Let's start with a smile. . .
I was behind this truck at the lights on my way to breakfast with friends this morning.
So, I'm sure you may be wondering where I have been for the last month. I live a life of good intentions and intend to post at least once or twice a week. . . It has been a month, but I'm giving my self grace as over two weeks ago, I had a nasty flare up of my old nemesis asthma. There is a fairly new drug, Dupixent, which has controlled my asthma brilliantly for the last couple of years. I'm on meds year round and with this new drug, I haven't had any asthma issues until this spring when our pollen counts have been through the roof. The first round of extra meds, the big guns as I like to call them, did nothing. A subsequent chest X-ray showed that my asthma had a pneumonia component. Who knew??? Anyway, I am now back to my perky self and feeling fine.
Yes, I live a life of good intentions. I intended to loose ten pounds before my upcoming birthday. I truly appreciate you not inquiring how that has been going. I intend to be more productive. To that end, I had a ceiling light installed Monday in my quilt studio. . . Okay, it’s my crafting room, but it sounds more impressive calling it a quilt studio. The craft lamp and other lamps didn't allow work in that room at night.
So, what has been keeping me busy in the cross stitching, wool appliqué, and quilting world? I cross stitch every morning for a half hour after breakfast and at night stretched out on the sunporch couch. I may this afternoon turn my most recent finish into a pillow. There is a large wool appliqué piece which I began after Christmas still sitting on the corner of my dining room table. My 'intention' is to work on it one hour a day until it is finished. Finally, I am super excited to have the background layer on my denim piece ready for the next phase. My parents gave me Elizabeth as a middle name. When I taught, the "E"stood for enthusiasm. (Trust me: it wasn't easy selling grammar and punctuation rules to eighth graders.) Now in my fiber arts and quilting, the "E" stands for embellishment. I have collected all kinds of things to add to this denim project and am eager to get started.
Before I go . . .
I finished "Tulips" last week. The chart is by Priscilla Blain of Stitching with the Housewives."
Last thing, do you feel like time is rushing by way too fast? A quick trip to Hobby Lobby last week shows that while they haven't as yet marked down Fourth of July, they are prepping for both Autumn and Christmas. Double Yikes!!!
Have a good week. :-)
