So now we're quilting on Sundays, are we?

Little did I know, but here in my rather newly adopted town which I call home, is a wonderful "underground" community of humans who all just happen to have sew much in common and have an innate need(le) to get together.

I am, of course, talking about the group of women who meet during the day on Mondays in the Niverville United Church basement. Quilting is the game. And without doing a stitch of advertising, these women are busy, busy, busy.

Today I was introduced to the group. I invited myself along on a friend's scheduled visit simply to make myself more aware of my community. I was not disappointed, for here I experienced the essence of community. The aroma was fresh, inviting, full of richness, and called the on-looker deeper into the experience.

What made this visit so nice was that I was simply expecting to drop in and have a quick look. I was quickly reminded that tasting something...really tasting something, requires intentional time...and repetition. Each return to the table brings a new perspective on the flavour. And the beautiful thing about discovering something new in your world, is the hint or even promise that there is still more.

Our adventure of connecting the community through various interests is full of promise...a promise of...I want to say harvest, but harvest is more of a getting; this is more of a seeing than a getting. People will begin to see that there is so much more than what we all see. So much more than all the things that are on the main drag and on our own cul-de-sac.

So the next time you are out and about in Niverville, look twice. Am I certain about what that means...no. Do I think that it has value...yes. There is so much out there that has value. And today I discovered some in a small church basement which I have walked, rode, and driven past without ever casting a thought. And now I have proof of their existence...I came equipped with a camera, and their photos can be seen by clicking twice on the flickr sidebar of this blog. Take a look. They are the first group of artists to be featured here, but there will be many more to come; so please keep visiting and we'll discover together Niverville's underground world.