Good morning, my friends. Ahhhhh…what a nice afternoon I had yesterday. In a minute, I’ll tell you what I did[n’t] do. First, let me tell you about the morning. The Plaid Cat got his first stitches. It’s hard to see what I’ve done here, but I stitched all around the edge of the cat, and some of the facial features.
Good morning, my friends. Ahhhhh…what a nice afternoon I had yesterday. In a minute, I’ll tell you what I did[n’t] do. First, let me tell you about the morning. The Plaid Cat got his first stitches. It’s hard to see what I’ve done here, but I stitched all around the edge of the cat, and some of the facial features.
Good morning, my friends. It was a busy kitchen day yesterday, but there was still some time for sewing. No actual sewing...just finishing and prepping, but it's all good.
My first stop was to finish the embroidery for Block 1 of the Quilter's Retweet. There was only a little ways to go with this.
Good morning, my friends. It was a busy kitchen day yesterday, but there was still some time for sewing. No actual sewing...just finishing and prepping, but it's all good.
My first stop was to finish the embroidery for Block 1 of the Quilter's Retweet. There was only a little ways to go with this.
No change in the numbers.
This week I worked on Christmas Cottage and the paint chip challenge. The paint chip challenge is my focus piece. It’s time to finish it and move on to another project.
Neither piece changed much in the last week. Instead, it’s back to the haul from the sale last weekend.
Top row: Sulky variegated embroidery thread (two spools each color), Christmas pattern books (embroidery & cross stitch), and a Heaven and Earth Designs pattern. That one is so large I doubt I’ll live long enough to finish it. I may try stitching a ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. It was such a busy day yesterday, but I got most everything done that I wanted to. It started with this pretty sunrise.
Good morning, my friends. It was such a busy day yesterday, but I got most everything done that I wanted to. It started with this pretty sunrise.
Good morning, my friends. Well, I said it would be a good day, and it was. It was one of those days when I could have taken thousands of pictures, but I restrained myself. I'll show you what I have. This part of Portland comprises several of its most beautiful and beloved public spaces. Clustered together, one can find the Hoyt Arboretum, Washington Park, Pittock Mansion, Oregon Zoo, International Rose Test Garden, and Portland Japanese Garden. Matthew and I were there to see the Japanese Garden. As it turns out, the place was way busier than expected on a ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. Well, I said it would be a good day, and it was. It was one of those days when I could have taken thousands of pictures, but I restrained myself. I'll show you what I have. This part of Portland comprises several of its most beautiful and beloved public spaces. Clustered together, one can find the Hoyt Arboretum, Washington Park, Pittock Mansion, Oregon Zoo, International Rose Test Garden, and Portland Japanese Garden. Matthew and I were there to see the Japanese Garden. As it turns out, the place was way busier than expected on a ...
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A little relaxing hand embroidery.
Small patchwork pieces, French knots and gimp secured with bullion knots.
This piece has a base of silk dupion
I think there will be more of these small embroidery and patchwork studies.
After all, you can never have too many cloth books.
Good morning, my friends. It was another busy day yesterday. It seems I'm still catching up from a couple of doctors' appointments over the past couple of weeks. Possibly things will settle down for a short time. We're gearing up for a trip next month, though. That always means there's lots to do. I'll say more about the trip as it draws closer. Just know we'll be making a loop around Washington State.
Mike and I have lived in Oregon since 1978. Washington is just about an hour north of us, but we've never ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. It was another busy day yesterday. It seems I'm still catching up from a couple of doctors' appointments over the past couple of weeks. Possibly things will settle down for a short time. We're gearing up for a trip next month, though. That always means there's lots to do. I'll say more about the trip as it draws closer. Just know we'll be making a loop around Washington State.
Mike and I have lived in Oregon since 1978. Washington is just about an hour north of us, but we've never ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. It ended up being a very busy morning yesterday. My morning to-do's took me well past lunch time, and so it was late in the day before I could get to any sewing. No matter. The goals I'd set for the day were accomplished despite the lack of time.
Of course before I could do anything else, I did some slow-stitching, finishing the final embroidered block for Le Jardin.
Good morning, my friends. It ended up being a very busy morning yesterday. My morning to-do's took me well past lunch time, and so it was late in the day before I could get to any sewing. No matter. The goals I'd set for the day were accomplished despite the lack of time.
Of course before I could do anything else, I did some slow-stitching, finishing the final embroidered block for Le Jardin.
Good morning, my friends. Except for grocery shopping, yesterday might have been the most routine day of the week. It was nice to just settle in for a normal day. Included on the day's agenda was to bake a Magic Apple Plum Cobbler. The plums and apples came from our own trees. As I've mentioned many times, our poor little apple tree has never thrived. Nevertheless, it generally produces enough apples each year to make this one single dessert. Why is it magic? Because it is so magically simple to make.
Good morning, my friends. Except for grocery shopping, yesterday might have been the most routine day of the week. It was nice to just settle in for a normal day. Included on the day's agenda was to bake a Magic Apple Plum Cobbler. The plums and apples came from our own trees. As I've mentioned many times, our poor little apple tree has never thrived. Nevertheless, it generally produces enough apples each year to make this one single dessert. Why is it magic? Because it is so magically simple to make.
Good morning, my friends. My day went off the rails yesterday. Things were going along as per the usual routine, and I was minding my own business when my doctor’s office called. And I’ll say right up front here that everything is fine with my nose. I’m about to lead you down a worrisome garden path, but I want you to know that everything is A-OK before I go any further.
They called the day before too (the day after my Moh’s). So, I was kind of surprised to hear from them on Day 2. The ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. My day went off the rails yesterday. Things were going along as per the usual routine, and I was minding my own business when my doctor’s office called. And I’ll say right up front here that everything is fine with my nose. I’m about to lead you down a worrisome garden path, but I want you to know that everything is A-OK before I go any further.
They called the day before too (the day after my Moh’s). So, I was kind of surprised to hear from them on Day 2. The ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. Since we last chatted, a lot of water has passed under the bridge. Thankfully, Tuesday’s Moh’s procedure is in the rearview mirror. My doctor and his staff made the whole experience as pleasant as possible. Still, it took four swipes to get all of it, and my nose looks like it's been through a wringer...or something...maybe in a boxing ring or something. In any case, it's done, and I'm glad it's done. Yesterday had me feeling a little dragged out, mainly from the stress of the whole thing ...
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