Winter ? ? ?

Gosh, it is amazing how much better I feel on a nice day.
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the temperatures are not at all winter-like. Oh, I know that can change in an awful hurry--and it likely will, but til it does, I and the little dogs will take full advantage. Hope it remains nice tomorrow as well, for my trip to the new allergy doctor. Even though it is close by, I hate going to the big hospital campus for appointments, it is a maze of buildings and there are never any parking spaces in the same county as the complex I need to visit. But then again, if this guy can make me feel better, I will seriously walk across hot coals to get there. Hot coals can't be any worse than not being able to breathe and feeling like I have the flu every day.

No pictures of Eiffel Quaker to share just yet, want to put a few more stitches in it before I get out the camera.
Better get to it.

Enjoy some sun, be happy

Monday, Monday

Not much post-worthy activity going on this past week, had a few health issues that took away strength and motivation for anything but resting. Hope this coming week will be better!

I did manage to cheer on my friend Kay as she took two of her sweet puppies to their first show, with awesome results.
Just love those little dogs!

Except for the beads, I also have another Christmas ornament finish, LHN Silent Night.

Stitching this week will be on Jardin Prive Eiffel Quaker. Stitching and thinking back on my time in Paris, blissful way to spend this sunny Monday.

Be well, be happy!

Winter Weekend

Snow this weekend, not alot, just enough to be a mess. Thoughtful Tony shoveled all our walks while Gary was at work. I spent my days cooking, stitching and watching football. Gary went to a concert with Kevin tonight, so I sat in front of the fire and put some stitches into LHN Silent Night. Wish I could be watching the Saints playing but the 49ers vs Giants game was good right up to the last play. No big plans for the upcoming week, no appointments scheduled, so I can plan to give all my attention to stitching and thinking about redecorating the living room when spring arrives. I have been enjoying looking at Shabby French styles, I think I can make that work, although I might question my thought process as it relates to white furniture when one has dogs.

Hmmm

I would be so pleased if my paragraphs did not disappear as soon as I hit publish! Why is this, I wonder??

Looks like snow!

Mother Nature really is confused this winter. Since the Halloween weekend storm (when we were without power for 25 hours) there has been a few snowflakes, but nothing at all wintry. Tonight there is to be a quick clipper system passing thru, no big deal, but then tomorrow night into Saturday, we are to get some real, get out the shovel, snowfall. Doesn't much matter to me, since I can stay home and not have to venture out at all, but of course, this would be Gary's weekend to work. Hopefully the storm doesn't amount to much, nothing worse than being scheduled to work on a Saturday, and then having nothing to do. Fingers are crossed that no matter how much falls, it is not enough to scare away his customers. Made a quick run to the Farmers Market this afternoon, visited all my favorite stands, to stock up for the weekend. Will be having some Buffalo Chicken tonight, courtesy of Mr. Bill's Plain & Fancy Poultry, that has to be my favorite store of them all. Always such tasty things, and the nicest folks work there, I love shopping where people know my name. Not alot of stitching to share, the frog came to visit. Very happy that my mistake was able to be corrected with a minimum of effort and no lasting damage, but it did serve to put a damper on my stitching enthusiasm. I will share a snap of Silent Night with my next post. Stay warm and be happy!

Another Saturday Night

No stitching to share, the last few days found me too dizzy to count and no motivation to do much of anything else either. I have been enjoying a new book on my Kindle about Queen Elizabeth but that's about it. Tonight Gary & I met up with Steph & Jim for dinner. It was good to see them again, such a nice couple that we have alot in common with. Good food, good conversation, not so good outcome to the Saints game, which I could see on the TV in the bar from our table. Can't believe football is over for another season. Hoping tomorrow will find me able to pick up my stitching, I was really enjoying making some progress but no sense in stitching and then having to rip it all apart cause I miscounted. Pac was very glad to see us come home so she could settle down on my lap, love this little dog

Stitching Joy

Little bit o stitching going on so far this week. I have completed as much on JOY as I am able until I receive the beads for the border. Made a start on another LHN small Silent Night, which calls for an overdyed thread that also is on order from Just Cross Stitch. Looking forward to a nice packet of goodies in the mail some day soon! It is a wet & gray day here today, dogs aren't wanting to go outside, and although I will miss a dogwalk, I don't mind staying in where it is warm and dry. Might not be to my liking outside, but it is a perfect day to stitch, so I shall.

A few weeks ago, I set some paperwhite bulbs to bloom and here they are, adding a hint of spring to a dreary day!

New Year New Blog

So, here's my debut effort into the world of blogs! I will try my best to be a good blogger and be entertaining, informative, and positive . . .no griping about bad health and other assorted not so great things that we all have to deal with! This will be a way for me to share all the wonders in life that I have been blessed with: a comfy little house to share with my husband and my dogs, my cherished friends near & far and my dreams . . .some day I will figure out my place in the world and what I shall do to fill it. In the mean time, I will stitch, I will read, I will cook, I will snap pictures, I will create, and I will share.

My current stitching project is LHN Joy, and it has been a total joy to stitch!