Stuff

I don't even know what to title this post ... lol!  It's going to be a conglomeration of many things   : )

First of all, I did not do any stitching yesterday.  It was just "one of those days."  However, the day before I decided to stitch the Pineberry Lane Joy freebie again but on a smaller count ... 32 instead of 28 ... still stitched with 1 strand of floss over 2.  I didn't purposely choose to do this.  If the truth be told, I initially cut a piece of 32 ct fabric for the project & then after zig-zagging the edges & sitting down to find my starting point I discovered I should've cut 28 ct fabric.  Since the 32 ct was already cut  & zig-zagged & the stitching for Joy goes so very quickly I decided to have at it.  I think I like it better with the higher count.  As you can see I still have to stain the pieces & then stitch on the snowflakes.  In the future when I stitch this pattern ... & I will ... I will choose a darker color of fabric, maybe something prestained.  I might even "go wild" & change some floss colors!  What a wild woman I am becoming   : )

As you can see I have changed my blog a bit.  Although I love winter & snow, it seemed to be very out of place now that the sun is shining brightly each day & the magnolia bush & daffodils are blooming in the yard.  I did not really want to use the photo of our house again but that's all I can come up with at this time.  Maybe when I get my new camera (hopefully soon ... I see the Joys above are rather blurry) I will put some photos of my stitchings or something else up there.

If I owe anyone an email, please bear with me.  As I was going through some downloads in my inbox this morning I noticed several emails that got "lost" in between them.  I will respond as soon as I can   : )

I should do more work on insurance stuff today (yes, it's started to pile up again) but I think that instead I will have John bring in the flea market boxes from the garage, take them upstairs, & sit up there going through them all.  Hopefully I will find many things not worth trying to sell which will mean less work for me on down the line.  Whatever I do find worth selling will be divided into two categories ... eBay & yard sale.  The eBay stuff will of course be listed on eBay.  If there's enough yard sale stuff I will make the 7 hour drive to Pittsburgh & leave it with my aunt who loves doing yard sales.  It will be nice to see her again anyway & also nice to take a little trip out of town for a day or two.  If there isn't enough stuff then I will drop it off at the local Goodwill.