See- more Stitching!

Garden Grew:

Look at those little ladybugs by the water can- aren't they cute? I'm really starting to like this. I had some issues at the beginning and the floss list per page is enormous, but each color seems to be used on just one motif per page, so I can set out the 4 or 5 bobbins for each design, then put them back in the box when I'm done, instead of rifling thru 60 bobbins every color change.

Blue Moon:

Bent Creek. What can I say? It stitches up quick. I probably could finish this in 3 or 4 more lunch breaks.

Igor! It's ALIVE!

And it's even been stitching:

Garden Grew:

I'm a little less than half-way  thru page #2 (Left to right), and I started a wee bit on page 6 (I think)- that stick thing to the right , below the snail. The page numbering goes:

1-2-3-4-5

6-7-8-9-10

11-12-13-14-15

16-17-18-19-20

Here's Blue Moon:

I started riding again Monday night. Axe was a bit frisky after her 9+ days off. We had gone 3/4 of the way around on our first canter when she did a couple of crow hops, and dropped her nose with a nasty, ominous shake of the head. 35 year old muscle memory kicked in & I sat back & deep and kept her nose up, moved her forward and then halted her. Then resumed the canter without further incident. I'm very proud of myself. I really didn't want to land in the dirt with a dislocated shoulder or worse.

So I have to get going- I've got a little routine going where I get the dishes washed, then get ready for bed while the tea kettle boils, then sit down for TV & stitching- by 8:00 so I have to go!

TTFN

I forgot!

I won a blogging award from A Horse and a Half! More about it tomorrow because it involves thinking and I've used up all my required brain-dedicated oxygen from coughing & hiccupping.

Some Stitchery

I've almost caught up to Glenna:

Having all the excess fabric folded and pinned in about 5 places on the Q-snaps was making my palms itch (I HATE creases in my fabric that are caused on purpose!!) so I re-hung it on a scroll rod. I had to buy some dowels to cut down to 36". Now it's too big to bring to the office, so I started this:

'Blue Moon" by Bent Creek on 28 ct white Jobelan w/ Crescent substitutions.

Found out today after a week of sheer agony that I have a sinus infection. So my chest and throat muscles have been just killing me to exhaustion from coughing. So I get my meds home and take the first doses. Then I get the freekin' hiccups. For about 45 minutes. Talk about running me over with a Mack truck!

It'll be touch & go, ladies, if I get to stitching tomorrow- I don't want to pass this on.

TTFN

An Assault on your Sensibilities (photo heavy)

if you're a big time hunter rider or a dressage queen. Emily has opened the vaults and brought to light a ton o' pix of her horse in all her glorious colors! Behold:

Baby blue

flames

another flames

neon green

hot pink

another hot pink shot. That's my famous Pathfinder in the background. I retired it with 240,000 miles on it. Loved that truck!

Pink tiger stripes

Red. Homemade pad.

Swirly tie dye

Tie dye

Bumblebee.

What can I say. I taught her to have fun when she rides.

Blech!

I've caught the cold/bug that either my boss has been coughing & sniffing about the office, or the plague that Em was carrying last Monday when she came over. Or a combination of both. Woopdy doo!
The aleeve cold & sinus formula has kept me awake 2 nights in a row. I switched to A "Tussin"gel cap from Walgreen's and a store brand Sudafed-that-doesn't-contain-pseudohepinephryneidinealaol. Whedeva.
It's kind of keeeping things at bay, but not quite. I've spent all afternoon trying unsuccessfully to nap, and wondering what to eat that doesn't make my stomach do flip-flops. The only thing so far has been chocolate. Which is wicked awesome considering it's Valentine's DAy and all. I suppsoe I could walk up to Walgreens fro soem drugs and 50% off candy. Do you know the ssuprmarket had Easter candy AND Valentiens candy out last night? Crazy I say.

Off to consider those typing skills. I wrote this in Blogger, so no spell check. Live writer checks & corrects before posting. Blogger just says "You mispelled somethign stupid" and leaves you to figure it out. I don't have time for that shit.

*tap*tap*tap*

Is anyone out there? It's awfully quiet in blogland this afternoon.
I hope everyone is OK?

Here's a photo from Ireland; my mom & I were going to Ballinskelligs and this ruin was on the way. I came across a new blog: Notes From Blue Hen Hollow. Siobhan is an American living in Ireland and I'm a jealous girl. The subject of my Irish horse vet came up elsewhere on the interwebs and his dreamy accent. Why can't I get me one of those? And then move back to the old country?

*SIGH*