HAPPY ST. GEORGE'S DAY!......

To all my English friends here and across the pond. To those who don't know, St. George is the Patron Saint of England. He's the famous one who slew the bad old dragon. The symbol worn today is the red rose, one of my favorites (the favorite being the lavender rose). My favorite statue of him is the one in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. He's pictured as a young man, quite well done by the artist. I think of him as one of "my" saints because I'm such an anglophile.
To Julie, Elisa and all the special friends (including Midge and Mr. Moe): I hope it was a good one.



I finally managed to get the Traveling Stitcher put together. Not without its problems! I decided to make the case myself. First mistake. I used some fabby from my collection here. Second mistake: now that it's together I don't really like it. There is an extra case because of a stitching mistake. Third error. But it's all done and in my needlecase basket. It's getting so full now that I need to find a larger way of displaying them. OH, and for fun I corrected the grammar!


I've now got Loose Feather's Peacock Pinkeep kitted up and am ready to start it. The fabric is wonderful. Colors-well???? Not my favorite.

Anyway, that's about all going on here. My visit to the retina specialist wasn't so good. I had it figured all wrong, of course. I thought the problem might be from diabetes (I'm insulin resistant and I thought maybe I had crossed over) or perhaps MS. It's not, of course. It's a part of my heart disease. It's hell growing old!

A GIFT FROM A FRIEND

I fascinated by Julie's email address, so......I just asked her about it! It seems that Bagpuss is a beloved character in England. In books. On TV, I think. He's just adorable.

I was-and am-getting ready to order Bagpuss. I went to the mailbox earlier this week and Bagpuss was there waiting for me. I can't thank Julie enough.

He's found a home on a bookshelf in my den. He's on Rose's shelf. That's the two of us (Rose and me) playing around in the photo. And my new friend is there, too, standing guard.

Thanks again, Julie

I WON AN AWARD! CAN YOU BELIEVE?

Friend Donna a Stitching for A Cure tagged me for this award. It's the first I won and can't thank her enough. "Cute" isn't a word often applied to me, I think! But I appreciate it so much.

So now I have to tag five more people. Donna beat me to Elisa. She's a great mother to 2 great kids and is a beautiful stitcher. Oh, well.

Here's my five. I'm not sure how to do this, so bear with me. I'm going to have to do some research:

Ann: http://www.with-my-needle.blogspot.com/

She's a great friend of many years and has truth faith.

Julie: http://juliesstitchingjournal.blogspot.com/

Another new great friend from across the pond.

Edgar: http://blacksheepsite.blogspot.com/

He is such a hoot and says it like it is.

Coral: http://astitcherslife.blogspot.com/

She has such a kind heart and is SO nice.

Carol: http://carolsxsblog.blogspot.com/

She is a great stitcher and has neat cats.

Now for something important. I don't know how many of you out there in cyberspace are aware of what Donna is doing, so here it is. She is collecting cross stitching ornaments which will be placed on a tree and auctioned in time for Christmas. She has chosen the patterns and colors so that the ornies will match. All of you out there who can cross stitch should check out the website and pitch in and help. Breast cancer research is close to our hearts--literally--and we just need to help. Check it out:

http://stitchingforacure.blogspot.com/

Thanks again, Donna