A finish and some progress.

I did manage to finish Victoria’s Quaker in January – the 31st to be exact

Terrible photo but I will take another when she is framed

 

A Mon Amie Pierre – Victoria’s Quaker
Stitched on Brown Apple Bint 32 Count linen in Needlepoint Inc Silk conversion

Started on 22 August 07 – Finished 31 January 08

And my progress on A Quaker Study:

 

Thanks you so much to everyone for your messages after the passing our gorgeous Puku – the family really appreciates it.  I am so very sad.  We are going to plant a red rose in her honour by our front door.

But to bring a smile – here is Banjo relaxing in my hammock today

He laid there in my hammock in the sun for hours today – we had to put sunscreen on his ears

For February’s finish I hope it will be the needlepoint piece I started oh so long ago

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R.I.P Puku

 With us April 2004 – February 2008

We will miss you.

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Can Somebody Please Tell Me Where November Went?

Last time I looked it was November.

Now I wake up and my birthday and Christmas have passed and we are heading fast into a new year!

Good news – I got a great new job and I start 2nd January.  It’s still in the city though so the train trips are not finished for the time being.  It’s a much better job, more responsibility, more opportunity for growth and just a better atmosphere.  I will miss some of the people at my old job – that is always the way, but I am sure I will settle quickly into my new role.

I am managing to stitch quite a bit on the train so that is a bonus.  I managed to complete Lettres a mon Chat in time for it to be a Christmas gift.  I really enjoyed stitching this and I will stitch it again for myself.  I used 32 count Bay Rum evenweave (Silkweaver I think), NN 153 Razzle Dazzle Red and Black DMC.

In other stitchy news, I started Paradigm Lost.  I am using VC premium Silk in OMG Red on 34 count  Heritage Linen in Cafe au Lait - I am happy with this choice.  I did make a bit of a boo boo though – I started the stitching in the top left corner, but I had my fabric around the wrong way – I counted and measured and re-counted and re-measured though and I will have enough fabric this way around too!  Phew!

Victoria’s Quaker got a little stitching on Christmas Night (it was after all Tuesday)  I was hoping to get this finished this year but now I am pushing for a January 2008 completion – my first perhaps!

I also made a heap of jewelry for Christmas gifts but forgot photos – I will have to get some and post at a later date

   

The Kitties had a great Christmas too!

Cara fell in love with the tyres on the Little Princesses’ new bike! She rubbed herself against the rubber for a good half an hour I think.  I think she just liked the roughness of it!  Was very funny to watch here – she was enraptured with it!

Banjo (remember he is a teenage boy!) decided it was fun to try and unwrap what took me hours to wrap and also thought that the glass of milk left for Santa was just too much temptation!

  

Both kitties were very well behaved around the tree and mostly spent a lot of time napping underneath it.  We didnt’ lose any ornaments at all. 

Puku also had a great Christmas and here is a pic of her enjoying one of her gifts    You can see that as it gets warmer down-under, she loses great chunks of the last of her winter fur.  We’re getting a large bag full of hair from her every couple of days when we brush her!  She doesn’t like it much!

Too everyone in blogland, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Christmas day filled with love and laughter.  I also wish for everyone a tremendous 2008 that is filled with every joy you desire.

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Making friends

      

I’ve posted before that my cute-as-a-button-kitty Banjo seems to have no fear where my big-48k-fluffy-malamute-pooch Puku is concerned!

Pictorial proof for your wonderment!

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I know, I know, but I couldn’t resist!

I couldn’t resist sharing this picture of Banjo…he is such a tease.  He is very nonchalantly sitting on the ledge of the family room window, knowing full well the dog is just outside and Puku is absolutely irate that Banjo is inside and she is outside!!!

 I promise there will be stitching updates tomorrow!

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An almost disaster….

Last night MOTH and I were sitting happily watching a show on “W” (something about haunted towns and ghosts, etc) when a near disaster occurred.  We heard a crash and looked around to see my framed Desiderata (all five feet of it) sliding down the wall and falling front first onto the floor – thank goodness for carpet.  But it made us both jump I can tell you after all that spooky talk on telly!

Thankfully there was no damage – not even a crack – so it’s out to get some heavy duty hangers today to get it back up in its rightful place!

EDIT: Bugger!  The frame is cracked along the bottom back edge   A little bit of glue should fix it though hopefully

Now for some Banjo news.

This morning a very brave Banjo (I’ve always suspected there is a very fine line between bravery and stupidity) decided that he could go out into the outside area while the dog was still in residence!  Neither of them really fussed about it really, Puku had a bit of a sniff and just wanted to say hello, and Banjo didn’t give Puku the time of day!  This all just goes to prove that Banjo is very comfortable and has made himself at home!

        

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