:: wee bird ::

2009-03-31T20:34:00.013-04:00

Spring is in the air,my dears!

1. Spring on my Mind, 2. Cat & Tulip I, 3. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said., 4. .

My tulips are just budding right now but I can't wait to see how they made out.I planted almost fifty last year so I am hoping to have a good blast of colour around the house.

I am feeling the ♥ ladies!

thank you so much for the awards! You have made me feel like a rock star from Cindymae
xoxo, CindyMae
from Julie

xoxo,Julie

from Melissa

happy Birthday Melissa!

try to drop by and wish her a good one,will ya?

look what came in the mail for me!
Scottish Love Sampler

Moira Blackburn
I should be getting the linen this week for it,as soon as I do this will be my main baby to stitch....oh can not wait!
Thanks for the email ect.asking about my health.It still has not gotten any better.I ended up rushed to the hospital two night ago because my heart beat and blood pressure were rising so fast,while I was resting,you would have thought Bono was in the room with me.
It was scary to say the least.So next week it means more dr visits and tests.
It's scary enough when your body is acting up without you knowing why but when the dr's are scratching their heads it's really scary.Annemarie will know what I'm talking about.
Anyway after about seven hours (can you believe?) they finally got me stabilized.
So I know you will understand if I haven't been over to your blogs ect.
Enough about that.Have a wonderful looong Easter weekend.get lots of rest,get in lots of stitching time,and enjoy your chocolate.
xoxoSue

2009-03-24T13:10:00.008-04:00

Look what I woke up to this morning.Can you imagine?
snow day for the kids and my husband has even come home early from work as the roads are bad.

Right now my awesome neighbour is plowing the snow out of our driveway with his tractor.Isn't he just the best?

Siobhan's post really hit home today.She talks about moving from her home base to another country.I didn't move out of the country but I have moved to a different province.

Sometimes I wonder why we did.

We have no family or friends here.It does get me down sometimes but I'm very thankful to have all of you visiting me here so I feel less lonely!

health-wise I'm doing better now.Dr has put me on a different medication that has helped (so far) with my angina.But he still wants me to see a specialist and there is talk about having another angiogram done.So yeah it's all been a bit of a worry but hopefully it will get better.At least now I have energy to do housework ect.So thanks for your well wishes I really appreciate them.

...and if anyone is interested I started this

have a great day and thank you for visiting me.

2009-03-18T13:19:00.011-04:00

Wow it has been awhile since I blogged.I was going to blog yesterday but while I was getting on the laptop our pipe burst in the living room so you can imagine the mess we had around here.

I haven't been doing a while lot of stitching I have been taking a new medication that just has made me a sick as anything.I've had my blood pressure go way down to the basement as Annemarie put it.Great choice of words! I had my blood sugars drop to three.Not fun.And to top it off I have had quite a bit of angina which we name Aunt Gina around here.So health-wise I'm not doing the best.Husband kindly called today to see how I was and told me to go for a nap because after all I'm no spring chicken lol.

He is so lucky I love him.Or off with his head!

CCN's Geranium House WIP

Blackbird's Libery House WIP

One good thing that makes us all happy is new stash!

I fell in love with 'the girls'.

This will be my treat for making it through Spring Break.Yes I have the kids home for the week.

Need I say more?

I finished my Boleyn book by Phillippa Gregory.It was amazing,like all of her books.I am quite obsessed with the Tudor era.

and I just found out the are making a movie !
book link

2009-03-05T12:30:00.005-05:00

I won this chart on Melissa's blog a month or more ago.Thanks again Melissa!

Honestly I don't know why it took me this long to stitch it.I adore BBD! So much so I started a blog for us BBD fans.I hope you are able to join us.It's just a casual place to show WIPS and finished projects.Just easier than reading a gazbillion blogs out there lol.I never realized there were so many cross stitch blogs out there.Whew!Anyway anyone is invited whether you have a blog or not.So I hope you'll join!

2009-02-26T13:04:00.014-05:00

'Peach Tree Cottage'...how I love thee! It took longer than I thought it would but finally she is done.I used my own colours (of course).I wasn't too sure about my pink house being too pink but it'll look great in my pink,red and white kitchen.

I really like the way the trees turned out.I love the funky green ( 472 DMC) I used at the buds.Very spring-like.And how I'm longing for the spring!

'Peach Tree Cottage' by LHN

for the roof I used Simply Shaker Lexington Green

Lettering was SS Green Pasture

darker pink was Linen DMC 760

lighter pink DMC 948

brown was DMC 433

one on one using 28 count Evenweave

I enjoyed it so much I had to buy some more little houses!

2009-02-15T15:46:00.022-05:00

Lately I have been thinking of starting quilts for both of my children to have for Xmas this year.Alison likes the modern look and Josh pretty much likes only very very plain quilts.I always look to Flickr to give me some ideas on what I want to do and I think for Alison I have narrowed it down to the Coin quilt (top left).I went thru my stash today and I should be good to go! I'm on a major strict stash diet this year but I'm lucky I have lots of stash and lots of different crafts I like to do, so I should be fine.

I'll still be doing my stitching so I hope ya all still come visiting me!

2009-02-13T13:49:00.005-05:00

I wanted to drop by and wish ya'll a Happy Valentine's Day.We don't do a whole lot here,husband is cooking supper tonight for us so that'll be a treat. I've been busy growing a tree!

And practicing bread making by scratch.Not a easy feat but well worth it,when it turns out!

Happy Valentines ♥

2009-02-11T14:09:00.013-05:00

Finally I have something finished! I was busy doing a couple of projects until i bought the new Just Cross Stitch mag for this month and I fell totally in love with the Though far apart design and thought it was the perfect gift for my Aunt fran.I have missed her alot since we have moved out of Ontario last fall so it will be a great little giftie for her and I hope it will brighten up her day.

I used my own colours,I seem to always do that lately.I ordered some beautiful Simply Shaker threads from The Gentle Art and I LOVE them.

For the pink,cause who doesn't love pink houses? I used the Rhubarb ( I think this is my very favourite) for the lettering I used Freedom.The green is Green Pasture and the gold is Mustard Seed.

Got to get a frame on the weekend and get this sent asap.

Hope you are all doing good..I can't wait to get back to my other project,I don't care for stitching a million things at once.i don't seem to get any of them done then lol.

talk soon!

2009-01-31T14:12:00.011-05:00

Another Blackbird project finished! I used my own colours for this one.

I fell in love with fabric awhile ago and I bought enough to make some blinds for my bedroom.I decided all the Blackbird projects I do are going on my bedroom wall so I thought I would match the colours some what to the fabric.I really should get the sewing done but all I seem to want to do lately is stitch.I'm sure ya'll understand what I'm saying lol.

Blackbird Designs

Glad Tidings

used some kind of linen I had for I don't know how long..regular DMC floss except for the purple border,I used Weeks Dye Works colour called Mulberry

2009-01-27T12:43:00.006-05:00

this is the Beatrix potter WIP I've been working on now and again.I stopped it for awhile because I was just not feeling the love for the DMC Linen and then I wasn't sure if I should go with just one colour.But the thought of starting all over again...I'm glad I just put it away for a little bit because now I'm happy with it again.The actual chart is really beautiful and I love doing every spot.

I treated myself to a couple of charts.I also bought my linen on the weekend at the fabric store.They were having a huge close out sale so I got it for a amazing price.I should have enough linen for the year if not more,and if I get bored with the colour of it I will just dye it up.

I really wanted to make the family cross stitch stocking this year but my daughter told me today she wasn't too fussy with the Shepherd's Bush stocking pattern (can you imagine?) so if anyone wants to trade with me for a different pattern I'm all for it.

talk soon!

2009-01-26T12:22:00.008-05:00

Thank you AnneMarie for asking me to do a meme!If you have come by from her blog hello to you all,if you haven't "met" AnneMarie please go say hi to her.She has a wonderful blog,and she writes so wonderful.Very,very funny she never fails to make me laugh!

Five things I am addicted to:

decorating! I'm always changing things around in my house.love getting decorating books from the library and finding new ideas.

Staying healthy.Eating right and staying away from junk food.Oh how I ♥ junk food.Chips,dips,chocolate,you name it! I had a heart attack after my 42nd birthday so keeping healthy is a obsession for sure.

Being creative.I always have a craft on the go.I either am stitching,sewing,quilting,crocheting,knitting...and so on.I've been that way since I was a child.

I am really into history..and learning.I hated school and I thought I knew everything now that I know the difference I love to learn.Right now in history I am learning about the Tudors history.

Nature.Can that be a addiction? I am most happy being outdoors in nature with the birds and the trees.I am at my happiest when I'm outdoors.

2009-01-21T11:28:00.001-05:00

If the winter is getting you down,just stitch a flower garden!

WIP Blackbird ♥ it!

corners of my home

2009-01-13T12:31:00.005-05:00

Just dropping to say hello

I've been arranging my kitchen to make some more space for some of my things.

I am such a clutter-y type.

Thought I would share a little corner of my room type thing.Just a couple of things I ♥

Be back soon!

home sweet home decoration

2009-01-09T12:48:00.001-05:00

One can never have enough flowers around!

I adore the red and white in this kitchen

this would suit me well,i have so many craft bits lying around!

i adore decorating and being inspired by decorating books.I hope you enjoyed these pictures,i have more to share here

2009-01-07T10:57:00.000-05:00

Lines Written From Home by Anne Bronte

Though bleak these woods, and damp the ground

With fallen leaves so thickly strown,

And cold the wind that wanders round

With wild and melancholy moan;

There is a friendly roof, I know,

Might shield me from the wintry blast;

There is a fire, whose ruddy glow

Will cheer me for my wanderings past.

And so, though still, where'er I go,

Cold stranger-glances meet my eye;

Though, when my spirit sinks in woe,

Unheeded swells the unbidden sigh;

Though solitude, endured too long,

Bids youthful joys too soon decay,

Makes mirth a stranger to my tongue,

And overclouds my noon of day;

When kindly thoughts, that would have way,

Flow back discouraged to my breast; --

I know there is, though far away,

A home where heart and soul may rest.

Warm hands are there, that, clasped in mine,

The warmer heart will not belie;

While mirth, and truth, and friendship shine

In smiling lip and earnest eye.

The ice that gathers round my heart

May there be thawed; and sweetly, then,

The joys of youth, that now depart,

Will come to cheer my soul again.

Though far I roam, that thought shall be

My hope, my comfort, everywhere;While such a home remains to me,

My heart shall never know despair!

123ABC

Little House Needleworks

A stitch-along

2009-01-02T15:41:00.000-05:00

I joined my very first stitch-along a week or so ago.We are doing Needleprint's Beatrix Potter Quaker cross stitch.Link :: http://nbpq.blogspot.com/

I'm using DMC linen floss in different colours and I added a little bit of Mill Hill Glass Beads for a bit of a dress up.

It was nice to have this to look forward too.Yesterday we had a blizzard here,but we were lucky and didn't lose our power.It was sure nice to just stitch by the fire and let the storm just fly by.

Talk soon!

Evergreen Xmas

2008-12-31T15:34:00.000-05:00

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.Mine was great,quiet but nice.Kids were happy with what they got from Santa.

I was able to get this done between cookie baking and last minute wrapping.

:: Blackbird Designs ::

Evergreen loose feathers design # 17

I love Blackbird designs!

I want to wish you a really wonderful New Year! Talk soon

winter beret

2008-12-17T07:53:00.000-05:00

i really don't know why i say i don't like knitting hats when that is all i seem to be doing lately!

This one is a freebie from http://www.kelbournewoolens.com/ .i made it in Lett-Lopi (grey and navy blue) that i had in my stash for-ever.i used a knitted cast on and knitted it magic looped 4.5 needle for a tighter gauge.

it must be 4 ♥

2008-12-08T12:00:00.001-05:00

Jared Floods Porom hat.If you knit you gotta do one.Fast and easy knitting all the way.My daughter is always bugging me to knit her a hat (I hate knitting hats) but she is also very fussy with the hat it has to be.So I showed her the pattern to this one and it was exactly what she wanted

My daughter took about the same time getting ready for her photo shoot as it took for me to knit the hat...only kidding.a little!

I'm afraid it won't be too warm for our cold winters in Nova Scotia but for the fair days it'll be just the thing to wear.And she'll look hip.Now that is the most important thing it 15.

Right?
:: Jared Flood :: Porom
:: one ball of RY Cashsoft 4 ply ::

P.s don't tell but I'm making her another one for Xmas.

banana whoopie pies

2008-11-26T18:45:00.002-05:00

banana whoopie pies, originally uploaded by A stop in Time.

tried my hand at making whoopie pies this week.I hadn't even heard of these before so why not try them.
turned out pretty good if you like banana flavour which my family does.Me,not so keen.
Next time I'm making chocolate ones,or maybe chocolate-peanut butter mmm,
recipe here

new blind

2008-11-24T14:52:00.002-05:00

new blind, originally uploaded by A stop in Time.

got a few things done this weekend..once the power came back on mind you.Made a blind finally for the downstairs window.made out of Ikea fabric I had lying around for awhile.
I still have a few more to do,but I am happy with the way this one turned out.