Muriel started quilting in 1991 with Linda Cumming, taking her beginner class, and maybe three years later moved to Kathy’s class. She was in class all day on Thursday, morning with Linda and Thursday afternoon with Kathy. She has previously made quilts without instruction and her next door neighbor was in Kathy’s class and told Muriel about San Lorenzo Adult School. She hurriedly joined!
Widowed in 1984, she was married in 1946 and celebrated 38 wonderful years together with her husband, George. Muriel was in school and her girl friend introduced she and George. It wasn't love at first sight, but he had a car! They had a son and two daughters and two grandchildren, a boy and a girl. She has a footlocker in the attic and has lots of toys and baby clothes just waiting for a great grandchild. No luck so far. Kathy so loved Muriel’s great-grandmother’s box, that she started one for her own grandchildren. Little Liam is a lucky little boy.
Joy had a couple of meetings at a restaurant in Hayward and Muriel went a few times and when the group moved to a regular meeting place, Sharon Clarke brought her along. Joy was also in their afternoon quilting class with Kathy so it was an easy transition, especially after the tuition went up so much at San Lorenzo Adult School.
Having just finished planting her vegetable garden, Muriel spends lots of time outside. She cooks for her Eastern Star group. She likes to cook special meals, but is sick of the day-in-day-out cooking duty.
A little known fact is Muriel grew up in California but went to 21 schools before she graduated High School. Her dad’s job took them from town to town so Muriel grew-up making friends easily and fast.
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