It was a hot one!!!!!

It was a hot and humid  Canada Day weekend here!  Thank goodness our trailer has AC.

For some reason or another my DH and I woke up at 5:00AM on Saturday morning.  We went for a 2.66km walk with the dog (or more accurately I walked and he ran - the mosquitoes were bothering him more than me although we both sprayed ourselves up) and afterwards he went back to sleep but I stayed up and before it got too hot I made the syrup for our hummingbird feeders (we have two that we hang behind our trailer so that we can watch the hummingbirds from our sofa.),

 

baked several batches of Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies and made a couple of liters of delicious Sweet Ice Tea:

and then I settled down to some stitching while listening to the audiobook First Family by David Baldacci.

I finished another piece from the Hearts of Canada Series:

 

 Pattern: Hearts of Canada - Nova Scotia

Designer:  Thea Dueck - The Victoria Sampler

Fabric: 25 ct Lugana Antique White

Threads:  DMC, Kreinik Braid #4

 and added several more stitches to the following pieces:

  It's Berry Time by Blackbird Designs (Loose Feathers Pattern 37)

Red Alphabet by Sheepish Designs:

The Second Day by  Plum Street Sampler (2012 JCS Christmas Preview issue).  I am stitching this as part of the Christmas All Year Round ornament SAL.  This month's theme is Birds.

Cappuccino Milk Chocolate Truffle by Gingerbread Girl (Kathryn Drummond).   I had hoped to start on the beading this weekend but alas it didn't happen.

and finally Husband or Wife's Sampler by Linda Myers.

As you can see, I rarely work on one piece at a time. I need variety. Only when I am close to finishing a piece will I work on it exclusively.

Sunday morning I donned my Canada Day T-shirt and hat and put the finishing touches on my Canada Day cake. (Okay, the Maple Leaf needs some work but the cake was good!!)

Despite the heat it was a wonderful weekend and my DH and I wished we could of stayed out longer but alas our holidays are still 2 and half weeks away. I finished 2 other books besides First Family - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood and Gently Does It by Alan Hunter. All three were excellent reads.

During the evenings we watched the following DVDs - Midsomer Murders - Days of Misrule, Vera - 1st Season and He Knew He was Right.  I love our local library.  I was able to rent all this for $3.30 for 1 week. We only get 1 channel out at the trailer and so we rent DVDs to watch in the evening.

I hope you all have great week (Happy July 4th to all my US friends) and happy stitching!!!!!

 

Crazy January Challenge 2012 - Day Eighteen and Nineteen

Yesterday I worked on a WIP from last years CJC. It is the Husband or Wife's Sampler by Linda Myer. This is how far I got last year.

and this is where I was after stitching on it yesterday.

Today I started on the VS Hearts of Canada Nunavut Territory.

Tomorrow, I will be working on the Monopoly chart. This was another start from last year.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!

Day 1 - Crazy January Challenge 2011

I decided to join the Crazy January Challenge 2011. I will be starting a new project from my stash for the first fifteen days of January with the intention of finishing them this year. For more information about this challenge go here. A list of the projects I plan to stitch can be found here.

My first project is the Husband or Wife's Sampler by Linda Myers. I am stitching it for my DH in celebration of our 25th Anniversary this coming May. Below is a picture of my progress today. It is not as much as I would have liked (I spent too much time today updating my blog and checking out other blogs) but it is a start.


Since Christmas I have been working on the Unicorn SAL by Dyan Allaire (Kustom Krafts). This is my progress to date. I can't wait to see it completed. I love all the shades of blue in it.

I also started my 1st Christmas ornament for 2011 - a Mill Hill kit - Frosty Winter Greeting.

Happy Stitching!!!!!!!!!!!!