Oh Sally

Thanks for your help in locating a chart.  I found zilch when I searched for either, even when correcting Crafts to Cratis.  Following the given link to the Museum site I was smitten with Sally.   My last project was done from a photo, another attempt with Sally?  I love the colors and placements but do not care for pieces with more width than length.  Yes I'm weird but you already knew that.  The bluish grayish fabric is necessary for me to love this, I can't picture it on unbleached or light.  Maybe when I can see again!

 

I was going to call the needlework shop in Boardman to see if she would be willing to take my Dazor on a consignment.  It's over 30 years old I believe, the Circline model with the large weighted base and removable arm, plus a spare replacement bulb.  I used it maybe three times for stitching, four times for splinter removal.  I should really think about it though since they are quite expensive and I may one day wish I had it. 

 

Stopped at Pat Catan's for a few things and the parking lot was full.  Many items dwindling to a few remaining, paper mache boxes are almost gone.  They have the three heart set for 4.99 and I should have purchased just to have since HL and Michael's offer very few.  But I just got rid of boxes!  Also passed up a beautiful scarf of peacock feather design for Carole ($4.25!!).  Why didn't I buy it?

 

Left the store and traveled up the road to DD for another $2 cappuccino.  While waiting I see a monstrous SUV pull up with Impeach Trump stickers on it.  Oh no.  Please don't let me be in the middle of another uncivil and immature exchange, I just want my drink.  He comes in and orders two donut holes, one bag for each.  He pays for them and heads to the door.  I received my drink and needed a stir and napkin which are on the condiment display before exiting.  He's standing there, so I wait to the side of the table.  He asked for two bags for the donut holes because he emptied the trays into them.  Took all of the sugar packets, all of the syrups, all of the jellies, salts, peppers, Splenda, and every last creamer.  You son of a bitch.  You're driving a gas guzzling monster of a vehicle that cost upwards of $65000 and you bought two holes just for the bags so you could steal!!!  They are there for customers to use with their purchases, none of which are usable on your cheap ass donut hole, not to fill your cupboard!  

If I didn't have a 40 compression stocking to my waist hindering my Muhammad Ali dance, a brace on the other knee, chapped bleeding lips preventing me from shouting the marital art attack warning KIAI!, and both hands occupied with wallet and drink, I would have decked him. Sometimes I excuse people's behavior, sometimes I want to flatten them.  And sometimes I'm glad my body is unable to fulfill that wish, and my brain is smart enough to stop my mouth from spewing. 

 

Hope your weekend is going swell.

 

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Request for info

Hi.  A reader asked for help in locating two samplers, neither of which I could help with so I thought maybe one of you could offer a source.  If anyone can, please let me know.  She checked with Scarlet Letter already.  Thanks.

 

First sampler, Sally Crafts dated 1808, supposedly held in PA Museum of Art.

 

Second sampler Sarah Maddock dated 1810 from The Pennsylvania Collection.

Thanks.

Added note - the B in the Henry VI (HB) chart is for his surname, Bolingbroke.  Took me a long time to locate that information!

 

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Henry VI

Here ya go.  As with the other charts, click on chart to open in new window, then print, otherwise it will print very small.  Any problems or errors, please let me know.  Would love to see any finishes!!  I will move these to the FREE tab eventually.

 

 

I think attaching each of these to the end of a ribbon or braid would be a really nice display instead of doing the second one on the back.  These last three smalls are a good size for ornaments and along with the other two small samplers I listed would be a good start to a little sampler tree.  So I thought about doing seven more, one a month, as I did with the pears.  And then I thought ... nah.

 

Hope your Valentine Day was sweet!  Took Carole to the dentist for the pre-extraction visit and it will be a total of $521 to pull that damn tooth!  One tooth, nothing but a Novocaine shot, simple extraction, and I was floored.  Then she found out from the xray that the other tooth her dentist filled two months ago for $190 still has a large cavity and may break off.  That really ticked me off.  He is a wonderful guy and good to his patients but that's two fillings for lots of $$$.  One needs done again (IF it can be saved) and the other broke off two weeks ago.  Add them up and we're talking close to a thousand dollars for someone that can barely afford her utilities.  Mark treated us to cappuccinos at DD and Carole got the Girl Scout flavor Coconut Caramel.  OMG.  They also have Thin Mint and Shortbread.  I get the regular, no flavoring.  Came home to spaghetti and then Chris brought these...

Trying to get my daily fruit quota.

 Bingo.
 

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Happy Valentine's Day

Here's the alpha Crown for you.  Click on the chart to open in a new window, then right click to print.   If there are problems, please let me know.  It's been a while since I offered a free chart and I can't remember the sizing.  Feel free to change colors to your liking, not sure about the 3777 but since I can't stitch it, have no idea of the finish!!  I was thinking rubies, but using 502 instead in the body and the crown would be good too.  Emeralds!  Hope you like it.

 

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Winner

Random scrambled 71 entries from comments and emails, someone ended up with #8, and it belonged to Susan Oatney.  I will reply to your email Susan to get your address and choice of gift.  Thanks everyone!

 

Also a big thank you to everyone that offered suggestions and hope for my problem.  I have Biotene, Act lozenges, drinking tons of water as I have before.  Aquaphor does not seem to help my shriveled lips as well as Carmex does.  I have the lip tube in every room. 

 

I'm working on posting the charts maybe tomorrow, changed the back.  I didn't get many comments as to preference of alpha or William, may post both.  What the hell.  And Kathi, I had no idea Henry was a Bolingbroke.  I Binged the internet and it took quite a while to find it!  I am totally ignorant of history, compared to husband that recites it with ease.

 

Taking Carole for an appointment tomorrow and Mark is treating us to cappuccino on the way home.  I am hoping my nephew does not show up with 2# of meltaways again.  Good grief.  I am wearing the waist high 40 compression stocking and will be (switching legs) for the next six weeks (Varithena).  You would think 40 would compress enough to get into jeans but that's not the case.  I don't know why.  I use my clothing steamer while stretching tops and bottoms to "block" them into having a little more room.

 

See ya tomorrow folks.  Have a good evening.

 

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Shakespeare

Not my cup of tea, in fact, I dreaded having to read or study his works.  I have to have things laid out in print, simple storytelling, don't care about symbolism.  I still believe The Old Man and The Sea was a tale of a fisherman and a marlin, Moby Dick of a man and a whale.  I want to enjoy a story not speculate the underlying meaning. 

 

Anyway …..  the chart started as my knob hanger which was just another alphabet.  As I searched for something to relate to the crown, I stumbled across words from Shakespeare's Henry VI.  Have I read it?  No.  Do I want to?  No.  This is the quote....

 

“My Crown is in my heart, not on my head:
Not deck'd with Diamonds, and Indian stones:
Nor to be seen: my Crown is call'd Content,
A Crown it is, that seldom Kings enjoy.”

 

The front is the beginning and good enough, but I continued on the back because I liked the verse. 

 

Not able to chart it all in the limited space so I chose what would fit and make sense, each section a different color.  Originally I wanted you to decide how many and which lines you wanted to stitch, or all.  But tomorrow I am changing the back to two options and the spacing will be better.  They can also be done separately and attached to each end of a single ribbon for hanging.  Something different.  Will correct and post with color codes in a day or two, unless you would prefer the alphabet one.  Thoughts?

 

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