Labour Day Weekend, Mom Update.

Can August really be at it's end? It has been a very long, complicated, terrifying month. I'm happy to see September.

My Mom's sinus / ear surgery went well.  She's in stable but critical condition.  Praying for her recovery. Thank all of you for your prayers and good thoughts. They are deeply appreciated.

I finally stitched last night.  October Girl is nearly done.  I hope to finish her before the stroke of midnight!

She's been a lot of fun to stitch.  Now, to do August for Morgan Rose and December for Michelle. The bond between Mothers and Daughters...

Have a Blessed Shabbat

I'll be praying the Rosary for my Mother at 11:30.  You can join me here, if you would like:

Come Pray the Rosary

May God Bless you all on the long Labour Day Weekend. Stay Safe. Happy Stitching.

Terri

Update on my Mom and a birthday.

Mom is stable but very critical.  She's had TIA (Pin) Strokes, she's on the ventilator, and it's still touch-and-go.

Please pray for her.  She means everything to me and my family. Especially to Morgan Rose... they are peanut butter and jelly.

Today is my youngest daughter's 26th birthday -- bittersweet for her today.  Happy Birthday Morgan Rose!

I'm going to try to stitch some today -- maybe it will help me relax and calm down.

May your day be blessed.  Happy Stitching.

Terri

New stash, new start...

Not really a "new" start, I suppose. I'm adding LHN's October Girl to the right-hand side of October Cottage. 

I finished the vine and will work on "girl" tomorrow.  I think I may give her short hair and lots of grey, like mine!

I received new stash from 123Stitch.com:  Wild Salt Air from Hands On Design and 28 Ct. APRIL Lugana from Crossed Wing Collection.

I can't wait to finish OG and Pumpkins 4 Sale so that I can work on Wild Salt Air.

Have a wonderfully blessed evening!

Happy Stitching!

HAPPY DANCING -- October Cottage is done!

I took the last stitch in October Cottage about 20 minutes ago!

Now, to add October Girl next to it!

I so loved stitching this piece.  I had not stitched in so long, I thought perhaps I would never complete another project.

I am on a stitcher's high right now!

Don't forget to leave me a comment and tell me if you think I should offer a Birthday Giveaway!

Have a lovely evening and a great week.

Stay safe, Happy Stitching!

PROGRESS: October Cottage August 16th.

I've been stitching in spurts the last week,  but made good progress.  I'm almost finished with the cottage, just pumpkins, grass, and bottom border to go.

The above was my progress as of August 14th.

This is my progress as of 11:00 p.m. August 15th.

I changed the colours on the cottage and I made the door look like one we once had. I haven't decided if I'm going to fill in the windows of the cottage yet.

Can you believe it's Mid-August? Where has the summer gone? I've only been in the pool four times.  It rained the entire month of July (in the afternoon).

I am looking forward to September.  Now, if I could only convince our Governor and the President to abolish Daylight Saving Time!!!

Happy Stitching Y'all!

FALL SAL

The Facebook LHN / CCN group is having a FALL SAL.

This is the design I chose:

Pumpkins 4 Sale 

I hope to have an October Cottage update this evening.

Happy stitching!

WORLD CROSS STITCH DAY!

Today is World Cross Stitch Day!

Today, I'm working on CCN's October Cottage.

Working on the house today.  I HOPE I will finish it before September.

August 10th was the day I lost my beloved Pop.  Just 19 days before my youngest daughter was born. 

This is a photo of Nanie and Pop in 1986.  It's how I remember them best.

Funny... I never realized that they had grown old and never thought there would come a time when I wouldn't have them.

I hope you all have a blessed weekend. Happy Stitching!

Terri

October Cottage and other nifty things!

July seemed to drag on and on.  I'm glad it's over.  August means that school is starting and Fall comes closer.  

It's a bittersweet time.  I lost my beloved maternal grandparents (they adopted me when I was a wee lass) on the 3rd (1994) and 10th (1992) -- this is a difficult seven days.

However, Happy Husband and youngest daughter were born on the 27th and 29th.  

I cope. Usually.

Happy Husband brought this sweet little stitching buddy home to me in a new coffee mug!

Isn't he adorable?  I'm calling him Buddy. Very original, dontcha think?

October Cottage:

Using my own colourway.  Mostly ThreadworX and a few flosses from Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

I am so enjoying this project.  I think I'll also stitch up August and December for my daughters birthdays.

I had forgotten how much stitching comforts me... how it relaxes me.  It's almost like the feeling of peace and contentment I have when I hold my Rosary and pray.

I am so grateful to the Good Lord for giving me the patience and ability to stitch again.  I am so blessed.

Happy Stitching, Ya'll!

Terri