Stitching and knitting

I finished A Yuletide Welcome.

A Yuletide Welcome by Plum Street Samplers

called for linen in 40ct.

called for GAST and NPI

It was such a fun stitch!  Paulette has my number these days -- I just love her designs!

Since I finished my stitching, and I'd been drooling over Kwiltykim's finish of her Wearwithall Stole,  I went back to knitting.

Started the next color.  I'm over halfway done!!  Yay!

Mia helped with the knitting, of course.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  The empty nest is quiet, the kids seem happy except for a cold here or there.  Hope everyone has a great week!

Visiting the girl child

Here is my Yuletide Welcome.

Just the banner, the over one words, and the red in the border to go!  (Sorry about the poor picture.)

As you can see, I like to do the background behind the words before stitching the words themselves.

A long way to go on the banner.  Yikes!

This past weekend, we went down to see the girl child.  She recently moved to some new digs so we had to lug a couple of pieces of furniture home.  And we took the opportunity to just hang out.  It was so nice to have some time with our girl.

As you can see, she's the photogenic one.

Mia has been finding her way into her new routine without the boy child.  It's taken her a while to settle into what she likes and doesn't like without the boy child around to bother her constantly.  She does still like the laundry hamper though.

She likes to be taken for a ride while inside it.  And to sit inside it.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Inside the laundry hamper

Birthday boy and stitching

Here is my progress on A Yuletide Sampler.

I do love stitching on this one.

Yesterday was the Father Type's birthday.  We had a nice day together sans children.  Topped off by a yummy birthday dinner of prime rib for the Father Type and shrimp for me at one of our favorite restaurants.

Followed by a bit of dessert.

I think the birthday boy was quite satisfied.

We even had a nice video chat with the boy child, and a nice texting chat with the girl child.

Mia has been staying snug.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week!

Pick me ups

I couldn't help myself.  This week I put Dorothy aside and started a new project from Market.

A Yuletide Welcome by Plum Street Samplers

40ct in the called for linen

called for GAST and NPI

I've wanted to stitch this one since I first saw the pictures for it from the Shepherd's Bush retreat.  Paulette has been hitting it out of the ballpark with her designs recently.  As you can see, the border has been neglected for the lovely stuff on the inside.  lol!

You might have noticed the lovely Elizabeth I Needleminder sitting there in the picture.  Isn't it cute?  Paula of Kelmscott Designs sent it to me.  The scissors are very small and act as your needleminder.  They match the Elizabeth I scissors.  I love it!  Thank you, Paula!

A Yuletide Welcome and the needleminder were just two of the pick me ups that I had this week from my empty nest.  My dear friend Laurie from Corgi Cottage sent me two packages containing lots more pick me ups.  Look at all this!

And this!

Oh my gosh, it was one thing after another in this package!   I know it's hard to tell what all is there, but among other things, a lovely Emma Bridgewater mug, a pin cushion, lots of fabric, a stitching wallet made of Tula Pink fabric from Stitching 4 Joy, a Laundry Baskets Quilts calendar, -- and more!  Thank you so so much for a wonderful pick me up, Laurie!  

This past weekend, the father type and I took a little drive up to our favorite antiquing town.

We had a nice lunch there and wandered around.  And we ended up buying some things.  Mostly from Go Go Pops.  This store has a wonderful selection of home made pops, unusual sodas, and.....  chocolate!

The top two items (the Ritter Sport Hazelnut chocolate and the Prince George magnet) were from The Country Goose.  But the rest were from Go Go Pops.  Father Type and I have been sampling slowly all weekend.  lol!  The colorful seeds on the far left are chocolate covered sunflower seeds!

Mia has been very clingy and needy since the boy child went back to college.  It might take her a while to settle back into the empty nest.  

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week.

Mia on the laundry