A LITTLE AT A TIME--

 And many of you guessed that I was talking about another Birthday--For me it was a big one--I am now 75 years young--and I can't get over the fact that I am 2 years older than my parents were when they died--my Mom was 73 and 1 week and my Dad died a couple years later at 73 and 3 months--!!!  Where oh Where have the past 75 years went--when and how did I get to this age????

I got a nice package early in week from Anne in NY--so--now that I am 75--I am no longer as 'patient' as I used to be, I guess--cause I decided to open 2 gifts she sent me each day--and really that was alot of fun each day and it made the whole week special--

She always sends me a variety of things-I even got a yellow kitty there in the upper left hand area--I told her that I often dream of kittens and of a orange cat--now to name my kitty--!!!

I also got lots of birthday cards--(one had pansies on it and another one had 2 humming birds on it-)!!!

I also got this package in the mail about mid week--

And it is from my friend Michelle--

and inside was some of her designs and some new threads to stitch them with--oh--boy am I gonna have fun and gonna be busy for awhile!!!!  I won't have to worry about what I am going to stitch on 'slow stitching Sunday' will I---or Monday or Tuesday or ???????

I also bought myself a couple gifts--

When I was in the grocery store this week--I turned one corner and something made me look up--and I seen this--

mug--front and back--it took no time for it to jump into my cart--it is big--my afternoon tea only fills the cup half way--but that's ok--it still tastes super good being in this mug!!!

I had also spent alot of time looking at these '2' books--

And as  Anne had also sent me a check--I decided it was time to  order them--

I finally broke down and ordered them--From Kathy's site even--and a couple yards of trim for some counted cross stitching projects--the thing that upset me a 'little' bit was--the book Tiny Treasures --she was out of actual book--but I could use my paper and printer ink to down load and print out the whole book for the same price as if I had actually received the book--But I now have them both--so between this purchase and my birthday gift--it looks like I better live for a few more years to get everything stitched up--and we won't even talk about all the quilts I need to finish and want to make!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is this past Friday's heart block--all appliqued and embroidered--I still am enjoying getting these weekly hearts to do--

And May's monthly block got stitched up this week--and it may look red on bird and strawberries, but it is a really dark shade of pink--this was a fun little piece to do---

And I nearly have block #5 done in the counted cross stitching by Melissa on her spring piece--which means I did get #4 block done too--just no photo this week!!

And last week I told you I was starting a new applique project--well--

Tea cups--that I got the pattern run off that goes with another series I haven't started yet--but you know me and tea cups--but have decided to just do these 4 and make these into a small wall hanging--!!!

Yesterday for my actual birthday--my friend Cheryl and I went to a seafood Rest--called Shells and I got some delicious fresh Haddock with yellow rice and applesauce--and brought home half the fish and rice for a 2nd meal!!

For my supper, I walked one building over to Mister 01, pizza place and got me a cheese pizza !! and came back and watched a truck race--oh did I tell you that NASCAR is celebrating it's '75th' year  of racing tooooo!!!!!!

EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK--CELEBRATE SOMETHING AND THEN LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU DID--

HUGS, DI