Sunday Starts

Cannot believe it is almost

 mid October already

Where has the year gone?

For my October starts,

decided on these.

First Oswald by Notforgotten Farm.

I actually got this much completed

in one evening of stitching.

He is going to be adorable!

 

With limited time for stitching,

I decided on just a few smalls.

This pattern is called Slightly Spooky

by Little Robin Designs.

Am hoping I can get all three 

completed this month.

I started on this one first.

Figured if I did the black one first,

it would be outta the way for the others.

I finished the row of kitties 

plus the top border in one evening. 

Will stitch all three on

32ct Steel linen by Fiber On A Whim.

This linen is gray in color 

with green undertones.

I wanted a more spookier fabric color

than stitching on a white like

the pattern called for.

Am happy thus far.

Well I changed my mind and decided 

to start all three.

I stitched the top border of BOO & these ghosts

looked sad to me.

Even Bob could not see they were ghosts.

Back to the drawing board.

Started again with a darker orange.

The third pattern is Oct 31st.

This is my one evening start on this one.

Day 2 of Evening stitching.

Taking one evening to stitch one pattern. 

That was a total of 3 nights worth of stitching. 

Day 2 I was only able to get

 the one EEK word accomplished 

Day 2 for Boo.

I first had to frog out all of that other orange.

Then had to re-stitch.

At least I can tell these are ghosts now.

Day 2 working on Oct 31.

One ghost and another pumpkin.

In other news,

my mom had a follow up appt.

with her surgeon on Friday.

He told her he had to do a

reverse shoulder replacement surgery.

Her shoulder was broke in several

places with many bone fragments,

She is now in the early stages of healing.

It will take anywhere from 4 months

to a year to completely heal now.

At least my sister has now stepped up.

She will take care of mom when she

gets released from therapy.

The days she needs to work late,

my brother will go and stay with my mom.

He lives 10 minutes from my sister.

She called me and said that I had taken

care of mom before and it was their turn.

Even though the covid restrictions

are not lifted until Thursday...

I did stay and visit with my mom 

for an hour yesterday.

No one kicked me out and there were

a few that saw me in her room. 

Well of to find me some breakfast.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Mid October Blessings To All!

Janice

 

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