Cream for Kitty update

I have spent the past week putting some stitches into Cream for Kitty. Here is where I left off the other day:

I have more of the face filled in and will post another update in a few days.

A Crazy Bit o’Progress

Well, I am slowly getting back into my stitching projects. Still not completely feeling it, but I am forcing myself. Dealing with this depressive episode this summer has been a bear – and I mean A BEAR! I haven’t been this low since my divorce in 1998. However, therapy every other week is helping in spite of the change in doctors. And I am going to church again (just wish there were some singles in my age group there, lol!). All in God’s time!

Onto the stitching…

I finally finished Lincoln’s roof and started on some of the tree to the top right.

 

I am so near completion of Washington’s Monument that I can almost taste it.

 

 

 

Last, but not least, I framed Try to Relax and gave it to a friend of mine the other day.

He asked why and I said “I told you I was gonna do this!”. I think he appreciates it. It’s not the only piece I am giving him. He is a history buff like me and I figured he was the perfect person to give the Civil War piece I finished a couple years ago. I plan to finish it into a throw pillow. I know he will really enjoy it.

I need to put some serious work into the larger projects in my Crazy rotation, so I may wind up working on them quite a bit this month, so long as my mojo picks up!! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer wind down!

‘til next time…

A Cra-a-a-azy Finish!

I finally finished another piece from the Crazy Challenge! I haven’t felt much like stitching lately, but I decided to force myself to stitch on something this weekend. May I present Try to Relax:

I plan to frame this piece and I may wind up giving it to a friend of mine. It’s cute, but I must admit that I am not fond of the stem stitches. My first attempt at those. Time will tell and maybe trying them in other projects, lol!

Try to Relax is almost finished

Just have a little more detail to fill in at this point. I haven’t been too motivated to stitch the past couple nights. It’s been a long boring, yet tiring week at work. Here are some pics of my progress:

Hopefully I can get back on track soon! I have so many pieces I want to finish by the end of the year!

Try to Relax

Almost complete! I finally finished the cross stitches. Now I have to finish the detail stitches (i.e. back and stem stitches). Here is where things stand:

I plan to fill in the detail this evening. Not sure what I will work on next. Maybe I will finish up Washington’s Monument.

Until next time…

May I present…

…Abu!

Yeah, it took a few days, but I finally came up with the perfect purrrr-fect name for new kitty. For those of you Disney fans out there, you may recognize it from the movie Aladdin.

Here he is getting some motherly (well, she’s not really his momma) love from Sandy:

 

 

 

 

 

I spent much of last night stitching away on Try to Relax. Here’s my progress before stitching:

And after last night:

 

 

I plan to put a little more work into it this evening as soon as this post is up!

Until next time…

Washington Progress and a New Buddy

First for my new buddy! Since Sandy is still missing, I put my foot down last night with my dad and told him I was picking up a kitten from grandma’s  today. And when Sandy does decide to show up, we will be a 2 cat household! He didn’t object and asked that I get the newest black kitten instead of Ebenezer. Now for the dilemma: a NAME! My sis is coming over after work to help me with that. So, for now, I present my new little buddy:

Yeah, his eyes are still matted and he has fleas. All will be remedied soon enough! But ain’t he a cutie pie!!!

 

And progress on Washington Monument:

Until next time…

Crazy Update and a New Book!

First the new book! I received the latest Cross-Stitch Christmas book in the mail today!! I have only browsed through it briefly and there does not seem to be many that peeked my interest to stitch, unlike the past couple of years’ books. I thought I would share a pic of the cover with you.

The design on the cover is one that I will probably stitch in the future. There are a few designs for cards that I will also stitch, quite possibly for this year since there is still plenty of time.

Speaking of time, we are halfway through the Crazy Challenge that began on January 1st! I joined this endeavor as an opportunity to clear out some older kits that I had lying around collecting dust. I have made a tiny dent in them and am nearing a finish on a couple pieces. Hopefully I will be able to get more work into them during the summer.

Anyway, here’s the latest progress on Week-end a Paris:

I have nearly completed l’Arc de Triomphe. As you can see, there is a LOT of gold colored floss in this monument, and it’s ALL half crosses!!! With the Palsy, it’s been difficult to see out of the right eye, BUT GOOD NEWS…I finally have movement on the right side of my face!

And speaking of Paris, my best friend is getting ready to head home to France for a short visit! I so wish I could go with her this trip, but alas I have no funds. I’m gonna miss her while she’s gone, pretty much miss her all the time, but that’s because she lives in Michigan and I live in Florida! C’est la vie!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.

Until next time…

Progress Pics…

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all of the dads out there!

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What little I have been able to stitch I will share with you now.

I put some stitches into Married This Day.

 

 

 

 

The bottom left corner is coming along nicely so long as the frog stays away!

 

 

I also FINALLY found Tobacco Road (WDW) floss and started the outer border on Halloween.

I found that I am having to restitch this as well. I miss counted somewhere along the way, so Senor Frog is paying another visit. Oh well! Once this palsy starts to clear up, my right eye will work a little better and I won’t have to strain so much, lol! I found that if I pull the eyelids apart a little, I can see quite clearly from that eye.

I spent last night on Week-end a Paris, but not enough to share yet. I will work on it some tonight while watching The Glades!

Until next time…

Stitchy Pics

Just gonna post some pics this time. Not much to say other than I am doing a little bit of stitching right now. Still dealing with the Bell’s Palsy, so it makes stitching difficult at times. Here are the few that I did put needle and thread to:

Some Stitching…FINALLY

I finally felt like doing some stitching yesterday and today. I filled in more of the sky on Washington Monument:

Somewhere along the way, I lost a row. However, when I count the rows on the trees, they seem to be correct. I will have to just adjust because I will be damned if I frog ALL of that blue, LOL!!!

I began the bottom half of Married This Day:

 

I will have to figure out how to do the lettering on this one as I am reworking it in French and this means less space is needed.

 

 

 

And I made a special bookmark for a friend of mine:

This has a significant meaning to the recipient. I am sure he will enjoy it!

Crazy Update

Just a quick post to show the latest on Washington Monument:

Been dealing with a lot of buried emotions. Not doing a lot of stitching right now. Will be back in a few days…

Crazy Challenge updates

I have been busily working on some of the pieces this past week. My schedule at work has changed, so I may have more free time to stitch during the summer. This is the time of year when things really die down at the shop ~ especially because the snowbirds head north. Anyway, here are some pictures:

 

The Gardeners has been fun to stitch, actually. I did decide to use 3 strands on the purple flowers (see close-up in 2nd pic). I am hoping to give it a little depth by adding the strand.

Try to Relax is coming along and is nearly finished. One of the specialty stitches is the stem stitch, so I will be adding another one to my arsenal of learned stitches before long!

I spent the past couple days on Washington Monument and plan to finish Halloween tonight during Desperate Housewives.

Dad goes in for Round #2 in the morning so I will have at least 1 day of peace. The other 2 will be at work, so not so peaceful, lol!

Until next time…

Crazy days and updates!

Well, last week turned out to be quite a crazy one in the shop. I put in over 55 hours  in a 6-day period and the check is gonna be oh so worth it! I’ll be able to get caught up…AGAIN, lol. And maybe I will have a little left to get some darker fabric so I can finally go back to stitching on Medallions. For now, the Crazy rotation continues. I put in some work on Lincoln’s Birthplace (and unfortunately he doesn’t have a complete roof yet), Cream for Kitty, and Mabry Mill. Here are some pictures:

I hope all of the mother’s out here in blogland are enjoying their special day today! Last night, after getting off work at nearly 6:30pm, dad and I made the 45 minute trip to my Aunt and Uncle’s house to deliver flowers to her from one of my cousins. And today, we made the 30 minute trip north to my grandma’s to take her some flowers. I also got to see the newest furbabies. There are 4 white with some blackish splotches on their heads and one gray tabby. They are soooo cute! But not as cute as my Ebony – well, I will officially call him Ebenezer. I am gonna have to figure out how to get him fixed and his shots over the next couple months.

Dad’s first round of chemo went well, and he has not had too much side-effects, other than tiring easily, so far. He goes for a check up this week and start round 2 in another week.

Until next time…

Stitchy update…

Well, I spent the last couple of evenings in April working on Wilson’s Birthplace. I am almost finished with the house and then I can finish the rest of the stuff on it. Here’s where I left it as of 30 April:

The most difficult part about this piece is the white and the light grey portions. I found that I had mixed them up somehow the other night and had to let Monsieur Frog visit a little bit. Oh well, that’s what happens when two colors are sooo very close in shade and the lighting is less than perfect for the moment. I am just thankful only a handful of stitches had to come out and not an entire section. LOL

Last night and this evening, I plan to work on Lincoln’s some more. His birthplace almost has a roof! Woo Woo!! I will be glad to have that part done because stitching the same 2 colors over and over is getting mundane.

Dad’s first round of chemo started shortly before 6pm this evening. He will be in the hospital until Wednesday, and then we repeat in 2 weeks.

Until next time…

What a week!

So many storms! I am sending good thoughts out to all of you who have had to deal with the wicked weather to the north of us (the Midwest and the Southern states that is). I hope you all come out unscathed.

Easter is behind us, praise Jesus, and Mother’s Day is fast approaching. This means another extremely busy week for us in the floral industry! So if I disappear again, for only a short time, you know why.

Dad is doing well and begins chemo on Monday morning. Since he’s only on Medicare, he will be admitted to the local hospital for treatments every other week for at least the next 6 months. This way, he has no out of pocket for that portion. Whew!

I have been keeping busy in my stitching over the past several days. Here is what I have been working on:

more of Married This Day

 

 

 

 

I am hoping to have the stitching finished before the end of May so I can send it to my mom to get framed and then give to my friend on or before her birthday.

and a couple of progress pics of Halloween

As you can see, I am almost done with Halloween and hope to finish it in May. I am thinking about trying my hand at making this one into a roll. I am just not sure how to finish the ends. I do know there are several great tutorials out here in blogland and I will be looking to them for guidance.

Today and tomorrow, I will work on Wilson’s Birthplace for a bit and then the Crazy rotation begins again on Sunday!

By the way, I hope you have read all the way to this point, there is a special blogoversary coming up for one of our friends! So with that, I will close by saying

Happy 4th Blogoversary, Edgar!!!

HOPPY EASTER!

Yea, it’s a bit late in the day here in not-so-sunny Central Florida, but it’s been a nice day all the same. Spent the afternoon with my family, helped hide Easter eggs for the kiddos to hunt, and then watched:

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Hope yours was just as joyous!!

I promised an update on my stitching projects, so here goes! I managed to get a bit done on Week-end a Paris:

I picked up the Butterfly Shamrock Wreath piece and stitched a bit on that:

And now I am working on Married This Day:

 

I may or may not continue with this piece during the week. I am also thinking I need to put a little time in on Woodrow Wilson and Halloween, but we’ll see what strikes my mood during the week.

I am still a bit drained from the past week between dad’s appointments and the holiday and I don’t see an end in sight for a couple more weeks. Over here in the US (for those of you abroad), we celebrate our Administrative Professionals this Wednesday. Then it’s only a short week and a half until Mother’s Day, so we will pick up a bit more near the end of this week. Not to mention PROMS! I am looking forward to the break after Mother’s Day, but not the little bit of money I will be making at that point (when my schedule goes back down to 2 days per week). Soooo, gotta pay as many bills up as I can over the next couple checks.

Christ has risen and we are saved!

Until next time…