Finally able to string some lovely days together. Majority of flower beds are cleaned and mulched courtesy of the landscaper. What he did with his crew of 5 in 3 hours would have taken me weeks. The first year we had him I felt kind of defeated to be replaced. Not anymore. I got over it ready quick. Now I guess I should call myself a “Gentlewoman Gardener”.
March ended with a great weekend in Berlin, Maryland at Salty Yarns. An online stitching group I belong to got together there for a weekend. There were only 12 of us but it was so nice to see these stitchers in person after meeting with them by Zoom throughout the year.
Shopping was minimal but I guess that is a relative term. I only bought two patterns. Special thanks to Stacy for bringing the Santa pattern to my attention. I realized when decorating for spring that I did not have enough spring decor so when the bunnies caught my eye, it was a no brainer. Since they are are perforated paper they are a nice change up from linen. I also bought linen and some needed flosses.
Chart from Teresa Kogut, stitched on perforated paper.
And this one. I stitched a different Santa in the same size and shape several years ago. I guess it is my Nordic heritage that made me fall for him.
Neither chart is anywhere close to being on my radar.
The month started with having the grandkids for three days of Spring Break. We went to the movies and saw Disney’s Hopper. We went to a dinosaur museum and on a fossil dig. Boy did we get dirty! And we dyed Easter Eggs…..then I took a two hour nap after taking them home!
So stitching was slow to start with for April. I worked on my French Alphabet when at Salty Yarns at the end of March and into April and I wanted to keep going! I am hopefully that 7 to 10 days each month I will cross the finish line. I did stop working on it for now because I want to stay on track with WIPGO and my monthly ornament.
WIPGO numbers will have me stitching on Quaker Friends and HOD Year of Celebration. For Quaker Friends, I would like to push through this one to a completion before working on the HOD piece. The other WIPGO call was the last of the Year of Celebrations series from Hands on Design - October. Finally! The other 11 months are done and hopefully this one can join the batch by the end of the month.
Here’s hoping that my end of the month recap will include sharing some finishes.
Thanks for stopping by, give yourself grace, appreciate all the good things in your life and keep on stitching.