Back To Stitching

This morning I was up when Patrick came to tell me what time it was. He wasn't sure when I needed to get up. He was going to try to go golfing but his back wasn't quiet there yet. 

I left around 10 am to pick Debbie up. We went to Walgreens for the mini candy cane's. That is what we will give out when we are doing the Borst Park decorations in Dec. Then it was Dutch Brothers for coffee and the credit union.  We then went to the museum to find they closed it this week. We were able to see Sam anyway. Changed a couple dates for 2025 presentations. Then we headed to Rite Aid for a couple things. I Then dropped Debbie off and came home. Made lunch and relaxed.

I then pulled out my cross stitch and got to work.

While I worked on this we watched Britbox. I am getting real close to being half way. At least the dove is finally done. At this rate, I may actually get half way before the year ends. At least I can hope. 

Mom called. She thought Katt was coming for Thanksgiving.  So, that means we aren't invited to my nieces on Thanksgiving.  So, we will ho shopping for our turkey in the next couple days. 

At least I will be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Quiet, Tuesday Of Cross Stitching

I was up early  today. Patrick slept for another hour. I listened to my book on audio.  Cleaned up a little today. Then wanted to play fir a bit. 

Once that was out of my system,  I pulled out my cross stitching. 

Good news is that i got some crosses done.  We watched TV will I stitched. It was fun being able to put a bright color like purple in. I may be pulling more time in with this. It really does need to get finished and I know what I want to do next. I really don't want to start another one with this one not finished yet.

Laundry is done, and I really was Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Organizing Beads

We had our embroidery meeting today.  Just Sandy and myself.  We went through the 2 bags of beads we ordered. Then we put the numbers on the bead tubes.

We organized some by color.  Then we put some in another bag to get rid of. Got some earrings out of it as well. Plenty of tools to help with making earrings and jewelry.  Maybe one of these days I will try necklaces. 

Came home and spend the afternoon putting my beads away. Add them to my excel program. 

Once all that was done,  I decided to spend time with my bracelet.  I think if I am going to do another one, it's going to be the flag I made for Debbie.  

I was able to get this farther. Not really impressed.  Wish the pattern was better than it is. I probably paid for it too. I need to pay better attention to patterns I buy. 

My day was having fun being Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Cleaning And Beading

 This morning I was up early. Enjoyed a couple hours without Patrick.  😅

Got yo work on cleaning around the house.  Patrick turn the stove on downstairs for me to work on the quilt top. Wasn't in the mood.  So, went down and turned it off. 

Instead we went shopping for groceries.  I needed more veggies for supper.  We picked up a few things and was there during the church crowd. At least we didn't have to wait too long in line. 

I wanted to do the bracelet for Debbie's Birthday tomorrow.  She'll get it late, but at least it was done today.

It's a lot brighter then it comes up in the picture.  

Then I thought I could start the one from yesterday.  It still wasn't a good word chart. So, I decided to do it on my own to see how it will come out.

Not sure if I will like this, but I will do it and see if it comes out. The stars are weird how they have them set up. After doing this I may figure something better if I want to do another one. 

That's pretty much what my day was, Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Feels Like Sunday

This morning I slept in. Felt good not to get up early.  Think I am needed the sleep lately.  I have even gone to bed earlier than usual. 

I worked on laundry.  Then went walking but only got 4 laps in. It rained again today. 

I decided to do a bracelet for Debbie's Birthday Monday. I thought a flag one would do. So got started on one.

Got a few rows done. I got this one from YouTube.  

Was going to do this one, but I need to redo the word chart.  It's upside down.  If you looked close at the top, you will see it's the end and not start. Either that or I just need to add another row to be able to do this. I will think on this. 

Now that Saturday is almost over, I can stop thinking it's Sunday and enjoy Sunday tomorrow. 

What a way to be Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Off To Olympia

Today was one of those days I didn't do much. I did get my walking in - 7 laps. The weather has been weird. We get rain, then wind, then rain. Can't make up it's mind. 

Around noon, we headed to Olympia for Patrick to get his port flushed. We both needed our blood done as well. There were 11 people ahead of me, so I waited. 

After that we went to Dick's Brewery. We hadn't been there in awhile. So, we decided to stop on the way home. Poor Patrick had trouble walking since he hurt his back when he lifted his golf cart into the back of the truck on Monday. He's been in pain for that last 3 days. Phil told him that it will be another couple days, as he had that happen to him as well. 

Not an exciting day. 

Patrick showed me the article in the paper. It is a good article of our veterans. 

Wish I had more to say. But today wasn't a day I was Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching. 

Meeting Today

This morning I picked up some hot/cold pads for Patrick.  He hurt his back and is having trouble moving around. Then I picked Debbie up to go to our meeting.  

Our group had a good talk, I believe.  We went over a lot. It ended up being 2 1/2 hours. I think we can move forward in a good way. I need to do somethings to keep the group up on what's going on and they need to do more as well.

Came home to find my box of beads waiting for me. 

I went through the bag of beads divided them between Sandy and myself. Then I put mine away till tomorrow.  Wasn't ready to organize them just yet.

Relaxed and kept an eye on Patrick.  Now I can relax and get rid of this stress.

There wasn't time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Another Finish

This morning we woke to rain and wind. I woke to the wind in the middle of the night. 

I got the bread going for baking in the afternoon.  I also worked on my notes for tomorrow's meeting.  Think I am ready now but very nervous.  It is what it is.

Then I worked on my ornament. 

I now have both ornaments done. Made my day to get another "project" done. The gold holders will be coming in a few days. This is just for now, it may change later. 😅 I needed to get my beading stuff put away and enjoy my work.

Patrick made stew for supper.  We enjoyed the sourdough bread.

And ....

It was really good! The lighter one will wait for tomorrow or the next day. 😅

At least I was able to get my 7 laps in today before the rain came. It was interesting walking against the wind this morning. 

My day turned out Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Actually Enjoyed The Day

 This morning Patrick went golfing. Then I got started on some Quilts of Valor stuff. We have a meeting on Thursday and wanted to be organized. I got my outline and what I want to talk about done. Then I worked on getting the dishwasher going and vacuuming. Debbie called and Val texted, so was busy with that too. 

Then I pulled out my beading. Patrick turned the TV off and slept. I worked on my ornament, trying to get it done as well. 

I finished the top of the ornament. It went pretty fast considering. I had to get up a couple times because my toes were cramping. 

I have a few things I need to finish, but think if I can get this finished, it's one less thing to worry about. I will work on the quilt top this weekend. I may even go down tomorrow to think of the next one that needs to be done. 

Mom called to say she's got a couple more binding done on her Christmas gifts to everyone. She's making placemats. I need to give a color to her for Phil. I should do that soon, she's leaving around Thanksgiving to go to my brothers. 

It was a busy and quiet day. I got most of my stuff done by 1 pm. I even started a sourdough bread this evening and will have it ready to bake tomorrow. Since it's raining here, I will do a stew and with fresh homemade bread it will be really good. Knowing Patrick, he will want to make the stew. His is different than mine. lol 

It turned out to be a very good day of Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Embroidery And Veterans Day Celebration

 This morning I had to get everything ready to go. I had quilts, flyers, and quilt tops. Then it was off to embroidery.  

I listened to my book while heading over to Love's for gas. Then headed to Centralia to get coffee and head to the grange. 

I worked on the hummingbird piece today.

 

I got most of the leaves done by the nest. I'm not sure I like the color of the leaves. But that the color I have in the kit. It is different.  I was enjoying this. 

Then I had to get moving to the museum for the guest speaker.  We were presenting 5 veterans a quilt. I had Chip do the introduction for our group.  Then Smiley did his part. We had eagle quilts to present. 

The one on the left was 94 years old. 

Stopping at Safeway on the way home.  I forgot my wallet in the car. So decided to order Patrick a coffee while the watched my bag.  Got chicken for supper.  

Got home, ate and sat down to relax. I was way too busy today, being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

A Fun Sunday

We did our usual cleaning this morning.  Then I got my 7 laps in on walking.  

Once I got back in the house,  I worked on getting my Quilts of Valor stuff done for tomorrow.  We watched some British shows as well. 

Victoria Parrott made this quilt for us. Colleen quilted it. Looks awesome.  It's going tomorrow. 

Victoria did this one too. I love what she does for us. Both labels are done.

I finished up laundry today.  

My evening was just relaxing and watching TV. I worked on my games for a bit.  I kept Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!