After three long weeks of the gray inversion, Sunday brought a breeze and on Monday the sun shone brightly on this dull soul! My home, as much as I love it, does not capture the light nor sun to the extent that I need; so Kirsten and I ran off to Panda Express for lunch where we basked in the sun pouring through the huge south-facing window and enjoyed a little bit of orange chicken. We ran a couple of errands, then drove around a couple of the new neighborhoods in town, dreaming of a new house with walls of glass, skylights, perhaps a conservatory . . . a place full of sunshine and light.To buck up my spirits at the end of the inversion, I began a new xs project, A Quaker Study by Carriage House Samplings. I had a piece of 32ct latte linen and finally chose good ol' DMC floss.
I'll probably be totally sick of #420 and 869 by the time this project is done. I thought about choosing a color, but this colorway will go so well with the Acorns and Threads sampler I stitched awhile back.Little by little I've been going through drawers, papers that have piled up, cleaning shelves and have been happy to find my missing AHG folders and manual that I misplaced during the Christmas hubbub. Today I found a hardanger/xs kit that the smocking guild members received for Christmas last year and we're supposed to bring it to the next meeting. I totally blacked this kit out of my memory and had no idea where it was around here! What a relief to find it today! :D Of course, the mess I straighten today will reformulate and have to be done over again - that's just the way it is around here.
6 comments:
I love your new project! I think the colors look wonderful on that gorgeous linen!!!
A bit of sunshine does wonders to lift the spirit, doesn't it? We had sun yesterday and I felt like I could levitate. LOL!
It was sunny here so it seems good for a walk but whew, the wind is very cold i had to walk back!
Hope your weather stays good the rest of the week.
Good start on your new project.
Oooh, A Quaker Study! That's quite a big project, but yours is looking so good already!
Some sunshine works wonders doesn't it. Love the new start
I'm loving your progress on "A Quaker Study" - it's stunning.
It's always a treat to catch up with your blog, Von. :) I've been very remiss over the past year at both blogging and leaving comments on my favourite blogs. I'm sorry I haven't checked in with you in such a long time.
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