This Is Me!

Many of my on-line friends have asked to see what I look like. I don't like to have my picture taken so I don't have many photographs of myself. Here is one that I don't mind showing.

Picture Heavy Post!

It's been quite some time since I posted. I have a lot to show you. My birthday was March 19th and I received some lovely gifts from my blogging friends. My friend Wawanna sent me a package with so many lovelies. She sent me one of the chatelaines that she makes in pink of course! My Bonnie has absconded with many of the items that Wawanna sent. She adores pink almost as much as I do.



She also included some thread drops, a scarf in my favorite color pink, a thread picker, a candle, and a copy of the movie "The Lake House" staring Sandra Bullock. She also sent some wonderful gifts for my husband and my children. Wawanna is such a sweet friend.

I am in the Stitching Blogger's Birthday Club and my partner Heidi spoiled me absolutely rotten. She sent Country Cottage Needlework's "Cherry Hill" framed and ready to hang on my wall. She also sent a cut of linen, a Kelmscott needle minder with my initial, a lovely journal, a q-snap and an ort bag. I was over the moon with her kindness."(I borrowed some of these photos from Heidi's blog)











I have so much more to tell you, but I will save it and the pictures for tomorrow's post!

Exchange For Carol & A PS Exchange

I have received word that Carol R. has received the exchange that I sent for her. The ornament is from a Shepherd's Bush kit and at the moment, the name of the pattern escapes me. The second picture is of all of the goodies that I included in the package. I had a lot of fun gethering up everything for Carol. She is a wonderful friend.



This is a picture of the Year Long Prairie Schooler exchange piece that I sent to my partner Conny in Holland. It is a PS freebie and is finished into a hanging pillow. These are the last two exchanges that I am signed up for for now. I am having a bit of withdrawal from exchanges but am having a good time stitching for myself. I just finished "Berries & Pins" from Carriage House Samplings. I sent it off to Vonna to be finished and will show pics when I receive it in the mail.

Exchange From Carol R.

I received these lovelies in yesterday's mail from Carol R.. We did a private exchange together. I borrowed these pics from her blog - Thanks Carol! I am just amazed at the gorgeous stitching she did on these pieces and over 1 no less! She also included a cut of linen, some pink gingham fabric, a crystal scissor fob and some crystal marking pins. She guessed that pink was my favorite color. I sent her exchange out yesterday and hope she likes it as much as I adore hers.

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Hi friends, long time no speak. I really should be posting more often considering the fact that I am still laid up with my ankle. I have my third doctor's appointment next Wednesday and that is when the doctor will decide if surgery is in my future. I am hoping that the tendon has healed some and that I won't have to go through another surgery. I sooooo don't want to go through another surgical procedure. By the time the date rolls around, I have made myself sick with worry over nothing. The last time I had surgery, I was convinced that I was going to die on the table. I even picked out a close friend as my husband's next wife. I wanted to make sure that he was taken care of and that my children had a nice replacement for me. I think that by the time that it was over, my poor husband was nearly driven to the brink of insanity. Sorry honey, I love you!

I have been keeping myself very busy with stitching and reading. I have been reading the Stephanie Plum series of books by Janet Evanovich. I am currently reading the fourth book in the series. I am hooked. I have read three books in three days and can't put the books down. Milsey went to the library and checked out all the books in the series that they had available. I love these books and am laughing so much while reading them. It's hard to be in a grumpy mood while reading these. I have been stitching for several exchanges and so I don't have any pictures to share. I have two more exchanges due at the end of February and then that's it for me. I am going to continue on in the Prairie Schooler exchange group that I joined, but that's about it. I have been so disappointed lately with exchanging. All that work for not much in return! I am still doing personal exchanges and if you are interested in a private exchange, please email me at tangerinedream73@gmail.com Thanks to all who have sent good wishes during a very difficult time. I truly appreciate your words of kindness. Talk more soon!

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