A catty kind of day

For reasons too numerous to mention.

Bud is still thin and not eating enough, but he is trying his best and at times will get a half can of Fancy Feast down without bolting.  Where's the pate?  Everyone in the cat food aisle is complaining about the scarcity and wondering if the newer "stuffed" food at the higher price is replacing the old favorites.  I found a vet that is willing to work with us and will be seeing her soon.  Bud really enjoys lap time now.  Nit and Missy still enjoy drawing my blood.

And the outside rival really enjoys his heated house.  Can't get him out, but when he does vacate, Nit enters and refuses to leave.  He has been threatening Petey for several days, and doesn't remember that he got his clock cleaned and lost part of his ear last time.  That's why we call him the Nit!!

Dental visit tomorrow, haven't found a new office yet so this one tooth will probably be my stimulus check.  We lost another two local businesses, and residents are questioning why our school is getting another almost 4 million in covid relief. 

I am WAY off this week, thought it was Saturday.  But honestly, does it matter?  Apple fritters will be hitting the pan soon, I don't give a damn what day it is.

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And crab(gr)ass it is

 Much easier and less tedious when the rows are short.  The first half stitching horizontally seemed never ending but completing the stitch in vertical rows is a cinch.  Turning the linen upside down every other row is the only annoyance, and very tolerable even for a crab.  

And once again I am so pleased I discovered this fill method.  Look how even this block is!  Before, my rows were obvious and distorted the linen.  You're probably tired of hearing about that but it makes me happy every time I see the greatly improved result.  

Happy Monday!!

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The grass is always greener

 But what type of grass?  

Tedious and repetitive.

So I'm wondering if thin and delicate blades of fine fescue are acceptable, or if the second half of the cross is necessary, changing delicate to a fat blade crab(gr)ass. 

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Little fixes

 Hiya.  How's your day week month year going?  Mine continues to test my patience.  On top of all else, the tooth that has been bothering me (crowned) has been examined by my dentist and also hygienist, looked good to them, now feels like my finger in a light socket.  A piece at the gum line came off during flossing, and I know there is decay that they did not see.  So until I can get in to the office, bitch, bzzzzt, bitch, bzzzzt.

A few trees in the top section of Elizabeth require freehand vines, and I want to fully complete that area.  Many times I've left small annoying tasks till the end but failed to return since they are most times not noticed or forgotten.  I was never happy with the vase colors in that section so tried to remedy that.  The end result of replacing light threads with darker did not justify the work involved.  Outlining in the darkest blue worked, no shredding, no crabbing. Well .....

Happy weekend!!

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Filling

Hi folks.  I'm continuing to feel unwell and trying to get answers, and I hope you're doing a lot better than I am!!

Since I am prone to errors and even more so when the threads are not highly contrasted to the linen, I usually don't complete the cross of stitches that must align until I'm sure they are correct.  So much easier to remove a tent or uncrossed row if the border or outlines are off a thread.  

The house was also first cross only, necessary for my fill in method (vertical rows first followed by horizontal rows) to control my tension.  That method is also great if using the sewing method with overdyed thread.  The base is completed, and the top cross done horizontally allows the variegations to do their stuff while still working the sewing method.

Took quite a while to complete all the stitches which surprised me.  I was thinking .... single rows, how long can that take?  More than you thought nitball.  They are numerous and long!  But all are now fully crossed, house will be soon, and I can focus on completing the bottom area.

I've been craving sweets, especially nut twisty donuts, but the easiest and path of least contact comes from my oven.  Being lazy in activities other than needlework, I tried the ready to bake packages in the dairy aisle, next to the cans of biscuits for sausage gravy (can't beat McDonalds but only at few locations).  Huge bonus with this pack of 24.  I separated, wrapped, and froze half with the time and temp on the card.  Smaller batch, less piggy.  The number of baked cookies is never what's expected because I prefer dough to baked, and a few are always plucked off the baking sheet.

Have a good one!!

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AUGH!!!!!!!!

 

Even when you find what you love, nothing is for certain.

I give up.

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