Irritating. Part 2.

 Why are the tags informing us of fabric content, washability, and sometimes even size, hidden throughout the garment?  It's a like scavenger hunt.  Some manufacturers insert four tags, each stating info I don't need, in print so small it's unreadable, in seams that I need to search for.  Where the hell is the fabric content!!!  A few garments contained what sounded more like a food than fabric.  Does that require hand washing with gourmet water?  I don't want to upend clothing on the store racks to find out if I'm too lazy to care for it.

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So here's the house start ... 645 for roof, 3828 for trim, 422 for siding.  Not stitched yet but a sample patch was very nice, confident they will work.  

Quite small on this 46 count and I'm taking your advice and adding a bird over the tree. 

Thank you!

Have a good evening!

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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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