Decided to start something new for Fall.
This Prairie Schooler pattern
is for the month of October.
I actually purchased all of the months
but have yet to stitch any of them.
Each month comes with 2 patterns.
I love the funky pheasants at the bottom.
When I was a kid we had so many pheasants.
My dad even hunted them.
Nowadays you would be hard pressed
to find any anywhere here in Michigan.
The loss of their grassland habitat
was a contributing factor along with
less farmers in our state.
My paternal grandparents had them on their farm.
They grew alfalfa which was a great nesting
area for them,
while the oats they grew they would feed on.
I have not seen any on our side of the state
since the late 1970's.
This pattern called for all DMC floss.
Love these Autumn colors.
Which reminded me.
I had received an email from a site
that I purchase floss from that I should
hurry and stock up on DMC
before the price increase.
This got me wondering where it was manufactured.
Turns out DMC floss was invented by a
man named Jean- Henri Dollfus in 1746.
In 1800 Jean-Henri's nephew
Daniel Dollfus-Mieg took over
the company and built a factory.
Thus DMC became a household name.
D- Dollfus
M- Mieg
C- Company
In 1961 DMC merged with Thiriez & Cartier Bresson.
While keeping the name they just added
the horses head to its logo.
To this day DMC floss is still made in
the same factory in Mulhouse, France.
They have over 5000 different colors.
Not all are shipped over here though.
Thus the tariffs might mean a price increase.
So here is my start on this October piece.
Am doing this on 32 count Smokey White
using 2 strands of floss over 2.
In other news,
My mom has shoulder replacement surgery
on September 23rd.
She decided to do it because
the surgeon told her no driving
with her arm the way it is.
He also told her that he would need
to evaluate if she would be able to drive
when the time comes.
It will take 9 months for her to heal.
Us kids will address her driving next year.
Her insurance company is kicking
her out tomorrow.
We could have appealed again,
but decided she needed to have more
therapy days when she comes out of surgery.
She is only allowed 100 days per year.
Currently she will be in there 50 days.
My boss has allowed me to work from home
until her surgery date,
so my brother and sister will be bringing
her to our house tomorrow.
She will stay with Bob and I until surgery.
Saturday was Family Day at MSU for Mikayla.
My daughter was sick and did not go.
Unfortunately two students
tried to commit suicide.
One succeeded.
Of course it happened in Mikayla's dorm.
She watched the stretchers take them
both out from her dorm window.
So very sad.
Well better get dressed.
Going to visit my mom this morning.
Am going to stop at Tim Hortons
on my way to get her a coffee and pumpkin muffin.
They dont serve coffee or soda where she is...
but we can bring it in for her.
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Pops of red and yellow are appearing here now.
Sunday Blessings To All!
Janice
I really like the October stitch with the pheasants. We used to have a lot on this side of the state too and my dad also hunted them. I haven't seen one in a long time.
ReplyDeleteGlad you have a plan for your mom and you're right, she will need therapy afterward. Good you can work from home for a bit.
I'm so sorry about the suicides in Makayla's dorm. It's a hard time for our youth lately.
Those look like quite ambitious cross stitch patterns, glad it's you and not me doing them. Hope Makayla doesn't get caught up in the negative and destructive actions taking place at college.
ReplyDeleteThe pheasants will look great - and you’re right, I haven’t seen one in ages. Nine months is a long recovery, but by next summer, she’ll be back to herself just in time for sweet corn and tomatoes, something to look forward to! I can’t believe the tragedy of Family Day-Oh my goodness, a whole lifetime to look forward to and yet a feeling of such desperation. I know the pressures are strong - I’m so sorry that she had to be involved in such sadness.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, I love your new fall stitch project. I enjoyed the history about DNC threads I did not realize it was all made in France. I bought a color I was looking for on ebay it came in a little box made in France.
ReplyDeleteHoping things go well with your mom Insurance for us seniors is declining-sadly I retired from AT&T so we always had excellent health coverage until two years-ugh.
so sorry about the college incident colleges are not what they were when I went in the late '60s
have good week Kathy
Really like you fall stitching project!!
ReplyDeletePray all goes well with your moms surgery and she heals quickly.
So sad about the young people taking their own lives.
Beautiful fall colors!!! Thanks for the history on DMC!
ReplyDeleteWonderful that you are able to work from home and be there from mom. Such a stressful time for both of you.
They don't serve coffee at the facility your mom has been at? I am not a coffee drinker, but I just find that reprehensible!!!
How sad that people think suicide is the answer. They don't think what they are doing to family and friends. Another instance of heartbreak.
I'm so grateful that you can work from home so your mom has a safe place to stay. I know the surgery won't be easy for any of you -- from her point, pain. From yours and your family's a lot of work. You're a good person and daughter. (I hear you on the pheasants.)
ReplyDeleteOh those yummy, yummy, fall DMC colors!!! I have many PS patterns - mostly Halloween but a few Christmas too and can't recall stitching any of them yet. I would never need to buy another pattern and still not finish the ones I have and love - even if I had 9 lives. We don't have as many pheasants here as we used to, but there are still plenty. I just saw one a week or so ago. Then again, I live in Nod. Glad the surgery has been scheduled and that your employer accommodated with letting you work at home until then. She has a long road ahead of her but at least she now knows where she's going and has taken the first steps. So tragic about what happened on "Family Day."
ReplyDeleteI love this! I have always wanted to cross stitch.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry about Mikayla - it has been a heavy week.
ReplyDeleteI hope your mom's surgery goes well and you are doing the right thing - so glad you are able to help your mother.