Yoi

My neighbors growing up had a girl named Georgina, and a block down was a boy named George ( called Georgey).  His mom corrected anyone that spelled it Georgie, because that to her, was the female version.  She survived the Holocaust, her tattoo was deeply embedded in her arm, and we all respected her.  Hence, Georgey boy.

My eyes are quickly worsening, and forty count in a darker linen is very difficult, especially with similarly colored threads.  Yoi!!

The called for 612 and 613 did not show well on a lighter linen or this one, and VERY difficult to see when stitching.  I had to move down to 610 and 611, better, but not ideal.  This linen scrap is the right size for Georgey.  Cutting into a larger piece of linen (for me), is as objectionable as ketchup on a pancake.  So this color of ????? will be tolerated.

As Edie mentioned, an action by George was not.  This is the story included in this chart from R&R Reproductions.

After years of peace that followed a decade of intense miserable disgusting nasty mood-altering sweat fests, hot flashes are back.  WTH?  And my long awaited visit with a new cardiologist yesterday, was a big letdown.  

Hope you are having a good week as summer, that just showed up a week ago, flies by.

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Georgey boy

The two old R&R charts that I hesitate to sell are George Eisenbrey (age 9) and Elizabeth Moor.  George will be my next project, very simple, 4.5 x 5 on 40 count.  Time to stitch and pass on.  

Elizabeth has a load of over one, larger, but the verses are why I'm holding on.

"Time Is Fleeting Life Is A Span Make Of Youth The Most You Can"

"Arise Thou Sluggard Go To The Ant Consider Her Wars And Be Wise"

"Virtue Alone Has That To Give Which Makes It Joy To Die Or Live While Vice Can Only That Supply Which Makes It Pain To Live Or Die"

And the sampler itself is very appealing, so hopefully I'll have the desire to stitch it one day.

Have a good day.

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A perfect fit

 While scrounging for a piece of wood in the basement, we found the brass rack that hung above the stove years ago. Forgot it was once there and it fit perfectly within the trim.  Hubs made it long ago from 3/4" brass pipe so it's quite heavy. 

Will find some copper or other utensils/items to hang, just what was needed in this spot.  And I really like the aged brass with the cupboard's black hinges and other black iron accents.  

I'm debating what to do with the charts I want to sell since I will ask for a 123stitch gift certificate instead of paypal.  Not sure I can do that on the FB selling sites, may try IG if they don't sell here.  Some are from 1990s and hand drawn, may not be of interest.  Some are new.

A week has past in July already!!  Good grief.

Thanks for visiting with me, be safe.

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2025 Finish #17

I like it.  Will be a soft finish with edge trim.

Why, if I like the sampler, won't I stitch it?  Because I have lost desire to engage in larger projects.  Even though not really large compared to others, it is to me.  This was easy to reduce in both width and height. 

The new charts recently purchased will be pushing my limit, I plan to start one and see how it goes.

 Have a good day.

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Anne Hughs 1852

Started long ago, soon to be an abbreviated finish.   I love this, wanted to stitch those birds, and may choose to do one as a small, from Quaint Rose.  The house and vase were done, not much left to stitch.

But I can't do the entire project.  So, working on the small motifs around the house, the bottom, and will finish as a 6" pillow with some sort of trim.  

Hope you had a nice 4th.  The blasts were downtown miles away, but I felt them in my floor.  I have never heard any as loud, and it was TWO hours continuously, the last 15 minutes were the floor shakers.

 I am, as we all are, distraught over the loss of life in Texas, and cannot imagine what those parents are going through.

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The trio

Ready for a hat.

 Almost.  The felt I found that matches the green is not wool, but no one cares.  Right?

The real issue is the blackberry bugs me.  A lot.  I realize this shape will be off but this is too much.  Can taking apart and starting over offer a better result.  But no one cares.  Right?  I want to hang them as a group (need to locate rings for the top), and that alignment won't be noticed.

I added two flowers at the top of the strawberry and it made the top line more even.  

Aren't they gorgeous?  

Enjoy your day!

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