The red fill in is tedious, but mindless.
Most cats love their catnip. Mia, she can take it or leave it. She enjoys it once in a while, but it's not like a total high for her like with other cats.
What does give her that high is coffee. And no, we never actually let her drink coffee. Just the smell, the afterglow, is enough to send her into ecstasies.
The father type thinks she would be a Youtube sensation. lol!
Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi. I hope everyone has a great week.
Fun piece!!!!! Can't wait to see your progress. And too funny on Mia. I have to confess, Chloe and Sophie occasionally lick a few drops of coffee if I forget and leave my cup on the end table, LOL.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, you have made great progess on your sampler. This is fast becoming one of my favorites!! And, Mia is so funny and cute. I agree with your husband on her being a big u-tube hit, lol.
ReplyDeleteLove the dog, the deer and the rabbit in the new piece...and the colors are beautiful. Mia is so cute!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week,
Robyn
I think Mia would definitely be a youtube sensation with a coffee cup.
ReplyDeleteI have fallen in love with your sampler and am going to order it ASAP. It is stunning.
Silly Mia cat made me moving back to the blog land!! lol Beautiful progress of The Hart Lives Where It Loves. I may have to ask you what bag of coffee you have as it seems to be a really good one! I need to be back to that high up there to be back to the blogging mood...
ReplyDeleteThe new sampler looks absolutely gorgeous! You do such good work. And please, please put Mia on you tube. I would love to see her getting high on the afterglow of coffee. Don't you just love the personalities that evolves? She doesn't follow the crowd, that one:)
ReplyDeleteI love your coffee sniffing kitty. The last picture is priceless.
ReplyDeleteI love your pics of Mia! She is a darling cat with a great personality and so fun! I have one too who does not care for catnip...who knows why!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your sampler...great colors and looks so fun!
Awww... great photos of little Mia, your coffee fiend. I admire you for being able to stitch all the red fill in stitches... that must be tedious. The results are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - this is too cute - especially the last photo! What is odd, I have a cat (a stray I took in a few months ago) that always starts crying and acting like he wants a sip - everytime I fix coffee....
ReplyDeleteLinda in VA
aww sweet new piece..it is coming along so lovely..
ReplyDeletemia is so cuteeeeeeeeeeee
love for you all x
Your sampler is so beautiufl and I really love the saying. I totally identify with Mia!!! Coffee does it for me too.
ReplyDeleteLinda
I love this chart and you have a good start on it,, always love seeing what Mia is up to,,
ReplyDeleteDevon
Love your new start Margaret! Very stunning!
ReplyDeleteMia made me LOL -- what a crazy cat!
Margaret this is another beautiful sampler. Mia is precious as always :)
ReplyDeleteEwww - pretty! Love the bold colors! Mia is a trip - who wouldn't love her?
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty new start, Margaret, and, yes, Mia would be a big hit on YouTube!!
ReplyDeleteI can see where the red would be tedious. But that border is just so pretty. Maybe your finish will inspire me to stitch it one day.
ReplyDeleteMia is so funny. The cold weather invigorates my dog. Makes him crazy! Don't even get me started on snow days...he wants out every 5 minutes.
Love how this one is coming along! That Mia cracks me up. Just look at those wide eyes. LOL!
ReplyDeleteMia has made my day! You can superimpose a picture of me on Mia...I am the original coffee addict!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your SL Hart Sampler;)
Happy Stitches,
-Holly in VA
The Hart is looking great!
ReplyDeleteYou are a fast stitcher!
WOW a coffee-loving cat! That's a new one on me, and I've had lots of cats!
Your sampler is so pretty Margaret!! And that is so funny about Mia. I didn't know that coffee could substitute for catnip. You should definitely put her on YouTube. Catie watched some cat videos the other night and I think that Mia would be a great hit!!
ReplyDeletelook at her showing off for mommy and the camera. too cute! Your Hart sampler is whizzing along. I bet you will finish before Feb is gone. Enjoy it - Mel
ReplyDeleteOh Mia!♥
ReplyDeleteooOoo! The colors of this new stitch are fabulous!
What a darling photo of Mia! Too cute that she likes coffee. That just makes me laugh!
ReplyDeleteOur cat goes nuts over cat nip. I buy it for her for Christmas. This year, it was the first thing the kids wanted to open. They just think it's so funny to see the cat go nutty over it.
Your sampler is stunning. I love this one so much, and I'm glad to see someone stitching it.
Hope all is well. I've been very absent from blogland. Too much going on right now. :)
Hugs friend!
Oh I do love the border, it's striking! Don't you think Mia is really a human, you have to set her a place on the table next lol, very very funny, coffee is delicious, I agree!
ReplyDeleteLove your Hart sampler Margaret, it is looking lovely. Mia would have no luck living in our house if she wanted a coffee fix. The smell of it gives DS a migraine.
ReplyDeleteI love your sampler choice. What Scarlet Letter design isn't the most fabulous?? Sometimes mindless stitching just fills the bill.
ReplyDeleteMia is too funny. I too think she may be a Youtube sensation. I'd watch her for sure. She's adorable.
Happy stitching. Have a simply fabulous week!
Love the sampler; it's going to be sooooo gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo, has Mia ever gotten stuck in the cup?
I too love coffee but don't drink it. I'm a tea drinker. Love the progress on the sampler. I can't wait to add it to my WIP!! Thanks for the post. Have fun stitching.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that last picture of Mia is adorable! I think you should make it into a poster and send it to the boy child at college so she can watch over him! LOL!
ReplyDeleteSueT.
I love this piece. What a special way to commemorate your anniversary too :) I love seeing pics of Mia, she is so stinking cute!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the outside border of this sampler, it looks great. Mia made me smile with her antics - she's such a bonnie cat.
ReplyDeleteVery cool new sampler. I don't think I could bear to do that much border, but it does look pretty. I used to have a boyfriend whose last name was 'Hart'. That would have been a great piece if we were still together!
ReplyDeleteMia is just too cute today!
Gorgeous progress on Hart! Love the border!
ReplyDeleteI love coffee too, Mia!
Hugs,
Margaret,applause all around for taking on another picture sampler with so much solid stitching. I'm always amazed at what you can manage to get doe from one week to the next!
ReplyDeleteMia cracks me up! One of our cats would always go tripping on strawberry leaves. Who would have thought they were that much like catnip?
Those colors are exquisite ~ are they silk?
ReplyDeleteHave to admit....I would lick the bottem of my own coffee cup if I could.
Ruth
I am so very very very much in love with your new WIP. And just as much tempted to stitch it as well. These colors are heavenly.
ReplyDeleteMia is hilarious. She would definitely be a success on youtube. Plus...she has already a good fan base here on your blog. We could enjoy her then even more. :)
ONG! That cat! She is fabulous! I love this post about her coffee sniffin' obsession. Ha ha! I feel like that sometimes. LOL
ReplyDeleteI just love your progress on this chart. Loving the deep, rich colours and stitching.
I love your new project Margaret. Sometimes mindless stitching is relaxing. What adorable pictures of Mia. They are so cute.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Maybe Mia could be the new Budweiser clydsdale -- he sensation of the Madison Ave ad men -- she could land the big Starbucks contract and you be set for life in stash..... and coffee (or at the very least coffee cups). :)
ReplyDeleteToo funny.
Have fun with that red fill-- it might send me round the bend. Somehow filling like that in needlepoint doesn't drive me bonkers, but doing it in xs does.
Too funny, I love the expression on Mia's face. Miss Callie Mae also feels the same way about catnip, she could take it or leave it. However, turkey is another subject.
ReplyDeleteThe red fill in may be tedious and it is gorgeous
Oh, that is too funny. Mia is a coffee junkie! Oh I laughed at that last picture!
ReplyDeleteLovely start on your new sampler!
Lol!! Just like Melissa, I really did laugh out loud at the last photo of her! She's my kind of kitty if she likes coffee, although I think we'd be brawling over a cup!! Love your progress so far. It's such an unusual sampler and looks like it's a lot of fun to stitch!
ReplyDeletePS have you watched the new PR yet?
Adorable Mia! Had quite a chuckle over these pics! I once had a cat that would dip her paw in my coffee cup and then lick it but my other cats don't seem interested in the smell at all. Interesting!
ReplyDeleteThe sampler is going to be gorgeous! But, the pictures of Mia are priceless.
ReplyDeleteMia is such a doll. I share her love for coffee so I totally get her antics :P
ReplyDeleteDang, there's quite some work involved in the border. You've made lovely progress.
Hugs,
Veronica.
Oh my goodness. Margret your sampler and over one stitching is GORGEOUS! Seeing your actual sampler & colors are waaaaaaay prettier than the photo in the chart. It's like a whole different design come to life. WOW! Mia is waay cute. love Annette
ReplyDeleteFun Mia..you are the best!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think I need what Mia is having this morning! Thanks for the laugh from her.
ReplyDeleteHart is looking amazing. Great colors.
LOL at those pictures of Mia!! She looks like she is definitely in search of a coffee buzz. Your new sampler is so pretty--beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteOf course Mia could be a YouTube sensation! She's too cute not to be!
ReplyDeleteDid you know YouTube has videos for cats? Like aquariums and birds and such?
Nice going on the sampler - I'm sure the filling in is tedious, but I agree that it can also be very relaxing.
ReplyDeleteMia is such a lovely and funny cat,I think that Mia would be a great hit on You Tube.
ReplyDeleteYour Sampler "The Hart Lives Where It Loves" looks absolutely gorgeous!
Hugs, Evelyne
oh adorable comme modèle trop trop joli j'adore !!!
ReplyDeletebisous bisous
Super nice progress
ReplyDeleteSilly Mia
Beautiful sampler! How that Ma cracks me up ~ love that last picture!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. I have never heard of a cat before enjoying the smell of coffee... I will have to see if our cats show any interest...
ReplyDeleteYour piece is beautiful as always. The red fill in color is so pretty.
How funny Mia is with the coffee cup! My Gigi likes to stick her head in the cups too but I never thought it had to do with the coffee!! I just thought it was plain old cat-curiosity. Love your latest SL piece. It is such a lovely design and sentiment.
ReplyDeleteOh Margaret, love your WIP, I know that filling in can be tedious but it looks so good! Well I think Mia could well be a star in the making on YouTube!!! These pics made me chuckle this morning.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful start! And Mia is to cute!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Debby
Mia is so funny! Are you sure she isn't related to Paulette? My old dog used to go into sneezing fits from alcohol (just licking a finger that had been dipped in).
ReplyDeleteHeeeeheee! That's too funny that she loves coffee like that. I don't know that I've ever heard of a cat liking coffee before. All of mine like cat nip but it only seems to affect one them. It makes Maggie quite violent if someone gets too close to her so I'm not sure it's a 'blissful' high though. (She's a mean drunk? lol)
ReplyDeleteGreat start on your new piece!!!!!
Wonderful progress on the sampler, and I always look forward to the Mia photos!!
ReplyDeleteYour sampler is beautiful Margaret.
ReplyDeleteCute photos of Mia! Looks like she loves her coffee!
Wow - love the sampler that border is rich and dense!
ReplyDeleteMia is just too too funny.
Look at that little cutie...! And, your progress is amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteYippee fir me, I got Margaret mail today!! Ty Ty.. I totally see now why you did the outline first. Then filled it in like a coloring book... Thanks again, now I have time to see which silks I'm missing....
First things first! Margaret, Mia is too funny in those pictures! I definitely think you should put her on YouTube!! I wonder what appeals to her about the smell of coffee?
ReplyDeleteThe colors The Hart are so rich and pretty. I look forward to seeing your finish.
I love the HART!! I hope you are with power and have plenty of food and warmth. What a mess!!!
ReplyDeleteTake care and post when you can.
Shelly
This great chart was also among the ones that were on my list before I chose the final two for my SL SAL. It looks wonderful. And now that I see your progress I regret that I didn't choose this one. But the year isn't finished yet ... lol.
ReplyDeleteYour Hart sampler is coming along beautifully! Can't wait to follow your progress. And Mia the cat looks like a blast! I'm sure she keeps you entertained.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sampler, Margaret !!! Love seeing the progress. We can always count on Mia for a good laugh. She is so darn cute !
ReplyDeleteToo funny! And too cute :) As much as I love the stitching updates, I'm really here to see Mia!
ReplyDeleteROTF, I knew I loved that cat!!!!!! Your stitching is fabulous, as usual, Margaret! :)
ReplyDeletePaulette