A Return to Simplicity.

I know how hard it is when you are new to blogging and thought I might introduce a new stitching person to the wide world of like minded stitching and sewing people. Check out Barb's blog here at   Cotton Compulsions  and say hello! Here is a sample of what she is stitching at the moment. I am doing another stitchery......surprise, surprise! I have a few things I need to make for the birthday box and of course I can't show you too much! I am using Cottage Garden Threads and there will be the need to go to the craft shop this week to pick out another few colours. I am doing it all in different variegated threads. For those who have asked about the recipes for these two, they are now on the Recipe Page. Enjoy! Hope everyone had an enjoyable extra day off today ( I know I did!) and a great week to come.

Well! It's hot and humid here with a 90% chance of a thunderstorm! So...armed with this knowledge I decided it was time to head down to the local AGAIN and have someone else cook dinner! It's just too easy to come home from work, change, pick up my stitching, head down to the local and have a fine meal with the family and stitch!  Waiting for the others to arrive - time to stitch!  I got a bit more done on my secret project, but can't show you too much even though I would love to! Chicken Caesar Salad......Yum! Beer is not mine! See the Coke in the first picture......that's mine! LOL!  I am the designated driver!  Thanks Wendy for hosting last night! I'll have to pop on over to her page now and see what everyone else was up to.

With working almost full time and having a particular busy week with trying to fill in for missing staff I really appreciate what my friends mean to me and how they enrich my life. That is why I love the stitching days with my friends. Each of these people bring a much needed balance into my life when it seems I need it the most. That is why I love to share a meal and stitching with these gorgeous ladies on a fortnightly basis.   Hence.......having not seen them for a number of weeks I wanted to make them something special! Enter some little mice! Some have names already! Go on over and see what Jenny and Wendy named their mice! LOL!  I took the photos of the first one I made as I fell in love as soon as she was completed, but had to have one of Jenny's pictures to show the whole three! Thanks Jenny!  I am always forgetting to take pictures! Such cute big ears........you won't be able to sneak up on these lovely ladies. If you are wanting to ...