~ BOUNTIFUL ~

Wishing all my dear American stitchy buds a most bountiful Thanksgiving brimming with Peace and Love.  Don't forget where you left your s~t~r~e~t~c~h~y pants, off to look for mine :)

Stitcherhood freebie from last year ~ thx Maria!

~ BACK IN BLACK ~

Hi there!  Warm thanks to those of you who've kept my blog on your reader list despite my long absence from posting.  I've enjoyed simply sitting in the back and following along the last couple months.  Haven't posted any finishes in forever, but happily now have this to share.  I adored stitching on this silk and thankful I have more of it, and in other colors too, it's not your conventional stitching linen, but a very fine base nonetheless.  DH found this great old leather baby boot rooting around in the barn one day and I found the 2 sweet thread spools on the right and the wee silk bobbins at a thrift store for a song...

 La D Da ~ ABCD

Silk fabric ~ approx 26 ct~ Desert Sand

Floss ~ DMC black, three over two

Start ~ 06/14/10

Finish ~ 10/23/10

~ Edgar ~ if per chance you catch this post, here's that Andover Fabrics silk, slubby and prim, easy to stitch on and wonderful in Q-snaps, requires lots of floss for adequate coverage.

On a recent trip to  Denny's, DH found this bolt in the bottom of his drink glass, it's from the inside wall of the ice machine.  It had come loose, fell into the bin and got scooped up with ice, and of course ended up on our table.  I tell ya, if something weird is gonna happen at a restaurant, it ALWAYS happens to DH.

And yes, this stitcher enjoys a little AC-DC now and again, but not while stitching of course:)  Well all, thanks for popping in, wishing each of you a day full of sweet stitches and granted wishes:)

Tootles, Sue

~ THE HERO THAT LIVED ON MAPLE AVE ~

In observance of Veterans Day,  please allow me to share a poem I wrote for a friend when she lost her father a couple of years ago.  He was a a fine man and a WWII vet.

SWEET MEMORIES OF MR. BRADY

 

The long, majestic, vibrant row of peonies in his side yard

which nearly sang every year to welcome spring unto Maple Ave…

The abandoned kitten found in a tree near his sidewalk,

which a neighbor rescued and promptly named “Mr. Brady”…

The whispers that he carved a simple decoy long ago

and placed it on the roof of his shed, and wondering was it so,

and if it was, how long he might have left it there…

The corner diner where he met the boys for coffee every morning,

a picture worth a thousand words, with very few said…

The man who raised a little girl

who would become my very dear life-long friend…

The all knowing phrase he quipped when pondering things, “that’s life”…

The many years of his familiar and reassuring gentlemans’ hat

seen from afar and knowing, yes, it would be him,

and that all things were as they should be…

Farewell friend, you set a fine example of how to live a beautiful life,

we’ll miss you…

Maple Ave. won’t be the same without you and your gentlemans’ hat…

~ A GRATEFUL DAY ~

Hi there dear friends!  Belinda over at Blue Ribbon Designs drew my name as a runner up for her recent giveaway ~ swoon! I've been collecting Belinda's designs forever and am ever so grateful to find her sweet package in the mail, a tool pouch made by her own two little hands:)  She also included her SYHO chart with a sweet message too!  I ask you ~ what more could a girl want!  Thank you for your generosity Belinda, I treasure your thoughtfulness and am grateful you share your designs with all of us...

Spent time in the garden this morn, bless my DFIL Mike who at 89 continues to till the soil so we may reap a bountiful harvest from his garden, I love and adore him more and more each day, more than words can say...

There's something very special about our Aunts, isn't there?  We don't get to choose them, we just get them, and they love us like their own children, at least mine have.  Farewell sweet Aunt Peggy ~ task master, good deeder, secret keeper, valiant in spirit, loving beyond obligation, supporter of womankind, you'll be missed by many.  I'm a better person for knowing you and grateful for your gentle leadership all of my 51 years, may you soar with the angels...

Sniff sniff... now where's that tissue box...

Tootles, Sue

~ FREEBIE FRIDAY SURPRISE ~

Hi there Dear Friends!  Has anyone else tried the Reader Play feature to view blog posts, it's not too bad.  You can select it by going to View Settings and selecting Reader Play.


I haven't posted much lately, I've gone back to work F/T in auto finance, one of those good offers with all the bells and whistles one can't turn down, especially in our current job market.  I'm very grateful to have been chosen out of many applicants, it's a 20 minute drive and the perfect fit for my background in banking, legal and auto claims.



Perhaps THIS freebie will strike your fancy!  If not, plz don't fret, I've saved a couple more links for future Fridays:)


Wishing you all a lovely relaxing weekend, gonna be another beauty here in the Finger Lakes:)

Tootles, Sue

~ REMEMBER FREEBIE FRIDAY SURPRISE? ~

It's Friday and I found this SURPRISE  just for us!  You can download the pdf charts, and remember check out the tabs up top, they have a blog too, sweet:)


Oh, tried this recently, nummy ~ found at Walmart, and yes ~ a double batch is always better ~ perfect for a  hot and steamy summer day, no cook and stupid quick ~ someone will love you for it:)

What's everybody doing this weekend anyway?  Wishing a sweet summer weekend to one and all...

Tootles, Sue