These are the charts I used in the finished/almost finished pieces I've been showing. I will try to do better about including all the info when I show the finished pictures. This one is For the Love of Nature by Teresa Kogut. It's stitched on a 36 XJu linen. It is a piece from the Sampler Club and it did not have a name. I changed the dark red (house color) from Crimson to Cayenne and ...
Saturday – Visit with Chad & Family
This morning Vince wanted pancakes for breakfast so I milled some flour, made pancakes and bacon. After we ate, I went downstairs, took out 6 or 7 bags of frozen veggies, got them in the freeze dryer. I'm trying to use up or freeze dry as much as I can of the things that sit in our freezers since now we're short one fridge/freezer and even though we have a loaner to replace the kitchen fridge, the ...
Duxbury Linen
Fox & Rabbit has/had a color of linen called Duxbury. If I'm remembering correctly, when it was first released, it was described as kinda wild. There are several pieces of Duxbury in my stash and they are all very, very different! Duxbury is the linen I'm using on the Rose Hill Farm Sampler. Both of these pieces are Duxbury but they are very different. This one is one of my ...
Lacing & Framing
When I first started framing my own stitched pieces, I thought . . lacing isn't so bad. I think I've changed my mind. It definitely isn't fun but I guess it's just one of those things that has to happen if I want a framed piece on the wall . . I could pay a professional framer but not only is that expensive, but I think I'd have a hard time leaving my piece with someone - especially if I were ...
The Garage Fridge
One of today's comments was something like "What are you going to talk about now that the fridge issue is resolved?" I figure since I've been blogging for 20+ years, I'll come up with something but, little did I know that another fridge would go out! Chad said "What is it with y'all and refrigerators?" We have an older . . at least 13 years old . . fridge in the garage. It isn't a "garage ...
Little Cooper
With Oscar at the vet today, I was expecting Cooper to be a little nervous and looking for Oscar. I think Cooper knows something isn't right but he doesn't seem to be looking for Oscar. Cooper has been VERY calm! He will be 2 years old in July and I'm hoping for a big improvement in his behavior. He goes full speed ahead ALL day. He is constantly looking for something he can jump up and grab and ...