Simply Primitive

on Simply Red from Homespun Elegance.  But of course, it's not red as it should be.  I love the size on 35 count, perfect for hanging, simple to stitch, and primitive.  Two colors were changed from my original choices.  The numeric and additional alphabet at the bottom will be one color.  Linen is Tin Roof. 

 

A few years ago, we waited a length of time for the best stone guy in our area to do our front steps.  As you can see today, we need someone to tear out and start over.  He doesn't do small jobs now, only large installations of patios and brick pavers, so we have no idea who to trust.  The company that shoots concrete beneath to raise walkways and landings, is uneasy about this being separate pieces so I am not wasting money there.  No one comes to the front door, but I think it should be fixed.

Jehovah Witnesses used to come to this door, but haven't been here for many years.  Before removing all the shrubs, we had two pyramid shaped evergreens, one on each side of the door.  Before I could answer the bell, I saw them leaving at a brisk pace.  Hmm.  A few days later when cutting the grass, I saw something different about the shape of those shrubs.  Further inspection showed snakes coiled around them both like Christmas tree garland.  That's the last time any religious group knocked on my door.

 

HOT today!  Mark is golfing.  I will play outside all day.

Have a good one!

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

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After the fact

Do you always regret getting rid of things, or just some times?  Most times?  It wasn't until I received the newsletter from Rebekah Smith that I realized those tall tiny boxes were for wool applique.  They were old and much better quality than what I could get today.  Too late.  Those were burned.  I saved one box from each of the wooden styles that went to Goodwill.  They were just the unfinished lightweight wood I found over the years at craft stores, some small, some large.  So today I decided to paint one and I really like the result. 

I may add a black wire latch to the front, maybe a base with feet. 

I'm sure if I would have kept them, they would still be taking up space in my cupboard, serving no purpose. 

 

But I would like another.

 

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Sorry Lisa, I can't respond to your question, you are no-reply.

Once again,

I am changing the colors.  This time the change will be from mono to multi.  Originally the plan was to use a dusty blue instead of red, then I pulled the green linen with light thread, now it's something else.  It's always something.  I would like to add a blue or green to this mix, may switch 3830 for it.  Or not.

On Monday I have to take Carole for an epidural at the hospital instead of the doc's clinic, they said to plan on a four hour visit.  A single color project would be a good choice for my Magma so I may do this sweet design both ways.  Or take a book.

 

Her landscaping is finished and Mark planted two tomatoes (Sweet 100 and Sugary) in a large pot for her, surrounding it with chicken wire to keep her raccoons out.  All I have to do is transplant the Bubblegums into 12" pots for better health and we are finished there.  For now. 

 

Still no bull's eye ring around the tick bite so I think it will be fine.  Since both my doctor and the clinic are following the new protocol, I will follow their advice and just watch the area.

 

Thank you for the suggestions for my grieving pal.  I visited the store and she was not in at the time (customer service) but several employees that know we talk, offered an update.  I mentioned the idea of a memory box and it seems, she already has one.  Seven foster children over the years, one died at 16 in her care. 

 

It is predicted to be 90 degrees this Sunday.  I still have the furnace on in the mornings and am wearing sweatshirts!  Never before has it been this chilly for weeks into JUNE!!

 

Hope you all have a good hump day.

 

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Wait and see

and hope for the best.  That's what I was told about the nymph deer tick.  I asked for the Doxy shot, Urgent Care nor my doctor has it.  I meet the requirements on the CDC site, but the newest protocol is wait and see.  First of all, the nurse at Urgent Care said it is too late to receive the shot because this is the third day since removal.  Well, that's within 72 hours isn't it?  No.  It seems she believes 36 hours are three days.  The second incredible tidbit of information was that the tick needed to be on me for more than three days.  (there's that 3 day mixup again)  I replied that if I knew when it attached, I would have removed it then, not 3 days later.  So how would a patient know it has been on them for three days?  Hey, there's a tick embedded in me sucking on my blood!  I'll remove it in a day or so.  But the CDC states 36 hours which is NOT three days.  Hmm.  I was started to think I was wrong and there are only 12 hours in a day. No wonder I never get anything done.  So, I was told to wait until I get the bull's eye rash larger than a half dollar, a fever, and aching joints.  Then see my doctor and get a blood test and antibiotic.  If any of you are concerned about or encounter a tick, here is the link published recently with the information.

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/tick-bites-prevention.html

 

Now I have a question.  The woman at Kohl's I always yak with and is a very giving soul that has had many hardships and heartbreaks, recently lost her husband and then two days later, her challenged daughter.  I want to give her something, a wind chime, a garden stone, wind art, what?  Nothing so big that she feels awkward, nothing too personal since we are not really friends.  I had searched for a locking diary for someone else, not to be found except one online, and I wonder if that is appropriate. 

 

As I was packing my craft room to take to Goodwill I found several sizes of wood trunks.  Mine is pretty primitive and I never got around to attaching the latch.  Is it a good or bad idea to make one for her as a memory box?  Too personal?   What do you think?  I'm at a loss here.  She is also dealing with her son's near death accident in which both his legs were crushed around a tree, still isn't able to walk after 18 months.  A massage?  WAY too personal but I will bet she could use one.  Any suggestions for me would be appreciated.

Yes I am getting rid of all the wood boxes, drawers, trunks, you name it.  I am tired of all these "I should do this and sell them" items that are never worked on.

 

Have a good day folks.

 

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Blast from the past

Hello hello hello!  I answered several emails asking to see the sampler that was used on the heart box, but thought I would post the link to the Pumroy finish if anyone else is interested.  I haven't found many photos online except mine so if you'd like to see the entire piece, here's the link.

http://samplers-and-santas.blogspot.com/2013/07/letter-to-eliza-low-pumroy.html

 

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It's always something

Gilda Radner was right. I haven't been feeling well for about a week.  I was working at my sister's house to prepare for the landscaping on the only hot day we had over a week ago.  When I came home and sat down for a cold drink, I felt something on my neck beneath the mess of hair.  I smacked it and it fell on to my white tee, clearly a live tick, the large size found on dogs.  Last night, after two days of hives, my neck and shoulder was itching so I checked to see if more were developing.  A very tiny speck was in the center of the bump and after multiple magnifiers, it was a deer tick.  A nymph.  The stage that is more likely to transmit Lyme.  It was dead yet still embedded, so I don't know if I killed it with the tweezers.  Regardless, it may be why I have been feeling off kilter and that would mean that tiny, smaller than a poppy seed speck has been on me for a while.  I doubt Urgent Care will do much other than tell me to see my own doctor which would be several days from now.  I'll wait for the antibiotic until then.

 

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