Stormy weather but still stitching.

It has been, to say the least, an interesting week.  Let's start with the good things first.  I took a picture of this hawk yesterday while sitting in the truck and added some scripture to the pic.

I have been hard at my cardinals!  This is where I stood when i went to bed.

Isn't this pretty?  It is Jack's quilt squares that he plans to make into place mats.

I was getting the stink eye last night from Sylvia!  Doesn't bother me in the least!

Now to answer a question about the crochet angels and what my friend does with them.  She mails them in cards or hands them out to folks facing an illness or a loss, etc.
Now the not so fun part.  I am sure most of you have heard of the tornado in Moore Oklahoma.  Monday night here in Siloam Springs we had a weak tornado and straightline winds.  A young man in Springdale was killed when a sign was ripped from the pole and went thru his windshield.  A family here lost the roof of their home and have no insurance.  We were without power for nearly 3 hours and there is a lot of downed trees damaging homes and outbuildings.  It was as dark at seven in the evening as it is normally at sunset and the hail was horrible.  Jack and I hid in the kitchen and Sylvia was behind the sofa. 
Here is a slidebox of it all.

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Fun little post!

I have been busy on more angels for a friend.  They are so fun to do that I don't mind at all!

And the Cardinal piece has more done on it.  Soon it is on to Mr. Cardinal!

Here is our girl soaking up the sun.  It is her favorite activity I think.

Watching dad!

Showing off her heart!  We tease her about it slipping down so far!

Well, I will continue to post as much as I can until the internet is off for the move, around the first of the month.  So thanks for visiting!  Huggles and blessings.

Heavy duty stitching!

I have been hard at it on my Cardinal piece!  The main body of the Mrs. is done and the outling of her beak and eyes are done.  Jack says she needs her feet or landing on a branch might be a little rough!  I should have pointed out to him she doesn't have a branch to land on!

 Here is the progress on my Clover-leaf doily.  I am nearing the halfway point on it but may not have quite enough thread.  We will see.

 As promised, here is the "Relaxation" doily I finished last week.  It was a bit tough to press that rascal but I got it done!

 We had to make the Petsmart run for kitty foot and met this 9 year old cutie named Scooter.  His tail never seems to stop wagging!

 Simba playing with Jack is waiting for his home.

 Our sunset last night.  Love the way the sun is peeking thru the trees.

 Miss Sylvia Joy says hello!

Happy Stitching Here!

Still working on Mrs. Cardinal!  I feel hopeful I am getting there but yet feels like so much work yet to go.  She is pretty though!

I have started another doily designed by Elizabeth Hiddleson.  it is called Clover-leaf Centerpiece.  I have finished the other but it needs a good ironing before I show it to you.

Silly Sylvia cleaning under the rug! at least she is doing it with style!  I have seen her scoot around most of the rug doing this with one or both hands.

Thanks for the visit of such a short post!  Huggles and blessings.

Snow, a view, cross stitch and crochet!

I have been working on my Cardinals piece but Mrs. Cardinal is slow going with many color changes.

I thought this was so cute!  We saw it in Wal Mart.

Work is also going well on the doily.  I would be done save for the fact I had to tear out a row.

We had three inches of snow overnight.  A record for this part of Arkansas.  It was chilly and windy today.

Here is Sylvia and I wonder how she keeps from getting a crick in her neck!

Our new landlord where we will be moving next month is in a beautiful location high on a hill.  You can see a mountain to the south.

 And looking East you can see a nice chunk of Lake Fayetteville.

So that is it from me.  Huggles and blessings.

Wow what a week!

I have been fighting a sinus infection and we have been on the prowl for a new place to rent.  The rental market is so different than what we are used to.  Not as many vacancies means tough competition and no one will hold a vacancy for more than two weeks even with deposit and approved app.  It was quite by a fluke that we found a nice townhome managed by a company we really like.  So happens the people are moving out the 25th of May and we want to move the 1st of June.  So yesterday we signed the lease.  What a relief!  Where we are now is just not a pleasant place to be sometimes.
Now onto other things!

Not a lot of progress on the cardinal.  Between running out of a color and having to go buy more and my sinuses I just have not cross stitched much.

I have been enjoying crocheting though as long as Sylvia leaves me alone!  LOL!  Crocheting I can do headache or no up to a point.

Hamming it up for her treats!

Trying to get my magazine off so she can get under the fabric covering my yarn and thread.

Thanks for visiting!   Blessings and huggles.

Cardinals, gifts and kitties!

I was fortunate to win a chart from Cathy at Crafty Cat. She also was so sweet as to send me a big piece of aida cloth.   Here is a link to her blog.  It really is a great blog to read.

I decided I needed to do something other than all those flowers for awhile.  Mrs cardinal is looking rather nice!  It is a nice break as well.

Here is the baby afghan as well.  I bought some blue and yellow to add and more pink in case I need it.

I got sylvia all wound up and playing yesterday.  She has been extra silly lately.

And I have a video pf her enjoying some tummy rubs.  She lets Jack do it most of the time but not me!

Little update!

I am actually working on the female cardinal.  I needed a change for a bit from the floral.

We had the windows open yesterday and again today.  Last night I turned around to see what Sylvia was up to what she was up to.  this is all I saw!

Thanks for visiting.  Continue to pray for those affected by the bombing in Boston.  Huggles and blessings.

Blessed Friday!

I had a request for a baby afghan this week.  She asked for soft colors and since it isn't known what her friends baby is, I am going to add blues and yellows as well.  This is an easy pattern I have done before.

It doesn't look like much, but I have managed some cross stitch and outlining.  I have moved to the far left side and I think I will continue to work down from there for now.

I thought we were owned by a cat, but it seems a monkey has taken her place!

Thanks for the visit!  Blessings and huggles.

It's been how long since I posted?

 I started a baby blanket last night for a friend who wishes to give it as a gift.  I will be adding lavender next and then yellow.  Of course more white in there as well.  This is a simple pattern to do but I don't remember where I got it.  I do have the link somewhere!

A little progress on the cardinals piece.  I was asked if I used several threaded needles with a lot of color change.  I used to but don't anymore.  It is just easier for me to switch off colors with one needle.

Speaking of cardinals, Mr. Cardinal was up close yesterday and I was able to snap a not so good picture of him.

A couple sunset pictures for you.

 And our girl tormenting a mouse.

Enjoying the open window.

 And the odd way of washing a leg while on the cat tree!

Thanks for the visit.  Blessings and huggles.