Getting along

Looks like the boys may be starting to accept the new guy.

 

They are staying in the back area where Nosey eats and takes cover from rain in his temporary shelter.  I do not want another cat to care for!  But we feel so bad.  He sits and stares at the house, seems like a very docile male, and does not run too far when I approach.  I think he had a home and owners that dumped him or left him behind.

 

Cleveland went fairly well as did the tests.  The doctor is increasing her new meds and will check her in four weeks.  Depending on kidney tolerance and additional increases, she may not require the surgery.  If she does it will of course be in the middle of winter.  We were exhausted when arriving home yesterday evening.  I had a terrible eye day, my sensitivity is unbearable and the burning is not remedied even after using two full bottles of drops.  I am looking into glasses that are made to counteract the effects from artificial lighting spectrums, I seem to have more trouble in buildings with fluorescent or LED lighting. 

 

It's been over four years since I was wandering the clinic looking for breakfast and dinner and was terribly disappointed to find all the places to grab a quick bite between tests and appointments are gone.  McDonald's was my scrambled egg source every morning, Subway provided lunch (or dinner), the restaurant had good soups and take out, Au Bon Pain took molti dollari from me and provided both of us with delectable sweets.  All gone now.  Au Bon Pain was shut down by the health department!!  So except for a small shop with bagged junk food, there is a cafeteria.  I hate cafeterias or anywhere I have to read a wall behind the server.  I can't see!  A Panera is coming soon, not my favorite place at all, and two options are not enough for the amount of visitors and patients in that massive clinic.

 

Have not been stitching for three days because I can barely keep my eyes open long enough for more than ten stitches before needing the drops.  The computer screen doesn't seem to bother me, and I have certainly been on it for extended periods.  Someone tried to hack my Google account and bank account so I had to change passwords, since then I haven't received my email or blog comments.  When I checked this morning, I realized there was only my server account being updated, nothing from gmail since the day I changed the password.  If you emailed me for any reason, sorry, I'm not getting anything until I try to work out the solution.

 

I am enjoying a warm day at home, in a cloud of stone dust as they fix the front walk.  But after spending the prior warm days inside a building, I won't complain about the dust!!

 

Hope all is well with everyone.

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Hugs

Hey.  What up?  My very young dentist's friends stopped in the office (while my dried out mouth was gaping), and all I heard was "what up".  I thought sup (short for what's up) was the common greeting among people 40 years younger than me.  

 

I recently saw a post from a stitcher who used spool huggers to hold her excess fabric and I thought it looked like a great idea.  This sampler is very large on the 30 count linen and since I don't use a hoop, I've been wondering how I plan to handle the bulky piece of linen.  I have a smaller sit-on hoop that I really like (not for a project this size), and a K's Creations scroll frame that I don't know how to use.  Not sure I even want to because I have always stitched with the linen rolled in my hand.  I've used very large safety pins before and the floss would catch on each and every one at some point.  So I ordered a set of 14 spool huggers from Amazon to try, lightweight and flexible, may be the solution.  Anyone use them for hugging their linen?

 

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Guess who's coming to dinner

And now, he's bringing friends!

 

Nitzy attacked him today and Missy, the little spitfire, joined in.  As soon as she hears the howling, she takes off like a rocket to find the action.  She's half their size but that doesn't seem to bother her.

 

Have a great weekend!!

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Two reckless errors

Hiya folks.  Hope you're all safe, dry, and warm.  Still very cool here and we've been picking up leaves with the mower for a few weeks.  Can't believe the leaves starting falling in AUGUST!!  Looking into the already sparse woods, half is brown.  Enough.

 

Five bottles of Similasan later, I picked up the sampler.  And royally screwed up.  I've mentioned before that I do not refer to the chart and instructions enough.  The first error was assuming the three rows of two stitch high satin were the same color. 

 

My yard's grass is the same green throughout, no variations in shading, so there was no thought to the sampler's being any different.  Of course not you cocky smart-ass.  After completing the rows and checking the color photo for the next motif, I saw the error.  How could that be?  It be.  My satin stitch is sloppy at best and tiny scissors can easily be slipped beneath that tunnel of thread for removal.  Worked like a charm.  Wait.  What's this?  How did I cut the linen thread?  I pulled up gently on the scissors so as not to be near the fabric!!  Dammit. 

 

This piece is 32 x 36, a long and time consuming task to reweave a thread.  But I did.  I pulled the cut piece out first, replaced the thread, then I got to the already stitched house and I just wove into the back.  That cut end will not be going anywhere since it is secured by the block of stitching for the house.

 

Since my eyes can't handle any extended time for close work, I will need to be a bit more astute and a lot less complacent for this return to stitching.  Otherwise, the limited time I have will be spent correcting reckless errors. 

 

This is a new stamp that came out this summer.  We don't have any locally but I usually order online, many more offered than I would ever see here. Should we get a few and affix to charts he visited?

 

 

Have a great day!!

 

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Where did I see this?

Have you ever saved a photo of a sampler, sewn piece, pattern, and can't remember where you found it?  Ta-da!   A way to search online with a good chance for an answer.  You may already know how to do this, but for those that don't, here 'ya go.

In your internet browser, search for Google Images.

Click on the camera icon.

Click on upload an image.

Click browse.

Your photo program should open or use the drop down menu to choose where the photo is located, and click on that photo.  It will show that it is uploading the file.

Your result will show this, but click on ALL SIZES.  If the photo is private, altered, or not originally online when you saved it, it will not work.

Voila.  It will locate sites the photo was used and you can click on any to be directed to the site.

 I searched for my own photo that was posted to my blog to see if it was copied or used elsewhere, and this was the result.

We're looking for a new garage door and I saved photos from several companies, but did not note the model.  So I entered them and was able to locate the original source.  If you need to find the origin of a saved image, I hope this helps!!  Try it!

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Noooooooooooo!!

I have no control over the seasons, must accept the change, but I don't have to be civil about it.  I can't wait until summer.

Laboring on Labor Day.  The old antique white paint really darkened over the years, using White Dove throughout.  Carole came for dinner Saturday and likes the old dark paint much better.  Did that make me question the change?  Nope.  But every time I see Linda Rudman's Behind My Red Door posts, I do!!  Beautiful decorating and she recently painted walls with Navajo White, keeping Powell Buff trim (also Tyler Taupe) which I LOVE.  Still happy with my choices though and added sample jars to the gallon to get the slightly darker white for the trim here, results are very nice.  Door will be replaced soon, Sam is coming for that so I'm not bothering to paint it.

 

We've been watching updates on Dorian and hoping its downgrade continues as does the northern turn.  I was reading about prior storms and found many charts categorizing them by statistics.  The worst in death toll was centuries ago when warnings weren't possible and construction was not adequate to say the least.  All the info is from Wikipedia.

Landfall storms by severity.

Landfall storms by strength.

I know nothing about meteorology and don't understand the difference between strength, severity, and intensity. 

If you look in the distance, you'll see a spot of white.

 With a spot of black.

Enjoy your day.  To those in the path of the storm, hoping you follow the warnings and stay safe.

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