When I was attending Palomar College in San Marcos, California, several decades ago, I worked for a woman named Louise Diener in the college's job placement office. She told me that if one remembered to say "rabbit, rabbit" before saying anything else on the first day of a month, it would bring good luck for the remainder of the month. This morning, I checked in with my friend, The Google, to see if it knew anything about this. Lo and behold, it did. You can read about "rabbit, rabbit" right here. In these many years since I worked for ...
read moreWhen I was attending Palomar College in San Marcos, California, several decades ago, I worked for a woman named Louise Diener in the college's job placement office. She told me that if one remembered to say "rabbit, rabbit" before saying anything else on the first day of a month, it would bring good luck for the remainder of the month. This morning, I checked in with my friend, The Google, to see if it knew anything about this. Lo and behold, it did. You can read about "rabbit, rabbit" right here. In these many years since I worked for ...
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It rained a good part of the day yesterday. It would have been a good day to catch up on housework, but I didn't. Today, I simply must do some...not that I want to...and it's another gray day in any case.
It rained a good part of the day yesterday. It would have been a good day to catch up on housework, but I didn't. Today, I simply must do some...not that I want to...and it's another gray day in any case.
While I managed to get through the grocery store without killing myself or anyone else, it was a rather taxing outing. For one thing, I gave Mike the morning off. Really, I wanted him to spend his time working on getting the sprinklers set up in the garden. Besides, my list was fairly short, which was the only saving grace for my trip. The store was way busier on a Friday morning than it usually is when I go on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Still, I made it through and I was home around 10:30 a.m. The ...
read moreWhile I managed to get through the grocery store without killing myself or anyone else, it was a rather taxing outing. For one thing, I gave Mike the morning off. Really, I wanted him to spend his time working on getting the sprinklers set up in the garden. Besides, my list was fairly short, which was the only saving grace for my trip. The store was way busier on a Friday morning than it usually is when I go on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Still, I made it through and I was home around 10:30 a.m. The ...
read moreMonday was a long weekend in Canada and I happily spent most of the afternoon doing some slow stitching with my daughter. She was embroidering and listening to video essays while I was working on my Traveller's Blanket and listening in on the programs. It was so peaceful and pleasant. I wish that I could spend all of my afternoons like that
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Welcome back to my little embroidery series. I hope that you are having fun stitching along with me. I like to use Valdani thread either #8 or #12 weight pearl cotton (12 being my favorite). I also like to use DMC embroidery cotton, I usually use three strands when I embroider. Remember to have good lighting, a comfortable seat, beverage of your choice handy too! I’ve been addicted to ice tea lately, mango ice tea.... yum.....
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| I like to use #12 pearl cotton, a single strand. |
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| If I use DMC floss, I use 3 strands for embroidery. |
Welcome back to my little embroidery series. I hope that you are having fun stitching along with me. I like to use Valdani thread either #8 or #12 weight pearl cotton (12 being my favorite). I also like to use DMC embroidery cotton, I usually use three strands when I embroider. Remember to have good lighting, a comfortable seat, beverage of your choice handy too! I’ve been addicted to ice tea lately, mango ice tea.... yum.....
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| I like to use #12 pearl cotton, a single strand. |
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| If I use DMC floss, I use 3 strands for embroidery. |
It was the first day of good weather in weeks. We've had a few sunshine breaks here and there, but no real warmth, and lots of rain for at least two weeks. While I wanted to get on with making the polaroid picture block for the newest Shop Hop quilt, there were lots of things I wanted to accomplish outside too. So, I first took a little walk around. I wanted to show you this picture of the landscape, and what I really want you to notice is the big Weeping Fir tree on the right hand side.
