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A New Start!
Yes, well, it seemed about time for a new start, and it seemed more than about time to start this particular design, which is intended to be a birth sampler for my friend’s child, now born more than...
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And the Winner Is...
Barbara!Congratulations to you - I'll get the Kitty Cat chart to you in the post tomorrow; I know I have your address as I've just posted your Fair Squares to you last week :)Happy stitching!
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Let's Stitch!
This past week, I had an email from Kathy letting me know that she was closing the Snowbird SAL blog, as most of the stitchers (who were stitching either Cirque des Cercles or, like me, Paradigm Lost)...
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Paradigm Lost Update
Another Let's Stitch Friday SAT, another Paradigm Lost update from me. I set myself the goal of finishing the outer ring of the large motif I'm working on, and beginning to stitch the centre of it....
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Last Christmas Ornament for 2008
This past weekend was the Christmas ornament SAL weekend that I’ve been stitching with the lovely Leena all year – and I’m delighted to report that we’ve agreed to carry on for 2009! I’m really pleased...
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Friday SAT Let's Stitch Update
I tell you, this SAT Friday thing over at Let's Stitch is an absolute corker - it helped too that H was away on business and so I only needed to stop briefly for a quick snack rather than prepare a...
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What a Week
Whew. What a week. By Wednesday, I had already worked more than my 40 hours, with the prospect of Thursday and Friday to come. It was exhausting - I feel like I've been through the wringer. And we have...
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Some Goals for December
I had a finishing weekend last weekend, and among all the Christmas ornaments (more on them shortly), I managed to finish some Fair Squares – these are the ones that Mercy sent to me a while back. I...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hello all! We're soon heading off on our Christmas holidays, so just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy holiday season, and all best wishes for 2009!Also, I'll leave you with...
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Happy New Year!
Phew, we're back! My brain is still a bit mushy from the jetlag (it seems to take longer the older I get), and I'm feeling fair knackered after my first day back at work today.We had a brilliant time...
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A Whole Lotta Update (and lots of photos)
This may be a long post, so I’ll start with the stitchy bits first, and move on to the holiday bits second.I didn’t think that I was going to have a chance to stitch with Leena in December for our...
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It's a Snow Day!
Well, half a snow day anyway. We woke up to 1/2 inch of snow here in Berkshire so we travelled into work as usual to find that London had had a proper snowstorm - 6 to 8 inches in most places. And,...
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A Surprise!
We came home from Dublin on Sunday evening last week (sorry Edda it has taken me so long to post this – I know I’m very naughty!) – we’d been to see H’s family and help his brother celebrate his 30th...
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Panic Stations!
Oh no, I just realised that I forgot to post photos of the wonderful Prairie Schooler Exchange I got from Chris QUITE SOME TIME AGO! I feel terrible; Chris I’m so sorry, I really thought I had posted...
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February's Christmas Ornament
Well, it was the third weekend in the month this weekend, so of course I made time to stitch a Christmas ornament, as I do with Leena every month. This month I’d been hoping to stitch Gabrielle’s Star,...
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PL Update
[I’ve been so busy that this update is a week late!] I had planned to stitch with the Let’s Stitch SAT group on Friday night (last week), but a late night in work and an early morning on Saturday to go...
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Glue, Tack, Baste, Cut, Measure, yes MEASURE, Stick, Snip
Bar my hockey game (3-1 loss, don’t ask), and a VERY expensive *tears* trip to the VW garage, I spent every spare second this weekend finishing up a number of smalls. I didn’t even take time to change...
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Happy Blogoversary to Me!
Happy blogoversary to me! It's been two years since I started this blog, and although I'm not the most regular of bloggers, I really enjoy being a stitching blogger, particularly in seeing what you're...
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Christmas Stitching, Of Course
Well, it's that time again - time to stitch for Christmas! The little SAL that Leena and I stitch each third weekend of the month. Last month, I had intended to stitch Gabrielle's Star by La-D-Da, but...
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And the Winner Is...
Whoops, events slightly overtook me yesterday, so here is the result of my first blogoversary giveaway a day late.With the help of H, I present to you the first winner:Congratulations Staci and thank...
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The Second Giveaway
In honour of my second blogoversary (last week) and only slightly later than advertised, here it is, my second giveaway!Continuing on in the Spring theme (my very favourite season) (is everyone else's...
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And the (very late) winner is...
Hello all - I'm sorry that I'm nearly a week late with the drawing for the LHN needlebook. We had my SIL and her daughter over last week which kept us quite busy, and then things got a bit hairy at...
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Happy Birthday to Me!!!
Yay, it's my birthday!! And what better way to celebrate than to take a day off work. Yes, I'm truly relaxing today :)But, important blogging matters need to be taken care of, because I'm a member of...
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Thank You Claire G!
I'm delighted to report that I received my Spring Fair Squares from Claire G on Saturday :) She stitched lovely squares for me - I'm thinking pinkeep. She tells me they are designed by Gail Bussi, from...
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