There wasn't a lot of cross stitching time yesterday. I seem to waste so much time but I did have to go sign the lease for the rental units but the place is maybe three miles from home so really, I shouldn't even mention that as an excuse. I visited with a neighbor for a while and did unload one tree! :) Really, it was a lot of waiting to go do something. Vince had asked me to go about 9 so I ...
Trees
Remember when I said we weren't going to have a garden or fruit trees at the house in MO? I lied! Vince told me he ordered a few fruit/nut trees. They arrived yesterday. My doorbell rang and a very nice lady from "a few lanes over" said they had received this box. Good grief. How is it so hard to get mail/packages delivered to the right house? Apparently harder than one might expect! I ...
We Have A Date!
We have a moving date! The final move will happen the first week in April. We've rented a couple of storage units in MO for the contents of the shop til Vince can get a shop built at the house. We do have a contract on the house. We have a closing date. The buyers had wanted to close in about 2-1/2 weeks but were agreeable to working with us due to the movers' schedule and storage units being ...
Farmhouse Christmas
Anyone doing Farmhouse Christmas with Denise and me? You're probably seeing our pictures and wishing you were doing this too, right? You can go to the designer's website and see different ways for finishing as individual pillows/smalls/ornaments. These little squares are quick to do. I'm only working on them on weekends and if I put my mind to it, I could probably get the entire square done in ...
Chicken & Eggplant
This recipe is on the menu for tomorrow and I had never made it but needed to use an eggplant so I tried it and it was yummy so I added it to this week's menu. I used kale because I have that and don't have spinach. I much prefer kale anyway because it seems more sturdy and doesn't release so much liquid into the food. I didn't use Italian herbs because I do not like oregano. I used ...
A Good Marriage Frame
The frame I ordered from Custom Frame Solutions also arrived today. This is the place Denise uses and had told me about. I'm so glad she shared that info! I'm really excited about this one. I was able to get the frame the exact size I needed. I haven't mounted the cross stitched piece in it yet and simply have the frame positioned over the piece on the sofa (hence the shadows). Is that ...