May 15/17

Here is a quick update on this bib. I am stitching with great sadness tonight because the time to say goodbye to my gorgeous white cat, Penelope, is quickly drawing near. She is sixteen years old and has been in chronic kidney failure for several years. Today she has been refusing food and has barely moved except to slightly shift position every once in a while. I have set up a bed downstairs in the basement to spend the night with her as she has declined so quickly in the past 24 hours.


Here are some photos from healthier days:

May 14/17

There has not been much stitching going on here this week as I picked up two extra shifts and we had friends over for a party last night. The extra shifts will come in handy as the dog killed a laptop by knocking it off the table the other day and we would like to buy a propane fire pit for the backyard to enjoy this summer. There was some discussion about cross stitch last night as one of my friends was looking at some of my work. She is quite crafty and wants to learn how to do cross stitch beyond what she has self taught so she has lots of questions for me. I love to share and encourage people to try new things so I can not wait to help her out.

It does not look like much stitching will get done today as we are babysitting a friend's kid and the sun is shining after a week of rain. Hello Sunday!

May 11, 2017

Update photo! I managed to get a fair bit stitched last night after walking the dog and going to bed. The dog walk was interesting to me in that this is Spring Cleanup for the junk one finds in all the corners of one's house. I love to look at the piles on the curbs because I have had some fabulous finds like the little table that sits on our deck and the decorative lighthouse that sits in our flower garden. I did not see anything of interest last night although I did find two barbecue covers that had blown away during storms and landed in the field where the dog was running off leash. They were both fairly new and in better condition than our current barbecue cover, but I decided to drop them by the nearby school bus stop shelter as chances are one of those families is missing their cover.

I deserve a medal as I received this email:
"From now through May 31, 2017, you can use coupon code MAYSTITCH at checkout to get $10 off any single order of $50 or more! 

Thanks for being an Everything Cross Stitch customer, and happy spring stitching! "

I looked at the website, found some cute patterns that I would love to have and I DID NOT BUY ANYTHING!!! There are two boxes of patterns and one box of kits upstairs in my spare room that should be tackled before any new patterns come into this house. At least that is my official stance today.

Happy stitching!

May 9/17

Work is underway on CADPAT bib #4. I had hoped to be farther along as I was off yesterday until noon when a friend called to say that they were feeling quite sick and could I cover their shift? The extra money will help out for our summer vacation and the cottage rental involved. I have not offered them for sale yet as I want to have several stitched up before I post them for sale. Part of that hesitancy is anxiety about putting my name and wares out there and part of that is wanting to have a decent supply available if there is a demand for them.

My little Mason jar is almost full to the brim with orts and discards. I like to cram the orts down and fill the jar until it can hold no more. Weird, I know.

May 6, 2017

CADPAT bib number three was finally completed this evening. I was supposed to go see the movie "Maudie", but it was sold out at our little theatre here on the base so I stitched to pass this rainy evening. There was a bit of competition for my spot on the couch this evening.

This little critter kept grabbing my spot every time that I got up. She is a great mix of annoying and cute at the same time, protesting just a little bit each time that we scoot her furry butt over on the couch. Her favourite spot used to be on our bed, but the recent arrival of our newest cat who now sleeps on the dog bed beside our bed has made this little kitty decide that the couch is a better place to spend her time. Sadly for her, the humans keep insisting on sitting on her couch.

Happy stitching!

May 5, 2017

No pictures tonight as my phone is hovering on the edge of shut down today....problems with the charging port. I am almost done the latest CADPAT bib, but I just can not seem to quite finish it. My fingers and brain move so slowly after a busy and challenging day at work. Fortunately, we are in for a very rainy weekend so I suspect that there will be a fair amount of stitching in front of the TV while we receive up to 50mm rain if the forecasts are accurate. The rain started a short while ago, but is really more of a drizzle. Maggie was barely damp when she came back in from her bedtime pee.

Well, it is off to bed for me in a few minutes. I work tomorrow morning and then off to see the movie"Maudie" tomorrow evening with some friends. Here is hoping that the rain water stays out of our basement!

Happy stitching!

May 3, 2017

So, not much stitching to report these past few days as there just seemed to be so many other things to get done before I could sit down to do much stitching. I know, right? Priorities are out of whack. Stitching should be more of a priority over laundry, the dog and our 16 year old cat who has to be hand fed to get her to eat any amount of food. On the plus side, I received a bib envelope of these cute little Charlescraft bibs. I must have hit a sale last week when I placed my order because the order total, including shipping was only $50 US and I had purchased twenty of this little bibs. If my fella' is reading this, there were only 2 bibs in that envelope and I only spent a few dollars. Honest!

Happy stitching!