Hi! Hope ya'll had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to a beautiful Fall!
Been about a month since I last posted - not because I was being lazy, but because summer seems to just grab hold of you and the days zip by. Have a few things to share with you and a few pictures.
I think I'll start out with the Good News. For one - My precious Lily Lee just had her check up at the vets yesterday and she is now Heart Worm free!!!!!!!!! What a long haul she has had trying to get rid of them. She weighed in at 69.8 pounds, a far cry from the 38 pounds she weighed when we first adopted her last December. To celebrate, mommy and Lily went out for a Dairy Queen yesterday afternoon. Love my Lily Lee!
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| One happy Lily Lee!!! |
Summer isn't summer here in New England unless you spend some time on the beach. My son Jason and his wife Evy rented a beautiful house on Duxbury Beach only steps away from one of the prettiest beaches around. Evita & DeAngleo had a blast learning to boogie board - Nana Nicki laid in the sun just watching.
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| Evita & DeAngelo |
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| Off to Fenway park to see the Red Sox |
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Celebrating mom's 60th Birthday
Rob, Nicki, Jason & Evy
(even Lily snuck in) |
Ya'll know how it is in the summer when you have a million things to do and not enough time to get it all done. I did manage to get another CQJP block done. This is my block for the month of May - done in pinks and greens as it seems they have taken over as being my favorite color combination lately. I have June's almost done and have started on July & August.
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| May CQJP 2012 Block |
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| Lookie - I'm really getting into using that dang Bullion stitch! |
A couple weeks ago I received this gorgeous UTS (Under the Sea) fabric postcard in the mail. I absolutely love UTS! The work on this card is stunning - every stitch and every detail is fabulous! During the posting of pictures of the CQJP monthly blocks I have been following Claudia's Blog
fabricfusion I dropped her a note about a month ago telling her how much I loved her work and how she inspires me with her stitching and imagination. Lucky me - this card was a gift from her - I feel so lucky to own one of her little Master pieces. If you have some time, grab a cup of coffee and take a trip through her Blog - simply wonderful!
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| Check out all the wonderful details! |
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| Created by Claudia |
One of the most recent swaps I have been in is a CQ RR depicting a water scene. This is my portion that I create for Marie on her large CQ Block. I used french knots for the bubbles, added some feather stitches using silk thread and for the seaweed used some gorgeous turquoise yarn, a few pieces of dyed lace and then added a few fish.
Ok - so now for the bad news. Last April I was walking Lily and for whatever reason I wrapped her leash around my left hand. Lily got spooked by something and bolted right down the street leaving me flat faced in the middle of the road with a feeling as if my arm had been ripped off. Long story short.... after about 8 weeks of PT it was determined that the PT was not working (oh duhh!!) and that I needed an MRI. The MRI showed that I not only had torn ligaments but that the muscle had been ripped from he rotor cuff. So........ this Friday (31st) I am going in for shoulder surgery. I've got butterflies in my belly and am so nervous but know that if I can handled the pain I've dealt with the last 4 months, this surgery should be a breeze .... well I hope so as I will be in a sling for 6 weeks and the recovery time, I'm told with more PT, will be 3-6 months.
In preparation for being out of commission for a bit, I have spent the last 3 weeks dyeing up tons of laces for
RavioleeDreams I figure if I can't dye lace or CQ for a while, at least I can type one handed and upload items to my shop. I will not be taking on any new custom orders for at least another month (+/-) but will have quite a variety of colors, motifs and laces added to my shop in the near future.
If you hear anyone whimpering over the weekend.... it's just me being a big baby!
