Mar 18, 2024

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Mar 10, 2024

NICE JOB, GIRLS!


 The Notre Dame Women's Basketball team just won the ACC tournament! On to the NCAA!

Mar 8, 2024

Mar 7, 2024

Mar 3, 2024

SUNDAY SPINSTER BLISS

The cube room studio is getting a good bit tidier:

I was trying to remember what started me on this journey all those years ago. AuntChrissy taught me to stitch sometime in the neighborhood of 2004 or 2005, I think. I was obsessed with stitching houses, of all things, and this was my very first finish:

(I think it's hysterical that I was set on stitching "houses and only houses" for the first several months until I learned that there were actually other things to play with!)

Today, I kitted up a new little beauty called "Spring" from Emily Call. I'm using fabric and threads of my own choosing...both from Colour & Cotton:

But first, a little rest and water break while I watch my Lady Irish win their last home game:

We're off like a herd of turtles, Dearies! I hope that your corner of the world is wonderfully swell today and that your week ahead is exactly how you want it to be! What's new with you?
 

Feb 28, 2024

Feb 17, 2024

SATURDAY SPINSTER BLISS


 
My damn good was especially tasty this morning, and I'm guessing that it has to do with the cold and snow we're having here in Hoosierville. Before I knew it, my second cup was finished, and it was time to switch to water guzzling until cold brew time this afternoon.


I decided to play with a little Starstruck today while I watch my Irish take on the Rice Owls in baseball. It's hard to believe it's that time of year already, but I guess before we know it, we'll be sploshing and whacking a golf ball again!

My Jersey Boy is doing well. He transitioned to a cane yesterday, and we probably overdid it running errands, but so far so good, and I continue to marvel at his recovery. I think we walked more yesterday morning than we have in months, so I guess it's not too unexpected that we are both pretty tired today.

I'll leave you with a pic of my newest obsession. Her name is Collins Christine, and I think she's just perfectly perfect in every way. My goddaughter and her lovely husband are the proud parents, and I can't wait to give her some squishes as soon as we can get ourselves over to Lima.
Isn't she swell? I don't know anything about babies, but I think this one might be a keeper! 🤭

That's about it from my little corner of the world. Are you all keeping yourselves happy and healthy? What's blowing your skirts up, Dearies? Come tell me all about it!

Feb 14, 2024

A VALENTINE FEE NEE


 Big-Hearted Tiny Town
Heart In Hand
Colour & Cotton Cobblestone 28ct Lugana
DMC thread 

Feb 13, 2024

Feb 12, 2024

OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MONDAY WE'RE HAVING!


Today is a double-dipper for me with EGA South Bend this morning and EGA Elkhart tonight! I confess that hauling my heiney out of bed this morning was quite a task, but once I was showered and kinda dressed, everything was on the upswing from there. 

I was able to enjoy a bit of stitching with my Guilders, and then return and borrow a new stack of library books, and now I'm home with a nice big cold brew for a few hours until it's time to head out again. Hopefully we'll get another walkabout in the sunshine, and I'll be able to enjoy a nice grilled chicken salad to make the day perfectly complete in every way.

Big-Hearted Tiny Town continues. I am fairly certain that I can finish this up this afternoon, this evening, or tomorrow....just in time for V-Day. I have absolutely no idea what will jump onto the q-snaps next, but methinks I might play with a little canvaswork or a painted canvas or...who knows? As long as I can kit it all up with a fancy bag and bling it all up like a Vegas showgirl, I'll be tickled pink!

What's new in your little corner of the world? 



Feb 11, 2024

IN WHICH WE GO DOWN THE STAIRS AND FOR A LITTLE WALK


 

I am so proud of this man. He asked me to help him with his shoes, and then he got himself to the door of CS2 and then right on down that staircase and out into the parking lot for a walk. I cannot imagine how hard it was to navigate those stairs, or how much that new hip probably hurt with every step.

But step he did, and now we can cross a major milestone off of the list. 

Thank you for all of your love, support, and encouragement...they have truly made all the difference in the world!


 

Feb 10, 2024

OH, THAT FEELS SO MUCH BETTER!


 

I am home safe and sound after visiting with my guild ladies at Hoosier Heartland this morning, and I forgot how much I enjoy playing with canvas! Doesn't it seem like I used to do a LOT more stuff on canvas in years past?

Rich and I had thought we might venture out and about today, but the air is quite chilly and he is not feeling up to the challenge of the stairs yet. He's really doing very well, and is able to maneuver around the apartment with his walker pretty well, but those stairs are going to take a minute. 

Happy Saturday to one and all! What's blowing your skirt up today? Come tell me all about it!

Feb 6, 2024

BACK IN THE SADDLE...WELL...ONE CHEEK, ANYWAY. 🤭





Hello, Dearies!

It's a beautiful sunny day here in Hoosierville, and I'm having an afternoon cold brew pick-me-up and getting ready to jump into a new stitchy start of Big-Hearted Tiny Town.

Our patient is doing very well. He is now able to stand and move about (with the help of a walker contraption) un-assisted. He said that the pain is tolerable, and other than fatigue and a fair bit of cabin fever, he seems to be doing pretty well.

I am holding my own, but ready to get back to a better/healthier schedule. Although I'm just fine with never leaving the apartment (see notes re: agoraphobic hermit spinsterhood), I am looking forward to perhaps getting out to Guild on Saturday morning. I miss my Ladies so much, and would like to don something other than pajama pants and slippers for a change!

Thank you for all of your notes and cards and comments and hugs and prayers and pats of support and encouragement! They truly sustained me, and I can honestly say that without them I don't think I would have survived! Who knew that a kidney transplant would seem like a cake walk compared to all of this?!

So that's the report. I have half a heiney back in the saddle, and I'm hoping the other half isn't far behind.

No pun intended. 🤭

What's new in your corner of the world? Are you well and happy and making beautiful things? Come tell me all about it!


Feb 5, 2024

Jan 31, 2024

Jan 27, 2024


 

I'm happy to report that my patient is doing remarkably well, Dearies! I am a bit worse for wear from the stress of it, but nothing a good night's sleep and a hot shower won't fix!

His surgery started at 7:30 am, I met with the surgeon at 9:15 to get the report that everything went beautifully, and then it was a few hours in recovery before I was able to bring him home, get him up the stairs (with the help of a couple of angels), and deposit him into his chair.

Many of you have commented that this whole adventure seems nuts, and I confess that I kept waiting for Candid Camera to jump out and tell me I had been silly to believe that a total hip replacement would be an outpatient procedure with no need for extensive physical therapy.....but nope....this is a new-ish procedure that is a "tissue-sparing direct anterior approach". There are no restrictions other than to not overdo it for a few weeks, and Rich assures me that the pain and discomfort is quite minimal.

He will use a walker until we see the doc again on February 20th, and I will continue to watch him like a hawk to make sure he's behaving, and definitely take this opportunity to get us back to eating healthy and moving whenever possible.

(I will confess, though, that a night in the hospital might have been easier for me, since I was not at all prepared for how emotionally and physically hard it was going to be to be in complete charge of a 6'2" guy on sedatives.)

So.

Thank you for all of your thought, prayers, good wishes, and happy vibes. They worked!

Jan 25, 2024

BACK IN A FLASH


Rich is getting a new hip tomorrow, so I will be hither and yon for a few days, Dearies. Much to my complete surprise, it is an outpatient procedure and will not require any physical therapy, so keep the happy thought that I can manage his care without sedatives, a large rubber mallet, or law enforcement getting involved.

If you see the bat signal in the skies over Hoosierville, please send Tylenol and a vat of cold brew.

Jan 24, 2024

JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM

 I received several requests for the colorway information of the Emily Call Winter piece.  Here 'tis:


The fabric is 32ct Lugana in the color King's Blue from Colour & Cotton. It was the December 2020 selection for the fabric club.

The threads are all Colour & Cotton and are: Cilantro, Creeping Vines, French Blue, Olive Brown, Abyss, IcyGrey, Shining Sea, and Snowflake.

Jan 22, 2024

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF STITCHING FROM PANCREATITIS LANE IN FLUVILLE USA


Emily Call Winter (from etsy)
Colour&Cotton fabric and threads from stash


Emily Call Quilted Snowman (from etsy)
PTP Fog linen and DMC threads as charted


Brenda Gervais All Bundled Up
28ct PTP linen with threads as charted


Shepherd's Bush Abundance Sampler
Fabric and threads included as kit with chart


Carolyn Manning Starstruck
Colour&Cotton linen with DMC threads as charted