A new house

 Hi folks.

Been ill for several days, but managed to get the floral arch finished.

The house with be full frontal, not angled, different windows, and probably a different color.  In other words, a completely new house.

Back to miserable, stay safe everyone.

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A few things that really irritate me.

 One is the sneaky trap of subscription.  The majority of products I consider ordering cannot be a one time purchase.  Give them your card and they automatically ship (or fail to) every month with the promise of "cancel anytime".  Most always, a drawn out hassle to stop them taking months.  So I don't order.  I feel the company must not have confidence about their product, and fears the consumer would not purchase again.  Unless requested by the buyer who wants the monthly shipment, companies should offer a one time purchase for those wanting to test the item before committing.

One is enough for today, no?  Move on to flowers!

The floral arch is what I love about this design, and it's a beaut.  See the bud at the far right?  It calls for dmc 500 leaves and sepal while all others are 730 (I'm using GAST Dried Thyme which is very close but less yellow).  Either make me gag when next to 500.  Should I continue with the GAST or choose a different green?  I kept the softer 611 for the vine, no need to change.

The huge birds on the willow and top motifs will probably not be stitched.  We'll see.  They may be too distracting.

As July's end nears, I become crabbier with each passing day.

Have a good one!

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Ding dong, the bots are gone

Well, close anyway.

I've made changes, and am considering removing the vine to replace with the more visible brown shown in the few stitches at the bottom.  

I thought the charted golden brown competed with the pink flowers, wanted a more subdued brown.  I can work on surrounding motifs until then.  Only changed one of three pinks in the flowers.  Charted for Roxy floss but those three in dmc are wonderful.  Already sorry I chose a darker variegated thread for the willow, but it's still good.

Enjoy your day, be safe!

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 Something strange.  Around 90,000 views in last 24 hours which means something is amiss.  So if I need to shut down, please don't think I croaked.  I have plenty of frogs doing that though!

The views are all Google Chrome from Hong Kong.
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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!