The Spice of Life!

No, not pumpkin spice, haha! Novelty - rumor has it that it's one of the keys to happiness;n maybe that's why I like having a bunch of WIPs - it's always a thrill to pull out an old friend!

This is Promise of Spring by Silver Creek Samplers, I got some more letters done on it:

This was a kit from Cross Stitch Crazy magazine that I never started. I had a church conference this weekend so I brought up a little kit with a dream of finishing it, but hahaha.  They're Russian nesting dolls:

This is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds from the Stitcherhood.  I think all she needs is her face and her skirt to be done:

This is the chin of  Sugar Skull from Yiota's Cross Stitch:

This is Blackwork Candy Corn from the Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue of 2018:

And all the animals are started on the Circus is in Town by Tiny Modernist:

The weather here is turning perfect for stitching, fingers crossed we get more rain this week!

 

Happy National Noodle Day!

 Have a bowl of pasta, ramen, chow mein, pho, pancit or good ole macaroni and cheese to celebrate the day! 

Here's a throwback in honor of the day - Noodle Bowl by Crafty Faux (on Etsy)

I've gotten into a rhythm with all the cleanup and the emotional roller coaster of going through all these dead people's junk.  So my cross stitch seems to be back on track - fingers crossed!

Modern Turtle by Yiota's Cross Stitch is getting a flipper started:

I started You are Not Here from Feminist Cross Stitch:

Promise of Spring by Silver Creek Samplers has a few more letters:

and the Paddingtons got some love - at the beach has some water and the beginnings of an inner tube to float in:

and at Paddington Station he has a lot more jacket:

Happy October!

 

September was a wasteland for me stitching-wise, I finally got to the point where I can deal with everything around my dad and Auntie dying last year. I've been emptying out one storage unit, organizing another one, shredding papers and digitizing what must be a million photos, slides, and negatives; I almost have to laugh at how often I open a box and it's just random old mail and photographs. I cry every day but at least I feel like I'm getting somewhere - I'm hoping to have an empty house and no storage unit by the end of the year. 

I check everyone's blogs when I want to cheer up and see the cute things you all make and the fun places you've been and your beautiful families - thank you so much, faithful blog buddies, for sharing your lives. you have no idea what a blessing you have are, even if no one is commenting that doesn't mean you aren't appreciated!

Some throwback finishes from past Septembers - it's funny how often I have Easter finishes in September, haha, but I did find some fall ones:

Sweeping Cobwebs from Prairie Schooler:

"Be Nice" and "Wish I'd Listened" from the Stitcherhood:

and some throwbacks of Kuna too, still jaunty at 15, or 105 in dog years!