Tuesday, 19 April 2011

I Have Stitched All of This.........

With my love and a kiss :) I put the final Fan stitches into my anniversary sampler yesterday but not without a visit from the frog on Sunday evening! I got all the top row of fan stitches done, went to start my bottom row and realised I'd started the top row in the wrong place. So I did the bottom row then started to slowly unpick the top row. I didn't get it all done before I went to bed so after I'd done the ironing yesterday morning I picked it up again this time deciding to just cut the rest! I sat and re-stitched the row only to find that I must have miscounted somewhere along the row but I decided that I am not going to take it out yet again or you might find me rocking in a corner! So here is my finished Blue Ribbon Designs Stitched With Love minus two flower rows and I must say that I am delighted with my finish:) I just love this gorgeous design and the colours in it. So now this week I shall start making it up into a hanging pin keep type finish. I just hope that when I go rooting in my fabric box that I have a big enough piece to back it with! If not we have to go to Beverley on Thursday so I shall pop into Boyes and see if I can pick some up there.
Blue Ribbon Designs Stitched with Love
32 count white evenweave
DMC
Started 10th January 2011
Finished 18th April 2011
25th Anniversary Sampler for my DH and I

I have loved stitching this so much but just wish I'd started it earlier so that I could have done it all but I think it looks just as good without those flowers:)


Friday and Saturday evening I settled down to stitch quite early in the evening so that I could get a good couple of nights on BBD AotH Pink Hill Manor. This is another enjoyable stitch and so pretty. This one seems to be stitching up quite quickly so far. This is my year long however long it takes SAL with Valerie, Jane and Lisa B.

Last night was another SAL night this time my SB SAL with Barb and Colleen and this week we went to Barb's for cocktails in the garden ( in spirit of course although it would be lovely to do it for real). I stitched up a few rows and started the big one you can see in my photo. This one really requires good concentration and counting so it was good for keeping my mind off other things. I think it will take me next Monday evening and maybe another one to actually finish this row but it will be lovely when it's done.

I'm starting a wee birthday gift tonight and I have also stitched one PIF and started another so if you are waiting for a PIF from me ( list on the right) please know I have not forgotten you. Tomorrow Lisa and I are starting our My Big Toe Designs A New Day then Thursday it'll be PS night. I hope to get back to Silver Creek Samplers Dandy Dreams soon too. Lots of lovely stitching to do!

I just want to say a huge thank you to those of you who left hugs, positive thoughts, good wishes etc for my appointment at the breast clinic. This time next week I will either still be there or on my way home and will, hopefully, know one way or the other what it is. I cannot thank you enough for thinking of me or tell you how much it means or how much I appreciate it. I am so blessed to have wonderful friends here, Needlecraft Haven and on Facebook {{{{hugs}}}} who are so supportive.

Not sure what I'm going to do this afternoon. Will see what Miss Abi wants to do. I think she's having a Harry Potter session seen as we bought Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 on Saturday! So I may cut some card and root through my fabric box so that I can start making Stitched with Love up:)

Have a lovely week everyone.

Take care.

Love & hugs

Sally

xxxxx

Friday, 15 April 2011

Almost There.........

With my anniversary sampler that is providing Belinda doesn't mind me leaving off two flower rows! There is no way, even with the best intentions, that I can stitch every bit so I thought if I left those two out it wouldn't look silly so that is what I am going to do. So here's my progress as off yesterday. 

I had planned to put 1986 to 2011 after our names but Abi said it would make it look as if we'd died so I unpicked what I'd got stitched and started over so it will now say 25 yrs! So, fingers crossed, this will be finished very soon. I bought 14 metres of ribbon yesterday ( 7 metres of 2 colours) for a ruched ribbon edge. Do you think I'll have enough????

My evening on SB Emmanuel's Song with Barb and Colleen went rather well although I will admit to finishing  the row another day as I didn't quite get it done and I was enjoying it. These darning rows look so lovely and are quite quick to do really although this one was a large one! I can't wait to finish this now so that I can get it hung on the wall but I think it'll take a few more weeks yet. It is looking so pretty even though I say so myself :)

Last night was my Prairie Schooler evening so a bit of progress on Daffodils. Still building the house but nearly there. Almost got the roof on! 

Hopefully Lisa and I are starting our My Big Toe Designs A New Day SAL next week depending on SWL goes. If I get it finished we're starting on Wednesday. I still need to get my fabric cut and prepared yet so really must get that done maybe over the weekend. I'm really looking forward to starting this :) Also have The Sanctuary SAL to look forward to with Chris:)

Abi finished school for Easter today so no more having to get up early if I don't feel like it! I probably still will but we'll see what happens! DH finishes on Wednesday for almost two weeks:)

Now I would like to ask for some good thoughts please. I found a lump so I went to the doctors on Tuesday. She is 99% sure it isn't anything but she would rather be 100% so has referred me urgently to the breast clinic. and then I get seen within 2 weeks otherwise I'd have a 6 week wait. Now guess when I go? On my 25th wedding anniversary! At first I said no but then I decided to just get it over with. It's in the morning so we'll be back in plenty of time to go away for the night. I wasn't feeling too bad until Tuesday evening when I got the phone call from the hospital to say they had an appointment for me then I started to panic. I have been in this situation before but it still doesn't make it any easier.

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last post:)

Time to go think about what we're going to have to tea then I can settle down this evening to some stitching :)

Have a great weekend.

Love & hugs

Sally
xxxx

Monday, 11 April 2011

The Final Spot

A quick-ish blog post today just to show what I've been up to this weekend. Saturday afternoon I made the effort to finish up The Drawn Thread A Spot of Winter. The final one and another mattress pin keep to match the other three seasons. I'm really pleased with this and my DH even asked, when I'd got everything put away, what I'd been making. As I had been rather upset with myself maybe I should cry more often as he doesn't usually ask! I didn't have enough interfacing to back the fabric pieces with so it's not as solid as the others.

I made a start on my next BBD AotH block on Friday evening and here's my progress for the two evenings I stitched on it. I really like this block and this one will be personalised for my DH and I. Again I'm using GAST and DMC. I seem to have got a good bit stitched this time and that is what staying off the PC does for you.

I was planning a stitchy afternoon yesterday but it didn't happen. It was such a nice afternoon that we decided to go for a walk instead but I did stitch after tea. I should really start another SB ornament. I have the threads sorted and just need to cut some fabric but I really wanted to stitch on Silver Creek Samplers Dandy Dreams so I did. I have the verse stitched and some of the "clocks". I did seem to be a little distracted on this once Hawaii Five- 0 came on at 9pm! I hope to finish this in the next couple of weeks so watch this space as I'll be passing on the chart:)

Tonight is my SAL night with Barb and Colleen and I'm looking forward to settling down after tea with Emmanuel's Song and getting some progress in on it.
 
 
I'm hoping to start my other SAL's soon with Lisa (AND) and Chris ( The Sanctuary). They are both such lovely pieces and as I am taking one day at a time at the moment A New Day is very apt for me. Not long to go now to my first counselling session so, hopefully, I can start my journey to feeling "well" again.
 
 
Well I am going to get myself sorted and get on the Wii Fit for a bit. A little bit of exercise always seems to boost me a little until the board weighs me that is!
 
 
Take care everyone and have a wonderful week.
 
 
Thank you for visiting me and for all your lovely comments. It means the world to me to know that you are reading and enjoying my ramblings and stitching :) I will get caught on blog reading tomorrow as for today that is me done.
 
 
Hugs
 
 
Sally
 
 
xxx

Friday, 8 April 2011

A New Start and Progress.

This is kinda getting bad! Another new start this week and I should really stop before  all I have is new starts and no finishes BUT it's my hobby and I enjoy it. I will have finishes eventually! Anyway my new start was for the PS SAL over on NH which is a lovely, friendly Yuku forum run by Clare. I decided, after much deliberation, on Daffodils which is lovely and bright and, well, the thing that kind of swayed it was the sheep! Yes I am a sheep lover as well as a snowman lover incase you did not know!!! So here's my progress from last night.

Monday evening was SAL night with Barb and Colleen so out came Shepherd's Bush Emmanuel's Song. I did not quite manage to finish the cross stitch that I had started last week but never mind it'll get done this Monday then I can move on. Aren't these colours just so soothing? I can't wait to get to the bottom cross stitch row as it's those cute SB sheep!

I hope you are not getting bored just seeing WIPs but I haven't had chance to get my DT Spot of Winter actually stitched up as yet. Maybe this weekend? So here's a little progress on another WIP this time Silver Creek Samplers Dandy Dreams. Not much progress as I've just been adding a few stitches in an afternoon when I've had chance. Just love this verse on here.

Of course I am still stitching madly away on my anniversary sampler BRD Stitched with Love. It is going really well too and is so simple to stitch. Love these colours.

Finally those WIPs that seem to be getting left behind! The Primitive Needle's freebie By the Light of the Moon  ( Spooky SAL piece) has not seen the light of day for a few weeks now. The reason for that is my print out of the chart is rather bad and I can't see some of the symbols properly. I really want to finish this so I may just finish the tree and leave it at that so that I can make it up and have it on display at Halloween rather than leave it and have it become a UFO. The other one has had a teeny bit of attention and that is Shakespeare's Peddler Jenny Bean's Pin Tuffet. I plan on finishing this for a friend if I can get myself motivated to actually get the stitching done. I think I need a mental health day with nothing but stitching!

I have had a sort of my stash and am hoping to get all my DMC spares put into an inventory and I've also had a bit of a sort through my charts and have popped a couple more on my for sale page so please have a look to see if anything takes your fancy:) These are unused. I've had thema while and decided that I just won't stitch them. Thank you:)

Thank you for all your good wishes for Abi and I. We are both feeling a lot better although she scared me ( and herself) on Monday afternoon as she started to feel dizzy. I decided to read through the side effects of the diclofenac that the doctor had prescribed and sure enough, right down the list, was dizziness so I rang the surgery about it. They rang me later to say not to let her have anymore and to give her ibuprofen instead. Thankfully she's getting there now and her headache has gone.

Well I am off to play blog catch up for a bit.

Take care everyone and whatever you are doing enjoy the weekend.

Hugs

Sally
xxxx

Monday, 4 April 2011

A Wish for You

I am so pleased to report that I did get A Wish for You finished this weekend although I did have a bit left to stitch when I went to bed on Saturday evening so I put the final few stitches into it yesterday afternoon. This one has been another lovely to stitch and I'm looking forward to starting Pink Hill Manor on Friday :)

Blackbird Designs Anniversaries of the Heart A Wish for You

36 count Rosewood linen

DMC and GAST

Started 12th March 2011

Finished 3rd April 2011

I have added my paternal grandparents names to this ( Ethel and John), the year they were married and in the top right hand corner the initials F, M and H are the initials of their 3 children. As I said in my previous post the B on the door is the initial of their surname.

I forgot to take a photo of Blue Ribbon Designs Stitched with Love but it is stitching up well and I'm stitching some of the wording. I am thinking that if I run out of time I can leave some of the flower rows off but I will see how it goes.

With me not being well last week I did spend quite a bit of time in an afternoon stitching and I finished Drawn Thread Spot of Winter. Here it is all ready to be made up into a mattress pin keep.

The Drawn Thread Spot of Winter

28 count ice blue evenweave

DMC & GAST

Started 27th March 2011

Finished 30th March 2011

I'm hoping to get it finished off in the next few days.

Of course I could not resist any longer and had to start Silver Creek Samplers Dandy Dreams and what a joy this is to stitch! I was planning on stitching all the verse first but I ran out of DMC 3860 so had to stitch other bits instead. I'm using Jayne's Attic COTM Lily of the Valley fabric.

My order from Anita arrived after I'd done my blog post last Wednesday so that cheered me up! I plan on making a start on the Prairie Schooler Daffodils chart for the SAL on NH sometime this week, even if I only stitch on it for an hour one evening until I get BRD Stitched with Love finished. I am so bad having so many projects on the go but at least they are all doable and not huge! Then on Thursday my order from Sew and So arrived:) This is for my SAL with Lisa of My Big Toe Designs A New Day. We feel this design is very apt for both of us and can hardly wait to start it. I've chosen 36 count flax linen but have yet to decide on threads. I don't want to buy the WDW as I don't use them and would rather use GAST so will be looking through my collection and seeing what I can use. The nice thing is I had pennies in my PP for all of this. Very naughtily my clicky finger got the better of me on Dany's blog and I bought Printemps des Lapins which is a sweet design!

Dear Barb had been stash sorting and came across a Shepherd's Bush kit that she decided she wouldn't stitch and as she knows I like long sampler she sent it to me along with the chart for Lucky which she has just finished. Thank you so much Barb {{{{hugs}}}} I think I might have to do a poll to see which SB I start for our SAL once I've finished Emmanuel's Song. And typing of ES it's our SAL evening this evening and I'm looking forward to picking it up. Barb is starting Sophie's Roses ( I think that's what it is called) and we are hoping Colleen will be back with us again:)

I have added a couple of charts to my for sale page, a San Man Originals and a Homespun Elegance if you'd like to have a look :)

Thankfully I am feeling condisderably better than I was last Monday although not feeling 100%. I will admit to feeling scared even though I know what it is and by Tuesday evening I had a mild headache which I've had on and off since. However it has not stopped me stitching. Poor Abi started with a headache on Wednesday and by the time she got home from school she couldn't stand the brightness so Thursday she was in bed nearly all day in the dark. By Friday she was starting to feel better and by Sunday she decided she'd play on the Wii with Jess who surprised me by coming home yesterday for Mother's Day. Her headache started to come back so she's been to the doctors today and she's given her an anti-inflammatory so we'll see how it goes.

As I said yesterday was Mother's Day here in the UK. Abi brought me breakfast in bed although I had actually got up and was in the bathroom getting washed when she told me to go back to bed! I received lovely cards from both her and Jess as well as a Bouffle mug from Abi and a box of chocolates from Jess:) It was lovely having both my girls at home:)

I really must get myself sorted and try and get back on the Wii Fit this week. I just did not feel like it at all last week but I have to make the effort this week.

I am a bit behind on blog reading and commenting at the moment but will make the effort to catch up tomorrow. I foresee more enabling as I visit you all!!! Lol!

Have a wonderful week everyone. It's really dull and rather chilly up here today which was a bit of a shock to the system this morning after the warmer days we've been having!

Hugs

Sally
xxx

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Flipping Frogs!!!

Or is it simply my brain not working??? I picked up Blue Ribbon Designs Stitched with Love last night and found a mistake on the left hand heart! Now I panicked as I thought I was going to have to frog the whole heart and it's contents but on closer inspection I noticed that the lilac parts above lined up as they should and found my silly mistake. This only needed a few stitches unpicking. As I went along and started the vine next to the heart I realised that something else was amiss. You know the rhyme Now I Know My ABC's??? Well it would appear that I don't and my alphabet was missing an I!!!! So I frogged A to H and restitched it all, this time making sure I had the I :) Phew! So this is my progress as of around 10.15 last night! I'll pick it again this evening and hope for no more visits from said frogs!

Friday and Saturday evening was my usual BBD AotH nights and I alternated between the over one wording and the other bits. As this one is going to be dedicated to my paternal grandparents I've stitched a B on the door as that is the initial of their surname and my maiden name :) I am hoping that I will be able to finish this block over the next two evenings I pick it up.

Sunday evening I decided I wanted a new start but was torn between Dandy Dreams and Spot of Winter but as I've had Spot of Winter for ages and have the other spots stitched I decided on that one. I stitched a little more on it yesterday afternoon and this is where I'm at. I'm thinking I might do more this afternoon.

Monday was SAL night with Barb and Colleen and our SB pieces. I am well over halfway now on Emmnauel's Song and after checking my chart I see I have about 10 rows of speciality stitches, a row of wording and two rows of cross stitch ( including the one I'm doing) then I'm done with the stitching and I can add the beads and buttons! Lol!

The last few days have not been good after a suspected bout of cystitis for me over the weekend, a bout of vertigo for me starting Monday and family disagreements for DH. I am truly fed-up and there's no wonder I think things will never improve as it just seems to be one thing after another!

I am hoping my new stash from Anita might arrive today. Once I've finished the spot I'm going to start Dandy Dreams then next week I'll probably start PS Daffodils if it has arrived. I need something bright and cheerful! Then, of course, I have the my Big Toe A New Day SAL with Lisa and the DT Sanctuary SAL with Chris to look forward to.

Well time for me to go and catch up on blogs:)

Take care everyone.

Hugs

Sally
xxxx 

Friday, 25 March 2011

No Facebook = More Stitching!

Yes I have been on as self-imposed Face book ban this week which means more stitching of an evening which equals progress! For 3 evenings this week I have stitched solely on Blue Ribbon Designs Stitched With Love and, even though I say so myself, it is looking gorgeous. If I can continue making progress like this each week I might just get it finished in time for our anniversary on 26th of next month. I am thinking of not getting it framed though and maybe finishing it the same way I finished La D Da Love is Patient.

Wednesday afternoon after a good session on the Wii Fit Plus ( weight is creeping up again which means I am very despondent) I fancied a small new start. I'd sorted threads and fabric for Drawn Thread Sanctuary which I'll be stitching along with Chris, threads for Silver Creek Samplers Dandy Dreams ( I have the urge to start this ASAP) and whilst sorting I came across a piece of 40 count fabric and decided to start this! Any ideas what it is??? Honestly at the rate I'm going I shall have to stay up all night as I just seem to want to stitch everything at the moment, which is not really good!

Finally I picked up Shores this morning from my trusty framer John and I love it! He did say that he'd struggled to get it straight so it's not quite there but I am very happy with it. For some strange reason I was surprised that it's so big, I don't know what I was thinking, but I found somewhere to hang it as soon as I got it home. OK I did actually take one of my angels down but I'll be hanging her somewhere else!

Yesterday postie brought me an envelope and it was from Barb:) She asked me if I would like the chart of SB The Journey and very kindly sent me it:) Thank you so much Barb. You must let me know what you would like for it though. This is another one I am itching to stitch. Also in the photo is Dandy Dreams which I won from Christine:)
Off to catch up on blogs now. Have a wonderful weekend my dear friends.

Hugs
Sally

xxxx

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

A Finish & Lots of Progress:)

My aim on Sunday evening was to finish my Shepherd's Bush ornament for March so I can get caught up with Chris who finished hers what seems like ages ago! I am pleased to say that I did it! I like this one, well I like them all, but this one is a favourite. So in April I can now start the next one!

Shepherd's Bush Starry Night


36 count Sand linen

DMC


Started 6th March 2011

Finished 20th March 2011


Just how can a little ornament take so many Sunday evenings to stitch?!!!

Friday and Saturday saw me beavering away on BBD A Wish for You. Even though I'm only using DMC on the house I love how this is looking! I'm hoping to get lots more done this week when I pick it up again. I would like to get it finished so that I'm on track for a block a month but there is still lots to do including that over one wording. Now don't get me wrong I'm not averse to stitching over one as I do rather enjoy it but it does seem to take longer somehow! Looking forward to seeing how Valerie, Jane and Lisa B are getting on.
Now that I've finished LHN Be Merry- Belle Pepper I am concentrating on getting a couple of evenings a week at least on Blue Ribbon Designs Stitched With Love. As it is now I can't for the life of me seeing it finished ready for our wedding anniversary but if I stay off the PC of an evening I'm guessing anything is possible. I do love the colours in this, again I'm using good ole DMC.

Final stitchy photo is my progress on Shepherd's Bush Emmanuel's Song my SAL with Barb and Colleen. Now Barb has had a nice new start and that is Lucky and she has a sheep stitched. You have to love those sweet SB sheep! I did get quite a lot stitched last night so I am one happy little stitcher:)

I am feeling rather lucky at the moment as I won Christine's giveaway for Silver Creek Samplers Dandy Dreams chart and postie has just brought it. I absolutely love this design and hope to stitch it as soon as possible and then I will be passing the chart on in the form of a giveaway on here. Thank you so much Christine :) Do pop over to her blog and have a look at her finish of Dandy Dreams.

I recently had some successful sales on Ebay and privately so I decided to treat myself to some new stash. Another Nashville release I could not live without was Shakespeare's Peddler Jenny Bean Creation Sampler so I ordered that as well as Prairie Schooler Daffodils from Anita's Little Stitches. Those are going to be shipped this week and the PS chart is going to be for the PS SAL on Needlecraft Haven. I think I seriously need to stop buying charts now and concentrate on kitting up some of the ones I have!

Writing of SALS ( do you think I like SALs????) Chris visited on Friday and was admiring my DT finishes and I mentioned that I had The Sanctuary to stitch and I really wanted to stitch it soon and as she also has the chart we are going to have a SAL when I've finished BRD Stitched With Love so another SAL to look forward to. I just like SALs as they are motivating especially when you can go at your own pace. Also ( yes another one coming up!) Lisa and I are going to start My Big Toe Designs A New Day once she has finished LHN Winter Band Sampler. I'm really looking forward to both of these SALs.

As I said Chris visited on Friday and it was really good to see her. The last time we saw each other was August so it was high time we met up again and I really enjoyed our afternoon chatting, showing our stitching and drinking tea:) I think it did us both good as we've both been feeling low recently. Thank you for cheering me up Chris:)

I finally got my latest JCS magazine today from my newsagent and oh wow it's another fantastic issue! So much I would love to stitch!

Thank you for all your good wishes for Abi in my last post. It turned out that she has low iron levels so is now on iron tablets for 6 weeks so, hopefully, they will make her feel a whole lot better. She seems to have been ill off and on for so long now.

Well I'm going to catch up on blogs for a bit and see what you've all been up to. No doubt there will be some more enabling going on as I look!

Take care everyone.


Love & hugs


Sally
xxxx

Thursday, 17 March 2011

Meet Belle!

Isn't it amazing what you can actually achieve when you get off the computer and stitch! Last week I gave myself another two sessions on Little House Needleworks Be Merry- Belle Merry to finish this beauty BUT last night I sat down straight after I'd washed the pots up and set about stitching. This is the result! Not a brilliant photo as it's rather dull and miserable here today.

Little House Needleworks Be Merry- Belle Pepper

32 count Vintage Country Mocha Linen

DMC, DMC Variations, Carrie's Creations & Crescent Colours

Started 2nd February 2011

Finished 16th March 2011

I have loved every single stitch of this and thank you Lisa and Lesleyanne for SAL-ing with me. I look forward to our next one later in the year :)

Monday evening was SB SAL night ( can you tell I am loving my SALs!!!) with Barb and Colleen. I am eagerly waiting to see what Barb chose to start after her finish of The Journey last week and seeing if Colleen has finally rounded up her sheep after a visit from the frog last week :) When I put Emmanuel's Song away on Monday evening I was half way through the wording so last night, after finishing Belle, I finished the wording and did the next row too. This is such a soothing piece to stitch with the pastel shades.

Finally my progress on my 25th wedding anniversary piece from Tuesday evening. I am planning on stitching this tonight as well as I need to get a move on with it. I am stitching this with good ole DMC on 32 count white evenweave.

My Blackbird Designs A Stitcher's Journey finally arrived on Monday and let me tell it was well worth the wait! I have to admit that I would like to stitch every single thing in it. If you are thinking about this book and not sure what to do I would highly recommend it. It is well worth the money!

These are just a few of the projects that are in the book that I would start tomorrow if I didn't have other things to stitch at present! Lol!

Abi had her blood tests on Monday and I am popping up to the surgery for the results shortly although I am sure had there been anything they would have been in touch anyway. She was ever so brave but started shaking, sweating and crying and I thought she was going to pass out. I have never seen her this bad before. Thankfully the nurse was very good and put wet, cold paper towels on her forehead and neck to cool her down. Needless to say I brought her home rather than her going back to school.

Time for me to dash and get to the surgery!

Thank you for visiting me and for all your lovely comments. I truly appreciate each and every one of them and love reading them :)

Take care everyone.

Love & hugs

Sally
xxxxx

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Valentine Rose......

is finished!!!! I popped the final stitches into this gorgeous piece on Friday evening which meant I could start A Wish for You last night.

Blackbird Designs AotH #2 Valentine Rose

36 count Rosewood linen

GAST & DMC

Started 12th February 2011

Finished 11th March 2011

I dedicated this block to my maternal Grandma. The year is the year she married my Grandad ( they did not get married in February though), the initials in the heart shaped flower are my Grandad's and the number 12 on the door is the number of children they had :) I am really pleased with how this one turned out.

So onto A Wish for You now. This is the start I made last night.  I am thinking that this one may be for my paternal grandparents as I think they were married in March.

Finally my Thursday evening progress on The Primitive Needle By the Light of the Moon which I am stitching for the Spooky SAL as a tribute to Lisa Roswell.

Just a quick post today but I cannot end this without mentioning the  earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The images we are seeing are just horrific and my heart goes out to all the people there and those in other countries who are waiting to hear if relatives and friends are safe. I feel so sad that so many people have lost their lifes and those left behind are living in fear of further quakes and the explosions at the nuclear power plants. I will be continuing to keep them in my thoughts, especially our dear stitching friend Yuko and her family.

I will try to get caught up on blog reading tomorrow after I've been to the surgery to support Abi while she has blood taken.

Take care everyone.

Love & hugs

Sally
xxxx