Is There Anybody Out There?

     I have that, "is there anybody out there?" feeling today.  I haven't had to leave the house in four days, which I like.  My only contact with the outside world is when people stop in and whatever I find on the computer.  I have been working on a book which requires a lot of research, and I'm extremely frustrated with the amount of information I can't get on the internet.
     Everything says it's free until you go to the site, and then you need to buy a membership to see anything.  That should be illegal. I just want to know if any of these ladies are still alive. They are in their nineties, and it seems that I have just missed some of them by a couple of years or less.  Anyway, I got a letter from a family member of one of the ladies I am writing about. It was like Christmas.  I hope that I am able to get good information about all the other ladies too.  I have realized that this is going to be a very emotional journey.  I hope that I am able to represent these ladies in a way that makes their loved ones proud.  That is one of my goals. It would be wonderful to get a first hand accounting of the events surrounding the quilt from one of the ladies who was in on the making of it.  I had a dream last night that I got great information about the ladies, but none of the sources had ever heard of the quilt.  I guess that is a possible outcome, but I hope not.  
     I will be updating that site today too.  I haven't been able to do much with either site lately. I've been fighting one really bad cold.  Hopefully I'm on the upswing, and my energy will return.  I will also be getting out of the house this afternoon.  My oldest has a basketball game.  Go Eagles!  Then I would like to go to a meeting with a group that is trying to start a school garden.  My schedule has not cooperated until now, but tonight is looking good.