HAPPY ARE WE STITCHERS--

 I don't know what I would do if I did not quilt, cross stitch, embroider, and knit--these so called 'hobbies' truly keep me sane --as least they try to--but some days????

Here mid East Coast of Florida we only got rain on Wednesday--off and on all day--On Thursday when the hurricane was traveling up the gulf side--we only got some wind--around 45 mph-our beaches did get some damage--otherwise it was just a regular day here--but not for the heart--my heart hurt all day knowing people had to leave their homes and belongings and find shelter else where--And then returning to see the damage and clean up each one needs to do--so sad--! One of our bloggers said that this area and coast has never had a direct hit from a hurricane--that is not true--we have had them here before--it's just been awhile--!

I did get some things --in the stitching arena --worked on and a finish or two--

Like the Cross stitch above --did get the stitching finished on this one--but have not got it stitched up yet--!!

And here is the new one I am working on now--

And I was ordering some more thread colors from 123 Stitch and some 28 ct cloth and someone--probably that 'Squirrel" above--put 2 charts in my cart--I hardly ever buy charts anymore--but--we'll see if that 'squirrel' starts and finishes them??????

I did get the Farm Baby quilt all finished--

And I have this quilt on the basting table right now--

I do have this part all basted--just need to pull it down and work on the upper part--

I finished this block of embroidery--

I enjoyed stitching this one--have 2 more Fall ones to do--

but instead of starting one of them--I decided to finish off Jenny's block of the month's that she gave us--

The last row is the last 4 ---these are not in the order I will sew them together--knowing me--I will spend more time rearranging them than it did to stitch them????

And for Knitting--I finished Miss Celebration's--( will be called--Miss C--from now on!!) Fall sweater and got the buttons sewn on--

She is planning on a whole wardrobe of lovely sweaters!!!!

I took this photo last evening--Sept 28th==thought this looked kinda neat??

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Update on life in general--

oh my--life can throw curve balls at you all the time--

On Monday I did get the call that the upper office for Poah did approve me moving to another apartment within this building--so is that good news or not????  After last night, during the night when the next door neighbor did his 'smoking'--and I got really sick--I guess it is good news--yet--we have a huge issues here in this building--so I don't know if after all the work of moving will solve anything!!!! Oh and they are saying the end of December--!!!

And on Friday they hung up a sign by the dinning room door that on Tuesdays our washer and dryer fee will go from $1.30 a load to $1.75--What---so I am looking into a little washer that fits in the kitchen sink --I can only do 2 t-shirts at a time--but his washer also spins alot of the water out--where when I wash things by hand--they are wet (I usually have to wrap them in a towel first to get the water out--but then I have a big heavy towel to dry)--soooo---I will still have to do my towels and sheets and small personnel items in a regular washer--but I have a laundry budget and I do not want to go over that and I do have alot of t-shirts--this place is getting enough of money each month for 'food' that I can not eat--grrrrr!!!

Notices have been given to us about other things too--and they are already working us up for another price increase next year on the food from $7 a day--to $9--(sure hope the other place I have my name on the list comes up before that happens--)

And life goes on--and I stitch and enjoy that--and it helps me keep my balance--well--most days!!

See those dark 'spots' on the window screen--those are very large dragon flies--a big group of them came by Friday evening and keep swarming around and around outside my window--plus a pretty sunset!!!

SO ARE YOU READY FOR OCTOBER????

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS???

HUGS AND PRAYERS TO THOSE WHO GOT DAMAGE DURING HELENE--DI

the snow birds are on their way down!!!!