Happy Halloween!!

Here is my "Spooky" piece!

Here is my finished "Spooky" by Homespun Elegance. Stitching on 32 count bone lugana, using various WDW and Crescent Colours threads that I had on hand.

A little nice weather..some stitching...

Oohh yesterday and today we have had some pleasant weather. A little rain early this morning but now its breezy and 66 degrees! No real sun but that's ok! We are supposed to get colder later this week and they even mentioned the "S" word for Friday !!  Ugh!!  Not ready for that but it won't stick much yet, except maybe to the grass for a bit.

Here is a picture of some pretty leaves. This was taken with my cellphone through the car window and the sun is not out, so it is not as pretty as when the sun is shining!  This is the end of the street going into where I work.

I actually have been stitching on Spooky by Homespun Elegance!  I just have to finish the border tonight and then I will take a picture to post!

My dad brought us the last of his wax peppers from his garden so DH is going to make sausage stuffed peppers this weekend. They are SO good! Can't wait!

Have a great day!

Sad day...

A bit sad today...my dad called and told me his brother (my uncle) passed away.  Uncle Al was 88, and we had just celebrated his birthday in August.  I am glad I was able to go see him then.  He has been sick for quite awhile with just one thing after another, and I think his body just gave up.  I feel bad for my dad though...he is the only one left from his 'immediate' family.  The thing I remember most about Uncle Al though, is he really "lived life"!  LOL...when he was in his 60's he got a scooter to tool around on! 

I actually pulled fabric and threads out to stitch something and am determine to put a few stitches in today!!  It is Spooky by Homespun Elegance.  Just a small cute Halloween ornament!

Hope everyone has a good day!

Kathy is having a giveaway! And so is Lisa!

Check out Kathy's blog ... she is a great writer, and she is also having a giveaway!
http://astitchersheirlooms.blogspot.com/

Also, Lisa at Hockey Mom is celebrating her 3 year Blogaversary!  Check out her blog for a fun giveaway too!
http://cadurst.blogspot.com/

Nice relaxing Sunday

This was a very rainy weekend here in Ohio. And cold too! Today I had to go to a baby shower but before I left I put stew in the crockpot and when I got back DH and DS were still in jammies so we ate, and I made some pumpkin bread that we enjoyed tonight with hot chocolate while watching the Browns game. I will probably but a few stitches in tonight too!

North Coast Tour de Stitch

This past weekend the North Coast Tour de Stitch began.  This is in the northern Ohio area, and this year five cross stitch shops are participating.  You buy a 'ticket' for the tour (proceeds go to breast cancer research) and then you proceed to visit each shop and get your ticket stamped.  There are raffles and prizes for participating also.

So last Saturday (10/8) DH and I drove to Clare's Stitching Post in Vermilion OH; then to Curiosity Shoppe in Oak Harbor OH; and then down to Craft Gallery in Findlay OH.  On Sunday we hit Just Stitching and The Crafty Ewe, both in Strongsville OH.  It was a lot of fun, and I bought WAY Too Much stash (ok about $200 worth).  The weather was perfect for a nice drive though...sunny and the leaves are starting to change color too.

So I really need to do some organizing of my stash cabinet...hopefully I didn't get too many duplicates..LOL!!

Edited to ask a question of my 3 followers (LOL!)....how do you motivate yourself to actually sit down and stitch? Do you leave your stitching laying out so you can easily pick it up?

Back....

We are back from vacation. A week in hot hot hot Florida.  It was 92-94 each day, and the day after we left to come home...83.  Go figure.  I hate the 90's but love low 80's!

Today is my 50th birthday.  I didn't think it would really bother me, but I do feel kind of depressed today and just sort of want to be left alone.  It does not help that I go back to work today after being off all last week plus the Friday before that.  Ugh. 

No stitching...I have NO idea how someone can stitch on an airplane. The seating is SO tight and narrow, no elbow room for stitching! 

We took lots of pictures so I will try to post a few in the next day or so (we went to Disney so you have to take lots of pictures there!)

Hump Day!

It's Wednesday....Hump Day!  Once we get past today its all downhill to the weekend!  We are getting the house powerwashed today.  Got a coupon for $99 so hopefully they will do a good job. One of the neighbors had theirs done and it looks nice.  Ours isn't terribly dirty, but some spots could use it.  I like that the screens and windows get cleaned while they do it!  Then I just have to do the inside of the windows this weekend!

No stitching.  I thought I would get Summer Garden done before Labor Day but no such luck.  Its one of those pieces that takes longer than you think it will!

Vacation in 9 days!  Disney and tropical drinks coming soon!

Thanks for the comments on my blog posts! I know it is definitely not the most interesting blog but I am trying to improve!

Never Forget

Busy but getting nothing done?!

Hello again.  Wow things seem like they have been very busy this past week but I don't feel I got much accomplished!  We did get the treadmill moved, so I have no excuse not to get back on there!  I did 15 min. on Sunday and 17 min. on Monday...working up to 30 min.  I guess some is better than none.


I was bad and ordered the new Lizzie Kate 6 Fat Snowmen patterns.  SOO cute!! I could not resist!  I guess I better get busy and finish Summer Garden!

New blinds!

We built this house six years ago, and the master bathroom has two huge windows, right over the 'garden tub' (that no one ever really uses).  The windows are 31"x31" each and meet in the corner.  We have had those temporary paper shades on them all this time, but we finally ordered some Bali Difflusion blinds! They are really cool....they are made of a heavy plastic that sort of looks like glass block with a vine design on it.  DH is getting his drill and whatnots right now to hang them since the UPS man just dropped them off! Pictures coming soon!!

Update: Oh they look SO nice!!  And you cannot see through them from outside either!  Here is a picture..not great since I took it with my cell phone.  Edited to say: Those walls are NOT bright yellow!  And we didn't choose the window size, that is the only way the builder would do them.

Chagrin Falls

DH and I are visiting the little town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio today! It is a very quaint village with some good sized waterfalls! We are waiting for a pizza in the cutesy little pizza shop right now!

Here is a picture of the falls!

What!?!? 3 months!???

I cannot believe its been three months since I posted! Sorry I have to get better at this blogging thing! Today is 8/8/11 and it is our 30th wedding anniversary! I love DH more now than 30 years ago and frankly am very proud of us for making it this far!!

No stitching going on but I am half done with Summer Garden! I have to finish that before summer ends!!!

I promise I will be back soon.

Still raining!

We had a few nice days that actually got HOT in the low 80's.  Then it rained again.  DS and I ran out to get a sandwich Thursday evening and there was a lot of lightning, so I told him let's get our sandwich and just head home to eat it.  Well while I was in the sub shop the skies opened up and it downpoured.  When I ran to the car (about 10 feet) the water was ankle deep! My shoes are totally soaked and I have been trying to dry them out on the "air" cycle in the dryer.  Anyway, I could not see ANYTHING driving home.  Never been so scared!  Didn't want to try and pull off because the water on the sides of the road was so deep I was afraid I'd get stuck in it.  So we kept going.  All this in a 30 minute window!  I think the weather said we got 2" of rain in that time.  Crazy!

Our neighborhood has the annual "Neighborhood Garage Sale" this weekend.  OMG people who garage sale just seem to be rude and park anywhere they feel like.  They just walk out into the road and cross the street (and we have sidewalks here!).  It's been crazy. 

No stitching going on this week.  Had a pain in my right index finger by the first joint so I was resting it. I think I pinch-hold the needle too tight!

I think we're gonna need an ark soon

This rain is crazy! I tried to cut grass last night and it was so wet and then it rained all night and all day today too. Plus it's cold...about 46 degrees. Yuck!

Make sure you sign up for Edgars giveaway...link in post two below this one.

Hi guys! Another rainy weekend....

It has been SOOOO rainy here this Spring.  But I scrapbooked three pages today, made three cards and finished stitching this Lizzie Kate design "Peep"....only a week late for Easter! Sorry it isn't ironed ... I was too excited to have something to actually post!  The fabric is lugana in the color Miracle Mint, a very pale green.  It came with the pattern.

Has anyone tried Bohin needles?  I got some and frankly do NOT like them.  The eyes are too big and the thread keeps falling out, and they bend!  You should see that one in the top corner...it's bent right in the middle! I had to throw it out.  Going back to my John James Petite 28's!

Well now to figure out what to stitch next...hmmmm.....

Edgar is having a giveaway!

I just love reading Edgar's blog, especially all about San Francisco!  He is having a 4 year blogaversary, so go check out his giveaway!

http://blacksheepsite.blogspot.com/2011/04/four-years-and-counting-blogoversary-is.html

Wow this blogging thing is hard to keep up with!

It's been over two months since I last posted on here and I pretty much have no good reason why!  Just not enough time in the day I guess!  I did finish stitching the ornament and have two other pictures of finished cross stitch projects too.

The first finished piece is a Shepherds Bush mini kit.  Quick and fun!

The second is another Shepherds Bush kit, of the cutest little Halloween Sheepie!

This is the ornament from the JCS 2010 Christmas ornament issue

And this is a picture of my craft/scrapbooking area in the finished basement of our home.  DH was so wonderful in getting me all the Ikea shelves and putting them together!  Since this photo I have swapped the tall shelf on the right with the oak colored cabinet on the left.



Long weekend....back to Monday...

Hello!  My husband and I had a nice long weekend, since we took Friday off for a much needed "mental health day".  It was so nice to sleep in and just relax.  I did do a little stitching on Sunday during the football games.  I am working on an ornament from the 2010 JCS Ornament issue.  Hoping to have it done this week sometime.  It is a little boring because it is all one color thread (blue).