What I'm Stitching ...

This is my afghan - in progress. I am trying to get all the squares done before the HEAT of Summer is upon us.

We had a record 73 degree day on Tuesday - cloudy & all that dreary stuff yesterday -- last night a snow / wind storm ... woke to snow on the ground. Now, it is melting off. Must be Spring in the air!

Still reading John Irving "the Word According to Garp" I'm about 1/2 way thru it.

ah-choo ah-choooo (sigh)

Finished this book. Wow. The ending had quite a shoot-out between the bad guys and the badder guys. LOL




I have a totally sukky cold. Again. I'm very sick and tired of these bugging germs. Couldn't sleep much last night & read most of this comedy. Every time I turn the page, something cracks me up. And, this is a series of books. Go me.




I want some of these buttons---I hope House of Stitches can figure out who makes them : ) Would be excellent on my Pennsylvania Redware pincushion. [it is a Carriage House design]. I'm so hoping.



This is my all-time fav 'historical fiction'novel .... called, The Illuminator by Branda Rickman Vantrease. AND GUESS WHAT????












Another book!! by the same author ... scheduled for release March 2007. The library ordered it - I'm FIRST on the list. WOOT!!!

brrrrrrrrr ....

It is too cold out there ... this book reminds me of The Hobbit. It is an adventure & I am not sure where we are heading. I know there is another one called Son of a Witch. And, a book with Stepsister in the title. Do I want to continue this adventure??? Do I want to read all of them???



DH & Nick went to visit Grammy P. Alex & I are home with sore throats & coughing. Or as Nicholas says "there is an elephant on her chest". Nick helped with some household chores. I managed some ironing, another section of Wicked, & more stitching on the game board sampler:

Berthi's Birdbath

Berthi's Birdbath

This FREE pattern is available The Workbasket web site.

This is a motif from a 1776 Dutch sampler.

Other fine Dutch samplers can be viewed onBerthi Smith-Sanders web site.

Sunrise in NW Indiana

We have lake effect snow in the forecast ... an additional 4-6" thru the day. Last night, I took Alex to Show Choir rehearsal & drove 20 mph d/t blowing snow. Alex wants more snow for sledding -- and for a 'snow day' from classes.








This is my latest stitching project:



Yesterday, I added three more motifs: Top row - tree; Next row - floral & bird. More progress pictures Game Board Sampler SAL Blog. The idea is to continue stitching at least two squares per week thru 2007.

Creative Corner

My stitching area. A small corner of the bedroom. It is cozy - with CD player, tape player & radio nearby.

My evening retreat after the last meal of the day.