Travelling again

I will probably not post again for a week or so. We are heading back to Las Vegas. It is still kinda hot there, but not AS hot and will begin cooling down soon. I am looking forward to getting settled again. Everything is packed & we will be driving down tomorrow. The kitties know something is going on, but haven't figured out what yet LOL!

Just a quick hello!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to check in even though I have no pictures to show you. Oh, I know! I'll post pix of the kitties! I am now in serious packing mode & have lots of things to do around the house to get it set up for DH to live alone for awhile. Kitties get their nails done this week too so they will be easier to handle if they get freaky and also they won't tear up the car upholstery! They are good kitties & I'm sure they will be fine.

Here is KC, relaxing, and Sweet Pea is guarding the boxes.

Travelling again

We are travelling again for the rest of the week & I won't be able to show you any pictures 'cause I forgot the thingy that you put the memory card in to get the pics into the computer. Drat!

The last 2 days I have mostly spent sitting in a hotel room while DH attended a conference. It is in Palm Desert. It is a very nice hotel room. I tried to find a needlework shop here but failed. It has either moved or gone out of business. I have been stitching on Queen Anne's Lace. I got 1/4 finished, of the work from the first class. When I get home I'll show you a picture. I probably won't get anymore done on it this trip. We will be visiting family & friends the rest of the week in the San Diego area. I have another piece with me to stitch on that doesn't require any thinking! Just Basketweave.

See you next week!

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

I know I haven't posted lately. I've been sick with a cold. I didn't get any stitching done for THREE days and missed the Ro Pace workshop on Saturday. Crap!! Oh well, I'm on the mend now. I actually feel pretty normal now. I am very lucky to have dodged the bronchitis bullet this time!

I will start my updating with this adorable picture of my babies. Do you hear proud mama talking? The kitties are doing well, getting along, playing, etc. Here they are in the window of my office, checking out the neighbor's Siamese who was in the yard.

I will try to get you all updated on all my projects over the next few days before DH and I head off to Palm Springs & San Diego. We will be gone for a week. I expect to check out needlework shop(s) in the Palm Springs/Palm Desert area and get lots of stitching done while sitting in a hotel. DH will be attending a conference. The San Diego part of the trip will be all about visiting family & friends and I probably won't get much stitching done then.

Travelling without Sweet Pea

The Holidays are beginning. Tomorrow DH and I are heading to Reno for 2 weeks, and then several days in Phoenix before we return to Las Vegas. We will be gone almost 3 weeks. Sweet Pea will be visiting friends during that time. My friend has 5 cats of her own, so Sweet Pea is in for a big adventure! I am going to miss her.








I'm packing up a bunch of projects to work on, including new patterns to get ready for sale. My new website has a tentative opening date of Feb 1 and I want to have several new patterns available by then. So this will be a "working" vacation for me. Of course "working" is kind of a misnomer since I love what I do!

Travels in Needlepoint & Cross Stitch

My husband and I have done a fair amount of traveling and I thought it would be fun to commemorate some of our trips in needlework. The one on the left is Alaska, in needlepoint. This was a painted canvas I purchased in Alaska and modified slightly. It is framed with a photo of us and a pin and a little vial of gold. Top right is Hong Kong. This is a cross stitch pattern that I searched for and finally found long after we were there. I didn't make any changes in the pattern and used the thread that came in the kit. It is framed with a photo of us in Hong Kong. Bottom right is Australia. I purchased the cross stitch kit in Sydney and made no changes. It is framed with 2 pictures of us and the Coat Hanger (the bridge). Such a fun way to remember great trips!