My new squeeze

 Living under a rock, you miss things.  All sorts of things including simple gadgets.  I saw this spring hoop on a floss tube video and thought it was so neat!  I stitch in hand and have a sit-on hoop, don't use it very often.  This little easy to use option comes in a smaller and larger size, mine is the 5".  

If I would like a taut surface for over one or a specialty stitch, this handy hoop is perfect.  Easy on and off, I get excited over simple gadgets.  I'm excited.  Can you tell?

I've noticed some prefer the linen recessed in the hoop (like the underside) and others with the linen flush with the hoop.  Never saw the recessed method used before, I would think the sides of the hoop would be in the way.  No? Running the thread ends would be easier.  

This is with spring clamp on top of my work,

this is underneath. 

Probably not new to you, but here it is. 

Doctor Monday at 8:15, anxious for diagnosis and an injection.  

Hope your weekend was good!!  End of June.  Can I start crabbing about summer flying by now?

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A few choice words

 for my sister once hubs gets home.  He has been doing everything I can't, and is out shopping for groceries.  When he returns, he will hit the roof.

I told Carole that I would try to remove stains from her massively thick comforter with my enzyme soap.  She knows I can't walk, yet chose today to have her son drop it off.  Where the hell does she think I will work on it?

I folded it from my wheeled chair and I think hubs will be throwing it in the basement as soon as he sees it.  You know, it's in her way.  So puffy.  

Get rid of all the crap and clutter and make room!!

Dammit.

Common sense is sorely lacking in this family.

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Thank you

 for the birthday wishes!  

I am holding to Sarah, with hesitation, but she is with me still.  The angel faces were changed and completed, need one more wreath, window bars, and the cartouche border.  The over one within it may be after that, before the outside border.  

I plan to get outside again today, but this time will make sure the rollator is close enough to where I sit.  Last time it slowly rolled so far from me that the cane couldn't snag it.  Hubs is golfing so I can't yell for his help as happened before.  The cane allows me to get up and balance, not walk, so I looped a bungee cord to the walker.  I better attach a note to my drink as a reminder before I trip over it.

Last two golf days, he won a few bucks, so the laptop will be outside with me and a little browsing will take place.  I need underwear again.  Mine are suffering from exertion and have stretched to their limit, nothing left to give.

Enjoy your day folks.

Thanks again for the kind regards.

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Rolling along

 into walls, nicking corners, trim, baseboards.  Chocolate fingerprints smearing over flat white paint. Sounds similar to a skating rink.  Had to cancel all dental appointments, and a month behind on summer chores.  Managed to renew driver license with a walker and husband.  Cannot sleep, gained weight, very crabby.  Will an injection remedy this when nothing else is touching the problem?  It is not the joint.  You know how I feel about summer, one month already wasted.

Stitching has not been frustrating, very few errors in this section worth a mention.  The vase pattern was not followed as charted in color or count, just to rebel a little.  My biggest problem has been the thread.  Remove a few stitches and it shreds.  Wrong linen hole?  Try going back in to move over and it shreds.  With my crabassiness and overall nasty mood, I considered more than once to put her aside, just in case the snark visits.  Snarks pull rank over crabs.  Can't trust them.

The area above the lawn is completed, finishing the house next.

 I made myself a boxed cake for b-day and wanted the whipped cream icing in the freezer.  My wheels have me sitting well below counter height.  Using one beater and trying to blend after thawing was a mess.  Hard to do from a low seat and I lost my grip on the container.  Most went into my hair and onto clothing but the window and wall did not escape the flying container.  What was left was yuck.

Then we discover the pepper plants and others loaded with aphids which will certainly be attacking all my flowers.  And I can't help with spray, dip, wipe.  Shouting obscenities at the little bastards is futile.

As I sit on the single seat swing we had built for mom, and use the handle that helped her off and held her cane, a brief slap of reality stung.  Today, turning 72, I need that handle and cane. 

Hope your week has been peaceful.  

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Perforated

 Hi folks.

My errors continue in Sarah.  After adapting the tree to the linen thread miscue, I found the tree greenery to be too long.  Yet, the number of rows is good, the height is good, and rather than dilly dally trying to find the source, I removed the top row of the trunk.  It fits now! Changed the 676 to 869 to match the other tree, just didn't show well enough.  Am I ready to set her aside?  It's been a long time with Sarah and these meaningless errors have no influence on needing a break.  I am just anxious to do something small.  Debating.

As for stitching on perforated paper, Mill Hill and their bead kits for ornaments are an example.  But lately, NeedleWorkPress has shown samplers and small pieces that I adore.  

For those that do not follow Instagram, these are posts from NeedleWorkPress featuring old and new pieces.

 I think any design can be switched to the paper.  But something like Phebe would be difficult for me since I am a backside thread runner which would show through quite noticeably.

These samplers are from a retreat, not available until next year, on perforated paper.

Lovely littles to include in a card, stick on a gift wrap, book, attach to a folder or file, so many ideas.  

I failed to add several conditions to Carole's "before" health summary.  And they are ... torsades after a cardioversion that required paddles EIGHT times, emergency pacemaker installed to stop the torsades, an AV node ablation (disconnects the top from the bottom of the heart) that was not necessary, which required a new pacemaker, and a third one a year later because it was defective. two knee replacements and ERCP twice before gall bladder removal.  I think that covers it!!

Mid June.  I am so bummed.  Can't do a damn thing!  Except a four hour dental visit Tuesday and another the following week.  I received a surprise gift in the mail of a small Stacy Nash sampler chart in red.  That brought a smile!!  Unexpected and grateful is this crabass.

Worsened greatly in another area of the knee.  Round four of steroid pack, no choice.  So these two are my new rides.  Scares the catnip out of Missy.

Have a good day!

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Error after error

 That entire large messy lawn had no counting errors which really surprised me.  But all else has been one after another.  This time, the unfinished tree on right is a linen thread off.  I frogged some, plan to adapt the rest, will not be noticed.

Many other missteps happened in those leaves and again, adapted unless the misplacement bumped into another motif.  

Very crabby today, minor health nuisances are causing major obscenity slingers.  The knee IT band is side of knee facing out.  Maybe because of limping so badly and trying to balance, the inside of that knee has taken over the pain.  I remembered during Carole's stays the nurse said that ibuprofen (advil) then 2-3 hours later acetaminophen (tylenol) resulted in greater reduction of pain compared to each alone.  Checked with my pharmacist (never take together, allows hours between)  .... bingo.  Noticeable difference and I am still limping but can walk without the cane.  Will continue for a few days on this, another steroid pack is not in my plans.

This tiny petit point was done by my late SIL and I thought it would be nice to have a fob of her work.

I ordered three colors of perforated paper in 14 count and also the white in 18 count.  Once NWP shows more of that, they'll be gone.   I'm ready!!

Enjoy your day!

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