WOW!!! The Summer is Passing By So Fast!!!

I cannot believe how fast the summer is going!  It feels like it was just yesterday we opened our pool!  We opened it Memorial Day weekend.  I have been stitching on Masquerade Storykeep, Lavender Moon and Gardens Like Quilts.  Really not a lot to show this week.  I do have a short video of my baby Robin trying to catch the birds I feed.  She does this off an on all day long.  She is so cute and never realizes these birds are on the other side of the sliding glass door, lol!! :)  I swear she has springs for legs :)

Determined to get these birds, lol

I Joined the Red White & Blue Sal!!!

I decided to join the Red White & Blue Sal!  I needed an excuse to start America!  It is from Stoney Creek's Book 92 Let Freedom Ring, which is an Oop.  I am stitching on 18 ct. blue and white hand dyed fabric.  Looks like blue sky with white clouds which is perfect for this design.  Here is a photo of it and my progress so far.  I have put in 251 stitches so far. I have started in the middle so I have stitched part of the feathers of the eagles head and part of the flag.

Have a Wonderful 4th!!

I managed to finish Intervention by Robin Cook yesterday.   Started another on my USB with Invasion by Robin Cook.  I read this while I deliver mail.  My stitching has been rather slow this past 2 weeks.  I do have progress on Gardens Like Quilts and a little on HAED Storykeep Masquerade.  Here is what I have stitched since my last update.

Last Update

Progress as of July 1 2013

Here is the update of Masquerade

My Update since June 8th 2013

Have a wonderful happy Fourth!!!

Started three new books today! Also my progress on Gardens Like Quilts!

Hope everyone is having a great day!  I started three new books today.  Intervention by Robin Cook, a medical thiller, Behind Closed Doors by Jenny Tomlin which is a true story of abuse in a family, and All For One by Ryne Douglas Pearson which is a thriller.
For my stitching update, I have worked on Gardens Like Quilts.  Here is where I left last time I stitched and then there is a pic of how much more I have done.  Notice that the bluejay is almost done.  I will be stitching on the robin this week along with my Storykeep Masquerade.  Happy stitching everyone and have a wonderful day!

Last times progress

My latest progress

Happy Spring With Some Book Reads and Stitchy Udates!!

Well, spring has sprung around here and my flowers are blooming!  A week ago it was in the 90's thought summer came early!  Now it is in the 70's with rain to help all my plants since the dry heat last week.

I finished two books today, Ascension Day by John Matthews and Cannibal by Lois Jones.
Cannibal is a true story and not for the faint of heart, very graphic.  Ascension Day is a court suspense.
I rated them both 4 stars! Gripping and exciting!

OK now for the stitchy stuff...

I decided to restitch my two HAEDs.  I was stitching them over one with two threads and I found them too bulky and hard to stitch.  So I am restitching them over one with one thread and loving my stitching again. So that was why I stopped stitching on them.  I am showing the stitching on Masquerade with a photo of the difference of the stitching.  Lavender Moon will have to wait until I get more fabric.
Happy Stitching!

Over one using two

over one using one so much  better!

Happy Stitching!

Very Busy Couple of Weeks for me!

Hi and Happy May to all of you!  I have not done much stitching lately.  I have been planting my perennials.  I planted 3 clematis, 2 purple and 1 blue.  I also planted a Sedo Autumn Joy and a Gaura Pink Fountain.  I also planted wildflowers for my hummers and butterflies.  I still have to get my Caladiums started. After my frog visit not once but twice this month I took a break.  Well, since I have no pictures of my stitching I do have to add a pic of my many kitties.  Happy stitching to all of you!

This is my Puss!

Well Did it again and Added to my Stash!

Like I really need more stash :) But this is what I bought from 123Stitch, ordered it on Tuesday night and received it today!!  Talk about fast delivery! 123Stitch is awesome! I bought the 4 Seasonal Stained Glass patterns from Imaginating.  Here are the photos

I love these patterns!  I also made a mistake when posting Kristina's progress of Blue Eyes.  Here is her update

She is now stitching on his other eye.

Happy Stitching