Holding my breath

I think the old printer is working again.  Why?  I have no idea because I check every week and the black ink would not release.  Today - it happened.  This is the one that prints so much better than any other I have tried, including my new one.  I am still done with boxes but have journals to work on so I will spend the $125 for ink and hold my breath.

 

 

 Still need a camera.  Look how horrible these photos have become.

 

My cousin from MN is coming to stay for a week at about the same time my brother is getting his pacemaker.  He's a nervous wreck because his ferals each have their own space in his garage, porch, and house, none of which allow me near.  They are always secured at night and I think the only option is for him to lock them in the garage with their litter and food.  The only way to enter is through the overhead doors and they will bolt for sure if I lift them.

 

I had to remove the center area of Rosanna because of that one stitch over error which I failed to remember.  I'll show you what happened with the bell finish (not!) next time.  It would work, but I didn't want to bother.  Lazy daisy, that's me.  Mom wanted to name me Daisy, then Susan, settled on Marlene, and then called me Flossy.  My sister called me Morticia because of my long wild hair.  My brother called me Weed because I grew so tall.  Polish grandparents, Malinka.

 

Have a great start to another week already.  Geez. 

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

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Kielbasa and butt bouncing

 

I had a few requests for the Kielbasa stew recipe which is listed on the recipe blog.

http://marlanco.blogspot.com/

When I went there to see if it was listed, I spotted the Peaches and Cream.  Oh no.  Haven't made that in a while and hoping I can forget about it.  I really would like to give up sugar.  Seems to cause my heart rate to increase and I feel odd.  But I still have elderberries in the freezer for pie!  And six bricks of cream cheese for cheesecake!  And that fabulous fabulous chocolate zucchini bread in the freezer!  I failed to add that one to the blog page and will do that soon.  Can be found here.

http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a48378/death-by-chocolate-zucchini-bread-recipe/  You won't be sorry.

 

And this may be silly, but I love it.  I can't help but bounce my butt and smile when I see it.

One man band

After all the hatred and disrespect for others online from the self-righteous, I have decided to stop following a lot of people.  This little ditty is a fun, goofy, innocent change. 

 

Have a nice weekend.

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The final few

Greetings stitching buds.  I've been working on the final order for boxes.  These two little 4" rounds are really distressed, something I was always afraid to do when offering for sale.  I love them! The order was for larger boxes but I found these few smalls in the cupboard so I worked on them.  Really want to get the journals ready soon.
 

 

Rosanna needs the large center vase and flowers to be completed, hope to do that Sunday.

 

Have a good one!

 

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Another little thing...

solved!   Right angles, sharp corners, inside edges, always a hassle to clean.  The letter openers, cuticle sticks, skewers, and anything else I used inside of a rag to reach those spots would usually poke through.  And then I found this.

This is a denture brush from the dollar store.  Who would have thought?  Stiff bristles that are perfect for corners.  My soapstone sink inside corners and bottom edge have never been easy to clean, including where the backsplash meets the countertop.

 

 

I bought five.  Best little brush ever!

 

Major error on Rosanna, but luckily the other side has a empty stitch spot that can accommodate the design moving over one.  Whew.  Good thing I continued with the outside border or I would not have found it until it was too late to correct.

 

 

February!  Soon it will be spring.

 

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Stupid little things

should not bother me.  Or you!  But sometimes they do anyway and I guess it's just human nature.  One of those things is .... electrical plugs.  Every time I try to plug into an outlet, it won't go.  That wider prong is always on the wrong side.  So I have to flip it over in order to plug it in and that just pops my weasel.  Well no more.  I got a white paint pen for the black and brown plugs and a black marker for the white, and now I can readily see which side should be up.  On my mark, get set, plug!

 

I chose 422 for the lion instead of the 951, and may use it in a small area at the bottom.  This looks so much better in person.  I wonder if my $5 Tracfone would take a better photo.

 

Oh look.  White crap.

Might as well snooze.

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

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An easy stitch

doesn't always correlate with an error free stitch.  Off one thread, really don't care, stitched the same error on the other side to match it.

 

35 count R&R Mink.  Started it on 30 count and decided it would be a little too large to hang from a cupboard, so moved to one thread on the 35 count making it less than 6 1/2" wide.  I haven't stitched the lion in the middle of the row yet, not crazy about a pink lion (sorry Vickie), may try a yellow toned beige.  Eyelet is a stitch I like to see in samplers but most require it for the entire alphabet and that gets to be tedious for me.  This one line is perfect. 

 

 

 

I have been having evil thoughts for a while now.  Giving up the needle.  In fact, selling off some pieces.  Mark said just roll them up and store them because I will be sorry.  That makes sense since I usually regret a LOT of my decisions.  I don't know if I am nearing the end zone of menopause and it is putting forth a final blitz, but everything seems to be changing.

 

Mia, I cannot reply to you.  This design is very old and may be available on Ebay or Etsy, possibly Em-li's http://www.emlis.com/.  Sheepish Designs Rosanna Pinkham.

 

Have a great start to an even better week.

 

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