I did get it done.....

I'm back after a month or so, but that is because I was busily working on 'Persian Iris Garden' by Martina Weber (Chatelaine Designs) and I did finally get it done and ready for the framer..... it took me 425 hours to complete.... tomorrow it will go to the framer and when it gets back home I'll be sure to add another picture.....

Back to Basics -- Kind of....

I'm in kind of a stitching slump here, so I went thru my UFO's and found 'Persian Iris Garden', an older mystery by Martina Weber....I'm about half way thru and am hoping I can get back in the mood and finish this off.... here's where I was when I quit.....



Martina will be starting another 'BIG' mystery in January 2010 - 'Peacock Garden'.... I'm thinking of starting this one when the time comes.....

started a new book.... 'Rough Country' by John Sanford.... so far so good.... a new mystery and it seems to be just as good as all the rest of his books....

yesterday we went to the movies and saw 'The Box'.... it wasn't at all what I expected.... it was quite weird, but I thot it was very good.... a little unsettling and really makes you think....

Happy Veteran's Day

today is Veteran's Day.... 'you're free to thank a veteran today and for that you should thank a veteran'..... this was Maxine's calendar page saying for today on my Hallmark Maxine Calendar.... I think that says it all....

we had a good day!! Applebee's had a Veteran's Day celebration -- a free meal for my veteran hubby and all other active and retired veterans.... we both had a delicious meal.... it is good to know that our country salutes their veterans for their unselfish service to all of us so we can live our lives as we please.....

You Know It's Cooling Off.....

when all the plants that love living outdoors for the summer are brought back into the screen porch for the fall and winter..... it does signal that the cold weather is not far off.....





we have a great screen porch that we are able to use all year round.... we had vinyl windows made to put in the screen openings so we can keep the plants warm and us too.... we always hate putting them in, but it's worth it to keep from having to bring all my plants into the house.....

Forgotten Finish

good morning all.... beautiful day here, but getting a little more humid.....

as I was looking thru my past posts I see that I never uploaded the finished product of 'Mermaid of Atlantis' by Mirabilia..... she is framed and hanging in our master retreat.... thot you might like to see her.....



it took me 105.5 hours to finish stitching her.... I have a neat little clock program that I start each time I stitch and I keep track of it all in an Excel worksheet.... I found it interesting to see how the time mounts up, but you don't seem to have gotten much done....

Big Car Problem

yesterday we decided to take my pride and joy out for a ride -- 1987 Chevy Monte Carlo Aerocoupe SS..... well, we didn't get but a few miles and she started steaming..... limped home and luckily she didn't blow up.....

today Chip is outside working on the problem.... I sure hope nothing was hurt and that it will be something easy to fix.....

it wasn't as bad as it looked.... one of the hoses had sprung a leak, so we lucked out.... new hose and new antifreeze and we're back in business.....

here's I picture of my 'baby'.....



and here's a picture of my Chip (my other pride and joy) and me.....

Chamber of Commerce Day !!

today was another beautiful day here in Florida.....

started stitching on my next project..... 'Coming to America' by Little House Needleworks..... don't have much of a start yet, so I'll just upload the picture on the chart..... as soon as I have enough to show you, I'll add it here......



dropped off 'Mayflower Landing' and 'Forever and For Always' to the framer today..... picked up the third 'Bless Our Home' sampler, Christmas gift for son #3.....

I'm On A Roll !!

posting 2 days in a row!! today I stitched another ornament.... this one is stitched one over one on white, 28 count, Monaco evenweave with 'Jolly Holly' by Crescent Colours..... I found the design on a blog I visited -- Les Grilles De Liselotte..... she has a great blog with lots of charts to share.....

now I have 2 ornaments to do the finishing on....

Catching Up

this will be a post full of pictures..... it is my attempt at trying to show you all what I've been stitching before and after my update in August..... these will be in no order, but thot you'd like to see what's been going on.....

'Forever and For Always' wedding sampler by Victoria Sampler for my youngest son and his fiance.... I am planning on stitching it 2 more times for the other kids' aniversaries:



'Bless Our Home' by Country Cottage Needleworks..... I stitched this 3 times so far (Christmas gifts for 3 of our 4 sons) -- one for Marty, one for Bill and one for Brian.... have one more to do once Doug gets married in December:



'Mayflower Landing' by Little House Needleworks..... this will be going to the framer on Friday:



'From Sea to Shining Sea' by Little House Needleworks:



'Heart of America' by Little House Needleworks:



'Pixie Bluebell' by Nora Corbett:



'Pixie Fern' by Nora Corbett:



'Verandas of South Battery' by Graphs by Barbara and Cheryl -- this is an actual street in Charleston, South Carolina:



'Secret Love' by John Clayton:



'Shimmering Mermaid' by Mirabila:



'Rose Thread Pouch' by Little House Needleworks and Crescent Colours..... the pouch itself was a Limited release from Impie Hattie & Bea:



'Heirloom Stitching Sampler' by Victoria Sampler...... this was my first try at 'cut work' and it turned out just fine... this is the framed piece and the 2 below it are the top and bottom so you can see the detail better:







'Beach Cottage' by Country Cottage Needleworks:



'Traveling Stitcher' by Little House Needleworks and Crescent Colours with another Limited release from Impie Hattie & Bea:



'Dorothy's Pink Flamingos', 'Natasha's Violets' and 'Eloise's Roses' by Alchemy Stitchcraft:

'Peace Ornament'

I'm way behind on my blog, but thot I'd add a little today.... I joined a new blog -- 'Little House Needleworks Monthly Ornament Stitch-A-Long Blog'.... the charts will start distribution in December....

to get us ready we decided to stitch a 'bonus' ornament to get us in the mood.... I found a cute Country Cottage Needleworks ornament..... 'Peace'.... stitched it one over one on blue, 28 count, Monaco evenweave.... I didn't do the finishing yet, but here's a picture of how it turned out....



I'm really looking forward to doing a new ornament each month.... I've never stitched an ornament before and thot this would be fun.....

hope you all have a great day and happy stitching.....

Long Overdue Update

Hello again everybody!!! It's been forever since I've updated my blog, but things have settled down and here's the project I'm working on now.....

I'm working on a 23 month mystery by Papillon Creations called 'Castles in the Air'..... here is a picture of the first five parts.....


there has been a lot of work here since the last time I updated and I'll be adding those picture soon.....