Saturday

October.  I pulled out the winter clothes (yes it's been very cold) and nothing fits.  I used two gallons of distilled water in my floor stand steamer to make all my knits wider.  It works but only if the garment is laid on a bed and smoothed/stretched or taped to the larger size.  Steaming in that position doesn't create a ruffled edge or wonky seam from trying to stretch as I go.  I have quilts, not puffy comforters, so I have a fairly flat surface to use.  The arrogant and fiesty sweaters that refuse to give in are taped or pinned into the next size.  Yep.  I've done it before and needed it again.  

 I thought about Noom, WW is a nuisance having to look up all foods and work out points for loved recipes.  I tried it before, but do not have a phone to constantly check points, but it does work for many.  Still may be an option but not my first choice.  When I lost before, it was just by reason.  I cut out the continual food grabs and sweets.  One evening snack a day, light meals, healthy choices.  It worked.  Getting through the first several days without sugar was tough but after, I had no issues, even when baking pies and cookies for mom several times a week.  So why can't I do it again?   Changing "can't" to "won't" is key isn't it?  

So the tag sale for the black ones is tonight.  If there are more requests than I have tags, Mark said he will cut more.  

We visited the large Amish greenhouse in Mercer and found mums the size of bushels, 5 for $27.50!!  Tight buds, anxious for them to open.  They were sold out of yellow, I got orange for myself and Carole and one for my neighbor in red.  She has red doors on her house which I thought would be perfect, but she planted it in the backyard.  The decorative pots they sell here are not hardy mums, but I didn't say anything.  I thought she would put it on her porch or steps out front! 

Enjoy your Saturday!

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Wooden tags

Hi folks.  Thanks for the prayers and good wishes, Mike is coming home and doing amazing.  His previous stress and other tests were all good, they were surprised at this attack.  Most people as they age develop minor blockages (20% - 40%), his may have been more, and plaque from elsewhere could have broken loose, lodged, and caused the closure.  

The tag sale will be tomorrow (Friday) at 7 pm and the offer for the sampler designs will be first.  You can email me samplersandsantas@gmail.com and let me know which label you prefer.  Abe, Forgive, or the House.  Honestly, I don't like Abe's gray tones on the wood.

I will offer the black Halloween on Saturday evening at 7 pm.  

Size is 3.5" high and 2.5" wide on 1/4" poplar wood, sueded cording tie will be included.

Price is $10 includes shipping in the US only.  Paypal is fine, 123 GC is fine, check is fine.  

To unknown - thank you for your research on Annie.  It was very nice of you to offer the story.  We are assuming a grandchild is putting fresh flowers on her parents' grave.  My brother was grateful to hear the family history and put to rest the question of tragic accident or illness as her demise. 

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Bethia Fenshaw

Whilst Iris Naps Designs, the tiny sampler that will be mounted on the spool.  

I do not like working on this wimpy older WDW Beige linen.  But my inventory listing once again led me to a proper size linen piece in the 40 count bag very quickly.  I would have spent quite some time searching and measuring previously.  The floss is DMC 839 simply because it was handy.  I like it.  Not too strong of a brown, more muted, and was within reach of my lazy self.

Saw the doctor today, he removed stitches, the pin of course stays in place for another three weeks.  I've already had enough of this extremely uncomfortable surgical shoe.   

My cousin Mike (my mother's sister's boy who is the reason I am here) had a heart attack today.  Hard to believe, but his left ventricle had no blood, 100% blockage in the right coronary artery and a 90% blockage elsewhere.  The hospital he was tranferred to is a 25 minute drive, but it was so critical to act immediately that they used the helicopter to shorten that trip to 5 minutes.  He had no symptoms, no warning, until today when he collapsed.  He and his wife have a camp on Lake Erie and Mike comes home on Wednesdays to golf, but this time she came home with him which is unusual.  Thank God she did.  He feels a lot better now with two stents and restored blood flow.  If you remember, my mother was smitten with this adorable baby and decided to have one more, me.  It's why my sister is 13 years older.

Petey is still shoving his head to me for scratching.  And then he slaps me silly.

It is very painful to say, but it's October.  

WHAT???????  

WHEN?????????  

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Drum??

About 6" high and 4" wide, I think it will be a drum.  If not, it may be .... I got nothing.  The photo of the original won me over immediately, my rendition with the pinks, not so much.

I bought three $1 bags of Dove.  One bag left.  Didn't help, still crabby.

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Why did I start this?

Anyway, the tag sale will be Friday evening and I'll post a reminder.  I have six black and six sampler.  If samplers don't sell I can paint them black and slap a bird on them because I am not attaching until you tell me which label you want.  I have a twig tree that I could hang a bunch of these on with various autumn labels and may do that.  Or not. They will have suede cord hangers and are 3.5" tall and 2.5" wide.

Preview ....

 

I only have to outline the windows on EF to complete and will do that this evening while watching the debate.

Have a good evening.

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Breaking rules

I do it all the time.  Sally Fiske is the last big girl to be mounted and as I pinned her, something kept catching my horribly dry and scratchy eye.  It seemed to be a light streak on the sampler that moved when I adjusted the piece.  Since I was more interested in observing the linen thread on the edge I never actually looked at its entirety on the foam.  There it was.  That light I was seeing was areas of the 28 count linen that have less density and the white foam was obvious.  

I pulled out a roll of kraft paper and laid a piece beneath.  Much more uniform.  Of course, this is not acid free, but I don't want to make a trip to the framer and have her cut such a large piece of the correct mat board to line this.  As I said, I don't care about 100 years from now.  Nothing was acid free 200 years ago and many samplers have survived.   So it's wrong to do what I plan, but I also feel that precaution is for glorious needlework that will be kept by family.  I have a spray from Krylon that is a matte sealer for paper and art work, nothing like a varnish or coating, and I will use that on the liner.  Don't know if it matters, don't care.  I am in desperate need of my Dove darks and have been for two weeks as I try to lose weight.  It ain't working.  I am still packing my mouth like a squirrel preparing for winter.  Between losing summer, wearing this boot, and Dove free, I'm easily irritated and crabbier than hell.  My dollar store has little bags of Dove but that doesn't help when you buy eight of them.

Here's EF with a few changes to brown and the small section I have left.  I don't want to line the windows of the house with the charted very light and am afraid the brown will be too stark so I haven't decided on that yet.   I want to stick with the same colors used throughout, maybe the dark blue would be best.

Have a good day folks!

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