Thank you!

 And the decision ...

Legacy to the left of me,

Ale to the right,

Here I am - stuck in the middle with mine!

I like this result of a few Rit dips to a pinkish unwanted, my choice.  Today.

I wanted 40 count, found that my two Ale pieces in 36 were quite different.  Even choosing the less green piece, I wasn't happy with red thread choices after many samples.  This latest 3777 may work but I dyed a linen piece between the two considered and it is really nice.  And 40.  

The back of Nash's Mary Robards pocket will be started (not stitching the other side's alphabet).  Any of these pieces will be perfect for it.  But which one?

There isn't enough to do both on the same linen if I decide to stitch the back side of Ashmore.  I detest decision making!!!!  Robards is charted for Tobias, I have a piece, but refuse to cut a small from it.  That color was hard to find for quite a while and like every linen I see on videos and sites, looks nothing like shown.  I appreciate Karen Combs comparing linen pieces to others, even against white paper, we get an idea of hue and intensity.

Hope your week is going well.

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Help!!!

 George and Hannah Ashmore are having a disagreement.

George wants to be on the unbleached 36 count, and Hannah prefers the 40 count Havana.

For a pouch finish, your choice please?  My other options are Ale and Legacy, but I don't want to cut into a large piece.  The recommended is Lakeside Vintage Autumn Gold.  I have a piece that is only 9" wide (it was wrongly listed as 19" when I purchased).  Since I will never have opportunity for another, it will be hoarded.  One day I may find a tiny project that I love enough to use it for.  Maybe I should choose a different project for now and order a small piece of Ale which I think would be ideal.  I guess I just answered my own plea for help!!!!

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Finish

 Bingo!

Ain't she sweet?  3.5 x 5.5 inch.  I love the dmc 3831, and preferred the date in the corner rather than the birds.

Enjoy the first fricking weekend of August.

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The grass the bird the beads the poms

Extend the grass lawn, add a bird, and decide on a trim.

Mini poms in a neutral shade (gray?) would be nice, and after watching flosstube, I considered tiny sparkling red beads in the flowers.  But I gave them away long ago, along with the clear crystals.  Not my style anyway, but I do have a few smalls containing bright florals to stitch.  A group of Victorian looking fancy pants in a pretty glass bowl could be a shiny sparkle show.

August.

Dagnabbit.

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Re-siding

 The house in muted golds did nothing for me.  It seemed disconnected from the surrounding colors for its size, the grass beneath would make it worse.  The test pieces were good on their own, but not within the overall design.  

Originally, blue was my choice, but that was too strong.  So frogging ensued and was replaced with 648.  Not blue, not gray, perfect neutral but noticed. 

Was at Carole's last evening and there is no progress on shelters with openings.  Altering surgeries aren't scheduled until September, we're on a cancelation list, and need to purchase a certain type of cage trap to bring them in.  Carriers are not acceptable.  This needs a resolution soon and I am losing hope for that.

Enjoy the last fricking day in July.  Can't believe it.

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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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