Whippy Wednesday

 It's that time again where

 I show my stitching progress.

I so love the animal characters in this piece.

I finished the log cabin.

Am almost to the finish line with this one.

This is the only one I have been 

stitching on nightly after

taking care of mom.

Feniscowles Hall is my next WIP.

I chose Poblano Pepper and Mint Jubilee

for that massive grass.

For the house am using 

Baking Tin and Onyx.

Plus DMC 413

Am loving my progress thus far.

If you remember I chose all my own colors

for this sampler.

Am loving my choices.

This sampler is my Sunday stitch.

Finally,

Sarah Casey Unwin

Started on this massive red house.

From this pic you can see I have

a long long way to go.

Once finished it will 

be a great accomplishment.

I only work on Saturdays for this piece

when I have the time. 

Finally with Halloween coming up,

I brought this pattern back out

which I started last year.

I currently stitched the tombstone

and the cat on top.

Continued the border on the right

to the top.

Not sure if will be finished this month,

but will continue to stitch when I can.

Once again I chose my own floss colors

for this pattern.

In other news,

we finally got some rain yesterday.

Its been so long that I do not even

remember the last time we had some.

Monday morning driving to work,

the harvest moon was in its full glory.

The way the clouds were forming around

that moon, it looked like the head of

a bald eagle and the moon was its eye.

It was so cool looking.

Yesterday I went to see my mom.

At the entrance of the rehab place

a chipmunk came up to me with 

his cheeks full of food.

He was so tame and just walked past me.

Wish I had my phone to take a pic,

but left my purse in my car.

Bob came with me, however he did

not come in due to the covid situation.

Since covid hit,

my mom has not had therapy.

We are again worried she may 

stop walking again.

We dont need her to go backwards.

Heigh Ho

Its off to work I go.

128 days to go until retirement.

Harvest Blessings To All!

Janice

Yellows

This year I divided up my 

Autumn decor by color.

Orange was in our Keeping Room,

while I chose drieds, yellow & browns

 for our Living Room.

Lots of pics.

I really wanted to fill this tree with my acorns...

alas not enough time.

This was a pattern from Homespun Prims

which I purchased and stitched years ago.

I think next year I may make it into a pouch.

I use to subscribe to a Plastic Canvas

magazine. This pattern was in it.

At the time I wanted to frame it,

 but never got around to it. 

This was completed in the 80's sometime.

The drieds on the horse are cow peas.

They were once more purple.

Stitched and framed this last year.

The dried yarrow came form my mom's garden....

gosh probably 10 years now.

She no longer has it as the deer ate it all.

Each year it seems to get browner 

instead of the yellow color it once was.

In other news,

driving thru the marsh the other day,

a heron was flying right beside my car.

I slowed down to keep pace with it.

It was pretty cool and wish I could have

taken a video of it.

Speaking of herons and egrets...

both are still here.

They are usually Southbound by now.

Very strange.

Also my mom had a nice birthday.

My cousins came and brought her flowers.

Both my sister and I sent her flowers.

My brother gave her a cupcake.

Bob also bought her a small round 1 serving

carrot cake.

It was so funny, because I stayed there

that night til she was finished with her dinner.

I asked her if she wanted me to open the cake.

"NO" she says... I had too many sweets already

with my dinner.

She had a small cup of apricots.

So I then tell her goodbye.

I was down the hall and forgot to take her 

clothes to wash.

Get back into her room and she is trying

to open the cake container.

BUSTED. 

LOL

I asked her if she need help, 

so I opened it for her. 

I went Thursday to take her phone back.

Had to get minutes put on it for her.

Her entire ward is closed due to

someone having covid.

They let me in only because I just

dropped her phone off and left.

She knew why I could not stay.

UGH

I have to go back this morning 

to take her clothes.

Hope they let me back in.

Well off to do that in a bit.

Have a wonderful weekend my friends.

Yellow Hued Blessings To All!

Janice

 

 

The Young Whipper Snapper

Hello my friends.

 

Today is my young 

whipper snapper mom's birthday.

She is 91 one years old today.

This pic was taken of her at the therapy place

a few weeks ago.

Yesterday she had zero pain 

in her shoulder.

This is good.

They drew more blood and we are

waiting on the results of the hemoglobin.

Hopefully is it going up or staying the same.

I ordered flowers to be delivered

to her today.

Bob bought me a little 

carrot cake for one.

I will give it to her when I visit later

after work today.

Bob called me to see if I wanted candles too.

I said "NO'.

He forgot there is a sign on the

front door saying oxygen in use.

That's my Bob. LOL

Any hoot

Happy Birthday Mom!

In other news,

Mikayla came home for the weekend.

We went to dinner with her,

my daughter and grandson Saturday night.

She once again had an incident

in her dorm.

This time a young man was taken 

by ambulance for cutting himself

all up and down his arms.

Always something at that college.

She has only 4 classes and one of those

is an online class.

She currently has

Algebra

Writing

Archeology

Forensic Science

She goes to class one hour a day for 3 days.

2 hours a day for two days.

So the cost of tuition is through the roof,

and she goes to class a total

of 7 hours a week. EGAD

No wonder this younger generation

does not want to work a 40 hr week.

Michael was cleared finally to go back to work.

He still does not have a car....

so he drives Mikayla's as she could not

take it to college.

At least he can get around now til

he saves up to purchase another one.

Well off to work.

Hope everyone is enjoying their week thus far,

Its been above temps so far here in Michigan.

Birthday Blessings To All!

Janice

Friday Finish

I am so proud of this finish.

Even my mom loved this one.

 

When I last showed this piece,

I still needed to stitch 

the remaining flowers on the right. 

Then I added in all of my 

great-grandparents, grandparents,

plus my parents initials.

My paternal family on the left.

My maternal family on the right.

I took it to Hobby Lobby for framing.

Debbie did not disappoint.

I was torn on two black frames.

When she put in this gold insert,

she sold me on this one.

I so love going to her.

She is the best.

I hung it up on my Heritage Wall.

It is on the top left.

As you can see these pieces are all

going up in size.

I did not plan it this way...it just happened.

However the next one will not be that way.

In other news,

mom made it through surgery and is

on the road to finally healing.

She may be transferred today

once again back to rehab for therapy.

I say maybe because the hospital had to give

her another blood transfusion yesterday.

My brother seems to think though she will

only be there for two weeks.

Wednesday night I had a three way call

 with my siblings.

I stated everyone thinks mom

is coming back to our house after therapy,

but that is not happening this time.

No one said a word.

Gave them my concerns why 

I could not take care of mom this time.

Crickets.

Only when I said~

"well looks like we have to make

arrangements for her to go to

assisted living" did my sister speak up.

"I guess she can come to my house,

but are you willing to take her

some weekends because I will

have my grand dog here sometimes"?

Its ok for me to take care of mom with my dog...

but you cannot take care of her?

Really???

Then she says~

Cant you just get her dressed

before you go to work and put her in 

a chair and give her breakfast.

She should be fine until you get back."

I work an hour away.

My sister works 5 minutes from her house.

So according to my sister,

it's alright to leave my mom

 in a chair for 10+ hours.

REALLY???

Then she says~

"If I take  mom now,

will you be able to take her

once you retire"?

REALLY??? 

My brother never said a word

about taking care of mom.

He is worried about her money.

Unbelievable.

We spent an hour on the phone.

Am not going to get into any more 

family drama...

trust me it got worse.

and now  my siblings are not  

speaking to me.

Oh well.

I don't care at the moment. 

We all have lives...

except they don't think I have one.

Well have to get to work.

I so enjoy my hour drive.

NOT

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

Autumn has arrived.

Have to get my mums and pumpkins.

Friday Angel Blessings To All!

Janice

Moving Monday

Hello all my friends!

Some of you may have remembered 

this pine cabinet I purchased last year.

Bob had to go back and pick it up for me.

It was a nice old one.

Eventually would like it to be in

our guest bedroom.

Right now though it was moved here.

Can you guess where?

Well if you said our kitchen you would be correct.

I filled it with kitchen related items for now.

Topped with crock jugs and a bunny mold.

It will serve its purpose here for

the time being.

In other news,

Please say a wee prayer for my mom if you can.

She undergoes shoulder replacement

surgery tomorrow.

I will be quite frank.

Taking care of mom this past week

was a struggle for me.

I am 7 years older than the last time

 I took care of her when

 she broke her femur.

My bad knee is finally catching up with me

from a track injury I had in school.

I have arthritis in both my ankles.

Physically and mentally this was

very hard on me this time.

I told my sister several times 

that I do not think I can take care

of her when she gets out of therapy again.

I know Bob will not be able to 

the days I have to go into the office.

With his short term memory,

he may forget she is there.

(not kidding)

My words went on deaf ear though.

My sister is 5 years younger.

My brother is 8 years younger.

It should be their turn. 

I love my mom...but I also need to

think about my health as well.

Well anyways,

everything is in God's hands now.

Hope everyone enjoys their week.

Moving On Blessings To All!

Janice

Falling Into Autumn

Hello friends.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

We have had Summertime weather,

with no rain in the forecast until this weekend.

Today am showing off my Autumn decor

in our keeping room.

This was the wood quilt block 

I purchased last month.

Looks a bit crooked here though. UGH

Need to fix it now.

Some drieds and a red faux pear in my rye basket.

A faux mum on the floor.

If you notice the window moulding

being a bit shiny...it is because Bob 

added plastic to it for the Winter.

We are in desperate need of new windows

in here...but other items need updating

before we get to these.

The plastic does its job.

A small vignette in the corner.

The other corner.

Some faux Chinese Lanterns 

inside a metal pitcher.

Pumpkin I made in rye baskets and my

newest pewter plate.

Draped my Fall looking coverlet over my chair.

Added the pillow I made.

Stepback cupboard filled with Autumn colors.

Just draped another wrath over my wood hornbeam.

Yellowware on top.

Display on other corner.

Display on table in front of fireplace.

In other news,

I use to love sitting here the few weeks

I decorated in here.

Now it is a total mess.

We had to re-arrange furniture

in our living room to accommodate

 my mom so she could walk better from 

our living room to the bathroom

and also the bedroom.

Move chairs and furniture into our

keeping room that totally

just looks like it got crammed in there.

Tundra is lost now. He has no idea where to go.

The programs Bob and I like to watch,

my mom does not.

So Bob sits in the messy keeping room

to watch tv,

while I sit in the living room and watch 

the tv programs my mom likes to watch

as I feel bad.

I had to take a half day off work yesterday.

So very glad I have an understanding boss.

My sister and I took my mom to her

doctor appt with her primary care doctor.

It was a 5 hour round trip for us.

My sis was glad I went because it took

the two of us to get her in and out

of the car.

Unfortunately the last hemoglobin test

 was back down from 8.4 to 7,8.

They may have to do another blood

transfusion before surgery.

Her doctor cleared her for surgery Tuesday,

but is worried about her blood levels again.

Well have to get to work and tend to my mom.

Working at home and taking care of her is not

that easy.

Sometimes she forgets I am working...

 and wants something NOW.

Then when I ask her if she wants something 

she always says no...

then 2 or 3 minutes later she wants it.

UGH

Am trying to be patient but it is hard.

Summer or Autumn Blessings To All?

Janice