Finally a tree

 The tedious part of this project.... done!  Alphabets may be boring but SO much easier to stitch for me.  

Now that the tree is completed, I will choose another project to start.  

We finished one part of the ramp project today, and I can't tell you how totally frustrated I am with the mess.  I mean mess.  Outside inside upside downside.  But my mouth is shut.  She has a large private room in what was once her house, now owned by her son. The last two visits there, my sister is not looking well.  Her color and look have changed a lot.  Yes, she is not happy with the situation but knows it is not permanent.  After watching her deal with excruciating pain, the near death cardiogenic shock, the loss of both legs, I know her well enough to recognize trouble with psyche and stress.  Her recent labs were fine, but needs checked again because she has no color at all.  

This is one of the young cats, staying mostly in Carole's room.  The lighter areas on this very skinny female are where the hair is starting to grow back.  She and another in the group were continually harassed, kept from food.  Very timid, she came to me and rubbed my side.  Did stress cause the hair loss?  She is kept from the others to recover and needs to gain weight, the rest are in the basement. Hopefully a foster will call soon, she will be first to leave and heal.  Appointments for altering are not available until September, and new patients are several weeks out.  But she is so much better than when she was rescued.

Last full week of July and I am in full-on crab mode.

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Next

 One of my new starts is Quaint Rose Needlearts chart, E. Harris 1876, 46 count linen I spritzed.

Changes already in my What's my Floss journal!  I changed the grass and also the willow tree.  House and bird colors haven't been chosen as yet.  The very bottom section will be left off.  Not sure if it contains name or a pattern, but I can't read it.

This has been hanging unfinished for years.  I may stitch this again on a higher count of a different color.  Lauren's recent rug hooking of this design spurred my desire, but is it enough?

A day of outside work at sis's tomorrow, her grandson is off and will be there to help.  I have been having episodes again and need to find a doc interested in diagnosing.  I don't believe this is related to Sjogren's.

Having 81 year old birthday brother for ravioli dinner and the fabulous chocolate zucchini bundt cake

Thanks for all the comments about Spot.  They are still not transferred to my email as before which was easy to respond to those not no-reply.

Hope you're having a good weekend!

Finish

 Just posted to IG.

Spot is finished with really crappy mini poms, can't remember seller.  DMC on 40 count.

I added more stitches to the top branch to make it heavier, left off the crescent moon and stars also the outer border.

He and Spot the Horse can hang together.

He's adorable and I would like to do a calico or orange tabby facing opposite to hang with him.  Should not be too difficult.

Not ready to explain the rescue situation yet.  That is difficult.

I have chosen five small projects and plan to kit them this afternoon.  Rather than delay a new start while deciding on one, it seems a good time to start them all.  Spot said to stop pussyfooting around.

Enjoy your weekend!

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Hissing

 Even stitched cats can bite!  Left vertical trunk error of four wide instead of three caused the first fruit bunch to be one off.  That's fine, no big deal.  But how did the others finish two stitches further to the right? 

The border runs into the fruit preventing the full border to be stitched.  I'm considering reversing the design and adding those red stitches to the right side of the black zigzags.  But probably not.

Instead of adding to my pile needing final finish, I plan to sew this into a knob hanger soon.  Black mini poms?

Sweet!!!

Enjoy your day.

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A cool cat

Won't be long now!

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One cat

 This one.

Why did I think this would be a quick project?

Getting closer.  No other project chosen or started because I am so anxious to finish this, no distractions!!

Three felines were not captured, it's over.  They must find water and food, survive on their own as so many do.  I will get a total number this week and arrange altering at the local clinic.  The rescue organization that took the kittens had promised to take several adults at a time, weeks apart.  They changed their mind.

Hope the middle of July weekend wasn't too crabby.

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