And here's my September post, just under the buzzer! September has been a good month and strange month all wrapped up in one.
My stitch group had our monthly stitch day and it was kind of low key with just four of us. But enjoyable nonetheless. I worked on Philanthropic Pumpkin by Hands on Design.
Even though I'm making good progress on this, I doubt I'll have it done to display this autumn season. That's ok. It's a fun project to stitch and I'm looking forward to finishing it into its pumpkin shape using materials that I'll gather.
I also worked on my biggest project, Cardinal Points by Long Dog Samplers.
I did a little finishing as well. I previously showed you Gathering Acorns by Luminous Fiber Arts. As fall was approaching, I wanted to get this one fully finished!
It's a cute, simple little pillow with a fallish backing. Just in time to display for the fall season.
Next is a stitching finish! It's Christmas Bullfinch by Punochka. I found the chart in the 2019 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue.
This sweet little ornament was stitched in the called-for DMC on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha Lugana. I'm thinking about finishing it as a pillow ornament. Not sure yet. That bird is the cutest.
So I said that September was both good and strange. We finally got to go on a vacation with our son and daughter in law. The last one we planned was to Hawaii in March of 2020. Yes, March of 2020. Well, that one never happened and circumstances prevented us from going on any vacation til recently. Luckily United Airlines let us use our credit from the doomed trip. So we got to go to Maine. I found something out -- I love Maine. I want to move there. We spent a few glorious days in Boothbay Harbor, just seeing the sights and eating seafood. It was wonderful spending time with Matt & Steph. Then Hurricane Lee threatened and cut our trip short by a day. This is where the "strange" starts. We had to hurriedly book an earlier flight back home and so did everyone else. Super crowded flights, everyone tense, to the point of obnoxious. I was so glad when we landed in Atlanta after a stop in Newark. Did I mention how crowded these flights were? Ugh. That was on a Saturday, and by Monday afternoon I started to feel sick. On Tuesday morning I tested positive for covid. Ugh again. This is the first time I'd had it. I have to say that while it was yucky, it really wasn't much more than a bad cold. Mark got sick too, but negative for covid. His was diagnosed as a sinus infection. So we're both recovering at the present time. I continue to feel better each day with only some lingering tiredness. OK, so now I got that over with and can get back to my regular life! But I will say that was one great vacation. We'll be going back.
Now we move to October. Where has this year gone? Family members are already talking about the upcoming holidays. We're making plans. I'm going to keep stitching and will keep you updated. Oh, and my shawl is coming along nicely. I just have to do the rows of trim on the other side, the pockets, and the fringe. I'll be sure to post a photo next time.
Thanks for visiting and listening to my tale of woe. I hope you enjoyed the stitching photos. I will see you soon!
