Not a Good Day

Yesterday was not a good day for me, I felt very tired and unwell.  I slept on and off all  day and then was in bed by 10pm. Obviously there was no stitching done.  Oh well Tomorrow is another day !!! Take care !!

Dreary Weather

The weather here has not been pleasant.  It has been over cast and dreary.  We have been having snow flurries for the past two days.  Thankfully nothing is sticking to the ground.  I really do not want to shovel anymore this year.  Sigh!!!  DH is also having a lot of problems with all this cold damp weather, we just go day by day.

I have managed to get some stitching done. I finished a quilt square for a friend, made more progress on my granddaughter's graduation sampler, finished another part of a Quickie SAL on the Sticklounge and caught up on a small SAL for one of the French Blogs. Doesn't look like a lot but I am pleased never the less.

Quilt Square for a friend it is from a freebie from the Gift of Stitching mag

Easter SAL from French blog ( Novalee)

Quickie SAL from Sticklounge part 2 

Progress on Graduation Sampler for Granddaughter

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and take care.

A Rainy Day !!!

The rain has been pouring down here for the last couple of days, light yesterday but today I think someone unzipped a cloud and forgot to close it.  The snow is melting away finally.



Today was a day to sit relax and stitch with some laundry trown in out of necessity.  LOL  I managed to finish my Mandala at last. Its a design by Tracy Horner and I loved stitching it.  it was part of my 2011 UFO Challenge. So you can see that I am making some progress.  LOL  I did some more on When Stars Collide and finished  part 4 of Homage to Japan.  I love the colors in this design and it a fun stitch. i am off to bed shortly and hope I can get more stitching done tomorrow.



Mandala by Tracy Horner / Finished !!! / Sticklounge SAL



When Stars Collide part 8 / Sticklounge SAL

Homage to Japan part 4 / Sticklounge SAL

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day !!!

A Quiet Day !!!

Today has been a very quiet day, not much stitching as my back has been giving me trouble  -- again.  I think I did too much shoveling the other day. When I take the pain meds I can't function very well as they make me very drowsy, but they do help my back. I just seem to sit like a lump and sleep.  Hope fully this flare-up will settle down soon.

i did receive my Valentine's exchange package finally.  The mail has been giving everyone fits here lately. Anyway I received a nice pair of bed socks, some floss from House of Embroidery and a nicce hand made card from Polly / Needlecraft Haven.  thank you Polly.

Valentine's Sock Exchange / Needlecraft Haven

I think that is about it for today.  I am making a lot of spelling errors, I hope I caught them all. I'll post some more in a day or two.  Have a great day.

Hello everyone, things here are the same as usual, we lead a very quiet life for the most part due to DH's health.  We had a couple of days of lovely spring weather last week.  One day even got as high as 60 degrees.  I loved it but unfortunately it didn't last.  We had three inches of snow yesterday and today it is bitter cold. I can't wait for the warmer weather to get here and stay for a while.  I have been stitching, I managed to do three more parts on HRW from the Sticklounge and the next part of Homage to Japan.  I love the both of them. I have also been working on this years Ozark Sampler Mystery SAL. It is going to be a bell pull. I have half of the border done so far.  It should be interesting to see what comes next.  I also received my pinkeep from the Sticklounge exchange. Jette did a wonderful job on the finishing.  I love it and the sweets that came with it. Thank you Jette.

Sticklounge Pinkeep Exchange from Jette

Homage to Japan part 3 / Sticklounge SAL

HRW through part 9 / Sticklounge SAL

Ozark Sampler Mystery SAL - border

Well I think that is all for today, I hope everyone has a great day. Take care.

Happy Valentine's Day !!!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.  Here is hoping that all of you have a special someone in your life to make you happy, whether two legged or four legged.  We all need a little love.  DH and I will probably spend a quiet day at home, it is too cold to venture to far.  LOL

I have been sitting and either stitching or reading, two of my favorite pastimes. The weather has been kinder to us here lately. The temps have been above freezing during the day and thankfully no new snow fall.  What we already have is starting to melt. What a mess !!!  LOL  We just keep our fingers crossed and hope for an early spring like everyone else.

Clare's Round Robin / Needlecraft Haven

A Little Furry Friend

Progress on Chatelaine's Mini Mandala Rose Garden

Take care and have a good day !!!  thanks for stopping by !!!

A Stitching Day

Today has been a day to catch up on my SALs.  As it rained all day I didn't even feel guilty.  LOL  The laundry still needs doing and the house will wait for another day. I rested on my Laurels and stitched.  Lazy thing that I am.  LOL  Here is what I worked on.

Part 2 of Homage to Japan from Sticklounge

Mary Poppins through part 4 / Sticklounge

Now it's time for bed.  Sweet dreams everyone and have a good day !!!!! 

Where's Spring !!!!!

It is definitely winter here.  We have had one snow storm after the other. According to reports, we have had over 60 inches of snow for the month of January. Too much as far as I am concerned.  All I seem to do is shovel as DH can't do any of it any more. Now that February is here the temperatures have warmed up a little, but now we have huge puddles of water that freeze as soon as the sun goes down.  As I said  Where is Spring !!!! 

I have managed to stitch though.  I finished two pinkeeps that I will use for gifts and exchanges.  And, there has been progress on my Challenge pieces. Here are some pics for you to see of my stitching and all the snow.

Two pinkeeps, one for an exchange and one for a gift

 

Papillion's Byzantine Gem  all it needs is the beads and then it will be a finish

Progress on my granddaughter's graduation sampler

A first finish for 2011 and the Challenge

The front of our home and all the snow. You can barely see the roof of our car.

This is the side yard and our shed. We won't be getting into it for a while.

Thank you for visiting and have a great day.

A Bitter Cold Day

The weather has turned so cold the last couple of days. the cold goes right through to your bones or maybe that is just my age.  LOL  If it isn't snowing it is bitter cold.  Will this winter ever end.  Come on Spring!!!  LOL

 I didn't get any stitching done today.  I tried but it just didn't happen maybe tomorrow.  I did manage to get more done on Zentangle and When Stars Collide  -- Sticklounge SALs over the last couple of days.  Here is the two of them so far.

When Stars Collide / Sticklounge SAL

Zentangle / Sticklounge SAL

Thanks for stopping in, stay warm and have a nice day !!!

Crazy Challenge Starts

I managed to start my fifteen projects.  I had to change my original list as some of the threads for the needlepoint ornies had not come in and my muse liked something else. I had to take off homage to Japan as the first part of the SAL does not start until the 17 th of this month. But I am pleased with my choices none the less. I have my starts here for you to see.  They do not look like much right now but should grow as the year goes by.

Chalelaine / Christmas Tree Mandala

Snow Poem Tree by Erynne Chard

Peek-A-Boo Christmas by Trilogy 

Needlepoint Candles Ornie -- all the sparkle does not show in a photo

Hardanger Graduation Sampler for my Granddaughter

Knitted Scarf for Special Olympics

A Rose is A Rose by La-D-Da

Pearl Drops by Judy Dixon / I changed the colors

Byzantine Gem by Papillon

chatelaine / Tiny Rose Mandala Garden

Hardanger Table Scarf

Hardanger Angel

There are my efforts, now lets see how many make it to a finish in 2011.  LOL
Have a great day and thanks for looking
BTW  DH is home from the hospital and doing better.