The Sanctuary

Finished!

Tomorrow, I'm taking it to House of Stitches for a frame.

Will be a pretty needleroll one day : )

In My Garden

Stitched ALL AFTERNOON

I had a FANTASTIC day. I ran TWO errands & accepted a stitching invitation from GF Sue D (without blog ... oh darn). Arrived around 11am & put some stitches into this WIP. Was delighted that GF Deb L (also without blog ... double darn) visited Sue D. Wonderful to catch up on all the news & relax. Came home around 3pm & Tori had the house tidy & ran the sweeper. WOOT. I am the lucky one today.


C.2000 Teri Richards of Shepherd's Bush printworks. In My Garden Roll. I still have more to add ... isn't it pretty so far?

Since our refrigerator was full of left overs, I didn't cook a meal. Was able to stitch during the evening while DH & Boys watched Cheapter by the Dozen 2. (Tori had a 4-10 shift at Subway)

Enjoy the holiday week-end. Our weather looks like sunny, 80+ degree weather.

Shepherd's Bush WIP

c.2000 Teri Richards of Shepherd's Bush Printworks. In My Garden Fob.

I bought this pattern when it was released -- stitched the fob in 2003!! Changed the date to 2006 ... Now that will give me some motivation to FINISH it : )

No, not finished with my sampler ....

I've been cleaning & running errands in order to free up some time for stitching!!!

Today, while shopping, I picked up two new boxes of tea.

The Pear/White tea is delicious alone (3-min steep time) & with a lemon slice ... frankly, perfect. It is very mild. It contains caffeine.

The Rooibos Tea (caffeine free) is a pretty color & I'm not real crazy about the flavor alone, with lemon it is ok. I'll have to experiment with the 'steep' time.

The box says "He who forgives ends the argument." African Proverb.

When I got home, I noticed Celestial Seasonings is donating $1.00 to WomenHeart (National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease) if you mail in 3 Proof-of-purchase certificates. AND they mail you a Free Red Dress Pin.

thanx for asking ...

Yes, Nicholas has a job at retirement community. He is orientation this week & will have a real schedule after June 2nd. He works the dinner shift or lunch shift as a server/dishwasher & clean-up. There are some holiday benefits + college scholarships with tenure. Between Tori at Subway & Nick at Orientation, I'm 'on the road' too much. I'm not fond of driving. (sigh)

Lee gets the golden needle award this a.m. for making me laugh : ) After the past few days of 'goings-on' I didn't think cracking a smile was possible.

So check out her post called: The Anatomy of a Stitching Slump

AND, after I finish these floors, I hope to get my final border going on the Sanctuary. Logic should tell me that the OUTER borders take longer to stitch! I'm itching to get it completed & pick out a frame .... patience is a virtue .... I have zero patience this week.

SAL

Added the red house, lower right. My goal is to get one house stitched/Sunday. Once the houses are constructed, I'll work on the border! Check out the other stitchers: Cathy, Myrna, Nicole, Pam, & Sabine. I heard from Kay O (w/o blog) who says " I started mine in the upper left hand corner and have 5 houses stitched. It is going to take some time to finish this--not enough stitching time on the weekends or the evenings. "

The Sanctuary WIP

I have two more borders to add ...