MAY-MY FAVORITE MONTH

 And why is May my favorite--for a couple reasons--it meant when I lived up north--that spring was officially here and the robins would be back with all the other birds and flowers would be blooming--lots and lots of flowers--of all kinds--

And it's someone's birthday month--like tomorrow, even!!  Now I know alot of folks don't even celebrate the fact that they are a whole year smarter, and wiser--but I love celebrating mine--even if I have to celebrate it by myself--which has happened a few times---this year I celebrate the old age of '76'!!!

I would love to say that I am all 'better' and back to normal--but that is not the case--I am some better, believe me so I am grateful for that--I did not tell you how bad I really was the week before last--I had one day with no voice at all the rest of the week--I had a 'frog' voice--!!!!  And nights I spent having 'seizures' of not being able to catch my breath--about 6 years ago when I went to my brothers over near Tampa the first of March and got so ill from the Oak pollen I had the same issue so he brought me back to this coast and ever since I have had an inhaler in the medicine cabinet--but  had never used one--til last week--it got so bad I had to try using one--two nights--but couldn't take how it made my head feel most of the next day--I lived with a cough drop in my mouth all night long--that part is better and I now have a new inhaler--but so far haven't need it or a cough drop in my mouth all night--but I am still suffering from head stuffiness and tiredness!!  so not alot has gotten done in the sewing area--

Our Chookshed challenge is # 5 this month--and that one,I have listed as--Christmas embroideries --

and this is what I found in that box--

the two gingerbread blocks I did late last Dec--

These 5 blocks I did a couple three years ago--

These 2 embroideries I have not done any finishing on--

These two blocks--(thought there was 3)--but only have 2 in the box--and the hat one was not done--so did get it embroidered this week--

But probably what I meant for #5 was these--

These designs where embroidered last fall and are from our friend Melisa--

So----which ones will get finished in May--only time and energy will tell?????

Also this past week I did get a couple things worked on--

I did these 2 --'9' patches by hand stitching them for this project--

Last months Chook challenge of the Dresden plates--but--I am just not sure I like them with the plates???  And I had  hoped to have these plates into a top--but the challenge says we just have to make some progress on the challenge and I did do that--so????

Another little sweater got finished in knitting too--

And another counted cross stitching sampler --the stitching was finished on it--

And yes another sampler has been started!!!!!

It has been difficult  for me to sew or even cut out fabric--cause it sets me to sneezing from the fabric lint and dust--so mostly am just doing embroidery and knitting!!!

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Have things settled down here--No--but not even going to go there--doesn't do any good anyways--I've decided the management lays awake at night thinking up things to change around here just to upset us--really!!!

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I did make it on the Monday morning Van to the big Publix grocery store and got some good food to eat and then yesterday another tenant and I went on the bus to the small Publix--I needed to return a bag of frozen fish sticks that were not 'fit' to eat at $6.79 and they did give me my money back--well any ways that bus ride was an adventure--the bus was already fairly full when Carolyn and I and another tenant in a wheel chair got on the bus and we did 3 more stops before the plaza and we loaded 3-4 more people on at each stop--we had one very full bus by the time we got there--but we make it--coming back there was only about 6 of us on it!!!!!  I took my new shopping cart to try it out--it held 4 gallons of water nicely and worked great--only --I felt like a little girl pushing a doll stroller--was the funniest feeling!!!!

ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR MAY--SEWING OR TRAVELS???

HUGS, DI