The heat index has been right at 100, just above and just below all afternoon. 5:10 p.m. and it's 99 (heat index) now. It is miserable. This has been a busy few days for us, especially since we rarely leave the house but we went to Branson on Wednesday and met Marlene, met Julie and Shirley yesterday in Joplin and today . . it's been non-stop all day. I had a couple of things to do this ...
Shopping When Hungry
Yesterday we were meeting our friends at Olive Garden but we wanted to do a bit of shopping at Sam's Club since it basically shares a parking lot with Olive Garden so we got there early and did our shopping but we were both hungry. We each got carts, and headed to difference sides of the store. By the time we met up, we both had carts full - mostly food and beverage. Vince had two cases of beer ...
Next Project
After finishing Big Red House early, I thought I was going to start Veteran's Day at Twin Gables but I also wanted to finish Memorial Day. Once it was time to start stitching agai, I went back to A House Is . . Since I had the outer border done all the way around it, I was able to measure it and order a frame for it too. There are several shades of brown and gold in the stitching so ...
Big Red House Finished
Big Red House won't be "fully finished" til the frame arrives, but the stitching is done and that means I finished the June Cross Stitch Camp project with plenty of time to spare. I kinda surprised myself. It wasn't huge - finished at about 7.25" x 5.25" but there were a good many stitches in it (for a small piece) and more color changes than I realized. I finished it on the 15th but hadn't ...
Another Lunch Date
Last night when Vince started to go to bed, he said "We don't have to go anywhere or do anything tomorrow, right?" Right! He went to bed and went to sleep and then I was just about to go to bed and I got a message on Facebook from an internet friend who I have met before. She and her daughter, who I've also met before, are going to be passing through our area today and wanted to know if we wanted ...
Magnifying Lamps
As you may remember, I keep ordering magnifying lamps. Back in the Fall, when I first started cross stitching, my friend, Donna, told me that she had ordered so many lamps trying to get the one that worked perfectly for her. I thought . . how hard can it be? Oh, now I know. Every single lamp, whether it's a small table type lamp, a head lamp or a free standing, swinging arm type lamp, that I've ...