One of the sites my Google trolls dug up for me recently pointed out once more how valuable a medium needlework can be in telling the family story and sustaining family ties and history. A Pennsylvania woman put her story into a quilt of magnificent quality and it will no doubt become a family heirloom for generations to come. Read about it here: _http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_10017131_ (http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_10017131) What needlework heirlooms survive in your old Orange County families? Do you have something special that dates two or four or more generations back? Whose names appear in connection with it, and where did you get it? How are you preserving it and where do intend it to go once you are no longer here to care for it? Perhaps you've moved far from the "goodliest land under the cope of heaven" and have taken along with you something that means home to you. Maybe you have received something in the mail that represents an inheritance from a favorite aunt who did needlework from childhood. I'd like to hear about some of your needlework and similar treasures that have found their way into your lives and hearts while preserving a bit of the past in Orange County. But be sure to look at the Baltimore album quilt even if you don't take time to read the entire article - it's worth it! Carol **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)