hello My name is Miss. mercy, i saw your profile today at www.respectance.com and became interested in you and i will like to know more about you so that i will tell you whom am i and also send to you my picture for you to see me and communicate well,Plesae i will like you to email me back at my email address at (mercys_johnson@yahoo.com) Please you mail to me will be highly appreciated and remember that colour or distance does not matter but love matters a lots in life.. Remain Bless From Yours Loved One Miss, mercy

Ina and I met as freshmen at Adelphi College, where we both were Home Ec majors. It was a perfect combination--I hated sewing and Ina hated foods and nutrition , a combination made in heaven. We become roommates, and that was a blast. We had this tiny closet to share, and Ina had 21 skirts--all made by Ina! We had a lot of fun and got into lots of trouble! We both got married around the same time, got apartments not too far from each other, both had two children then moved to Long Island. In fact Ina helped us find our first house. Ina would drop in to visit my parents with Heather and Debbie as babies. She called my folks Aunt Kitty and Uncle Joe. We moved to Arizona and it was a while before we could get together again. When Ina and Chuck finally visited us for the first time it was a hoot. One night we went out to dinner--Ina came out of the guest room and I came out of my bedroom--we were both wearing the same black dress! Two nights later we went out again, and guess what? We both had the same aqua dress on. 1500 miles between and it was as if we still went shopping together. There were many miles between us, but as long as there were phones, fax, e-mail and planes, we shared everything just as though I was still in Westbury and Ina was still in Jericho. I couldn't be at the funeral as I was having surgery that day. Ina knew about my upcoming surgery, and would kibbitz that we should get one large hospital room for the both of us--roommates again! I miss my old friend dearly, and although I know that time heals all wounds, I also know that there will always be a little piece of my heart that will ache for the wonderful friend that is not with me.. But I have many wonderful memories of a talented, beautiful, generous, funny and loving friend. I am really lucky to have had Ina in my life.

fifteen years ago i was a novice quilter and went by myself to a conference upstate new york to study quilting. i checked into my dorm room and opned the door to walk out of my room and the door across the hall opened and a woman said -hi my name is ina where are you from? that moment and that woman changed my life. to say we became friens is an understatement. to say she had an influence on me would be minimizing her impact. in the last fifteen years we have travelled together,studied together, confided in one another but more importantly we were able to count on one another. if i picked up the phone and called ina and said ina would you ...she said yes before i told her what i wanted or needed, and nor only for me for any quilter, friend, neighbor or acquantance. and that was the essence of ina. she gave much more than she ever asked for. and i only wish i could go back in time and giver her more. her striving for excellence in her work, the attention to detail and her willingness to learn and keep learning- what a talent, as quilters and friends we travelled the world together- israel,holland, california,nevada, texas, chicago-and on many of these trips ina was in pain, and many times in a wheelchair because the walking was too difficul-and rarely if ever did she complaing not wanting to be a burden- and she never was!! it is a comfort to me that the last place ina went before her illness overcame her was to art quilt claremont in ca. where we were surrounded by people who lover=d her and we has as ina always sais A BALL. my only comfort now is that ina is no longer suffering or in pain, i hope she is wering high heeled shoes and is dancing among the stars.and whenever i look up and see a sunset i'll be wondering if ina is up there telling the angels in charge how to arrange the colors and adding beads to the rainbow. she will be missed ina thanks for the memoires

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Ina and I became great friends from her hoot, howl, and TERRIFIC! approach to quilting. As I soon discovered it was her approach to life. Ina made beautiful quilts and promoted quilting, for quiltartists everywhere. Quilting was her artistic outlet and my entry into her loving and caring world. She ended every phone call and email with "I love you". Ina always wanted you to know she cared. We compared notes on our grandchildren and spoke often of what joy our families brought us. She introduced me to her good friend Mimi and they showed me what true friendship means. Thank you Ina for coming into my life. I'm going to miss you. Vicki

my dearest friend was like a magnet . she drew you into her life, sharing ,caring, filled with kindess and compassion. generous. her home open and warm overflowing with love. Always with her heart and hands open to help . she drew me into her world of quilting and i was hooked. taught me all i know . she will always have a special place in my heart ,my family as well . we will miss her cheerfull smiling face . she always had a hoot and a howl and everything was always TERRIFIC!!! she always ended her converstion with love you guys. how fortunate we were to have her and her beautifull family in our lives. i will treasure the years i was fontuate enough to have her as a friend.. with love and kisses and my heart filled with sadness , love ye, linda

Ina was a wonderful and caring person. We met through her unflagging dedication to promoting the Signature Art Quilters. Ina made sure the wonderful quilts created by the group were displayed at our quilt festivals from coast to coast. Today, from this site, I learned something new about Ina - we share the same birthday! Finally, phone calls with Ina always ended the same way - instead of good-bye she always said, "I love you." And, she meant it!

Ina was such a wonderful mentor to me. She showed me as a newbie how to exhibit my art, build a portfolio, have wonderful slides taken and how to ship quilts. She was a leader and never afraid to share her knowledge, time or love. I will miss her deeply. Lisa Chipetine