Virginia Mae Handy

July 21st, 1935 - June 11th, 2024

Virginia's Memory Wall

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I remember Virginia fondly, she was our kind neighbor who built her lovely log cabin right on Pipestone Creek on Watson Rd. When inside, it felt like I had stepped back into the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder! When I was in High School Virginia even taught me how to spin yarn on her spinning wheels in her log cabin. I remember how she dyed the wool using natural vegetables and herbs that she grew herself. She was always the educator and was generous with her knowledge. Before living simply in tiny houses was a popular thing, Virginia was living her log cabin dream, dying, carding, spinning and weaving with the sounds of the creek gurgling musically beside her. I hope that her slice of heaven includes that lovely log cabin, Pipestone Creek, a cup of hot tea and never ending skeins of soft yarns in all the colors of the rainbow.