The House Idalia Built

Idalia has come and gone and we are none worse for wear. A lot of rain but not much wind. I did err on the side of caution though and rescheduled my appointment with the endodontist!

Aida and I camped out on the sofa most of the day. She slept and I stitched. My goal was to finish the house at the bottom of Summer Breeze and I had it done before dinner time. I'll get some flowers planted today and put the fence up. Then I can move on to sodding the lawn. Not sure I'm on track to finish by Labor Day but I'll give it the ole college try!

 

The scene yesterday...

"Wake me when it's over!"

 

This Post Has No Title

I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes the hardest part of posting on my blog is coming up with a decent title. After ten minutes of sitting here staring at the screen, I have nothing. Zip. Nada. Zilch.

 

Enough of the staring! Let's just jump into the post, shall we?

 

I found the perfect project to close out my summer stitching with...

Summer Breeze from Prairie Schooler

 

I'm not sure when I started this but I reckon I'm a little over halfway done now. Can I finish it before Labor Day? We shall see!

 

I finally got around to reframing "Love My Coffee" after it was damaged in my kitchen flood.

I don't think I did as good a job the second time around but it hangs on a wall under the kitchen cabinets so won't be subjected to my daily scrutiny. At least I hope not.

 

In other news, we are getting ready for another hurricane. The Publix was packed this morning and I've been getting alerts all day regarding closings and potential service interruptions.

Aida and I have plenty of canned food, water, and candles so we are as prepared as we're gonna get. We're not on the coast so don't have to worry about storm surges. I can't promise we won't lose power but the guest room is made up with a new mattress and clean sheets if anyone needs a safe place to evacuate to.

Mi casa, su casa!

 

Late Night Shenanigans

Late last night (or was it early this morning?) I was doing that thing I tend to do called "not being able to shut off my brain and fall asleep". It dawned on me (haha... dawned...) that I have a yellow frame that might be perfect for my Lizzie Kate Welcome Friends finish.

 

Insomnia is for the birds (LOL... birds...) but I did end up with this...

I'm dead chuffed as the Brits would say!

 Aida, on the other hand, wishes I could count sheep like normal people do!

"This is how it's done, Mom. Watch and learn."

Well, I'll Be

I have another finish to share!

Welcome Friends

by Lizzie Kate

stitched on 32-ct Antique White Linen

with DMC

I didn't have the little house charm that goes between "Welcome" and "Friends" so I substituted a heart that goes with another chart. Which means if I ever stitch THAT chart I'll have to do another charm substitution.

Reminds me of the time I whacked into a gorgeous piece of hand dyed fabric before realizing it went with a kit I had spent beaucoup dinero for. Whoops.

I'm still not ready for fall stitching so I think I'll go through my WIPs and see if there's anything that piques my interest.

Someone thinks my light is too bright...

 

A Finish and a Start

  

I finished the last of the Gather Butterflies rounds over the weekend. Do NOT look too closely at any of them! I think I broke a personal record for the number of mistakes in any one project! 

I have the kit for the Gather Pumpkins rounds waiting in the wings. We're in the midst of a heat advisory here so I'm not quite in the mood for fall stitching. Maybe when the temperatures dip into the 80s? I'm still getting used to Florida "seasons". My spare closet is full of cardigans and booties I can't bear to part with yet. I did at least box up my coats and sweaters. Baby steps!

Since I put the pumpkins on the back burner, I pulled out the Lizzie Kate Welcome Friends birdhouse project.

 

No mistakes so far! (I hope!)

 

Today was supposed to be laundry day but there's a broken water valve somewhere and they've turned off our water for who knows how long. I didn't even get a chance to brush my teeth this morning!

 

On the bright side, no laundry means more stitching!

And more napping if you're a certain puppy!