose
30. emeraldmaiden
31. jwinIL14
32. roses
33. dconrad
34. basket and Belle
35. Auntie Anne
36. Angela Marx
37. Pam from Calif
38. auapplemac
39. Ekaterin
40. Observerinvancouver
41. Louisiana 1976
42. maggiejean
43. sfpcnik
44. samanthab
45. slksfca and Dixie
46. Rued Gestures
47. HedwigKos
48. Mufftootuff & Max
49. jrfrog
50. Whaddaya
51. Feralkat
52. purple cones
53. 1toughlady
54. northcountry21st
55. greenbird
56. raincrow
Check here for a list of our completed quilts.
See also these three posts about the community quilt project:
KosAbility: A Virtual Quilt for Sara and Ann, from Community Quilt recipients
We Have Something to Say to YOU, Sara R and winglion!
Community Quilt FlashMob Brightens up NN13
Community Quilt Testimonial Videos
remembrance
ramara
paradise50
shanikka
cskendrick
peregrine kate
PAYPAL LINK FOR THE MARTI'S QUILT - THANK YOU!
Boots says, “Thank you for supporting community quilts!”
Namaste.