I'm BAAAACK!

Got back late yesterday afternoon- I'll write later- but we had an excellent adventure.
It's always better to be home though.
I may wait until Friday evening to write, after Mom goes back to FLA.
3 finishes- including my hostess gift and loads of pix.
TTFN

AND they're OFF!!!

I'm picking up my mom this afternoon; we fly out for the Emerald Isle tomorrow afternnon. We'll take the train from here to South Station, then the Silver Line.
I hope I can get a photo of my hostess gift before I go.
So I guess i won't be blogging for a while.

TTFN

My footsies..

are SO sore!
I did 5 hours at the barn; then showered & drove into Boston. I brought back a bunch of Em's stuff. We got food at the Student Union- it was good. i got a chicken quesadilla in honor of Cinco De Mayo, and Em got a chinese chicken plate.
Traffic was molasses-slow on th eway home, but I got there in time to walk Chicken then zooom back up the barn to feed.
Then I dragged out the lawn mower. The new gas can I bought last night has a 3/4" slice (opening the carton maybe?) just below the level of the gas I bought (not realizing there was a slice of course).
And what do you know? It staretd on the first pull! So I proceeded to mow half the lawn.
Now I feel better.
Still have to clean this room & the bath (and the rest of my house) for Mom.
I have a couple of odds & ends to get at Walmart too.
I have to get to bed.

Finally! Photos!

I finished Kittys:

Kittys

by Sheepish Designs

mostly Crescent Colors with 1 or 2 GAST and/or WDW

on 28 ct. Jobelan "Stormy Gray"

Here's progress on my Wish Ornament:

I finished both "S"'s and started on the left side 'H".

I started this:

“Homeward At Last” by JBW Designs
on 28 ct. Jobelan “Thyme”mostly GAST with 1 or 2 WDW and/or Crescent Colors conversions
I want to finish this as a pillow for a hostess gift for my friends in Ireland.
I did a bunch of yard work yesterday. I am desperate to mow my lawn; I don't know that I'll get to it before I leave next week. I picked up th ewillow debris, though, and pulled ivy off the house.

Are we there yet?

Sorry for the (again!) long pause between posts. I have progress pix to take & upload, but not tonight.
I put all the horses out yesterday - 12 that is - 3 stayed inside. Then when I was done at the barn I had to drive to my day job to finish a side project for 3 -1/2 hours. then speed back to the barn to bring them all in again & night feed.
Today, i was done relatively early because we decided to leave them in, but my close friends were having a baby shower, so I picked Emily up from the train, then drove her back to Boston to transport as much dorm stuff as she could do without for the next 2 weeks. Then speed back to the barn to do the evening grain- Bob's SO Jen did the hay.
Chicken's ready to disown me i've spent so little time with her.
I have to get my house ready for Mom next week, then Ireland!!! While we're gone, Emily's done with school.
Plus my grass needs mowing, but I have to pick up willow branch/debris prior to that, AND get the mower running.
I need a nap.
I will try my best to get progress shots- Kitty is SO close to done, I almost want to wait for that.
I have to decide on a travel project too!

Best Candy EVER!

Daim from IKEA:

Thin, buttery toffees enrobed in rich milk chocolate. Like a Heath BAr only better! They're about a 1/16" thick x 1/2" x 1".

Look for them!

Time for House.

TTFN

Newest Progress...

Sorry- I've been lax about posting again. Here's progress on Kittys form S&B last Thursday:
I finished the grass except for 7 stitches under the gray cat, I finished the lower right corner with another black cat & "07", and did the viney thing above the grass on the right. The end is near!
Here's progress on "Wish":
I'm almost done with the right "S". My boss hung around the office ALL week. First, he bought new LCD flat screens (22"). He hooked mine up Tuesday afternoon. Thursday morning my system was flakier than a blizzard. By Friday afternoon he decided it was the new monitor. (GEE- ya think???)
Hopefully, he got it straightened out. He has me set up on his system, but I have no favorites so I can't check out all my stuffs including my Daily Jigsaw. It's VERY annoying.
Anyway, thta's all folks!
TTFN