Now that it is November,
am starting a new turkey pattern.
This is an older Plum Street pattern
called Gobble from 2007.
The picture looks like it would
be a small one right?
Not
I believe this will be
around 10 inches square.
Here is my start on this one.
Using all the called for floss
on 32ct Old Salem linen.
So while it is only early November,
I am also getting into Christmas mode.
So I decided to start Quaker Stocking.
This is where I am with upper right start.
Doing this on 32ct Heartland linen.
Using Weeks Dye Works floss
Gunmetal (gray Blue)
Blue Suede (Dark Blue)
Schneckley (Gold)
Finally another Christmas stitch.
Joyeux Noel
Merry Christmas in French.
Being of French decent, I really wanted
to stitch this one up.
Using all the called for floss.
Stitching on 32ct Smokey White linen.
In other news,
we are supposed to get our first snowfall today.
And so it begins....
November 10th marks the 50th anniversary
of the Edmund Fitzgerald
freighter going down.
November 10. 1975
All 29 seaman lost their lives.
This tragedy was memorialized
in the song by Gordon Lightfoot.
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Each year they ring the bell at
The Mariner's Church in Detroit.
29 times for each sailor who was lost.
The irony of the Edmund Fitzgerald
was that it was on its last trip of
of the season and was due to unload
at a steel mill South of Detroit.
It never made it.
She went down in Lake Superior
and was only seventeen miles reaching
Whitefish Bay and safety.
Her sister ship was behind her.
The Arthur M Anderson.
The Anderson made it through...
and this freighter still sails today.
The Gales (storms) of November
are a real thing here on the Great Lakes.
There are many storms that occur this month.
The worst storm on Lake Huron
was November 9th, 1913.
More than 250 seamen lost their lives.
Many lake freighters were lost forever.
It was told that two systems converged
together causing the worst storm
in Great Lakes history.
One front came up from the South,
while the other came down from the Northwest.
The two storms came together in Lake Huron.
About 40 freighters were on the lake
at the time when these storms hit.
With almost 100 mph winds.
Waves reaching 35 ft or more.
It was heartbreaking.
I live 30 minutes South of Lake Huron.
My mom lives along Lake Huron.
It is a beautiful lake... but when a storm
comes in can be deadly for sure.
Speaking of storms,
we are due for 1-4 inches today.
Possibly some freeing rain.
Am hoping for nothing...
one can wish right?
again UGH....
... And So It Begins Blessings To All!
Janice
The Edmund Fitzgerald song was well written and performed, but such a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteGood morning I am loving your newest stitches-really like the stockings. Thanks for the history. I grew up in Indiana and as a family we went to the Indiana Dunes a lot on Lake Michigan so am familiar with the great lakes.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday and have a good week ahead
Deceiving! Surprised at the turkey chart size. Snow is possible here tomorrow. Two appts, both out of town and over an hour from each other. Yoi. Can only imagine how terrifying being caught in such storms would have been.
ReplyDeleteGobble is cute! I thought it would be a small one too.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Great Lakes are not to be trifled with, I feel that's especially true with Lake Superior. I remember the Edmund Fitzgerald going down. I was 14 years old.
We woke to snow on the ground this morning, but now it's almost melted and the sun is out! We'll see how the rest of the day goes.
I remember when the Edmund went down. Such a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteLake Erie, being the shallowest of the Great Lakes, can become violent in a big hurry.
They are talking snow here in northern Ohio, too, but hopefully it will all go east to the snow belt!
Great stitching choices as always. That quaker stocking always catches my attention whenever I see it. Yes, it's amazing how wicked those lakes can be. My husband and I went fishing with a guide on Lake Superior (before we were married) and a storm came up. Wow. So glad our captain was as skilled as he was. Wee had flurries here - that's it. But it sure has turned cold.
ReplyDeleteHello Janice,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the Edmund Fitzgerald with us all. Living close to Lake Superior we remember the Gales of November each year.
xx oo
Carla
I like the Quaker stockings!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband always tears up when he hears the song of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
We used to live by Lake Michigan - those lakes do effect your weather for sure.
ReplyDeleteI like your turkey.
Such a sad story...Yourwork is gorgeous, as usual!
ReplyDeleteHappy week!
hugs
Donna
Your hooking projects will be great , those stocking will be beauties !!! Sad story about the Edmund Fitzgerald .
ReplyDeleteSnow already for you ....I can wait a lot longer to see snow here !
We got two inches and cold! I've been hearing that song all day!
ReplyDeleteThe Joyeux Noel stitch that you completed is so gorgeous and perfect for the upcoming holiday season.
ReplyDeleteWe went to Whitefish and the museum in northern Michigan a few years ago. I loved Gordon Lighfoot. I still have his albums in storage! I listened to a little history about this tragedy on my way home from Chicago yesterday. So sad. A Gordon Lightfoot tribute person comes to the memorial and sings for the families that come to remember their relatives. He's done it for 17yrs.
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