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 Hey.  How the heck are you?

Hope you're doing well, comfortable, serene, not wanting to throw items through windows.  Mine are still intact, but some days ..... getting close.

A bright spot is my luck in finding 36 count Winter Brew linen in stock.  Love this non pink non green neutral.  Not much left!

Ye Olde Cross Stitchery  

When browsing my charts, I saw this favorite.  Recommended for this full coverage design is 40 count silk.  My plan would be a dark linen to avoid that.  Another option .... black perforated paper?  Its 14 count would be much larger of course, but if that would allow a finish to enjoy instead of a chart in a drawer, something to consider.

Wine with a light greenish khaki have been roaming my brain for a while, and I may stitch this design with them.  My mind is swimming with so many things that I can't settle or make decisions.  Therefore, charts are everywhere with more options added daily.  Why can't I start several and have WIPs like everyone else?  Where would flosstube be if we were all monogamous? 

 Or dye a linen piece to a soft khaki green.  But before a project is chosen, I need to make sure it wouldn't be set on fire at the first sign of trouble.  

Spring is coming.  Birds are strutting.

I've had problems with email programs for a while now, but as of the 1/31 windows update, Live Mail is not working at all, nothing coming through.  What a mess.  I have emails for Carole's accounts, our accounts, my brother's, and need a program where I can view all as Live allowed.  So I have no choice but to log in to the provider for each email account until I find a suitable platform.  My brother has been burning my toast with his incessant and obsessive calls, over and over, which has become the norm.  Very frustrating. 

Hope your week has been good, the coming weekend even better.

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Mail

 Hello people.

Today's mail brought a chart that I thought was removed from my cart.  Happy it wasn't.  Small yet packed with interest.

My cart is always loaded with "maybe" and then thinned to favorites before checking out.  The others are saved to lists for future orders.  

I decided to order a few Weeks overdyed threads in red, and was surprised (not really) in the match of these two.  I stopped ordering GAST long ago but after trying a few Weeks, found their variegation and color consistency really nice.

2259 and 1333

Choosing a project this weekend.  

Hope you have a great one!

Be well.

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How much longer?

My only needlework activity is browsing for charts online.  I can't get in to the cardio doc for another three weeks to work out a suitable med, but blood pressure is not causing this wonkiness.  I have to limit my screen time, reading and stitching are impossible.

Hoping my browsing and ordering online during this break will prevent a deep slump, so far it's working.  The perforated paper I jumped to order will probably require a report to Paypal for refund.  This company doesn't answer phone calls, emails, has not shipped.  Most receive payment when an order is filled and ready to ship, this place takes payment and ignores you.  We'll see.  

  Lizzie is still missing, as is the linen I wanted to sell, and my Cat chart from 1984.  Dammit.  I stitched a number of these and adore this design in various colors and sizes.  I have a finished pillow, I have the chart's cover page, and there is no chance I would have discarded it.  Charting from my finish is certainly possible and should not be difficult.  But where the hell are these items?  I know I set the linens aside but they seem to be in witness protection.  With Lizzie.  But Lauren lost a recently finished hooked rug so I don't feel alone.

To add to the other issues, another crack opened next to the healed one.  Cream, gauze, finger, repeat.

Cavatelli and meatballs for dinner. Easy enough when you have a great Italian store a few towns over.

I hope to catch up on blogs and IG posts soon, very limited right now.

Stay safe everyone.

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Fingers crossed

 Hey!  I'm up and about, rested today. We'll get this worked out eventually.

But those crossed fingers are for .....

The hard to find Mill Hill black perforated paper!!  Ordered, paid, hoping an out of stock email isn't sent.  You know what it's for, right?

I've been searching for a while, never got a hit, but this time,,,,, bingo!

I considered (and still am) using 36 count black fabric which may be a struggle to see.  I couldn't pass up the black paper when I found it, so I'll have options.  Tried to visualize a pillow finish but until I get the chart to review, won't make a decision. 

If I wait until stock is replenished at shops, it may sell quickly and I will miss out.  I miss quite a number of sales featured in an IG post or elsewhere since I don't have a phone to get instant notifications.

I'll let you know if it ships!!!

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I don't follow the rules when stitching.

And thankfully did not when taking these meds.  Never a good idea to change dosage on your own, but I have grown tired of medical professionals not listening.  

I AM DRUG SENSITIVE.  Read my chart.  Do you honestly believe I would get a colonoscopy without sedation just for fun, or is it possible they don't want the crash cart wheeled in again?

Thank God I followed my gut.  My heart rate has finally reached 55 today, diastolic has also risen to 60.  Lots of water, salt, and assisted walking helped to raise those numbers, but not yet stabilized.  Horrible feeling.  If I had taken the full dose, what would have happened?  

No stitching yet.  Fabric for finishing has been looked through this week, with little success.  After losing both local quilt shops, my choices are limited to HL and JoAnn.  This little drum's faded red is a stinker, nothing in my stash is similar.  The red in prints were too orange, too strong, too pink, too blue.  Black wool was my only option.  Why not the same linen?   I have time to decide.  

Hope you have an enjoyable weekend.

Be well, stay safe.

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Happy mail

 Hopefully soon, designs and threads will be tested on this darling linen.  First will be a simple small in red on .....

left is Cocoa, right is Straw. If the eye dizzies are diagnosed as a sinus issue, I could be tossing floss by the weekend.  Seeing my PCP Thursday morning.

When something excites me, it becomes sort of a fixation.  I purchased gingham years ago, have seen it huddled with the 28 counts when browsing the linen drawer, and ..... meh.  

So what the honey has me all sugared up!!  After my recent finish on the red, I started thinking about other projects that would look great on it.  That steered me toward the add to cart button for more.  Will this infatuation last long enough to complete a project, or add to the meh in the drawer? 

No more snow, warming to 40 this week.  

Hope you're all staying well during this flu season.  So may are affected.

Be safe!

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