October 2019

Hi everyone,
It's time to share what I've been up to lately.

Fall has arrived.. we've had several mornings with a white field.. Frost has settled in and made the mountain ash berries quite potent for the birds. Leaves have been falling... and crisp mornings are the norm.











Stitching & Macey:

Not much on the stitching front... Macey has been taking up a lot of our time. We took her back to the vest last month for her 2nd lyme shot... she had to also be treated for an ear infection .. and the Dr. also put her on a round of antibiotics as her gum where her 2 teeth are broken was not a good color.

She really enjoys her new food and she's been an overall delight. We are still working on her leash training...and her stay command. She loves to play fetch but doesn't like giving up her toy upon return. She can lift her paw to shake and lie down.. just not on command- only when she wants to. But she is very good for waiting for her food and when hooking up her leash.

She helps make the bed... well this is her version of helping...

She also got a new bandana as hunting season is upon us and we didn't want her mistaken for a small black bear.

When our leaves first started to fall, she had to sniff each one on the driveway to be sure they were okay to be there.












So only a little bit of stitching to share...

Spooktacular Bookmark © Dinky-Dyes Designs 2009 purchased from TSV
Fabric: 28ct peach cameo
Threads: Dinky Dyes Silk Threads
Stitch Count: 27x71, 2 over 2
Cross Stitch, Backstitch













And not quite finished yet.. still have the border and the light gray for the snowman

Handblessings Winter Memories Silhouette Snowman Makes A Friend ©2019 by Eileen Gurak
Fabric: 40ct white Newcastle (instead of 14ct white)
Threads: DMC ** Substituted some shades of gray for the dog's shadow(413), snowman's shadow (3799 and 413)and the close pine tree(3799) as I couldn't use 2 strands on the 40ct fabric.
Stitch Count: 88 x 87, 1 over 1.
Left off the snowflake charm as it will be too big for this size fabric.
Cross Stitch, 1/2 cross stitch



Stash:
I bought some older charts from a fellow stitcher..and forgot to take pics before putting them away.
Sweetheart Tree:Ghosts, Goblins and Other Stuff
The Drawn Thread: Woodland Walk and North Country Sampler
The Cricket Collection: Kissing Mitten
Douglas Designs: Dicken's Christmas Village II and III
M Designs: Five Roses Needle Roll and Home Sweet Home Needleroll
Lone Deer-Sonagolese Designs: Partners
Handblessings: Baseball Player Silhouette
The Heritage Series: State Bird & Flower Stamps Books 1,2,3, and 4
Brittercup Designs: Britties Puppies and Britty Puppies II
Linda Myers Designs Season Quilts Winter spring Summer and Fall  and Amish Quilt Show
I also ordered the October Stitch n stuff box from Everything Cross stitch...Cut haunted house designs...It came in today with the Autumn greetings from Romy's creations and a baseball silhouette from Stitchnmomma.


I'm trying something new beginning tomorrow... I signed up for the Embroidery.com Witchy Stitchy Challenge 2019..
Stay tuned for lots of little starts...kind of like Maynia?  or maybe a finish? I think I have my projects picked out.. just have to pull my threads for them later tonight. Hopefully that way I can get in 1 hour a day and have Macey get used to a routine.

Hopefully this won't be a fail.. I'll try to post at month's end to show how it worked out.


Mom had a follow up on her skin cancer... Went back to the dermatologist for a questionable site.. only to find that there were 4 more per-cancerous growths to be treated... She had to return last week as there was a reaction to the the cream that she had to apply to the spot while they were healing.

Dad went to eye Dr. earlier  this week.. He had no noticeable difference so he is still borderline for the cataract surgery.. probably will be next spring/early summer.

Until next time,
Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

August 2019 Meet Macey

Hi everyone,
It's time to share what I've been up to this month.

Meet Macey

 Yes! Our rescue pup arrived! Macey was adopted on August 3rd from the Joshua Fund.
Macey was described as a black lab mix -  she seems to be pure lab. About 2 1/2 years old and about 70#. No dew claws.
She's a Texas girl.

She's  enjoying exploring our yard. She's getting used to different scents and sounds. And we are getting used to training her. She still needs some leash work as she is very strong and powerful - also a bit single-minded when she catches a scent.
     

 
The first night she didn't know what to make of our mantle clock that chimes on the hour. Now it doesn't seem to phase her one bit.
She's seen her first toad...I think she jumped higher than the toad. LOL!
Sh's heard an owl hooting in the distance, and she saw her first deer...and the neighbor's cat crossing the yard -  she barked up a storm!
Thunderstorms didn't bother her one bit. Neither does the vacuum.





Doesn't bark at the package delivery truck or at the doorbell.
She races up the stair in our split level to reach the top before me or DH just so she can bark at us.

 










She loves to play fetch indoors with her squeaky toys. Prefers them to her ball.


 
She even carries this little hedgehog around ..up and down the stairs.. and once left it on the bed LOL!

She has a soft kennel and a bed..but opted for the human bed on the first night -and every night since.

Macey loves to lay on the blankets on the cool finished basement floor. She loves to play indoor fetch with her squeaky toys.

We're looking forward to her seeing her first snowfall.

 

Just a sweet bundle of love from the ever wagging tail to the abundant kisses and licks.


A few days after her arrival, Macey went to the vet to get her first lyme vaccine. She got a good baseline look over. In January she gets re-tested as she was heartworm positive when she was rescued. After that she needs some dental work - she has 2 broken teeth and some plaque buildup.



 

She loves to ride in the car.. but not so much in her travel carrier. Looking into other options.

She seems to tolerate me reading.. now to see if she allows me some stitching time.

    






Stitching:

Dog House Sampler © 2005 Diane Williams of Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 32 count PTP Earthen Belfast Linen
Threads: DMC
Stitch Count: 79 x 97, 2 over 2
Cross Stitch










We last saw this lovely on February 2013.. somehow it was put away (out of sight..out of mind).

Before:




This is from the July/August 2009 issue of Just Cross Stitch Magazine.
Spirit of America Angel by Brooke's Books Publishing
stitch count:  angel: 107 x 67, star 12 x 11, star 5 x 5, wings 38 x 60; 2 over 1
DMC & Kreinik #4, Mill Hill Beads
14ct brown perf. paper











And now here she is...
After

 


 I still have the stars and wings to finish...just not sure if I want to have the wings..but I'll probably add the garland of stars.

 











Not much to show on this new start... I have to figure out a new placement for my threads as Macey is very curious, and I don't think I can spread my threads out on the arm of the couch any longer.

HAED Mini Quiet Reflection © 2015 Design by Michele Sayetta Artwork by Lisa Parker
Fabric: 25ct Zweigart Stormy Night
Threads: DMC  (89 colors)
Stitch Count: 262 x 308, 2 over 1, full cross

500 stitches of the 80696 completed

There is more than 1 shade of blue..just can't see it yet.






I just picked up this today.. was going to make the biscornu- but didn't have enough of the fabric for it set aside.. So I'll do the bookmark again.. and then find my peachy fabric for the biscornu

Spooktacular Bookmark © Dinky-Dyes Designs 2009 purchased from TSV
Fabric: 28ct peach cameo
Threads: Dinky Dyes Silk Threads
Stitch Count: 27x71, 2 over 2
Cross Stitch, Backstitch











Stash:

The Halloween issue of JCS

Heart in Hand: 4th of July Bird

Handblessings: Snowman makes a friend

Posy Collection: Puppy Dog Stocking Kit
Mill Hill Autumn Harvest Taboo Kitty










 What I've read: 
David Rosenfelt: Open and Shut (Andy Carpenter#1)
J.R.Rain: Vampire Moon (Vampire for Hire #2)
Diane Kelly:  Dead as a Door Knocker

The roses have been blooming and we have wonderful scents on the back deck from the mock orange and honeysuckle.















Until next time,
Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.