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I got some stitching time in this week. Originally, I thought I would jump in and get started on the next block for my Garden Club series from Blackbird Designs…but that didn’t happen.  I am stitching this on Atomic Ranch’s Frieze in 40 count. It has a bit of pink and green mottling. The colors …

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Nice day! I was able to sleep in but didn't. Patrick went golfing. That game me the morning to myself. I actually sat and watched "Virgin River" on Netflix. I did notice that some of the stuff in the books are different. But it is pretty close to the books. 

Patrick got home and I went for my walk. I got a call before I went out from my Gastro team in Olympia. My doctor wants me to be on the care end. A nurse or PA will call me once a month and see how I am doing ...

This morning, I worked on the laundry. Getting all the loads I didn't get over the last week and running out of clothes. I still have a couple loads to do, but at least I was able to do quite a bit today. I ran the Roomba when Debbie called to head to the museum. 

Debbie picked me up to head over to the museum to talk to Donna. I took over the 3 quilts I had as well. We stopped at DB and I got another $15 gift card, since I forgot the one I have. 

Arrived at ...

We are already in the second week of Lent. Right on cue, the Lenten Roses are blooming, time marches on and spring is appearing sporadically. One day it's here and the next we're plunged back into winter.It's been a very sad time this past week, our dear daughter-in-law lost her precious mother to a horrible and aggressive brain tumor that appeared, so suddenly, just last summer. We will miss

We are already in the second week of Lent. Right on cue, the Lenten Roses are blooming, time marches on and spring is appearing sporadically. One day it's here and the next we're plunged back into winter.It's been a very sad time this past week, our dear daughter-in-law lost her precious mother to a horrible and aggressive brain tumor that appeared, so suddenly, just last summer. We will miss

Sewing and stitching took a back seat this month, as a big chunk of my time was spent poring over Texas’ six-page primary ballot, the election for which is next Tuesday. It was a slog, but we get the government we vote for, so it was an important slog.

In between ballot research sessions, I managed to make a little progress on my Hummingbird Garden cross stitch project: 11 mandalas stitched with one to go. Some back stitching needs to be added to each of the motifs, but it’s minimal so it shouldn’t be too tedious.

Can’t ...

 It is happening, the lengthening of the days I mean. It is already noticeable but of course, we are still under banks of snow and will be for several more months. March can be our snowiest month here so I won't be seeing buttercups any time soon. But still, the tiny steady slivers of extra light each day add up. 

And I finally managed a photo to show why this fellow is called an Eastern Cottontail. Isn't it cute! I called all rabbits "bunny rabbits" growing up. Did you?

I tried to get all the stitching time in that I could this week. I didn’t get my usual amount, though. It’s birthday week here at the Kramers. Gannon and Georgia both had birthdays…and Kayla was home with Jasper for a few days. Kelli stayed over and had a mom/daughter/grandkid day. It was fun. I’ll …

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Well, somehow the blog went off the rails after I made a simple comment that I wasn’t in the mood to stitch patriotic lately. In my post from earlier this week, I wrote about cross stitch pieces that were coming out at Needlework Market. Many of the designers featured patriotic things and I said I …

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This morning, Patrick and I loaded up the truck. Then we dropped off 2 quilts at the church. Next was at Phil's to pick up the stuff he had to go to the sale. 

We arrived at the grange to unload. It was A LOT! And they told us when we got there, we couldn't take any more stuff. So, I needed to send an SOS to stop bringing stuff for the sale. We unloaded everything. There is a lot of stuff, and I just hope we get rid of most if not all of it! 

It's ...

I’m so happy…I have another finish! This is called A Pleasant Sampler from Hello from Liz Mathews. I have had this kitted up for several years. One year, it was meant to be my birthday start. Then we got busy on my birthday and I didn’t start it. The next couple of days, we were …

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It is that time of year again…Nashville Needlework Market is just around the corner. The market is for wholesale shops to go and check out the latest designs from the cross stitch designers. They take over an Embassy Suites. Designers and people who wholesale cross stitch supplies are there. They take over a hotel suite. …

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 This morning, I was cleaning up. Had things to do and get done. 

Once all that was done, I played games. Watched TV and played games. Wasn't in the mood to do much till around 2 pm. 

Then I pulled out my cross stitching.

I worked on the upper left area. Now I'm coming back down. I had to take out a good part of the area in the top left where the green is. I had the wrong color there. So, I ripped it out and put it back in. 

I was having fun with this; I ...

I’ve posted a lot lately about the striped quilt, but I do work on other things.  I have two ongoing stitch projects that are on the PhD list.  I don’t have any rules about when I work on them, just pick up whichever calls to me.

Here is the last picture of Fairy Tales Live on Roofs.

Here’s where it is now.

Here’s the last picture of Goldfinch and Lilacs.

Here’s where it is now. 

I’m still nowhere close to finishing them, but I am making progress.

I had my usual time for cross stitch this week. I worked hard to stay focused on projects I wanted to see progress in. Much of my time went into my Garden Club series piece. I am stitching this on Atomic Ranch’s Frieze in 40 count. It has a bit of pink and green mottling. …

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 This morning, I was up and playing my war games. Then Patrick came home and I was playing my war game "war" for an hour. Once that was done, I kept playing. 

I did bake a "Better Than Sex" cake today. 

I started to work on my cross stitching. Then after supper I sat to work on it some more - till my phone rang. Judy called me from WI and wanted to talk to me about being on a committee for Brazilian Embroidery. I told her I wasn't happy with the way things are going but would be willing ...

Oh Joyous Day!! My Oh Joyous Day sampler is finished!! Oh, I love this one!! I thought I would take you through my framing process…After I was done with the stitching, I went to the basement frame shop to see if I had anything. These were my favorite choices… I sent the pictures to my …

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