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Sunday, March 31, 2019

SUNDAY UPDATE--

It's time to continue on with the 'story'
for this past week--

Thursday--

a warmer day--but overcast--
But I was excited cause after lunch it was clear enough that I could walk up to
the Yarn shop and show Sue how far I had gotten on the Magic Loop socks--
and to have a nice visit--though the visit did get cut short a bit as it got really dark
outside and I was afraid of a downpour--so headed home and stopped by Glen Mkt
for another loaf of homemade Cracked wheat bread!!

When I got here--I was greeted with the fact--
that we had NO water--the water main in the one building had broken--
Water--we so depend on that don't we--for washing, flushing a toilet, showering,
washing clothes and dishes----
and for some--drinking--
but I order Spring water for drinking--so I was safe there--
and they did get the water back on around 5pm--so that was good!!!!

Friday--
this is a hard day for me every year--
If my granddaughter had lived she would of been 30 years today--
(my daughter was in a car accident when she was 6 months along--
and they lost the baby's heart beat--and she delivered Nicole 36 hours after the accident)


So here is all of last weeks sewn onto the body of the hexie's-
this is really growing--13 weeks worth of Inchies and 3 full months worth--
this has been an Adventure for sure--
and an enjoyable one--Thanks Shell @ theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com

Saturday--
Last day of March--
Oh my--so what happened 3 times --Di--
that darn fire alarm went off 3 times in one week--is what--
it went off again --yesterday--Saturday at lunch time!!
Just a bit of smoke someone cooking--I guess!!!!

I also did this one this morning--
Cause--tomorrow we will start a new month--

Now for a couple reports--
I will be working on this project when I get off here--
and watching the races today--


This is the third one I am working on--
I am way behind--there is 8--opps--
I have only 8--but I need to go check--as there might me 9???????

And for this one--
I have stitched 7/7 days this week--
But only did about 7 1/2 hours this week--
and have stitched every day so far this year!!
I need to pick that up some--though I did do alot of knitting this past week--
and am reading a book--soooo!!!!

Well--that's all she wrote for this week--
Have a wonderful week everyone--


Thursday, March 28, 2019

STILL WAITING

for Spring here--
but I have seen a couple small 'sightings' of things--
some tulip leaves breaking ground--
and a couple more spring birds arriving!!!!

So where did we leave off--

Sunday's Inchy was--
yep--I keep trying to do a new word each year--
but I keep coming back to this one word--
Believe--
and as it was Sunday--I also wanted to  say I believe in God and love and goodness!!

Monday--
Can't say alot of anything exciting happened--
but my body was very happy that I took the 9:30 bus to 'wally world' for a walk--
after being home and inside for 3 days straight cause of the hard cold wind out of the north!!!
( I had planned to walk to the Yarn shop on Friday--but the wind was just too strong!!)

Tuesday--
about 5:30 pm I was mid way eating my supper and our fire alarms went off--
(I had forgotten how often they went off here--at least once a month average--but this
was the second time in less than a week!!!!)
a tenant put chicken under the boiler and then fell asleep--and yes --he had an actual fire
in his oven in the end--cause again--he just walked out the door--and didn't even turn the oven off--
so by the time the firemen got here--the oven was in flames!!!!  But --luckily that was the only damage--alot of smoke and chemical smell from the fire retardant they used!!! and yes this tenant lived close to me--Whattttt??????????????????)  the alarm earlier in the week was from burnt pork chops--another male tenant upstairs--but no damage--!!

And Tuesday was Anne's day--
she brought an old quilt that Fred had bought her at a sale for only $20--
 and we could tell that more than one person had stitched this together--
and there was even a little bit of sewing machine work on it!!!!
It really is a very pretty quilt-with old fabrics!

and here is a quilt top from both her blocks and some of mine she did--
Gotta love this one--it is pink!!!!!

We went to Arby's for the 2 for $5 --fish sandwiches--
as they will only have fish until Easter--
I paid this week and used cash!!!!
Later when I got home and when to check something on my cell phone--
there was an email from Arbys-saying that they seen I was there and would I do a review for them???
now how did they know I was there???????  (figured 'someone' is tracking my cell phone--not sure how I feel about that --but --guess it is just the way things are these days!!!)


Wednesday--
I was sitting at the table working on stitching yesterday morning--
before taking the bus to wally world to walk--
and--
I seen 2 new birds to my feeding area out under the tree--
a Mourning Dove--
and a --

a pretty House Finch!!
Welcome guys!!!

And I did get another Hand Piecing block finished--
This one in teals--
Two more to stitch--

I have also done alot of knitting on my socks--
and am happy to say--I have gotten the 3 tough areas done--
the heel, turning the heel, and the gussets--
so the rest should go faster and smoother!!!!!

SHOW SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM BY BUYING THEM A PIECE OF FABRIC 
OR A SKEIN OF YARN!!!!!
LUV, DI

Sunday, March 24, 2019

SUNDAYS BACK AGAIN--

Have you noticed that we get a 'Sunday'--
about every week !!!!
and it being Sunday again---
it is report time--
But first--
here is where the Inchy life is at--

The last one I showed you was the Robin one--
And on Friday when I was sewing at the table in front of the window--
I looked out and seen--
a real live one in the driveway--
So he posed a bit and I got some nice photos of him/her!!
Thanks--Robin!!!

Then on Wednesday it was the first day of spring--
and I did this one--
and I has went to the Dollar store the day before--
so I could have a bit of spring in the apartment--
and forgot to take a photo of my 'bit of spring'-
Here is the stem of pink flowers and the yellow chick I got there!!!

On Thursday--
This was the Inchy--
cause I did this--
Got the last three hand piecing blocks cut out--
and I did get them all marked on Friday--
and gotten one almost all stitched together!!!

and I got this counted cross stitching finished--
Two Easter bunnies--
(actually the whole time I stitched on these all I could think of was
Shell at theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com  and her bunnies, Hannah and Henry!!!

On Friday--
I did a clock--
I am a routine kinda gal--
I get up about 8am--and once showered and dressed I have breakfast--
then I do the Inchy and cross stitch for a bit--
12:00 finds me on the computer and eating lunch--
afternoon--is sewing projects of some kind or other--
and around 1:30 I go get the mail--!!
At 3:00 or a bit after--I have my cup of green tea and some tiny bunny cookies (Annies' organic ones!!) and read and then work on my socks!!
At 5:00 I am back on the computer and eating supper--
At 6:30 it is time to clean the kitchen and then retire to the rocking chair and the telly!!!
and more knitting--until around 8:30pm!!!!
Bed is about 10:30-11:00--
every day--unless--someone comes along and wants to do something 'fun' then I am outta here!!!



Here is all last weeks--
I stitch these onto the body of the rest of them on Saturday mornings while doing laundry!!!

So Saturdays Inchy starts a new week--
this weeks--
Some you may remember my lil sister, Barbara--
When she lived here back in 2010 --
and then I told you about how ill she was here before Thanksgiving and she ended up in a
nursing home--
I talked to her yesterday and she will be moving out of the nursing home and into her own
apartment this coming week end--I am soooooooo happy for her--
(she is finally after 6 years --back on her thyroid medicine and what a difference it has made--
she can talk again--and walk again--she almost died-cause she wouldn't see a doctor or take the medicine--I pray she keeps taking it once she is on her own)
and this apartment sounds nice--maybe I should move to SC instead of FL!!!!!

Now for some reports--
Last week I stitched 7/7 days--
and did about 11 hours of stitching all total--
this doesn't count my knitting!!!!
and so far this year--I have stitched everyday!!!

And for this one--
I will be working on a 3rd one of the Grace embroideries--
I got the 2nd one done last week--

And I this morning I worked on kitting up
these 3 counted crossing stitching projects--
But for this afternoon --
I do have a project to work on that I started back in January I think--
more on that if I get any finished---

Ok--back to your regularly scheduled programming now--!!!!

CALL SOMEONE TODAY AND SAY THAT YOU LOVE SOMETHING ABOUT THEM!!
LUV, DI

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

HAPPY HAPPY--

FIRST DAY OF SPRING--

And I am so excited---
so bring it on --!!!!!

Now for some Inchy updates--

I decided that Friday needed a Happy Face-
after having a 'sad' face-- one day this past week--
Happy for--
--Max(Anne's cat-- being found and is how home safe and warm again!!
--I had actually attended a knitting class on Wed-walking to the shop
--On Thursday I walked even further to the Post office and mailed out 5 packages!!
--and I had gotten a couple real bargains at Walmart of things I needed--

And here is all last week's stitched to the body--

Saturdays Inchy--
Yep back to cold day and really hard winds again--boooo!!!!

Sunday--
St Patricks day--
I was given  a  pretty set of beads to wear--
and I got one cute card in the mail from the 'other' Diane in Fl--
and got a cute ecard from a blog reader--

I also got another 'Grace' embroidery finished while watching the Nascar race--



I have 2 blocks stitched now--
and I did start on the 3rd one on Sunday--

I also took some time to sew buttons on some baby sweaters--
I have 9 sweaters and 2 hats ready to mail for a donation--
( 3 sweaters I did in patchwork to use odd amounts of balls of yarn--
that was fun to do!!!)

Monday--
While I was waiting for the bus--
in the community room and watching out the window--
I had fun watching the these guys--
Chipmunks--(so this means that spring really is almost here!!)
Do you realize how cute these guys are--
they weigh between 0.18 - 0.22 lbs--what--that is not alot!!
and a lifespan for ours are only about 3 years--thought they lived longer
than that--poor cute critters--their markings are really neat!!!
OH--
and here is my first attempt--at stitching one--
Kinda funny looking thing--!!!!!!

Tuesday--
Anne and I went to Elimra--
and on the way--I seen my first--
of the season--and she was a big fat one--
(no I did not take this photo--the robin was on the side of the road though!!)

as I had a Dermatologist appt--
all is ok--it is just really try skin problem
had a really nice Dr though--

then we went to a Dollar store--
where--I spent some Dollars--but only 10 of them!!!

and then on to Cracker Barrel for our lunch--
so we had a nice outing !!!

And of course--
like I said today is--the best day--cause--



LUV, DI