The sun is shining this morning which is wonderful with one exception, on my way back from taking Amy to school this morning I absolutely could not see anything in front of me and had I been an inexperienced driver I would have creamed the line of cars that were stopped at the stop light. Lucky for them I have been driving this same route for 7 years now and know the road so I was smart enough to slow down considerably until I could see what was ahead of me. Which was an accident. Apparently not everyone was being careful. Didn't look too bad thankfully.
We've been busy at work planning things for this year. We are heading to Market in February, March we are going to have a weekend stitching getaway and April will be the Cross Stitch Exhibition at the shop. Along with those events we are booking some trunk shows, and scheduling some classes. In the fall we will have our 2nd annual Fall getaway to the Sister's House in the sandhills. Currently I am working on a monthly newsletter. Should be a busy year for us!
I've been doing some stitching in the evenings while watching TV and movies. Have ya'll seen The Ugly Truth? Cute movie I thought but not for kids under 15. I have been trying to work on both the princesses and Quaker Diamonds and so far I have stuck with the rotation. I am quite proud of myself for doing so as I have tried in the past and failed miserably!
Here's the Princesses before:
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And here is Quaker Diamond before:
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I emailed Candi, the winner of the giveaway on Sunday but haven't heard back from her so I emailed her again this morning. Candi, if you are not getting the emails please let me know. If I don't hear from you by Friday morning, I will draw a new winner.
My Missy pup has hurt her back somehow. She has back problems anyway but has really done a number on it this time. Her back legs won't hold her weight when she tries to get up and the stairs are a major problem. Dr F. gave me some Rimadyl yesterday so I hope that will kick in soon and help. We have a lot of stairs leading to the back yard so going potty is not an easy thing. The other dogs will just pee and poo on the deck if there is snow on it but Missy is such a lady she walks out there and does this high stepping walk to avoid where the yellow snow is. It's funny to watch. Anyway, she'll hold it forever if someone doesn't come out and carry her down the stairs. Thank God it has warmed up a bit around here.
Meari, I think it was, inquired as to what the lighting problem in my family room is. This corner
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Well, that's enough for today I think. I need to eat some breakfast and head to work. Thanks for stopping in and commenting! Make today a good one!
Julie
Beautiful progress on both pieces Julie! Poor Missy girl! I hope she is feeling better soon! That's sweet that she insists on going out in the yard to do her business rather than on the deck.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on both of your pieces, especially the HAED. I know that those are not an easy stitch by any means. I have seen people using the same stitching method and wondered if it would be any slower or faster!
ReplyDeleteI have Quaker Diamonds in my rotation of stitchies too!!You are making very good progress!~~ Faye
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great progresses. They make pretty ceiling and wall lights.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on both pieces, Julie. Sorry about your little doggie; I hope she's okay soon.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on both pieces. But 54 pages of solid stitching? Talk about ambitious and brave!
ReplyDeleteHope Missy feels better soon.
Hope your pup feels better soon.
ReplyDeleteAs for your corner, have you thought about either a Solatube or recessed track lighting? We have 2 Solatubes and they are wonderful. The only down side is they don't help on a cloudy day.
You know what would also work, a wall mounted lamp.
Looks great. You have a lot of different pieces.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on your WIPs. Love the QD!!
ReplyDeleteAnd well, i have back ache too - so bad i am lying on my bed most of the time these days:(