last night's stitching

On 8/21/10 10:59 AM, in article
, "Liz from
Humbug" wrote:

On Aug 20, 6:28*pm, "Ellice K." wrote:
On 8/20/10 7:16 PM, in article
, "Lynoth"





wrote:
On Aug 20, 3:55*pm, "Ellice K." wrote:
On 8/19/10 9:49 AM, in article
, "Susan Hartman"
wrote:
What did you work on last night?

I put about two hours into the latest freebie from blue ribbon designs.
I'm doing it over one on 32 count linen as a Christmas ornie, and it's
working up beautifully. I love the "neatness" of it...crisp designs and
exactitude.

http://www.blueribbondesigns.com/

Next?

sue

Hmmm - well during Thursday stitchie group I worked on a seminar piece from
last Sept, which is silks & metal on 24 ct congress. *And thankfully Sara

*snipped my moaning*







Night stitching - hmmm, another bit of the Mt Vernon shell pillow. *Not a
fun stitch, except for the honor of doing something that will be on display
at Mt V. *Can I mention that I hate Appleton Tapestry weight wool - it is
soooo fuzzy. *When all is done I'll be able to post some pics - I don't
think we're supposed to post pix yet.

Tonight...hoping to work on the floral thing again. *Then I'm back to full
speed on my new teaching pieces - 'cause like an optimistic fool I've
booked
to have a table at the ANG Teacher's Expo. *Which means these 4 pieces must
be done, DONE, photo'd and brochured when I leave here end of Sept.

So....who's next?

Ellice

Last night I did a (very) little on my fairy I just started for my
little niece Caylie. *You people are a bad influence on me - I now
have a living room (floor stand) project, a bedroom project, and a
purse project! *John's about to lock up my stash LOL.

EXCELLENT! *Welcome to the club ;^) *The Mt. Vernon piece is on huge
stretchers - 23# X 26#, so it's now on the floor stand, which is now in the
rec room. *It looks like it's own table - DH pushed the coffee table towards
the corner of the sectional, as I sit at the other end, and this way I can
pull it in to stitch, and there's room to move it out, or get past. *OTOH,
DH now climbs over the end of that sofa and jumps over the arm to get down
from his perch. *The dog's liking it!

You didn't list the "projects in their tote/bag/case...waiting to move into
action."



There is a theory I might finish this fairy for Christmas, but I'm not
holding my breath, she may end up with it for NEXT year's birthday!

A

Hey, at least she'll still be a child. *My last fairy project - let's just
say the niece just finished her freshman year at university - of course she
was in 1st grade *when I kitted it! *You'll get there (BTW - this stack of
too unfinished is not something of which I am proud).

Ellice

No stitching lately. I've been updating a scrapbook of a 1988 driving
vacation from the Bay Area to Key West & back. I need to get back to
my dog/motorcycle/cop project. Last year we thought we were going to
lose that brother in law. Wednesday night I got a call from my sister
to tell me that another BIL has a glioma - a BAD brain tumor - NOT a
good outlook. :-( He's my oldest sister's DH but a month younger than
I am and a really nice guy. It's the kind of situation that makes me
want to ask "why?"l but no one ever said life was fair.
Liz from Humbug

I'm so sorry to hear about your BIL. We have a very close friend that has
had one. First operation - little more than 13 years ago. Recurrence about
7 years ago - but he's been fine since. They did really interesting,
advanced special laser-knife neuro-surgery at Washington Hospital Center,
and it was successful. Very hard when these things happen - prayers, hugs
to you and your family.

Fairness just doesn't come into things on the local life scale - just how it
is.

Keep the spirits up, and have fun doing the scrapbook of happy things!

Ellice

On Aug 21, 9:59*am, Liz from Humbug wrote:
*Wednesday night I got a call from my sister
to tell me that another BIL has a glioma - a BAD brain tumor - NOT a
good outlook. :-( *He's my oldest sister's DH but a month younger than
I am and a really nice guy. *It's the kind of situation that makes me
want to ask "why?"l but no one ever said life was fair.

Sorry to hear this, Liz! I know *exactly* what you mean. My DBIL was
taken from us very unexpectedly and way too early (failed attempt at
putting a stent in). He was everyone's favorite BIL, too.

Joan

On Aug 23, 2:33*pm, "Joan E." wrote:
On Aug 21, 9:59*am, Liz from Humbug wrote:

*Wednesday night I got a call from my sister
to tell me that another BIL has a glioma - a BAD brain tumor - NOT a
good outlook. :-( *He's my oldest sister's DH but a month younger than
I am and a really nice guy. *It's the kind of situation that makes me
want to ask "why?"l but no one ever said life was fair.



Prayers are with you and your family.

just me,
Cathy from KY in CA

On Aug 23, 2:33*pm, "Joan E." wrote:
On Aug 21, 9:59*am, Liz from Humbug wrote:

*Wednesday night I got a call from my sister
to tell me that another BIL has a glioma - a BAD brain tumor - NOT a
good outlook. :-( *He's my oldest sister's DH but a month younger than
I am and a really nice guy. *It's the kind of situation that makes me
want to ask "why?"l but no one ever said life was fair.

Sorry to hear this, Liz! *I know *exactly* what you mean. *My DBIL was
taken from us very unexpectedly and way too early (failed attempt at
putting a stent in). *He was everyone's favorite BIL, too.

Joan

Thanks to all for your good thoughts/prayers. There are new
treatments being tried in the past few years but, since both older
sisters are RNs and neither one is very optimistic, I'm not counting
on him being a 'long termer'. On the other hand, HE is the one that
has it and he tends to be a more optimistic person so who knows? I'm
not writing him off yet. :-) I also left off the middle of the word.
It is a glioblastoma.

Liz from Humbug

"Liz from Humbug" wrote in message
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On Aug 23, 2:33 pm, "Joan E." wrote:
On Aug 21, 9:59 am, Liz from Humbug wrote:

Wednesday night I got a call from my sister
to tell me that another BIL has a glioma - a BAD brain tumor - NOT a
good outlook. :-( He's my oldest sister's DH but a month younger than
I am and a really nice guy. It's the kind of situation that makes me
want to ask "why?"l but no one ever said life was fair.

Sorry to hear this, Liz! I know *exactly* what you mean. My DBIL was
taken from us very unexpectedly and way too early (failed attempt at
putting a stent in). He was everyone's favorite BIL, too.

Joan

Thanks to all for your good thoughts/prayers. There are new
treatments being tried in the past few years but, since both older
sisters are RNs and neither one is very optimistic, I'm not counting
on him being a 'long termer'. On the other hand, HE is the one that
has it and he tends to be a more optimistic person so who knows? I'm
not writing him off yet. :-) I also left off the middle of the word.
It is a glioblastoma.

Liz from Humbug

The daughter of a very close friend of mine is an over 9 year survivor of a
glioblastoma. She had what was then experimental treatment at Duke
University. They do miracles there.

Alisha fought a very long, very tough fight, but she's here and watching her
kids grow up, so it was all worth it for her.

I wish you well

Lucille

On 8/24/10 11:12 AM, in article
, "Liz from
Humbug" wrote:

On Aug 23, 2:33*pm, "Joan E." wrote:
On Aug 21, 9:59*am, Liz from Humbug wrote:

*Wednesday night I got a call from my sister
to tell me that another BIL has a glioma - a BAD brain tumor - NOT a
good outlook. :-( *He's my oldest sister's DH but a month younger than
I am and a really nice guy. *It's the kind of situation that makes me
want to ask "why?"l but no one ever said life was fair.

Sorry to hear this, Liz! *I know *exactly* what you mean. *My DBIL was
taken from us very unexpectedly and way too early (failed attempt at
putting a stent in). *He was everyone's favorite BIL, too.

Joan

Thanks to all for your good thoughts/prayers. There are new
treatments being tried in the past few years but, since both older
sisters are RNs and neither one is very optimistic, I'm not counting
on him being a 'long termer'. On the other hand, HE is the one that
has it and he tends to be a more optimistic person so who knows? I'm
not writing him off yet. :-) I also left off the middle of the word.
It is a glioblastoma.

Liz from Humbug


Many good wished winging his way.

Cheryl