Gigi R Little Dutch Sampler

 I was wrong, two colors were left.  Very similar symbols in the border.  Good thing I glanced at the chart photo to see the top right was red.  

The original sampler has green striping at the top and I'm not sure if it is in the material.  I liked the look so added a single backstitched row.  More would have been better, but sometimes a project comes to an abrupt end.  I'm done.  

Good night!!

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Down to one color

 Continuing the green border is all that remains of this project.  Clothing colors were changed, a few letters also.  Many greens listed, very similar, I decided to use only two.  The strong purple was subbed with 3740.  The man is shorter and higher off the bottom border.  Being on separate pages this wasn't noticed until now.  I may add a few stitches to align him with the tall gal (I detest the word tall), because I have a problem with balance.  Yes I do.  Once the border is completed I'll decide.

What's next?

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Why?

 What is it about this sampler that has set my stitching mojo into high gear?  I came home from carole's after a long afternoon. We had sandwiches from a new to us restaurant, highly recommended from friends who obviously never had a good sandwich.  Take out of course.   If it wasn't for four calls afterward that kept snapping me out of a stupor, I would have been sleeping by 8.   I slid my stitching station to the sofa and planned to just check the chart's middle pages before bed.  Next thing I knew, four rows were stitched.

This morning, I went to the sofa to retrieve the station, and saw this.   Oh no.  Missy, who has not been outside in months, has tapeworm!!  Once back to my chair, she left them there too!  That much?  One night?  And good grief how did they get into the microwave!  Oh.  It seems my home made heat wrap is leaking rice.  Made years ago, time to replace.

 Hope your day is fine and dandy.

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Progress

 In stitching.  Nothing else.

Changed the pole color from pink to rust, head from lavender to tan, boots to brown.

The green border on left will cross beneath as the bottom edge.  Starting on middle section this evening.

Have a good day.

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Poor Ann

 Not very popular!!  

I know hand drawn charts are not desirable, but I do what I want most times anyway.  Authentic but odd stitches in a reproduction are ignored, I change colors to my preference, and I'm pleased with those changes in Ann.  The called for pink would be nice also.  Anyway .... here ya go.

Sharlene, I don't have your email, please send your address and I'll get Ann to you.

Thought I would show my progress on Little Dutch.  

Have a good hump day.

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Displaying the past

 Good morning.

Working daily at Carole's, I have no choice.  The stress is again affecting my sleep, her despair is causing me to feel ill.  The agencies and my state are useless in fulfilling the program responsibilities.  

Yesterday, I removed her shoes from her closet, which she had to turn away from.  I think coming home to where she lived for 50 years has hit her with the reality of losing her legs.  What she expected, remembered, is no longer possible.  The hospital and facility were both unfamiliar accommodations, and she never walked in either.  It was the norm.  The norm at her home is lost, and it's a shock she didn't anticipate.

As I try to rid her bedroom and decorate with her favorite treasures (clutter to me), we will move some pieces and purchase a few bookcases for display.  I have a plan for these two very old and useless purses that she could not part with.  Lining with waterproof material and propping them open will make great succulent planters as a shelf backdrop.  

This wood purse is very unusual and will be fabulous with plantings don't you think?  Mark is as we speak making an interior frame to allow standing.

These shoes were also a favorite and we'll cut it half, glue sole to sole, stand on toe, and make a pincushion for mom's hat pins, or another planter.  Check out the gold monkeys at the tree base.  Do you think this would be a bitter reminder and not a good idea?  

One last ativan and my pepto tablets, and it's back to work there shortly.  

Have a good day,

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