Seven Sisters - Earlene Fowler [1]
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
BROKEN DISHES
DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS
TUMBLING BLOCKS
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For
Debra Jackson, my wonderful baby sister
and the real quilter in the family
and
Helen May,
dear friend and one of the most
courageous women I know
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I never forget that books and lives are not written completely alone. Some of the people below have helped me with gifts of information and technical advice, some with personal support and friendship, many with touches of both. To each of them I extend my gratitude and also confess that any mistakes in the manuscript are mine alone:
O, Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Clare Bazley—for your precious friendship, insightful comments and for the great information on quarter horses, and
Tom Bazley—for giving me one of the best lines in this book.
Tina Davis—for your special friendship and cheerful, giving spirit.
Karen Gray, deputy district attorney, San Luis Obispo—for sound legal advice, and research help above and beyond the call of duty (with an extra thanks for being such a tremendous friend).
Jo Ellen Heil—for your Spirit-filled friendship, your graceful suppport, and your prayers, I truly give thanks.
Christine “Nini” Hill, the Queen of everything—for a friendship that defies description: No one makes me laugh like you do.
Steve Himmelrich, detective, San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s department.
Robert A. Jakucs, retired LAPD detective, Pacific Division.
Lynda Kay, M.D.—for expert medical advice.
Dean James and Donna Houston Murray—much treasured writing buddies.
Jo-Ann Mapson—beloved friend, writer,