Sofa Sunday - Not!

I had planned to spend lots of time stitching today.  But it didn't work out that way.

I had an idea in the shower this morning and decided to follow through on that instead.  All of my children are home or in the area right now. And my boys have their birthdays this week.  I decided that we should have a little get together tonight for their birthdays.  Nothing fancy, just pizza and cake.  Not a lot for me to do except buy their cards and the cake.  We had a very nice impromptu family dinner tonight.  Lots of leftover pizza - but that's always good for lunch. 

I also decided that today was the day to put Christmas away.  I started by gathering up some of the things and piling them on a chair in the living room.  After my walk we finished putting everything away.  It goes away a lot faster than it came out.  And we had much more help putting things into the attic.  Always good.  And I brought out some of my snowmen.  Plus, I put out my January decorations.  

Then it became time to go for my walk - strategically timed so that I can walk about 2 hours - not fast - and be back at my car before dark.  I drove to a different part of the trail and walked back to where I had been yesterday.  Now I have covered that part of the trail.  Next time I'll continue on north and see how far I can get.  It was a little cool for a walk.  I did see the sun a few times.

I had hoped to watch Downton tonight but have decided that it will be early to bed.  I'll catch up on Downton another night this week.

I did make a little progress on Crazy Socks - I got the outer border finished and it met.  So here's how it looks now.

And a little more progress on Sewing Bird Pocket.  

I'm off to get ready for and get into bed.  I may stitch a little before I nod off.

Have a great evening!

Keep on Stitching!

Saturday

I didn't stitch as much as I had hoped today.  Other things got in the way.  Like cleaning and laundry - necessary.  And I did go for another walk, only four miles today.  It was getting late and I didn't want to be walking on the path after dark.

I did finish all of the red on the bird for the Sewing Bird Pocket.

And I kitted up Crazy Socks by Rosewood Manor and made a little start on that today.  I'm stitching this on 28 ct. Vintage (because I had it in my stash) and using two strands.  I think that will give me the coverage I need.

I opted to start with border as I usually do.  I haven't gotten very far and hope to do a bit more before I go to bed.

Keep on Stitching!

Wednesday

I found this post while doing my blog reading today.  Priscilla and Cathy Haberman have collaborated to do Seasons in Chalk and they will be published in Just Cross Stitch.  The link will take you to Priscilla's site to get a peek at winter.  I'm gonna get a subscription to Just Cross Stitch so I don't miss a season.

And I want to share a link to a SAL that Ma, Herself has organized for 2016.  She has purchased 10 of the Crazy Socks charts from Rosewood Manor.  Ma, Herself is offering to give away nine of the charts - one per person - if you want to stitch it but cannot afford the chart.  You can read more about it here.  I'm in - are you?  I bought my chart when I first became aware of the story behind it. Now I'm trying to figure out how large or small I want it to be.  I'm thinking I might like to stitch it on burlap, of all things, but need to investigate that a bit before I commit.  Or maybe I'll stitch it over one so that it's itty bitty.  I've got a couple of weeks to make up my mind.  Stay tuned.  That fun will begin on January 1.

Now a little finishing for today.

A Year in Chalk: August by Hands On Design

I haven't made much progress on On Redware Road.  I hope to stitch an hour or so tonight and hope to have some noticeable progress to share with you tomorrow.

I'm off to finish up my chores for today so I can play with my needle and thread.

Keep on Stitching!