Another wonderful day!

I woke up to a nice little thunderstorm and made my coffee and crawled back in bed to enjoy it, journal, and write my list of tasks for the day.  I love my mornings!
Last night I made the delicious roasted vegetable dish from Sardinia.  This is going to be a regular on my dinner menu.  I had it with my homemade rustic bread which is exactly how they eat it.

 I made egg salad..........

I left 2 hardboiled eggs to put in my jar salads but I doubt if they will get made today. 
I called in prescriptions and picked them up later.  I went for my walk and it turned into a beautiful day after the storm this morning.  I was going to burn but it is too windy today.  The roofer stopped by but just to say he'll be by tomorrow.  He knocked on the door but I opened my window and talked to him that way.  He was not wearing a mask.
I worked on my Stitch Maynia project for Day #8.....
the last of the Halloween ornaments..........see the number 8 charm on the right side of the bag?  I wish I had nice bags for all my projects.  I guess I'll have to sew some!

 I hope you had a great Friday and have fun plans for Friday night!  Tomorrow I won't blog and I have some serious material cutting and dyeing to do!
Happy Trails!!!

Happy Days are here again!!!

I got some much-needed sleep last night and felt great all day today! It's amazing what a good night's sleep can do for you.   I got going this morning to make up for all I didn't get done yesterday! LOL!  I cleaned the litter boxes, did 2 loads of laundry, hung them out and picked and folded them and they are in the house now.  I baked a loaf of bread and worked on my Stitch Maynia Day #7 project which is March from a Year of Celebrations by Hands On Design

I also took my walk and I got treasures in the mail!!!!  Happy Mother's Day to me!  The top are number charms that I will put on my project bags denoting which Stitch Maynia day it is for when I go back to stitch them.  The other is a multi-tool for cross stitch............

I got some 'fancy' floss.....the hand-dyed floss.........

Lots of cloth to stitch on.....I had none left......except some oddball colors.........some of this will get dyed too..........coffee/tea and Rit...........

Some new project bags that are like rubber or plastic netting and you can actually cross stitch on them! 

and a new pattern from The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch..........Priscilla and Chelsea
....too cute!!!

There's more coming too.....maybe tomorrow...........
In other news today, my neighbor called and asked if I had any damage to my roof from that last storm or 2 we had.  I said I didn't know and I hadn't thought to check.  She said she had hers checked and there's damage and she is getting a new roof.  Her roof was practically new!  So, I called my insurance gal and she said to have my contractor take a look and get on his list because if she needed a new roof, I probably do too and the adjusters are swamped!  Who knew?  It will be a big deductible but I am so glad she called me!  Stay tuned for further developments!
I'm off to make that Blue Kitchen vegetable dish that I loved from the island of Sardinia.  Storms are on the horizon but nothing severe that I know of.  I'm glad I got my clothes dried and off the line.
I hope you had a great day and remember....get your rest!
Happy Trails!!!

Very tired!

After getting up early yesterday and then up several times in the night last night.........I am dragging!  The phone rang several times...who knows who?  Then that coffee affected me...no more of that for me!  I didn't really like it anyway.  So today I've been dragging and yawning all day.  Here is my  Stitch Maynia Day #6 project and then I am signing off.  That's funny....it's called Night Owl which is exactly what I was last night but didn't want to be!

Happy Trails!!!

Stitch Maynia Day #5

Another busy day and so nice outside but cooler and windy.  My SM project for today was this creepy cutie...........

 I didn't get too much done but it's a start..........

I've been wanting to try the new coffee drink from Korea called Dalgona Coffee......2 T of instant coffee, 2 T of sugar, and 2 T of boiling water in my kitchen aide and whisk for 5 minutes.  It makes this caramel-colored topping the consistency of whipped cream.  You take a couple ice cubes and a cup of milk in a glass and put the whipped coffee mixture on top.  It's different and I needed a pick me up this afternoon.  I think it will be nice especially when it gets warmer....I sprinkled a little cinnamon on top of mine...........WARNING......do not lick the coffee mixture as it is really strong without mixing it in with the milk.

I did my chores and took my walk and listened (each day) at 1:30 to our governor give a briefing on COVID-19 in Arkansas.  Then I worked a bit on the craft room...............I still need to get up to that top shelf but it's looking better and better.  I'd like to move the couch (hide-a-bed) out of there and into the living room but we'll see.  I should have been gardening and tomorrow I need to mow!

I've been up since 2:30 this morning so I am signing off!
Happy Trails!!!

Stitch Maynia Day #4

Whew!  Monday's are busy but I got some things done and started my next SM project.  This is one of a set of 4 Halloween ornaments I will be stitching.

What's nice is they are kits so everything is included even the needle.  They are done on paper which I have never worked on before but it is very sturdy.  There are also beads and sequins after the cross stitching is finished.

I also received some 'treasures' in the mail today!  Floss which I desperately needed.........

and 2 more patterns..........which I am hoping to start for Maynia but I am waiting for the fabric.  It has always astounded me that when my mother was born women did not have the right to vote. It's been a hundred years this year.

This is a song I sing all the time so I had to get it! LOL!

I got my chores done and then we had a big storm blow through but I managed to get some rugs shook and washed before that.  After the storm ended I went for my walk and the creeks were gushing.  Sometimes it flows over the road if we get a lot of rain very quickly but it just runs into the lake so I'm not too concerned about flooding here.  After my walk I came back and paid a bill and worked on the craft room.  It's really starting to look good and you can even sit on the couch now! LOL!  I hope you had a good day and an even better one tomorrow!
Happy Trails!!!

YOP Week #44 again

Stitch Maynia started this week and pretty much took over.  I am having to alter my plans and projects as supplies are running late and they are being delivered in dribs and drabs but I am grateful for those who are working to make it happen at all.
Day #1 of Stitch Maynia saw this little Lizzie Kate design for St. Patrick's Day.............

this is how much I got done on May 1st............sorry if this is a repeat for some of you.............

May 2nd saw the first of A Year of Celebrations - January............

Here is my little start on it....................BTW I am loving Lugana fabric..................

and for today I have just started February...........

Here are all the months and she even has 2 different versions for July and November for Canadian celebrations..........

As for knitting, I still have not chosen my next project but will this week for sure
and in crochet I did 4 more lattice squares but did not get the ends woven in yet...........

In the  "haul" arena, I did get a bunch of floss but still missing a lot..............then I got some patterns which I don't have the material for so we shall see if they make it into Stitch Maynia....I hope so!
This one I have wanted for quite a while and there is another one for Christmas with Reindeer Feed
...

This one came free with an order, for Covid-19 remembrance (not that we will ever forget).......this might go in the rotation as it is small and I might have material for it...we'll see.  They are the same pattern just different color pallets..................

This one I would love to have finished by the one year anniversary of my son's death but not sure if that's doable....we'll see.................but working on it will give me peace I know because he was cremated so there was no service or wake and no grave to visit and lay flowers on.  This will take the place of visiting his grave. Diane Grick, the designer, created this after her mother died.  I will put in Jim's initials and his dates.  I think it's beautiful and I can't wait until the fabric and floss arrive!

That's all for this week folks!  I hope you are staying healthy and happy and well fed!
Happy Trails!!!