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Stitching Update

December HandsOnDesign Update

Welcome Update

After having to frog and stitch the little House more than once, I discovered it is best if I do this stitching in Daylight.  I am not sure why I am having difficulty with December, seeing the holes.  Am not where I want to be with this piece but there is always a silver lining.  I spent all my after dark stitching hours working on Welcome and am almost finished.

I don't know why my image is not landscaped.  It has to be I bet with the original camera shot.  I did mess around and try to fix it -but could not figure it out - when I few it in picture manager it is correct.  Any help or suggestions will be SO thankful for - this is not the first time I have had this problem.

What a grand and glorious weekend in Central New York.  Not so great on the Football Scores for my favorite teams -  SU Football  or Cleveland Browns   But my love of my teams is certainly not built on winning.

Am getting recipes ready for my Thanksgiving Breakfast - this is the meal I make for my family, and since all my kids are local, they will usually try to attend - then I take turns for dinner.  This year I am having dinner with my two youngest daughters. My ex husband will be in attendance - a day to count my blessings -- the major one being we can remain friends and not be married.

World Events.  Continue to sadden me.

Saturday Mornings

My Stove Top Percolator

Saturday mornings without errands to run are my favorite.  I get to have the best cup of coffee of the week.  Ground up the beans and percolate.  This is a percolator I purchased from a flea market for little cash.  I was looking for one for a very long time - a memory.  It is perfect - makes about 4 cups of wonderful coffee and it makes that wonderful sound of coffee percolating.  Is that the right word?  Smells great - tastes great and the anticipation while waiting for it to finish is great too.  I finally perfected the grounding of the beans so they are coarse enough not to spill out into the coffee.    Now if I can just get a rotary dial wall phone with an extra long cord -- I will be content....

We also in Central New York had a crazy warm week - in the 70's -- unheard of -- three days in a row.  I have added pictures of my stitching below.  November is the month of the year I start looking towards setting my stitching, reading, home improvement, health goals for the upcoming year.  December is way too busy for me to wait.  So I grabbing another cup of coffee and publishing this post to work on my goals.  Enjoy today...

Stitching Finishes

After Stitching is Completed 

Back after stitched together

Front of Pin Cushion

This project has been on my list to complete for awhile.  I have been doing more stitching lately of things not to frame.  This was also different because there were lots of new special stitches I had to learn, which keeps the brain functioning...  This design was published in Cross Stitch and Needlework - January 2011 - one of my favorite publications.

Christmas Ornament Before Finish

Peace Ornament Found in here

 New Starts For November

December - As I started Late when this is finished
will be working on January

This Welcome is found in CSN  January 2010.
 With m y latest needleminder  Nutcracker Uncle Sam

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