The next WIP I'll work on is For the Love of Nature by Teresa Kogut. This is an older photo I found on the blog. The house has all the red stitched but nothing else has changed. I started this one in December, 2021 so it's time this one got finished. There's the cover so you can see I still have a lot of stitching. The border is all done except for a bit of filling in the hearts but ...
Red Bird Sampler – So Close to Being Finished
Last night when I stopped working on Red Bird Sampler, the only things I had left to do (as far as I know) are to finish the three green rows at the very bottom. Two of those rows are almost finished and the third one has to be stitched. It's so pretty. I have no idea why I left it sitting for long. I think I will frame it. I have a small wall that I'm intending to be a "bird" wall and this ...
I Miss This Cat
There was no way we could have brought Cat here. There's a busy road very close. Cat would never have been an inside cat so I know we did the right thing but I still miss her. The people who bought the house were happy to have an outside cat and promised to take care of her. I spent probably five years trying to tame her. We went from thinking we saw a cat but then she disappeared, to ...
Stitching WIPS
I'm still trying to figure out a plan for stitching that works for me. Maybe I need someone telling me what to do and I shouldn't be left to make my own decisions. :) In 2023, my friend, Pat, and I started a lot of projects. We had a lot of the same charts and we had a list and we started a lot! By the time 2024 started, all the WIPS were started to make me a little nervous. So far this ...
Christmas Lunch
Today was the annual lunch that our bank hosts. They do two during the day - one in Carthage and one in Neosho, and I think there's one at night in Joplin. We always go to the lunch in Carthage. At least in Carthage, it's a catered lunch and usually we have smoked brisket, has brown casserole, green beans, roll and dessert. You know how I feel about coincidences or things that seem to happen ...
Dutch Oven Review
I was watching YouTube while stitching today and came across this video that reviews Dutch ovens. I haven't finished watching the video but I'm impressed with how thorough he is with this video. If you're a Dutch oven fan, like I am, you may enjoy this video, even if you aren't planning to buy a Dutch oven. ...