Random Thoughts. . .

are not hard to have now days.

I was visiting a blog the other day

and started reading about a stitched

piece called Random Thoughts.

I loved the way it looked.

Looked familiar and as I thought

about it randomly I realized

I had this pattern. I got it at our

annual White Elephant Sale.

So last night I started going through

my totes looking for this pattern.

Turns out it is a kit.

All the threads are here so as I

watched an old movie I put

the guide line in so I could

start it tonight.

After I got home from work I started

this very piece. It was so easy

to stitch cause you do it on

32ct. with one strand.

Yea!

what could be easier?

I think there is a slight mistake though.

It calls for the "B" to be stitched

with a brown thread but the

number is green. I will borrow a

brown from my Ink Circles kit

for Reindeer Games. It has about

8 different browns in the kit.

So . . . this is what I got done. I am

going to go and stitch a little bit

more before I go to bed.

Good Night All, Happy Stitching and God Bless

Your Stitching Fingers!!!

Lenna

These are the days . . . we will remember forever . . .

At the retreat I attend every year at

Summer's Mill in Belton, Texas

we all had to line up

and stick our hand in

a pillowcase and pull

out a prize.

This was mine.

I am sure that this is the most profound

saying of that weekend.

It will be the days I remember all my life.

I had just lost Knee ~ Hi the Wednesday night

before I left Friday about 5 for Belton.

I was still in shock but I will remember

always trying not to cry that weekend.

Let's face it I didn't succeed but I

gave it my best.

I still after almost a month, cry

everyday or night cause I miss my

constant companion so much.

She was always there to meet me at the

back door when I came home at night.

She sat with me while I stitched

or went to sleep behind me on my

green recliner.

She slept with me at night and was there

every morning when I woke up.

I took care of her for the last month of her life

and saw her two different times

the last day before she died that night.

She climbed out of her box at the vets office,

in the cage,

to get to me so I could kiss her

and tell her I loved her.

I just hope she knew how much.

As always thanks for stopping by and visiting my blog ~

God Bless your stitching fingers ~

Lenna

Birds . . .

One can always find peace with the birds.

I finished this one before

I went to the retreat

I always attend once a year in

Belton, Texas.

I have loved this pattern

from the time I saw it.

Couldn't wait to stitch it

and it was such fun!

I love these guys as I have always watched

birds where ever I am.

My oldest brother has land

and lots of birds that

share it with him, his wife,

two horses, three dogs, one cat

and 20 pair of hummingbirds every season.

He has two pairs of barn swallows that give

birth to at least three broods in

any given season

that roost on the front porch.

He has gotten books about them so

he can identify as many as possible

in this lifetime.

He has taken some awesome pictures.

Just today he told me he got a cam so he could

find out what is getting into the

bird seed.

It turns out it

is Raccoons!

Imagine!

Anywhoo, I did this piece and decided

I would add a button bird, he is the little

blue one

with the star on his belly,

completely forgetting I had

bought the worm that goes with

the pattern.

I had it all together

when I found the worm button.

Then I remembered I had bought

the worm button to go with the pattern.

So. . . I took it apart,

undid the whole piece, moved the

small bird, added the worm and

put it all back together again.

Yahoo!!! A finish!

God Bless you for stopping by to fly with my birds.

Lenna

Bluebonnets, Honeysuckle . . .

Spring is defiantly here in Texas.

We had some beautiful bluebonnets because

we had the right amount of rain this year.

All along the

highways there was an abundance of gorgeous

flowers.

They just swayed in the breeze and

let their colors shine.

I love spring in Waco when the bluebonnets are

out everywhere and everyday there are new ones

coming up to replace the dying ones.

They lasted for a long time this year.

In my backyard I have a dog run,

no dogs, however.

The fence stretches for about 50 feet and all along

it are Honeysuckle bushes which hang

over the top.

When you step outside it smells like heaven.

All of the bushes are in bloom

now and it is so lovely!

This is how I greet my day when I get into my truck to go to

work each morning.

As usual thanks for stopping by to stroll through my flowers.

God Bless ~

Lenna

Time for God . . .

Another Happy Dance!!!

I started this one when Knee ~ Hi

first got sick.

I thought that with Faith

that she would pull through.

God knows she gave all of her lives

to do just that.

After she died that night at the

hospital I was determined

to finish it.

I decided I would make it for my mom for Mother's Day.

Well, here it is!!!

Tomorrow I will order the frame and cut the mat.

It is actually stitched on a beautiful blue fabric.

I don't know what happened with my camera.

But here it is all finished.

I decided to not stitch

the squares around the first letters like the

pattern showed.

It didn't look right so I took

it out about 4 times.

I just kept stitching

letters in different colors and then took

them all out.

So, once again that frog was here at the house

reeking havoc on my stitching.

God Bless Your stitching fingers.

Lenna

Chicks Rule

I finished this cute one

before I went to the retreat in Belton.

I go to the retreat every year in the spring.

I think this was my 8th year. It's hard to keep track when you just stitch and eat and eat and stitch.

We get to shop for the newest kits, patterns, gadgets

and fabric from the shops that come every year.

We had Stitches from the Heart and Cross Stitch Plus

both from San Antonio, Texas.

I found some great new stash I will share with you all later.

My sister was surprised by the little chicks

with their button beaks.

She took

it to her office to hang it there.

We had a great time, signed up for next year

and will need the get away

by the time it gets here.

We both have had a stressful 2010 so far,

so it was great to get away

for the weekend

and stitch, shop, eat and experience

great companionship

with people who share our love of stitching.

Until next time thanks for stopping by and looking.

I do appreciate it so much.

God Bless your stitching fingers.

Lenna

Spring Birdies, Fa La La, Blackstone Fantasy Garden and Quaker Diamonds

This is one of the patterns I saw at the

retreat I attend every year in Belton.

One of my friends was doing it

the

colors are spectacular and the

thread comes in little balls.

It is

Valdani threads, which I don't

care much for but the three

that it calls for

works very nicely.

It is a big pattern

and I got this much done the first night.

Got lots to go.

It will keep me

busy for a long time.

I got this pattern in Copperas Cove at Nedlewerkes

when I took Knee ~ Hi to be looked at

by the Vet there.

It is called

Blackstone Fantasy Garden

by

Ink Circles.

Tracy designed it, as usual, and used Carries Threads

to stitch it up and it is so gorgeous.

Tracy is a wonderful designer.

When I first saw it I

said to myself that I would never do this piece.

When I saw Lois' at her shop

I fell in love with it and had to have it.

I had to take out the right side and bottom

about 6 times

and I thought I would never get it

correct.

That @#*& FROG!!!

I finally decided I would tackle it from

a different angle and it matched up.

Whew!!!

What a relief to finally get it done

correctly!

I got this finished last night.

I put in Fa La La and just have

to add one bead to the lamp.

Now I only have four more to go and one

of those is the Pear one.

UGH!!!

It's Ugly ~ need I say more?

I got this cute pattern in a magazine

at the retreat I go to every year in Belton Tx.

We have a trash and treasure table

and this magazine had my

name on it.

Aren't they the cutest?

They are hatching out of

their eggs and I love

the look on their little faces.

I got all of the eggs done tonight.

It takes Six Strand Sweets and

have I had a time tracking those

non colors down.

I finally found a place that

carries most of the colors.

What I couldn't find I am

using GAST and WDW and

Crescent Colors to fill

in the gap!

It will be

close enough on a galloping horse.

Thank you so very much for stopping by and leaving a comment or two.

Let's not be greedy!

God Bless your stitching fingers.

Lenna

Good-bye my Sweet Knee ~ Hi

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must say good-bye

to Knee ~ Hi who

died last night at the hospital at the vet's office.

She did die peacefully I am told and for that

I am soooooooo grateful.

She lived a good life and I did go see her twice

yesterday and the last time I went

she climbed out of her box

and came to me so I could love

on her and give her lots of kisses.

Which I did.

In my heart I knew she would never

come home again.

After the autopsy, the vet said her heart,

intestines, lungs and liver looked good.

She had some infection and water type foam

around the outside of her lungs. The vets

think it came from the tumor in her nose.

The tube was in the right place

but she

just couldn't get over being nauseated.

She did not bleed or throw up but looked

like she just went to sleep.

Thank You God!

I will miss her dearly but I know she is

in heaven with

Gizmo and Fleabag.

They are sharping their claws, cause now

they have them, getting a wild hair

running around and

having a great time together.

Because they can and they are CATS!

Isn't that what cats do?

They are

all healthy and happy.

I know they were happy to see her.

After all they have been

by themselves much too long.

I fell asleep about 10 in my chair,

and I saw Knee-Hi without the feeding tube

and she was fat and happy.

Just like she used to be before she got sick.

It woke me up

and I wondered why I had seen her.

Now I know.

Rest in Peace my Sweet Knee ~ Hi

I love you and will miss you dearly!

My dear friends I thank you from the

bottom of my sad heart for your kind thoughts

and loving prayers for us both.

You will never know how much it means to me.

Take care, happy stitching and God Bless ~

Lenna