Stitch Blogger Question

How do you balance your stitching time with your other obligations such as work, household chores, etc.?

I've been very lucky that I have the freedom to structure my life to give me more time to do the things that I truly love. My responsibilities are few on purpose so that in my non-work time, I can dedicate myself to whatever crafty pursuit I like.

And, really, all that dust will still be there tomorrow if I decide to put down the stitching and dust, and if there are no clean dishes, there's always take out...I can be exceedingly flexible! ;o)

Shipping Soon

Are there any more glorious words than 'Shipping Soon' when viewing your amazon.com account?? (Of course, other than seeing 'Out for Delivery' when checking tracking, ...but, I digress)

I thought not.

After ripping apart as much of my house that I felt like, and still not having any success, I decided to just buy a new USB cable for my camera.



I fully expect to come across my old one once the new one arrives.

Happy Holidays!

We're happily recovering from an overabundance of turkey and the trimmings! I hope everone else had an absolutely fantastic holiday, too!

We had a lovely time visiting the families for the holidays! AND, I was able to sneak in some xstitch:

• On Christmas Day, I worked on Santa of the Forest (I got a good part of the bear's face completed)
• Today, I worked on Purrfect Pals (not all that much - I got most of the orange tabbly completed and the crows. We watched a foreign movie and had to put it down to keep up with the subtitles!)

One Day at a Time

I've decided to do the systematic cross-stitching where you work on one project a day.

My list:

• Santa of the Forest from Lavendar & Lace
• Purr-Pals from Homespun Elegance (the view with both kitties - they match mine!)
• Snaperville from Bent Creek
• Spring Arches from Bent Creek (I've completed Winter Arches)
• Autumn Arches from Bent Creek
• Summer Arches from Bent Creek
• The Promise from Shepherd's Bush
• St. Peter's Fair from Shepherd's Bush

And, no. No cable yet! :o(

Yes, we have no USB cable

I have a digital camera. It's been sitting around, unloved, drained, because I could not find the charger. Behold! I found the charger last week and now I have many pictures crammed on the memory card. Since they do not spontaneously jump from camera to computer, I need the USB cable.


*Sigh*


How boring is a blog with no photos.

Please stay tuned. I am feverently searching!


Until then, I can offer these tidbits (close your eyes and imagine a picture after each):

1. I am knitting this Knitting Pure and Simple sweater using Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted in the Mother Lode colorway.

2. I am cross-stitching this from Bent Creek.

Happy Birthday!

Just put the Top Hat on and am ready to wander around the town...