36 over one

And I did it.  I didn't like it.  But I did it.  How many times have we said that during our lifetime?

There isn't a lot, just a few words down each side and I thought it best to stitch them as I continue the border rather than all at once.  It is pretty tedious for me but I think I finally have it right.  I didn't lose the floss behind the linen even once.  But frogging over one on 36 is the beans.  Called for color is a beautiful apricot but I had such a hard time because there wasn't enough contrast to see the linen threads well.  I tried a little darker, but ended up with the darkest color in the sampler in order to make it doable.

I'm having my postponed toe surgery early tomorrow morning and will be with ice and raised foot the majority of the day, hope to make some progress now that colors are set.

I got my Bubble Gums and sweet potato vines, flowers completed.  The Amish greenhouses are plentiful and beautiful, better than my local nursery.  My large baskets were $13 and 4" pots $2.50.  The great majority are mixed flowers or colors which are beautiful but I'm leery of trying anything new.  The one time I did, they were spindly and half dead in July, too late to get replacements.  It was a real crabby summer.

Part of the book order came in today, the rest is vacationing in Pittsburgh for the last three days.  First time I was disappointed in the condition and threw out a few.  I am still waiting for a medical shipment that has been stuck in Orlando since May 7.   DHL, not the post office fault.

I have two pulleys found many years ago and thought I would use them as hangers this year.  Not sure what will hang from which, could be wind chimes, flowers, birdhouses.  The large rusty green one is hard to see with the greenery background so I plan to spatter some red paint in with the rust.

I wanted to place an order with 123 for a few linen colors but I didn't have enough in my Paypal so I have to wait a few days for a transfer.  I prefer to pay from a balance instead of linked bank or card.  Hopefully it won't sell out before the order goes in.

Going to bed early tonight since my surgery is scheduled for 7:30.  I am so grateful that this doctor does minor surgeries in the office, no outpatient stuff to go through.  After you pass out from the pain of the deep injections between the toes, it's not too bad.

Be well and stay safe everyone.

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