I had been one of the people on Hanna Still's care giving team during her last days. Hanna was a very courageous sport, but she was supposed to wear one of those hospital gowns that are so unbecoming, and she just wasn't going to go for it. But I had an idea....so I took one of her beautiful custom made mu-mus and cut it up the back, adding ties, and voila! A Hanna-worthy hospital gown! She wore it proudly so I cut up several of her mumus and she had a whole new hospital gown wardrobe.
Anyway it was the Country Fair of 2013. Hanna had passed away almost exactly one year earlier. I had made several cardboard top hats to give away to people in my booth and to other friends. My customers were wanting to buy those cardboard hats and I had to say no, they were cardboard for goodness sake, and not up to the craft standards of the Fair. Aw shucks. But it made me think "maybe next year".
Then, within an hour of having this idea, into my booth walks Hanna's daughter-in-law, Kim. She was carrying a big bag, and she handed it to me with a ceremonial air. I reached inside and pulled out a big piece of fabric that looked familiar. It was the fabric from Hanna's mu-mu! I looked in and the whole bag was full of the different fabrics and colors that Hanna loved so much. We immediately dumped the bag out onto the rug and danced around and had a magical Hanna moment.
Within an hour of the serendipitous fabric acquisition someone suggested another material that I could substitute for cardboard (peltex)! I am now officially inspired! You can bet that next fair there will be more than a few of Hanna's mu-mus being sported on the proud heads of people having a whoopin' good time. Not surprisingly, Hanna has managed to inspire even from the Great Beyond. She is with us still, in our hearts and on our heads.
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