Wrapping up 2022

 Hi,

2022 was some what a productive year. Lots of traveling  - cross country to California, twice to Orlando Fl, Miami Fl, Pennsylvania, Western MD.

I did stitch and finished

I finished

I made

Read 52 books - I was ahead in 2022 of reading more books - but some books took longer to read. 

1. Widow's Revenge Lynda LaPlante

2. How to Find Love in a Bookshop Veronica Henry

3. Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter

4. The Lost Daughters Elena  Ferrante

5. Flying Angels Danielle Steel

6. Invisible Danielle Steel

7. War Party Louis L’Amour

8. Just Desserts Patti Massman Susa Rosser

9. Dire Threads Janet Bolin 

10. The Good Sister  Diana Diamond

11. Orchard Valley Grooms Debbie Macomber

12.  The Lost Years Mary Higgins Clark

13. The Body Farm Patrica Cornwell

14. When the Wind Blows James Patterson

15. Christmas with Tucker Greg Kincaid

16. The Right Side Spencer Quinn

17. Predator Patricia Cornwell

18. Swimming Lesson Mary Alice Monroe

19. Renting Dirt Andy Zipster

20. High Stakes Danielle Steel

21. Beach House for Rent Mary Alice Monroe

22. Saltwater Cove Amelia Addler

23. Sand Castle Bay Sherryl Woods

24. Hidden Summit Robyn Carr

25. Beautiful Danielle Steel

26. Early Bird Rodney Rothman

27. Redwood Bend Robyn Carr

28. Full Speed Janet Evanovich Charlotte Hughes

29. A Dark and Stormy Murder Julia Buckley

30. Twisted Twenty-Six Janet Evanovich

31. Beach House Reunion Mary Alice Monroe

32. Death on Dark Blue Julia Buckley

33. How to Knit a Wild Bikini Christie Ridgway

34. On Ocean Boulevard Mary Alice Monroe

35. The Summer of Lost and Found Mary Alice Monroe

36. Think like a Pancreas Gary Scheiner 

37. A Dark and Twisting Path Julia Buckley

38. Bed, Breakfast and Bones Carolyn L. Dean

39. Death Waits in the Dark Julia Buckley

40. The Tender Bar J.R. Moehringer

41. Death with a Dark Red Rose Julia Buckley

42. Where is He Now Jennifer Greene

43. Just Cause John Katzenbach

44. Suspects Danielle Steel

45. Whistling Past the Graveyard Susan Crandell

46. The Challenge Danielle Steel

47. The Final Gambit Jennifer Lynn Barnes

48. Last chance and Beauty Queen Hope Ramsay

49. The High Notes Danielle Steel

50. A Shoe Story Jane A Rosen

51. Mrs Miracle Debbie Macomber

52. Brown-Eyed Girl Lisa Kleypas

Just a little FFOing

 Hi,

Hope you all had Happy Thanksgiving. Ours was good, spent with family. Some stitching was done the month of November, but I spent a lot of time playing video games. Some reading was done also. Yesterday (Dec 5) I FFO'ed two stitches that I had finished a long time ago. 

Merry Christmas

A duck. (80's) .......

Not much else is going on in my little world. Loving being retired.

Til next time

Sue in DE

September_October Update

 Hi,

It has been a couple of months since I posted. This has been a productive time for us. End of camping season in Central PA  - Halloween weekend and then - winterized camper.  Did little stitching but started and finished the Stitch and Zip SZ122Sunflower Alice Peterson (1999). Started August 29 2022 and finished 31 Oct 2022. Put the backing fabric on the stitches today. 

Sometime during the month of September I FFO'ed the Snapper from Bent Creek Road Trip into a small pillow. That I stitched in 2011. 

I hope to FFO more projects so that they dont languish in  the completed project box. 

Have a great day

Hope you are able to stitch. 

Til next time,

Sue in DE

What a Find Dimensions Hope Ornament Cardinal

 Hi,

My sister and her husband and my husband and I went on a trip to the Finger Lakes for Labor Day weekend.  We were looking for a place for breakfast in Bath NY. On the restaurant window was an advertisement for a Church rummage sale. We went to check it our and a bag was for a dollar. I found three card games, a whole bunch of aida scraps, a few aida pieces and some waste canvas. 

When I looked through the pile of aida some had stitched 99% of this pattern (needed the beak finished and the French knot for the eye). I finished stitching yesterday (6 Sept 2022) and FFO'ed it today. I also used Vonna Pfeiffer's tutorial on making your own labels for the back. I made a label with the abbreviated tale above. . 

What a find. Glad I was able to rescue!

Til next time 

Sue in DE

An Update - Spring Summer 2002

 Hi All,

It been a while.....life is good. Been to California - road trip cross country. Florida for a week and camping almost every weekend. So been outside most of this spring and summer. I have gotten a few things done.

JABCO February Teaspoon 15 Feb 22- 7 Apr 2022

Vervaco Needlepoint  Husky - I started it when I bought it 2008 but put it away. Picked it up 8 July 22 - 10 Aug 22 and FFO'ed 30 August 22. I used the fabric on the back. Happy to have it completed. 

Sweet Petites Dimensions Needlepoint Daisy 10 Aug 22 - 29 Aug 22. FFO'ed 30 Aug 22

Hatteras Light Cross Stitch 29 August 2022. Stitched in one afternoon. FFO'ed 30 Aug 22 on easel I bought at Dollar Tree. 

I am happy with how they all came out.

I hope you are stitching .

Until next time, 

Sue in DE

Another Series I am working on for 2022

 Hi,

Hope you all are well and doing some stitching. We have had some very cold weather. I started a series for 2022 the JABCO Just Another Button Company Teapots, Teacups and Teaspoons. I have completed the January Teapot Jan 5-31 and the teaspoon Jan 23-Feb 15. 

I am stitching the Teapots and Teacups on the suggested 30 ct fabric and the teaspoons I am stitching on 18 count Perforated paper so they can be put out each month with the Teapot and Teacup.  I have converted the threads to DMC. 

Not much else is new. Trying to stay healthy. 

Hope you are able to stitch,

Til next time,

Sue in DE

January 2022 Update

 Hi all,

Hope you all are doing well in the new year. Just heard from my friend that she has been sick for the last two weeks - Hope she gets better soon. 

My Sister, BIL and his father came down with Covid they are all doing fine. We stay isolated to ourselves so we are doing good. Some scheduled Dr appts in Feb.

I completed a Dimension Kit Long Legs I have had for a long time. His name is Bob Sled. I took my time making him and I am happy with how he turned out. 

I stitched and completed the Bent Creek Freebie Groundhog Day. He is FFO'ed. 9-15 January 2022. 

I am working on the Jabco January Teapot and Teaspoon. I have started my T-shirts Quilt . I am also working on my Vervaco Needlepoint kit. Trying to work on them every day even for a little bit. Need to do some vinyl cutting done also. 

Hope you all are doing well.

Hope you can stitch

Til next time,

Sue in DE