February recap

I had planned to do some update blog posts during the month but those didn't happen.  Instead I give you the February Stitching In One Shot post

A finish!  

Dark Shards

Ink Circles

32 ct. Antique white

DMC threads

An ornament

Snowflake 

Scissortail Designs

DMC threads

Progress on Plum Pudding

Serenity prayer - the words on the first page are almost done

And finally I did a little filling in of the border on Blackstone fantasy garden

In the merry, merry month of May

Here we are in June and I didn't get a last post done in May to show off all the stitching progress I made.

So to start off June here is what happened in May since last time

I finished Lorelei Lamb by Just Nan

I did this one on 32 count lugana instead of linen

I managed to finish frogging Blackstone Fantasy Garden by Ink Circles and then made some good progress on the green border

I did a little on Tour - which is so hard to see over one on 25 count

And I did a little bit on Serenity Prayer version 2

I am also having a debate on this one - the pattern is actually two colours - there are some flowers coming up and I am trying to decide if I should do the piece all in one colour or use B5000 (bright white) for the flowers.... must decide soon


I also did some work on my genealogy project which took much longer than I was thinking it would.  I made some really good progress though, although having ancestors with super common names is so frustrating.

It's about time

Finally - a blog post!

Not only a blog post but also I managed to finish something - well two somethings.

Heart decoration

Michael Powell

From: Christmas cross stitch (ISBN 9781782215097

Stitched on 32 count white lugana with Anchor threads and Rainbow Gallery Treasure Braid

Gingerbread mouse

Just Nan

Special edition ornament kit

32 count raw Belfast with DMC threads

Action packed

It has been a busy month.. and a bit.

On the 9^th I went to see my parents, during this visit we planned a day trip.  My aunt joined us as we went on the 1000 Island Cruises Lost ships of the 1000 Islands cruise.  It was a little cool and windy for the first part of the trip but was bright and sunny by the time we got back.  This cruise does not include a stop at the restored Boldt Castle but it did go around it.  It was very pretty but I am not sure of the practicality of living in a castle in the middle of a river.

After the cruise we enjoyed a lovely bbq and visit.  And the next day I returned home.

I had a fairly quiet weekend the next week.  A friend and I went to see Wind River and to lunch.  The movie was excellent though the subject matter is not for everyone. 

On the 20^th I took the train from Ottawa to Toronto where for the first time I went to Union Station before getting on the GO train and heading to Burlington.  Why would I go there you might ask?  I had a work meeting the next day but had a lovely dinner and walk along the pier.  After my meeting I got back on the GO and headed off to Oshawa to meet Bonnie.  We spent a few days in Toronto going to the Royal Ontario Museum and doing some shopping.  On Saturday morning we went to Gitta’s where we met friends for stash shopping and lunch. 

It was a packed few days, the weather was hot and not at all normal for the time of year.  Still we had a great time and managed to do almost everything on our list.

I headed home on Sunday very tired.

The last weekend of September was the Cataraqui Embroidery Guild Marketplace and Show in Kingston.  Dani and I headed down for the day and had lovely afternoon/evening visit with local stitching friends before we headed back home.

This past weekend was Thanksgiving (Canadian) and once again I travelled to see my parents.  On Saturday my aunt joined us for dinner and then I made her help identify some old photos.  We seem to have a lot with no names or the “grandma and I”. …. Not helpful!  They will be labeled shortly and I have scanned them as well.

We went to see another aunt for a large meal on Sunday before I was back home on Monday morning.

So much travelling and many things going on! This is not normal for me and I am ready for a few weekends at home.

I have managed to do a little stitching and have been trying to make progress on the stash zone:

Added some drawers to the stash zone

Touching the Autumn Sky

Started the second page on Cougar kitten

Blackstone Fantasy Garden

Second round of Serenity prayer

Merry Ho Ho Lizzie Kate

Don't look outside

It is very white outside today.  

It started snowing this morning and expected to still be snowing tomorrow morning.  I am not looking forward to going to work.  

I realized that I didn't blog finishing stretch!  I finished him last weekend.

I have been working on the net on the main border; the top and right side are done.  

I have also managed to get two Red Threads by Rosewood Manor stitched.  I still have to assemble them together - I didn't like the way it was working this morning and took it apart.

Epiphany and Wild orchid

Make it epic

I was told that this post should be epic.... 

I don't know why - it's only the 1000th post to the blog. 

I declare this post to be epic just because it is number 1000 - and I have posted twice this month :P

I have stitching progress to share... 

A finish

Oakley Owlet 

Just Nan

Limited edition ornament

32 ct linen

DMC threads

A tree

Winter tree silhouette Arctey.com

 

 

 
A bee

Bees knees - Ink Circles

A journey

Fortunate traveller - Teresa Wentzler

I am oh so close to being all the way around - it's my goal to finish the ivy this week


Epic Post 1000 - out

It's too hot to think of a post title

Summer decided that it wants to start early here.  On the weekend it felt like the middle of July.... and I haven't gotten any of my summer clothes out so I went and spent most of Saturday at the movies seeing Captain America :)

I have managed to get a little stitching done.

I finished the stitching part of the latest Just Nan limited edition critter

 Little Hedgie

Just Nan

32 natural linen

DMC threads

I started Winter tree silhouette.  I am almost finished the first page; it is one over one on 25 count.

I also have been making some progress on Teresa Wentzler's Fortunate Traveller.  

This, That and Another Thing

I have been remiss in posting.  It has been on my to do novel but never seems to get done.  

First: goals:

January Goals

Stitch an ornament - yes
Start Spring Quakers - yes (it is two blobs and an X still)
Work on Serenity Prayer - yes

February Goals

Stitch an ornament
Finish Serenity Prayer (a girl can dream)




Next

January's ornament

Snow is coming

AuryTM Designs

Facebook

25 ct Christmas Red lugana

B5200 DMC 

over-one

And finally

Progress on Serenity Prayer  

September Goals

Ah, the best of intentions.  I had them: I was going to stitch and blog -maybe even do some work in the stash zone.

Didn't happen.

I did get some stitching done but the blog part = fail.



Let us review

August Goals
Stitch an ornament Yes
  Work on Fortunate traveller Yes, I did some border work and I enlarged my working copy
  Work on stash zone not that you can tell


This brings us to 


September Goals


Stitch an ornament




I have finished stitching another Just Nan ornament

Cardinal tweet

Just Nan

32 ct natural linen with DMC

Death & Glory

Welcome to a kitchen sink post.

The last week or so has been busy.  At work last week I was the only one in; everyone else was off enjoying hard earned holiday.  Holidays mean that for about three weeks I have some additional areas to cover so crazy busy.

I did sneak a day off on Friday and Dani and I went to the Canadian War Museum to see Death & Glory, an exhibit on Gladiators and the Colosseum.  I had not been to the museum yet so we have a tour of the other exhibits as well.  Once we were done there we went for pedicures - a first for me.  Yes, I know- sad.

Saturday was a lovely day. I meet with friends for a late breakfast then Dani, Bonnie and I spent the day visiting and stitching.  A great way to spend my birthday.

Goals

July Goals
Finish remaining Jingles YES!! Stitch an ornament Do the Jingle count? Work on stash zone Yes- though still much to do Figure out projects I thought about --decisions not so much

August Goal

Stitch an ornament
Work on Fortunate traveller
Work on stash zone
 

I managed to fit in some stitching

Gingerbread jingle mouse

Just Nan

c.2013

DMC

32 ct. natural linen

Yes - you read that correctly -- I stitched on linen.  I might still be in shock.




And I have added to the green in FT's border.

Last time

 

I also did some on Serenity Prayer but not enough to share.

Jingles all the way

It's Christmas is July!

I have finished all the Jingles by Lizzie Kate.  I am not sure yet how I want to finish them so to the finished bin they go

I'm not 100% sure what I want to focus on next.  I have a couple of ideas but am having a hard time settling on one.  I might start by picking my aunt's ornament for this year and getting that out of the way.

November Small SAL

Here we are the last Wednesday of the month, that means it's time for my monthly small.

I actually have two!!  Wait - maybe it should count as three??

First

Nordic yuletide #1

Summer House Stitche Workes

from August 2014 Just Cross Stitch

32 ct. Platinum Lugana

White and 321 DMC

And the ornament for my aunt this year:

Red threads

Rosewood Manor

32 ct White Lugana

895 DMC