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> Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
> folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
> I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone I'm
> sure.
> You said:
> < once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
> hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not finish
> and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need
> to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace.
> This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictly a
> voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
> If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
> blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it means
> a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter or
> binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long term
> visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns, please
> ask for help.
> Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently wrapped
> around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
> delighted to find help if you need it.
> I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
> remember that I have gators. Polly
>

>I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've had
>things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
>nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
>understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
>recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.
> I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to provide
> all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are unable
> to continue.
> As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off... or
> be their dinner!
> --
> Kate in MI
> http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>> Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
>> folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
>> I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone I'm
>> sure.
>> You said:
>> < once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
>> hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not
>> finish and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block,
>> you need to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into
>> cyberspace. This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this
>> is strictly a
>> voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
>> If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
>> blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it
>> means a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or
>> quilter or binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a
>> surprise long term visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and
>> all 9 younguns, please ask for help.
>> Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently
>> wrapped around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will
>> be delighted to find help if you need it.
>> I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
>> remember that I have gators. Polly
>

> I certainly agree with you, Polly. =A0But on that RARE occasion -- we've =

> things go awry. =A0And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
> nudging... =A0 things happen. =A0 =A0I just want to make sure that any ne=

> understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
> recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.
> I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to provide
> all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are unable=

> continue.
> As for the gators... =A0I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off... =

> their dinner!
> --
> Kate in MIhttp://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
> > Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
> > folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
> > =A0 =A0I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyo=

> > sure.
> > =A0 =A0You said:
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0< =A0once you send your block -- the rest is out of =

> > hands. =A0I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not f=

> > and deliver them. =A0But things happen. =A0Once you mail your block, yo=

> > to be prepared to let go... =A0in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace=

> > This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictl=

> > voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
> > =A0 =A0 If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiv=

> > blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it me=

> > a lot that the Hug be completed timely. =A0If the assembler or quilter =

> > binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long t=

> > visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns, ple=

> > ask for help.
> > =A0 =A0Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently =

> > around the person we are hugging. =A0I will be watching and I will be
> > delighted to find help if you need it.
> > =A0 =A0I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, =

> > remember that I have gators. =A0Polly- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -

>> I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've had
>> things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
>> nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
>> understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
>> recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.
>> I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to provide
>> all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are unable
>> to
>> continue.
>> As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off... or
>> be
>> their dinner!
>> --
>> Kate in MIhttp://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>> > Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
>> > folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
>> > I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone I'm
>> > sure.
>> > You said:
>> > < once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
>> > hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not
>> > finish
>> > and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need
>> > to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace.
>> > This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is
>> > strictly a
>> > voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
>> > If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
>> > blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it
>> > means
>> > a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter or
>> > binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long
>> > term
>> > visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns,
>> > please
>> > ask for help.
>> > Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently wrapped
>> > around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
>> > delighted to find help if you need it.
>> > I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
>> > remember that I have gators. Polly- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
> Hi Kate - I love being part of the HUG group too and take part in all
> that I can. I was just wondering tho' - I don't really know how to
> say this .... I know I finished the HUG quilt for my friend Judy,
> after all the wonderful contributions from the Huggers on our group,
> but I don't see a picture of the finished HUG on the site. Is it just
> too hard to keep up that site now? I know I sent a picture of the
> finished HUG to everyone who participated cuz I feel it shows that it
> was actually done and how thankful I was to receive their lovely
> blocks. I know I absolutely delight in seeing how others put their
> HUGS together and it's always nice to look at the HUGS and see your
> own block that was contributed. Just wondering.
> Sharon (N.B.)

> The Web site that Kate's post directed us to is actually Terbear's, not
> Kate's (at least I think that's where I ended up!). Terbear has been
> involved in some other endeavors lately, and I'm guessing that's at least
> a part of the reason that many of the more recent Hugs aren't appearing on
> her site.
> What do you all think about setting up a Flickr or Picasa or some other
> photo site just for RCTQ Hugs? Each and every one is truly a piece of art
> and love, and it might be really nice to have one location to go to see
> them all at one time. Can you think of any reasons not to do it?
> --
> Louise in Iowa
> nieland1390@mchsi dot com
> http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
>>> I certainly agree with you, Polly. But on that RARE occasion -- we've
>>> had
>>> things go awry. And even with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle)
>>> nudging... things happen. I just want to make sure that any newcomers
>>> understand that while we do our best to make sure the HUG gets to its
>>> recipient, sometimes things are out of our hands.
>>> I didn't mean to infer that we don't follow-up and do our best to
>>> provide
>>> all the resources we can muster to help someone who finds they are
>>> unable to
>>> continue.
>>> As for the gators... I wonder if Sam and Jazz would scare them off... or
>>> be
>>> their dinner!
>>> --
>>> Kate in MIhttp://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
>>> > Thank you, Kate, for doing the hug invitation; I'm sure there are new
>>> > folks here who wondered about it and may want to join us.
>>> > I don't quite agree with something you said; no surprise to anyone I'm
>>> > sure.
>>> > You said:
>>> > < once you send your block -- the rest is out of your (and my!)
>>> > hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUGs linger or not
>>> > finish
>>> > and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you
>>> > need
>>> > to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace.
>>> > This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is
>>> > strictly a
>>> > voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our
>>> > If a person has taken on the honor and responsibility of receiving
>>> > blocks and seeing it through to the next step,(or the next step), it
>>> > means
>>> > a lot that the Hug be completed timely. If the assembler or quilter or
>>> > binder (sometimes me) gets infected with head lice or a surprise long
>>> > term
>>> > visit by brother-in-law Bubba, 12 cases of beer and all 9 younguns,
>>> > please
>>> > ask for help.
>>> > Hugs aren't going to be 'out of my hands' until they are gently
>>> > wrapped
>>> > around the person we are hugging. I will be watching and I will be
>>> > delighted to find help if you need it.
>>> > I do so hope that I've been able to say this agreeably. If not, do
>>> > remember that I have gators. Polly- Hide quoted text -
>>> - Show quoted text -
>> Hi Kate - I love being part of the HUG group too and take part in all
>> that I can. I was just wondering tho' - I don't really know how to
>> say this .... I know I finished the HUG quilt for my friend Judy,
>> after all the wonderful contributions from the Huggers on our group,
>> but I don't see a picture of the finished HUG on the site. Is it just
>> too hard to keep up that site now? I know I sent a picture of the
>> finished HUG to everyone who participated cuz I feel it shows that it
>> was actually done and how thankful I was to receive their lovely
>> blocks. I know I absolutely delight in seeing how others put their
>> HUGS together and it's always nice to look at the HUGS and see your
>> own block that was contributed. Just wondering.
>> Sharon (N.B.)
>