Enjoy the Moment

Hello All. 

I am grieving the loss of our local grocery store tonight.  In a town of 1490 people, this is a disaster.

Apparently, within minutes of my departure today, the store went up in flames and is a total loss.  It was only 5 miles from my home.  Yes, I said miles.  Now I will have to drive 25-30 miles, depending on which direction I go.  These are not freeway miles, these are winding country roads.  I worry for all the families that made their living in that store.  I worry about the loss of tax revenue to our community.  I worry about how some of the other local businesses might be affected when we all have to go to bigger towns/cities to do our shopping and buy more stuff in those places while we are there.  I worry about how budgets will be affected by increased driving/gas costs.  I worry about how the schools will be affected.  Will I be able to still get my prescriptions now that the in-store pharmacy is gone?  We lost 2 in-store restaurants, including a Subway, as well.  Life as we knew it will be changed for the foreseeable future.

 

I am sure they will rebuild, but that will take time.  In the meantime, what damage will take place in our community?  Time will tell.

 

So, since I am feeling very sad tonight, I decided to make a fall card.  We are not having much of a fall here because the drought caused the trees to lose their leaves in June & July, so there's not much left to change. 

 

 

 

I have a beautiful Memory Box stamp that I used tonight, stamping it on 2 different Basic Grey Indian Summer papers and punching out the tree then mounting it with foam tape on top of the other one.  I used a Sizzix die for the label and tied May double-sided satin ribbon to the top.  The sentiment is from Impression Obsession and I used Versafine Sepia ink.  The sketch is from the Skipping Stones Designs challenge.

 

I am also entering the following challenges:

 

Crazy Amigo Challenge - falling leaves

Die Cuttin' Divas - fall colors

Love to Create - fall/autumn colors

Use it Tuesday - all about fall (hoarded stash=Basic Grey Indian Summer - I confess, I AM a paper HOARDER)

 

Thanks to Margaret for posting for me yesterday when I was just too sick (migraine again) and tired to be able to do it.  I'm very glad to be back tonight, even though I do have to go to the office tomorrow!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

kathy b