Finally~~~~well it is Friday the 13th

Well, like everyone else..or not...Blogger was down this morning. And I was going to post early for a change! Glad it is back. I wanted to get this up before going into work today.
First...I got my Spring Exchange yesterday. I was surprised by the fact it was Gaby who I had mailed to. Look at what she sent....

All the way from Germany. What a beautiful pin keep.

Lovely finishing. I had sent a pin keep also and a handmade stamped card....

I dyed the linen with Rit Dye a nice shade of green and added a "G" charm for both our initials. It was wrapped in strawberry print fabric...she loves anything strawberry. Late yesterday afternoon, Dear friend Ziz called to ask if I wanted to join her and Dear Fern . They were going to a garden sale at a place called "The Yard Sale" nearby. So off we went and look what I found...

I have been looking for an old plant stand to put in front of my kitchen windows for my African Violets...I do not plan to do anything to this except clean it with a wire brush and wash it. Okay, so Mr H will do it.
Still have not located my taxes...someplace between Arizona and the IRS in CA.
I stitched on Grace yesterday.Join me at my other place to see her. Thanks for visiting me and I will stop by your place later after work. Have a nice day.

What a week.......and it's only Wednesday!

Monday was Zoe's eye appointment.....the fur baby has her own Opthamologist. It was her yearly exam. Her eyesight is about the same. Medication daily to continue to prevent stall it from getting worse. Some of Tuesday was spent trying to track down my income tax filing. The IRS does not have it, the Post Office does not know where it is and I have mailed twice now! So much for Certified Mail.
But look....These are Yellow Pear Heirloom Tomatoes in our garden.

and...  

My Spring Exchange to Gaby in Germany arrived...

It is a needle book. The linen was dyed using Rit Dye and the card was made by me. I used the strawberry fabric as gift wrap...Gaby loves strawberry print.

This afternnon will be more stitching and I think I will enjoy a Wild Hibiscus cocktail outside. our weather has been deightful. Tonight is my weekly card stitch group and I will be learning a new technique. I did get stitching done in the last couple of days....meet me at my other place to see. I am so pleased you stopped by today. Have a great day.



Really...I can explain...

No posts? what?...well, On Thursday morn as I was stitching I received a call from sis Linda...aka lynowl...another story...anyway, of course I had to stop stitching..never a good idea to talk on the phone and stitch. We chat forever...then it was time for work....came home ate and off to the HOA meeting...home and off to bed. I was feeling a bit off. Woke up very early Friday with a migraine...not good...but since I was not going in to work until 1 pm, I thought...okay...a pill and have a lie down. Not to be...got very sick to my stomach and back to bed. There would be no stitching this morning! Felt better so off to work only to return home in 2 hours and back to bed...no stitching! Well, I think I am feeling fine today and off to work later....so I have stitched some....but I also have on and off been working on my Spring Exchange and though maybe a peek...

All that I can say..it will be travelling afar...it is almost finished....I Rit dyed the linen....that's it, you just have to wait! But you can follow me to my other place and see what is happening with Garden Party.....I am so happy to have you visit with me, have a wonderful weekend.
P.S.  I have been asked about the music that is on my blog...I do change it almost monthly..currently it is a selection by Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble....Native American music..the CD is one of my favorites....what music? well, if you have your speakers/sound turned off or down, you can not hear it!