Week in Review - July 1 - 7
WOW! What a week!
I was treated to a reunion with a long time friend (she tells me I shouldn't use 'old' friend, as we are not old!). She made the drive from Raleigh to Charlotte and spent the night in the house of crazy. Then I returned the favor and spent 4th of July eve at her house.
Needless to say, all my 'plans' for projects for the week went out the window. Especially since I came back with the haul of a lifetime. It's bittersweet, as I would give it all back if her tremors would be gone and she could stitch again.
But I did manage to 'sneak' in a couple of other things this past week.
I was treated to a reunion with a long time friend (she tells me I shouldn't use 'old' friend, as we are not old!). She made the drive from Raleigh to Charlotte and spent the night in the house of crazy. Then I returned the favor and spent 4th of July eve at her house.
Needless to say, all my 'plans' for projects for the week went out the window. Especially since I came back with the haul of a lifetime. It's bittersweet, as I would give it all back if her tremors would be gone and she could stitch again.
But I did manage to 'sneak' in a couple of other things this past week.
We visited another local mall where there is a Barnes and Noble inside. I needed my book fix.
Then we also FINALLY took Lady K somewhere she has been wanting to go for ages.
Yep, Chuck E Cheese! It is loud and crammed with kids. And she was thrilled to death. It's hard to be 'bah-humbug' when her face lit up like crazy when Chuck E came out. Plus the pizza isn't all that bad.
Otherwise this week...
- Wrote 4 blog posts
- Only finished 1 book
- Sorted out several bins and totes of cross stitch patterns (I have a bit over 200 I want to stitch!)
- Sorted through several tubs and bins of DMC floss and started 'organizing' them
I was going to keep stitching on my 'Perfect Partner' by The Silver Lining, which will ultimately look like this...
However, since the Tour de France started on Saturday, I swapped out to see how much I could get finished with my hours in front of the TV the next 3 weeks. The design is Watergarden Mandala by Chatelaine.
The design is complex and uses not only DMC embroidery floss, but silk threads and beads. I may need another binge watching program after the Tour de France! But this is practice for the 'real' prize -
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| photo courtesy of Chatelaine |
Mine will be stitched on a cream fabric and keeping it from Savvy will be an issue.
So when I'm not 'pedal-watching' and stitching this coming week, I am going to attempt the following...
- Find a spot to park all the boxes and bins I have
- Get a lawn mower running (it's been sitting for several years)
- Take Lady K to a couple of library programs
- Update my 101 things for June/July
But for now, more coffee and go settle down for this morning's race!
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