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Well I’ve been working on the quilt sampler cross stitch I mentioned a little while ago and I think it’s coming along pretty well.   The pattern called for it to be stitched across 2 stitches but I couldn’t be arsed, I just did it normally.   It’s still coming out nicely anyway. I have to admit, it’s not as fun to …

Well, not me personally… but my mother’s cross stitch has! err.. or will be.  There’s a pattern I’ve wanted to do for a long time called Aunt Verdi’s Porch by Paula Vaughan.   I had mentioned it to my mother a few times and when I was home in Canada in October she showed me that she had actually done it …

I started this cross stitch years ago when I first came to NL.   It landed in a drawer and came out once or twice but I never got around to finishing it until recently.  It’s pretty manky and crumbled from 8 years of being worked on and then stuffed away but I’m hoping that once I clean it and get …

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is over already!  I spent ages counting the days until it got here, and now it’s passed.   Isn’t that always the way? It was sort of weird on Christmas Eve because it didn’t really seem like Christmas at all.   We ordered some Chinese food and I spent a while making these rat hammocks for …

For the last few weeks things have been really tight here financially.  With our trip to Canada and our end of year bills, we were so broke we squeaked.  Thankfully things turned around the other day when money we were waiting for had come in.    I’ve been on a huge cross stitching kick lately and wanted some new new threads, …

I got a mail yesterday from Faela’s proud mommy showing me how adorable she looks in the blanket I made for her.   She also gave me permission to post a photo so I can show her (and the blanket) off a little! I need to learn to knit more because I’ve seen soooo many cute patterns for things I would …

Yesterday afternoon Xander and I went to visit our friends Paule and Warnoud.   While we were in Canada Paule gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Faela.   I would post a photo of her but I forgot to ask them about it and I don’t want to put up pics of someone’s child without their permission.   You’ll just have …

I’ve been stitching my behind off for the last few days.   Once I get started I can’t stop and keep at it night and day.   Especially with Christmas cross stitches, I love the finished product… shame I don’t get to keep them out longer though. I’ve been working on the old toy store cross stitch for about the last week, …

On Friday my husband and I had a total meltdown after dealing with our end of year bill from our energy company.   Getting a bill for 800 euros just before Christmas really sucks ass.  We can pay it, but it really screws up most plans we had for Christmas shopping and such, especially after just getting back from holiday. To …

Lordy Lordy, do I love me some x-mas deco!  Only 29 days till Christmas and I’ve given up on the idea of waiting until Dec 1st to decorate.  I want my Christmas deco nowwwww!  Ok, I admit, I’ve already started.  So what?!  It’s just a few ceramic houses… For the last two weeks since we got back from Canada Xander …

I’ve finally dug out the sampler quilt I started making in my quilting class oooooh 1.5 years ago.  I had finished all the blocks but they were just tucked away in a drawer waiting for me to do something with them.   Since I quit work recently I figured this would be a great time for me to get it done! …