YAY!!

I had a GC at 123stitch and they finally listed the Needlework Press EF sampler, so along with Becky's Family sampler I will receive a happy package next week.  But what about linen?  WDW Beige is out of stock, so I added 35 Wichelt Lambswool.  I swore I would never dye linen again but the Beige is a little too green, and the Lambswool a little too pink.  I quick dipped the Beige in a very diluted red to tone the green and it's perfect.  The pinkish one will be quick dipped in a very diluted green.  I always cut a small corner off to test first and completely dry before comparing the change.

 Both top pieces are WDW Beige and the left one was dipped, original on right.  Is there a true non-pink non-green non-yellow neutral that I could try?  That's like asking for an off white paint without a cast!  My Country Mocha is too pink and I don't care for heavily variegated linen.  I have a piece marked 28 count Natural, it's not unbleached but a very nice light tan and I love it but it's very old.  No idea whose linen it is and Natural in most means raw or unbleached so ordering would be a disappointment I'm sure.  I have a piece of 40 in a yellowish shade and violet/purple would be needed to tone it which I am not messing with.  Maybe I will offer it.

Thanks to everyone for offering to send floss!!  I am done with the 919 and still have a 6 strand piece left so I'm fine.  Today is the last day of Michael's 30% off website sale so I may stock up and place an order.  And to Betty, you are no-reply so I cannot offer any help to your question.  All the free charts of mine are listed on the FREE tab, Pears on a separate tab.  

About the caregivers.  Karen works for a private company that contracts with a local county agency and clients that the county never got to.  It takes them months to go through applications and qualifications before approving people for help, and most are told there is no money for new clients.  Home health through the hospital for released patients and some government health agencies may still be working but my sister's agency told her the visits will stop.  Maybe I am incorrect in assuming they all will, I hope so!

I made nalesniki (polachinki) and the bottoms are too browned.  I hate that.  I like them soft, like cheese filled pillows.  Monday I am going for another vein treatment followed by an ultrasound Tuesday and then they will close for several weeks.  My US for the Monday treatment should be a week after which they can't do, but I am going forward anyway.  Wednesday will be nutroll day.  I sure hope my dough cooperates because that grease spot on the wall where it lands is hard to remove.

Stay safe and well!!
Thanks for visiting.

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Wolf

What a jerk.  My governor announced yesterday at 5pm that the state would be shut down by 8pm until further notice.  Everything except "life sustaining" services.  Couldn't the jackass have done this at noon allowing people a few hours to pay a bill, get a necessity, pick up an order before everything and everyone must shut down?  No.  Wait until the end of day when everyone is closing.  Politicians without brains really tick me off.  And PA is full of them.  Caregiver services are stopped and Karen has clients that NEED her there every day and rely on her to bring food and set out medications.  Who will check on home bound elderly for weeks?  Isn't someone wearing a mask and taking precautions a lower risk than no care or help at all?   Someone with a brain should rethink this. I'm done.

Went to Walmart at 7am for the floss I needed and also to avoid crowds, neither panned out.  Tons of people and no floss in the color I needed, but I did manage to finish with a strand left.  They had boxes of hand sanitizer and cases of TP, even chicken.  I guess if you go that early, inventory is fresh, but gone by 8am. 

This bottom border is off three inches and I have no idea what happened.  No matter how I count and recount, it seems everything is spaced properly except for the height discrepancy.  So why is the width off by three????  Thank goodness adjustments are not noticeable on this sampler.  I should complete the band tomorrow with the pink flowers and attempt to finish the over one line.  We can't finish painting that room or installing crown moulding because we couldn't get what we ordered with the sudden closings.

I hope everyone is staying well and spending some time outdoors for fresh air.  These guys were hunkering on the deck and enjoying the very warm day we had.

Stay safe!!

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The tree

That fricking tree.  To be fair, it was easier than the one above it, and I have more errors in the surrounding area than the fricking tree.  The tree that has two shades of green (I put the extra strands in the wrong floss bag) and that's fine with me too.  Nothing is aligned as the chart and no one can tell the difference.  This is one wonky sampler.  I found one chart error, and will study the original's photo in case I missed a motif somewhere.  Finally moving on to the bottom border.

This is mine with red apples....

and here's the chart photo with pink ones.

I don't mind the pink.  It melds with the soft motif colors and the tree's shape creates a focal point.  Either color looks good, I'm happy with the red.

A finish is getting close!

Have a great day.  Stay safe.

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Clean enough?

Hey!  Two in a day!  Mark went golfing before they close that activity too, and asked what our plans are for hand sanitizer.  We have some alcohol left to make our own but Aloe Vera has been sold out everywhere, as has the higher % alcohol.  Since we have been trying for weeks online, in store, and everywhere in between with no luck, here's my plan.  We used a wonderful product called No Rinse for mom, even the shampoo, with great results.  The article I read described the results of hand washing vs. sanitizer and washing is as good if not better.  So.  This product can be used anywhere, no rinsing required.  I can use it straight from the bottle (for 20 seconds), saturate a paper towel with it, or bag a soaking wet cloth as a rinse after cleaning.  The car is where we use the sanitizer most and when we run out, this product should be better than nothing.  There are two different products.  No Rinse Body Bath is concentrated and should be diluted, Body Wash is ready to use and what I ordered.  The last two grocery stores had no wipes so they offered liquid pump soap and a roll of paper towels.  A sticky sticky mess.  

Walgreens has it online and in store (if you can find it) with free shipping.  Amazon and Walmart and others also carry it but some are higher in price.  Vitality Medical has the small 2 oz bottles but I have a few and can refill them so I purchased the 8 oz.  Just thought I would mention this in case you are unable to find convenient products for hand cleansing.  When we run out of options, it may be the best solution. 

The End.

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This too shall pass

Please offer to help any elderly or compromised friends, neighbors, or strangers with getting supplies. I don't know why the stores have not created purchasing limits as they do for sale items.  Some are getting extras for others, most are not.  What parent has raised these animals to physically attack others because they have something they want?  What entitlement mentality have they been taught?  I know.  I saw them when I was working.  And seeing previews of reality television shows is just as disgusting when they showcase screaming and physical altercations.  A way of life?  

Kids are home a week at Thanksgiving, two weeks at Christmas, a week for "spring break", and three months in summer.  So they're home now for a few weeks or maybe a longer summer.  Most are on their phones and televisions and video games inside.  They can still go outside and get some exercise.   Maybe the people that watch over them all summer and other breaks can be called.  The real concern should be our vulnerable citizens and those laid off, small businesses that need to pay their bills, the lack of schooling for little ones, not the fact that kids are home.  Just my opinion, may not be yours.

Here's a really idiotic thought, but it's not my first and certainly won't be my last.  If this virus will wane when ultraviolet light becomes more intense and humidity rises as summer approaches, why can't infected people be put in a sauna twice a day?  

There's your eye rolling smirk for the day.  You're welcome.

The sun is shining this morning.  My eyes will be bad, but I am convinced I can finish the tree today.  All the apples are hanging and the greens almost filled in, the trunk will be crossed.  I don't see a problem with the bottom border, famous last words!  The over one will be on a cloudy day.  So close!!  Already thinking of what is next.

AND!!  Another fricking skinny wild cat showed up.  Petey is still limping, Nit's ear is finally starting to heal, and this new guy is a lightweight and would be beat down badly.

Wishing everyone peace and safety, calm and deep breaths.  Every time our lungs expand with that air, be grateful, have patience.

An apple a day

keeps the frogs away.

Changed to red instead of the called for pink per your suggestions.  Much better, thank you.  And I'm happy with changing the branches to brown and some flowers to a brighter pink.

The branches look off a row but they aren't, just the photo.  The linen is a bit skewed/stretched from working in hand and makes it harder to visually check placement. 

Thanks to everyone that purchased the last of the boxes.  I kept a few for myself and plan to paint designs on the tall rounds, maybe a pastoral scene.

We cancelled the Cleveland trip and rescheduled for June.  I went for Varithena treatments today, also next week, and again in April.  I was very careful.  We stopped at a grocery store and it was a madhouse, the meat market had a sign on the door stating "one customer in store at a time".  A little boy came out and told us there were twelve people in there.   Hope everyone stays well and can tolerate the temporary changes in our lives.  It's already the 17th of March and its first two weeks flew by so hopefully the next few will also.  Good time to spring clean. 

Take care!  Be well!!

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