Our pets are not allowed on the furniture .....

Honey Bunny

Mr. Katt aka Simon

Jasper Johns

[I use his full name when he is in trouble]

Caught!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

It is a HE kind of stitching

Pin Pokes I

Designed by Sandra Sullivan

Homespun Elegance, Ltd.

I chose different fibers.    I used GAST Dried Thyme, Week's Baked Apple; Needle Necessities 1342; Week's Onyx; and Simply Shaker Sampler Threads Cidermill Brown.    There is another motif in the pattern folder that I'd like to stitch ... and change the colors ; )    The HE patterns are wonderful to stitch while gathering with good friends.    

 And new bead stash ... to string or tat ... meanwhile, 

they decorate the desk!

Find the kitty

I had run the sweeper and couldn't find our female cat, Honey Bunny.    Opened the bathroom door & there she was:

She is still sleeping there.   Warmest place in the house.

Wednesday, aside from the snow storm, I had won a pass to The Monuments Men.

I picked up our daughter, Tori, and we enjoyed the movie

   

The drive back on Thursday was more enjoyable.   Very cold, very sunny, and blue sky.    

Indiana is a boring state to drive thru.   I had the road to myself most of the time.

The highlight of the drive was when a hawk flew over the vehicle! {no photo}

Shadows ....

Link to Pattern

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76600488@N03/8134391721/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/94294185935925721/

 

Will the groundhog see a shadow, six more weeks of winter?    Will the sky be overcast, and the groundhog not see a shadow, early spring?

Recent Picks:

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

and, there is an audio book, too.

Don't pass on this novel - exceptional.

Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen

I admit, never read any of her novels.   I did see the novel made into a movie which was okay.   This book is beautiful and elegant.    Don't read review - read the book!!!!

Dear Life by Alice Munro

Short stories, written by THE MASTER!!!

the Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell

What fun.   I enjoyed it!    So odd, a puzzle, and a smashing ending.    Unique and interesting.

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

With hesitation, this is also a pick.   The ending.   Yep, it was the ending.   Read thru the whole thing and then, the ending.