the Lift n Snip come out.
Aug 31, 2025
When you think the worst is over
Aug 29, 2025
Who knows?
Several errors I cannot find, but in a motif such as this, who knows? I guess the tedious patterns have a silver lining ... they hide errors very nicely!
So the worst is over and I survived. Just a few more stitches at the rose bottom, and the rest of the motifs in the bottom right are not bad.
Vertigo testing was rescheduled, roofers are installing a gutter guard today. We've heard that anything with a screen will catch the maple droppings and oak fuzzies clogging the mesh, this is different. Very rigid plastic that will allow water through even with some debris. Guaranteed (aren't they all), fingers crossed.
Since it feels like fall and the furnace is running, seems like a good day for pierogis and kielbasa. Lots of onions in brown sugared butter, several packets for the freezer. Makes it easy to have them anytime.
Aug 27, 2025
The new black
My shingle picks from this roofer were Glacier or Granite Black. Glacier is almost black as is Black Sable, but after seeing them on multiple homes, I saw a reddish tone to the browns in them. Beautiful. But I wanted more of a neutral.
This is Granite Black. The solid deep black of years ago is very hard to find, and actually what I wanted. But I don't have the patience or incentive to research or shop. Metal was not an option and higher cost.
The new black in sun
or shade.
Only a few days left in August.
Damn.
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Aug 26, 2025
Next up.....
that rose.
More detailed stitching. And I was concerned about the border!
I wish I would have changed the 926 to 927 for the blue in the border. The photo looks much lighter, not as pronounced in that pattern. Too late. Hope to get the majority done before my vertigo testing Thursday morning.
Aug 24, 2025
Little stitches here and there
makes me want to pull my hair.
But it has become so thin there isn't much to grip.
My conjoined tomato snowman.
Hope everyone is doing well.
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Aug 22, 2025
Proceed!
All set.
Happy with the small change and I had no problem repeating the pattern.
Yepper. Worth the effort. I only stitched the short side section of the border originally but had numerous errors to pick out.
Just a few stitches changed, but helped me plenty.
I can do this.
Now .... on with the stitching.
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