Friday, November 5, 2010

All I really want….

Is some sleep! It’s been 3 weeks in a row of 5:30 am wake-ups, and my body has just about had it. And since I came “home” from barn-sitting for 11 days, it seems I’ve been out doing things every single night.

I’d show my progress on Quaker Halloween, but I don’t have a clear space or good light to take a picture. I still have to find & start my November ornament. I’m thinking another monochromatic from the JCS mag, but done in a complementary variegated green.

My BO brought her Appaloosa World Champion home for the first time. She’s owned him for two years, but he’s been with the trainer in Washington state all this time. He’s very pretty, for an Appaloosa. (You horsey people know what I mean!) Now she’s thinking of buying another 2-year-old- it got 4 first place ribbons at Worlds. She can squeeze another horse in the barn, but it’s become a logistical nightmare I prefer not to have to handle.

This NaBloPoMo thing is getting intimidating: I feel like I’ve already hit the wall on day 5!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Those Crazy Canucks!

 

Jane from my stitching group passed this along. Try not to say “Awwwwww!”:

 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Wicked Wednesday Wrecipe

These look deliciously sinful:

Maple Nut Oatmeal Cream pies

I’m baking a double batch of my Mostess cupcakes, and a batch of Ree’s Homemade Restaurant Salsa for a Victory party this weekend with my merry band of whacko vigilantes (as we’ve been *AHEM*  affectionately called here in town). Not much other cooking yet.

Monday, November 1, 2010

See you next spring!

Garden Grew:

Thursday’s progress:

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Saturday’s progress:

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And a close-up of where I’ve left off:

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Quaker Halloween, which is NOT retired until the spring:

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And i finished this Thursday:

JBW French Country Star

From the JCS 2010 Ornament issue,

JBW Designs “French Country Star” on white jobelan, 28 or 32 ct, with DMC Color variations 4210.

Now on to house cleaning. I should be finding out in the next couple of weeks if I’m a bone marrow match. I hope I am!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Lest you think I’m dead & Rotten…

I have not forgotten how to stitch:

My JBW Designs French Country Star:

JBW star 2

I forgot my Quaker Halloween chart last Thursday, so I spent some time with this instead.

Then this has reappeared:

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Day 1^

Day 2 below:

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Jackson misses his mommy:

jackson

Axe wants dinner:

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It was so warm yesterday, I let everyone go naked!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

GGGGGGRRRRR!!!!!!

Just grrrrrrr!!!