tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24351710691023811832024-02-06T23:37:19.647-06:00Brenda Lou's PlaceJust a little place where I talk about my two obsessions, I mean hobbies :) Those would be cross stitching and reading.Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-16593067740269600852010-06-07T14:30:00.004-05:002010-06-07T14:35:55.206-05:00Keep forgetting.....<span style="color:#000099;">to update this thing!!! <p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Here's the latest on Circle of Friends. I haven't stitched on it in a couple of weeks. Need to get this one back in the rotation.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7052JUBt1EVh4l34oDvnOlNQLI-ehU_Qc83JJJxY3fz4ZZCUzrXmTGI5CVwcCMQusDoNGGxUakLv7R8JdFRdB7p03xHS3KTI0k3Bvt_gdP4eJ8P6TETWPEEKk5pJLmvVuEuLuVfPmo10/s1600/CircleofFriends+2010-05-23.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 279px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480116659637106130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7052JUBt1EVh4l34oDvnOlNQLI-ehU_Qc83JJJxY3fz4ZZCUzrXmTGI5CVwcCMQusDoNGGxUakLv7R8JdFRdB7p03xHS3KTI0k3Bvt_gdP4eJ8P6TETWPEEKk5pJLmvVuEuLuVfPmo10/s320/CircleofFriends+2010-05-23.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Circle of Friends by Mirabilia</span><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;">And here's a finish!!!! Three more letters to go!!! YEAH!!!!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJXsvyc5puuW9XswiGsimaSc1Qicfk36UKwj9Un4TQAu6owEj8Ag8Q-h4ico60ARE4n3d_9w1FmtLIDBqlKtQ5fR9QdxNFgxxdWuJkz9UezLXlpYSaaQ2xJ7tiotXzMTvlqK0DHxscyQ/s1600/WisforWelcome+2010-06-05.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480116669671984082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJXsvyc5puuW9XswiGsimaSc1Qicfk36UKwj9Un4TQAu6owEj8Ag8Q-h4ico60ARE4n3d_9w1FmtLIDBqlKtQ5fR9QdxNFgxxdWuJkz9UezLXlpYSaaQ2xJ7tiotXzMTvlqK0DHxscyQ/s320/WisforWelcome+2010-06-05.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">W is for Welcome by Prairie Schooler</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Started on 5/10/10, finished on 6/5/10</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Stitched on 28 ct evenweave fiddlers cloth</span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-73835905844409958862010-05-18T12:09:00.005-05:002010-05-18T14:55:52.456-05:00W is for Welcome<span style="color:#000099;">We had a rainy, crappy weekend!! And as rainy and crappy as it was, I didn't get anywhere near the amount of stitching done as I thought I would.<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I did see Tyler Perry's "The Family That Preys". As much as I like his movies, this one left me wanting more. It was choppy and the characters didn't seem as developed as they should've been. I was almost bored with this movie.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjX5NXsXlJG89pdi9gJ3FtskAvygAtJ2pA9h0POOviEZi4IDRITRI5_h6nxwVYu4mEZfpYnvphiIwfXMk3QRav5xBzq8GMrLr6DK_R3PywelKYaX3PGd3xahz9GKjsDK63Rky753Qk0I/s1600/WisforWelcome+2010-05-16.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 258px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472658621375821202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjX5NXsXlJG89pdi9gJ3FtskAvygAtJ2pA9h0POOviEZi4IDRITRI5_h6nxwVYu4mEZfpYnvphiIwfXMk3QRav5xBzq8GMrLr6DK_R3PywelKYaX3PGd3xahz9GKjsDK63Rky753Qk0I/s320/WisforWelcome+2010-05-16.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Took yesterday off to bring my mom to the orthopedic doctor to get her MRI results on her knee. She's going to need a knee arthroscopy. So, we've scheduled that for June 1st. Her doctor said this treatment works on about 80% of the patients. I'm hoping mom's in that number!!! She's not a spring chicken anymore so I'm kinda worried about her recovery time, but she's a strong and stubborn woman. So, I'm sure that will help her!! </span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-9887658107993941182010-05-11T12:23:00.005-05:002010-05-11T12:41:16.141-05:00Could not help myself!!!!<span style="color:#000099;">I started off with great intentions when I decided to start working on my UFO/WIP projects, but I fell off the wagon barely 3 weeks into it :( I worked on The Phoenix for a couple of days and BoINK maybe once and I was done! I felt "startitis" rearing its head. And y'all know once that happens, there's no ignoring the voice. So, I started W is for Welcome by Prairie Schooler. I've only got 4 letters to go to finish the alphabet! That was all the push I needed to start W!! So, here's where I left off Sunday.<p></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFfyLGMgKNhpMDr9JvaJ_Ldm2gri2P2cGKlD5PIqrZHxI1wf-3rp9Qs7dvvj7RSvhLY7O_xIjatf4jXj9A3qlMdYroZC5T_CG0cM51ALmTs5rTYFEFZm86VSPwM8SGOyZfy_x9VeCJEY/s1600/WisforWelcome+2010-05-09.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470064819774974274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFfyLGMgKNhpMDr9JvaJ_Ldm2gri2P2cGKlD5PIqrZHxI1wf-3rp9Qs7dvvj7RSvhLY7O_xIjatf4jXj9A3qlMdYroZC5T_CG0cM51ALmTs5rTYFEFZm86VSPwM8SGOyZfy_x9VeCJEY/s320/WisforWelcome+2010-05-09.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Has anyone seen the musical "Nine" with Daniel Day-Lewis, Kate Hudson and a slew of other actresses?? I was just amazed at the pipes these women had! And who knew that Judi Dench could sing?? It was a fantastic, ensemble cast and an enjoyable movie.<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I read like a mad dog last week. I read Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. Now this was one crazy read! What an imagination!! If you like ghosts/paranormal type reads, you may want to read this. I also read Blinding Mirror by Shelley Halima. Very fast paced! Some parts were highly disturbing, but what I enjoyed most was how much I detested one of the main characters!! I don't think I'd ever say that, but Shelley wrote it very well. She needs to hurry so I can delve into the sequel. Now I'm reading Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult. I'm thoroughly enjoying this one, but how can I not?? It's Jodi Picoult after all!!!</span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-80639712681479824062010-05-03T09:57:00.003-05:002010-05-03T13:55:16.236-05:00Progress!!!!<span style="color:#000099;">This has been one of my stitchiest weekends by far!!! I basically did nothing but stitch and watch movies for 2 days. Loved it!!! <p></span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000099;">I saw The Lovely Bones....very sad and poignant movie. I didn't read the book (could NOT get into it!!). I think I got through maybe 3 chapters and put it away. So I don't know how closely the movie followed. The ending sort of had me confused though. I saw I Could Never Be Your Woman with Michelle Pfieffer and Paul Rudd (who I adore!!!). It was directed by the same lady that made Clueless (which I LOVE!!!). The movie was very silly and had some laugh out loud parts, but I couldn't help but finish watching it....LOL Then I got sucked into The Pacific, the mini-series on HBO. Wow!!! What an intense, beautifully done show. I'm not a big war type movie watching gal so I was very surprised how much I enjoyed it. I got through the first 6 parts and stayed up late Saturday and Sunday to watch it. <p></span></p><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Here's the latest on Circle of Friends. I'm really enjoying this one!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTRbsX7YslSAht2Ida-lUHuIRdp-D6nuBPKL_EUzWQCMJXNg_hX_D1GiWtxt_w-kPAaGTqYf2bI7Ju2oMHW1tiYnoHuRYEmSW9CEIpVuXyHz2ZrcCpDQqUx1zzhpLlLa-qDs4EWWT15Y/s1600/CircleofFriends+2010-05-02.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 284px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467058234568320242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTRbsX7YslSAht2Ida-lUHuIRdp-D6nuBPKL_EUzWQCMJXNg_hX_D1GiWtxt_w-kPAaGTqYf2bI7Ju2oMHW1tiYnoHuRYEmSW9CEIpVuXyHz2ZrcCpDQqUx1zzhpLlLa-qDs4EWWT15Y/s320/CircleofFriends+2010-05-02.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Circle of Friends by Mirabilia</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">And here's the 6th part of the 7 Chakras. One more to go!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXLG7QHvuMsQbaDr6Z_nXssq4dyO1V5bm2RyXhjD3gFPM-2hOtyjrOZLwKdaspQAlziQmjpYmtodGvlciMvTYw-1q4or1pMCHONoPIiAu-5vjoo9x055YGX1_1YM_ey0mS_sWfqlIbTA/s1600/7+Chakras+2010-05-01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467058226293318866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXLG7QHvuMsQbaDr6Z_nXssq4dyO1V5bm2RyXhjD3gFPM-2hOtyjrOZLwKdaspQAlziQmjpYmtodGvlciMvTYw-1q4or1pMCHONoPIiAu-5vjoo9x055YGX1_1YM_ey0mS_sWfqlIbTA/s320/7+Chakras+2010-05-01.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">7 Chakras</span><br /><p><span style="color:#000099;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">This week I plan on working on The Phoenix. It's so close to being done. Let's see how far I get this week on it.</span></p>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-21403496169295106322010-04-29T17:02:00.004-05:002010-04-29T17:08:11.073-05:00Present to me!!!!<span style="color:#000099;">Isn't it just purty???? I LOVE it!!!! And I've got it hanging now. I left work for a few minutes today to go pick it up.....couldn't wait till I got off to pick it up!! I think my framer at <a href="http://www.acadiancorner.com/aboutus.html">Acadian Corner</a> did a fantabulous job!! Michelle always does though :)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Tqg4vSO0wtbljX-yFOqQ4Uc0nL9fw-qHLmsK3c1e1pNfzHusTgX-Sh7V7-jHxCgKy6f0OCP61vga9gi-z7Wxm5WRns3qmUxsYwYBsFjgKp03x2ZJ1RPOQmkTjWSRPevRKiFWKMNcERI/s1600/Whatever-framed.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465683589189830386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Tqg4vSO0wtbljX-yFOqQ4Uc0nL9fw-qHLmsK3c1e1pNfzHusTgX-Sh7V7-jHxCgKy6f0OCP61vga9gi-z7Wxm5WRns3qmUxsYwYBsFjgKp03x2ZJ1RPOQmkTjWSRPevRKiFWKMNcERI/s320/Whatever-framed.jpg" /></a>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-42819033296652816772010-04-26T18:25:00.004-05:002010-04-26T18:32:51.915-05:00Circle of Friends....<span style="color:#000099;">Really think this one's finally looking like something...like a dress!!!! LOL Being put on the side till next weekend. <P><br /><span style="color:#000099;">What shall I stitch on this week????</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MuOujlg1rLRqxg_09TN4SdL-_z2icBtmsqcRKY008wlx3L0Ezwv6ibsk2GnCNcMwFiXv1MmQmPBU6bFXQLrgaD9ZoCTZsXUq6hj3NjQAui-Ob24uFc8IHrWIWe-Rn-9kSpicpbVvcGI/s1600/CircleofFriends+2010-04-25.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 312px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464591829800258546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MuOujlg1rLRqxg_09TN4SdL-_z2icBtmsqcRKY008wlx3L0Ezwv6ibsk2GnCNcMwFiXv1MmQmPBU6bFXQLrgaD9ZoCTZsXUq6hj3NjQAui-Ob24uFc8IHrWIWe-Rn-9kSpicpbVvcGI/s320/CircleofFriends+2010-04-25.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000099;"></span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-11124562492876666962010-04-26T10:55:00.003-05:002010-04-26T11:00:47.001-05:00Quiltmaker update....<span style="color:#000099;">I was a good girl and worked on the Quiltmaker UFO/WIP all last week. Once I started stitching on it, I didn't want to stop....LOL I think I made great progress.</span> <span style="color:#000099;">You can see the last update of her <a href="http://brendalousplace.blogspot.com/2009/03/stitchy-updates.html">here</a>. <p></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4mmUXM-c3EcPS-F7zfbWZrmQHDtnDQqtOZZSI-bRCAwDxrL_JdI08b_Qw_wOgi362w4t2zXSu9jIR0FKsUtHhuqcEyDfBo62_NJJyvxUwRFTYrHMvT8WuPr7zGtayIWGq6QtguK48Lc/s1600/Quiltmaker+2010-04-22.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 269px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464475755660481650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4mmUXM-c3EcPS-F7zfbWZrmQHDtnDQqtOZZSI-bRCAwDxrL_JdI08b_Qw_wOgi362w4t2zXSu9jIR0FKsUtHhuqcEyDfBo62_NJJyvxUwRFTYrHMvT8WuPr7zGtayIWGq6QtguK48Lc/s320/Quiltmaker+2010-04-22.jpg" /></a>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-82715268859830901372010-04-19T13:09:00.003-05:002010-04-19T13:30:22.331-05:00Baby stashing.....<span style="color:#000099;">I went to my LNS Saturday afternoon to get "Whatever" framed. I cannot wait to see it framed!! It's going to look soooo cute!!! While she was figuring out what my totals were, I wandered around and this chart happened to catch my eye and just had to buy it...<a href="http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=10-1036">Mississippi Riverboat</a>. Don't know when I'll get around to actually stitching it though.<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I was a good girl and stitched some on Circle of Friends. I don't think I stitched the 20x20 section, but I was itching to get to Quiltmaker. What I think I'm going to try to do is dedicate a week to each of my UFOs (do we still call them UFOs when they're getting worked on??) and see how far I get before I HAVE to start something new or go crazy....whichever comes first!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8Je_ieA3eig4Rkv_v6FlY8wMnAjyJfsZg1jQRnELrd8xI4Bs8pLoM-21XETF7msdYvjPgo5ofZ5ajqYf4Epq9wpT7OAJr3RNOif9xTcQaTWf87NjlxbvH82XGWCTJ7UNZkxVLe0JATI/s1600/CircleofFriends+2010-04-18.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461912684048250658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8Je_ieA3eig4Rkv_v6FlY8wMnAjyJfsZg1jQRnELrd8xI4Bs8pLoM-21XETF7msdYvjPgo5ofZ5ajqYf4Epq9wpT7OAJr3RNOif9xTcQaTWf87NjlxbvH82XGWCTJ7UNZkxVLe0JATI/s320/CircleofFriends+2010-04-18.jpg" /></a>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-61397450421293701822010-04-16T21:31:00.003-05:002010-04-16T21:37:39.450-05:00Whatever...........<span style="color:#000099;">So, when gathering up my UFOs to show to y'all yesterday, I ran across this cute freebie. For those of you that know me KNOW that it's totally me! I couldn't resist stitching it up! This one will be getting framed ASAP and I'm putting it on top of my hutch at work. It'll come in handy on those days when people start aggravating the crap out of me. I'm sure it'll be flashed OFTEN!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJVhsMWrbbZfvtwkassFTbenOAWe1QqZylOrpAA1_zTPOnXLEbOe8U5KVLu6rMkbxmj6kQicumL0prWPxCAoH5X5aW23gUSdnan2RpZrWnAuKdWHbzFtVSDcWLpfvkBUdTVMOkHJhaJs/s1600/Whatever+2010-04-16.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460928685698478514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJVhsMWrbbZfvtwkassFTbenOAWe1QqZylOrpAA1_zTPOnXLEbOe8U5KVLu6rMkbxmj6kQicumL0prWPxCAoH5X5aW23gUSdnan2RpZrWnAuKdWHbzFtVSDcWLpfvkBUdTVMOkHJhaJs/s320/Whatever+2010-04-16.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Whatever by Lizzie Kate</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Stitched on 32 ct Natural Belfast Linen</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Started on 4/15/10, finished on 4/16/10<br /></span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-45228031453355142082010-04-15T17:35:00.006-05:002010-04-15T17:45:40.608-05:00UFOs<span style="color:#000099;">So, TDee "motivated" us in her group to show our UFOs and actually (maybe!) work on them!! Ha! Well, here are mine....</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TlCNH-yNABmaVnBoX7l684yzXQaXONjoGXnU4dvQOzRGQ48hEmwiAuxRIY14YyitryJicBoXcDkLngefyN5vDbAuiZQsX2qLdoI4pztsF36hVHWTKIMF3A1W-m9onkAQVs6MuVHtWw8/s1600/YinYang.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 317px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460496946220440930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TlCNH-yNABmaVnBoX7l684yzXQaXONjoGXnU4dvQOzRGQ48hEmwiAuxRIY14YyitryJicBoXcDkLngefyN5vDbAuiZQsX2qLdoI4pztsF36hVHWTKIMF3A1W-m9onkAQVs6MuVHtWw8/s320/YinYang.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Yin Yang by Cross-Stitch Art</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxQPFCl7c5ls557dGBQZOMl8pKleWpYsQumYUNnouytUiz06wZLBeuOWvj1F-dw61JVfLPmQIr8zjQR2uXis9zMsZejz-x70NgnP1o0tugUlGEitjVLLN0HS2CEKIlMTDwzTs6bnPEZE/s1600/Quiltmaker.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 310px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460496939029731954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxQPFCl7c5ls557dGBQZOMl8pKleWpYsQumYUNnouytUiz06wZLBeuOWvj1F-dw61JVfLPmQIr8zjQR2uXis9zMsZejz-x70NgnP1o0tugUlGEitjVLLN0HS2CEKIlMTDwzTs6bnPEZE/s320/Quiltmaker.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Quiltmaker by Lavender & Lace</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4YscAgPxqQ19mdnei0pBL3_LVM1HJzL-mwk6F2AS5pL1vCdqvvzdDEk2top5CcmTzzy5p5moM7LbpjL5i9cvGonE-LEQFMWpO23Gn_BMZzHWDs_IU4JvGQKowxJU36DedJE442-QD8Q/s1600/Phoenix.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460496697290570402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4YscAgPxqQ19mdnei0pBL3_LVM1HJzL-mwk6F2AS5pL1vCdqvvzdDEk2top5CcmTzzy5p5moM7LbpjL5i9cvGonE-LEQFMWpO23Gn_BMZzHWDs_IU4JvGQKowxJU36DedJE442-QD8Q/s320/Phoenix.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The Phoenix by Landmark Tapestries</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi5E4PhF8Q82h-iXFuX0KsC_FXb9IwJNtT4ELa43I97kRckY_QoGcZP6pA4Dbw4mrOqmpxnIJTovoBA8x1WfYcAxs9kK1GqievoWnAnbrljubzZZf4ntGuw2G8tBWY_4DweCF_o88Otk/s1600/BoINK.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460496689552853394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi5E4PhF8Q82h-iXFuX0KsC_FXb9IwJNtT4ELa43I97kRckY_QoGcZP6pA4Dbw4mrOqmpxnIJTovoBA8x1WfYcAxs9kK1GqievoWnAnbrljubzZZf4ntGuw2G8tBWY_4DweCF_o88Otk/s320/BoINK.jpg" /></a> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;">This is an MSAL by Book of Ink Circles</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOcnw8tLHHxHrBEqH_xYjYzH2Uv9M62lZU9DSVo4_2G5Fzx68LDk9NXDuLL_BZPQOsDkwKEFvkjVoyWZLKxlfB5wgHRXWvoTeVj86zI2LmE56NOU4oCJeP1986EASF-bXRYtSqcS6xQg/s1600/AngelofSummer.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460496677639673170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOcnw8tLHHxHrBEqH_xYjYzH2Uv9M62lZU9DSVo4_2G5Fzx68LDk9NXDuLL_BZPQOsDkwKEFvkjVoyWZLKxlfB5wgHRXWvoTeVj86zI2LmE56NOU4oCJeP1986EASF-bXRYtSqcS6xQg/s320/AngelofSummer.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Angel of Summer by Lavender & Lace<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1awjzPCeQ5r-qmP7ZKwBVV8Yx5FQCm5lPGG1IJ2wmNvmK5nzWSQp8M9H89U5VsXKFsgqVAwgiPtcbbX_sfGvXmlTBqE8ZkNu5_bHmAKIV8vrmreKbECCI8-lSYc0JVmxPk39iEYkqp0/s1600/7Chakras.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460496671034288818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1awjzPCeQ5r-qmP7ZKwBVV8Yx5FQCm5lPGG1IJ2wmNvmK5nzWSQp8M9H89U5VsXKFsgqVAwgiPtcbbX_sfGvXmlTBqE8ZkNu5_bHmAKIV8vrmreKbECCI8-lSYc0JVmxPk39iEYkqp0/s320/7Chakras.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">7 Chakras by Cross-Stitch Art<br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">I do hope to make some kind of headway on these by year's end. I don't think it's my fault that I have startitis and no finishitis!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-47371315271704821622010-04-14T19:50:00.008-05:002010-04-14T20:09:14.134-05:00Quilting........<span style="color:#000099;">is DONE!!!!!! Forgive the picture....again...too lazy to do it in proper lighting. Sue me...I'm wayyyyy lazy!!!! LOL</span> <span style="color:#000099;"><p></span></p><br /><span style="color:#000099;">So, what should I work on next??? I suppose I should be a good girl and work on all the UFOs I've got circulating around me.....</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5aNsj33LCF-cAI_jUtolWVwowZh9XNilUlEvTEbS8UMZmvbdTKwcvVmBoNkO2itRrbgwkDn2EPgcTW0tJ-f9yp7djFqEdP4-vq89ahJjY5e8HRqQJlir1IfAm4youbCmajcOnvPMVJo/s1600/Quilting+2010-04-14.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460162473216199538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5aNsj33LCF-cAI_jUtolWVwowZh9XNilUlEvTEbS8UMZmvbdTKwcvVmBoNkO2itRrbgwkDn2EPgcTW0tJ-f9yp7djFqEdP4-vq89ahJjY5e8HRqQJlir1IfAm4youbCmajcOnvPMVJo/s320/Quilting+2010-04-14.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Quilting by LHN</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Stitched on 28 ct cream quaker linen</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Started on 3/2/10, finished on 4/14/10</span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-39214095114235936932010-04-13T13:19:00.002-05:002010-04-13T13:23:45.714-05:00Nouveau flowers I.....<span style="color:#000099;">Forgive the picture quality....took it with my BlackBerry. But I wanted to take a picture of it before I shipped it off and I forgot to do it when I was home. Box is all packed up and ready to go. Of course, I haven't made it to the post office yet! LOL It's been packed up for about a week. <p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I think my framer did an excellent job as always!! I'd love to get everything I stitched framed, but I haven't won the lottery yet....dammit!!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcrkyKEymSdTMR3K5A-NR8x7YFpXgFieBodETgxgTG9MWbqv4ZMQ4NMwiPEy0UGIQzXXBZG9e3XSCusyLth6MuGatvs39mEy2nlXWEugATFgy2KSF5jghpAKGk9-XLZULrXyJLSVyIyg/s1600/IMG00186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459688650481673106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcrkyKEymSdTMR3K5A-NR8x7YFpXgFieBodETgxgTG9MWbqv4ZMQ4NMwiPEy0UGIQzXXBZG9e3XSCusyLth6MuGatvs39mEy2nlXWEugATFgy2KSF5jghpAKGk9-XLZULrXyJLSVyIyg/s320/IMG00186.JPG" /></a>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-41198370467821335562010-04-12T10:55:00.007-05:002010-04-12T11:36:38.603-05:00New WIP & SAL<span style="color:#000099;">My cross stitch group decided to start an SAL....not like I don't have enough projects going now! LOL We're doing <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=09-1644">Circle of Friends </a>by Mirabilia. It's a sweet piece and just right for our group, since we're all such good friends :) We're doing 20x20 sections each week. So, I should be just about right for this week. I'm stitching it on 28 ct linen and the color is star sapphire. It's a very pale greenish/grayish/blue colored fabric. Of course, you can't tell in the picture below...LOL</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDAp0M9WslU5zzJdlLxhnLbo3-uTNioSK9N9J-YZANQxdA70p08SZ9azISgll4gx_TJpxNls7Qjehm4BNS4RFTlKB0dL0zJbX7sL65Axu9VSJmHp5P_5rDVQjYufU-HkgX1kpMaMdyHs/s1600/CircleofFriends+2010-04-11.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459280393070070194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDAp0M9WslU5zzJdlLxhnLbo3-uTNioSK9N9J-YZANQxdA70p08SZ9azISgll4gx_TJpxNls7Qjehm4BNS4RFTlKB0dL0zJbX7sL65Axu9VSJmHp5P_5rDVQjYufU-HkgX1kpMaMdyHs/s320/CircleofFriends+2010-04-11.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I also did some gardening last week. I had well established rosebushes and hibuscus that I'd planted when I first moved into my house over two years ago. But the harsh winter we had did them in. Or so I thought. I just yanked everything out except for one rosebush. It wasn't till everything was pulled out and in the trash that my mom decides to mention that maybe I should've waited to see if they would've come back :( Anyways I bought more rosebushes and hibuscus. I find those the easiest to grow and take care of....just water and go! LOL </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKLqM7xOo1d8B59zUpMr_rsQZtL0GNwWdAFxYDPEVz2O13wScLzWblDrAXSWz2V_kCv1i6gY5vzDCAi6sLMgKzEJ37nLin6ymEoFzi7mJzBcN29DXDeBZZ0qqDkMRr0BaazSIXz_kceU/s1600/rosebush.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459286039006610450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKLqM7xOo1d8B59zUpMr_rsQZtL0GNwWdAFxYDPEVz2O13wScLzWblDrAXSWz2V_kCv1i6gY5vzDCAi6sLMgKzEJ37nLin6ymEoFzi7mJzBcN29DXDeBZZ0qqDkMRr0BaazSIXz_kceU/s320/rosebush.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I did prune this one though. It was wild and out of control!!</span>!<br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz2V25FdG_k1JlG-VoCnzzmBDpwUTiCH1U-FNax2QjrL7Conbg7Vt-zQc5E0l_CkXF1PZk0F2j-RbxdzrVA5l8ODnDRUkrZYIkUVZS2i-FFvX9ZWClNYfN7KFk4XkYKOLZnrj86jyVEU/s1600/Knockout+Rosebush.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459286030407629442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz2V25FdG_k1JlG-VoCnzzmBDpwUTiCH1U-FNax2QjrL7Conbg7Vt-zQc5E0l_CkXF1PZk0F2j-RbxdzrVA5l8ODnDRUkrZYIkUVZS2i-FFvX9ZWClNYfN7KFk4XkYKOLZnrj86jyVEU/s320/Knockout+Rosebush.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEeqDUk-s6WPdXaJaMT_BkAs0tucAL_8m3K2UzGBUGFsbtOxf3IIH_UW1UdH6Tc71n7IAW9SYQzQ0khn5JJR4TllFw6DI9GMDZymyN-UCaG7vvoKzQj_Ys2hAKTzQWS8sUBDGfj5-Xfg/s1600/cosmos.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459285594567382290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEeqDUk-s6WPdXaJaMT_BkAs0tucAL_8m3K2UzGBUGFsbtOxf3IIH_UW1UdH6Tc71n7IAW9SYQzQ0khn5JJR4TllFw6DI9GMDZymyN-UCaG7vvoKzQj_Ys2hAKTzQWS8sUBDGfj5-Xfg/s320/cosmos.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Cosmos...can't wait to see what these do!!!!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-OF64G3wMk87jdvd9A5yZWrI3NhJ-CrSxyouX-sESCkFZi2h26XFbSnzmiT4M36mOLtvxMI-ZVPJJMOKooed8GxErm-rzH2mJITSsPqjr_W_ggKVDPnri3YwYX_z_i4YXNzc9yuaAfs/s1600/hibuscus2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459285579123865506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-OF64G3wMk87jdvd9A5yZWrI3NhJ-CrSxyouX-sESCkFZi2h26XFbSnzmiT4M36mOLtvxMI-ZVPJJMOKooed8GxErm-rzH2mJITSsPqjr_W_ggKVDPnri3YwYX_z_i4YXNzc9yuaAfs/s320/hibuscus2.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Hibuscus<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj0LCUHbC6L7Kt7nSqE-8H1pJK3vwwiXKuQo6kWTLMTurCdzkBilAjGlLdH1oA09iqWLi2xxbMcwNOrjsz3SxfXkicadIvFqgQvmlPw5aNQfRs0P_OPPwKLsBzcImbfegmBEt-UDwnZQ/s1600/hibuscus.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459285569227957778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj0LCUHbC6L7Kt7nSqE-8H1pJK3vwwiXKuQo6kWTLMTurCdzkBilAjGlLdH1oA09iqWLi2xxbMcwNOrjsz3SxfXkicadIvFqgQvmlPw5aNQfRs0P_OPPwKLsBzcImbfegmBEt-UDwnZQ/s320/hibuscus.JPG" /></a> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;">I do need to buy one more rosebush and a couple more hibuscus to even the garden out. Other than that, my garden is done!!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-30792266999217105022010-04-05T13:07:00.003-05:002010-04-05T13:32:48.277-05:00Easter Weekend update....<span style="color:#000099;">Well, I can honestly say that I didn't do not one thing Easter-ish this weekend. I honestly didn't do much of anything besides stitch and porch time! And it was wonderful!! <p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I did finish River Plantation. I loved the way it turned out!!! A friend pulled out her UFOs and got me thinking about mine (thanks, TDee....LOL). So, I pulled out Angel of Summer. Put one string in it and had enough....LOL!!! I will try to be a bit more conscientous of those poor, deprived souls and get some strings in them and see how far I get.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30uNYMf9v4udHaRFeziRdAGaTKl0eQD-4MRYFP8Kf13IfKqtCNE6n8Spe94ZSEFhzxOdhZOQ821hl7hVjhY01YM62ym4AGlIWdNLGf-9lQY4JX2o7UHufZEFrHKleVCST2mW9Ghggt88/s1600/RiverPlantation+2010-04-04.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456717002494120306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30uNYMf9v4udHaRFeziRdAGaTKl0eQD-4MRYFP8Kf13IfKqtCNE6n8Spe94ZSEFhzxOdhZOQ821hl7hVjhY01YM62ym4AGlIWdNLGf-9lQY4JX2o7UHufZEFrHKleVCST2mW9Ghggt88/s320/RiverPlantation+2010-04-04.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#000099;">River Plantation by 2010 Cross Stitch Pattern a Day Calendar</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#000099;">Stitched on 28 ct jobelan</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#000099;">Started on 3/10/10, finished 4/4/10</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">So, then I pulled out Quilting by LHN. I love these projects! So fun and and they finish so fast!! Hopefully, this will be done by this week.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQR0gq-R7tYDbFXs_v2CKdIOCL6otThvzc1k9TvylG1xKbbV3cY9mWgg-wnZXCWcqdwQ7XvbhWUiaQpCM40uYfJGK2JIg7T0OjBIczyds9EypK55FmlvCJD79iOB0tZlSpX7aBbXVDeU/s1600/Quilting+2010-04-04.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456716996901018114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQR0gq-R7tYDbFXs_v2CKdIOCL6otThvzc1k9TvylG1xKbbV3cY9mWgg-wnZXCWcqdwQ7XvbhWUiaQpCM40uYfJGK2JIg7T0OjBIczyds9EypK55FmlvCJD79iOB0tZlSpX7aBbXVDeU/s320/Quilting+2010-04-04.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Quilting by LHN</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">I did do some movie watching yesterday. I saw Twilight: New Moon. I actually liked the first one much better. Bella's getting to that whiny stage that aggravated me throughout all the books. Reading about it and actually seeing it.....two totally different things! LOL But Jacob??? Wow!! He was just GORGEOUS!!! So, that made the movie worthwhile for me :) I also saw District 9. Ehhhh....did NOT like "interview style" of the movie at all!! I was sooo rooting for those aliens, too. Humans were just horrible to those poor things!!!</p></span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-47431435743255145102010-03-29T17:50:00.004-05:002010-03-29T18:16:37.711-05:00Weekend update.....<span style="color:#000099;">Sometimes being a woman sucks major ass!!!!! I've been having pretty bad cramps the past couple of months right around that lovely time of the month. Well, week before last it left me doubled over in pain. So, I go to the "lady doctor" last Thursday. She does her exam and says, "Well, I don't feel anything". I'm thinking, "Of course, YOU don't!" So, she tells me that I need to get a transvaginal ultrasound to get a "better picture". Yay!!! Sigh.... <p></span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000099;">I was able to my results the next day by my doctor's nurse. The doctor, of course, is off on Fridays (nice, right???) And those results.....2 cysts on my left ovary about 2 cm big. I sort of immediately freak out. So, I ask the nurse what my options are. She advises me that I can either get on the pill (NOT!!!) or they can be surgically removed. Not really happy with either of those choices so I tell the nurse to have the doctor call me Monday, which would be today. <p></span></p><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I tried not to have that crap weigh me down too much this weekend. Which I've got to tell you is kinda hard because the "C" word flashes through my head with regularity especially when I was in major pain most of yesterday. I did, on the other hand, manage to get lots of stitching done as you can see below....</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhkGycVEzbJgqinifGRBgMqMtl8pTbJApxBZpw0ARVFcLIX67_5szZzdluA0mbylN_2Qp9uRKskQ8tBF7SycRuPCPDEcMtT1nSDtKJZF_55zXh7xCHrRESkyYH5jCMa0wu_Z6eOfUZG8/s1600/RiverPlantation+2010-03-28.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454192082180579698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhkGycVEzbJgqinifGRBgMqMtl8pTbJApxBZpw0ARVFcLIX67_5szZzdluA0mbylN_2Qp9uRKskQ8tBF7SycRuPCPDEcMtT1nSDtKJZF_55zXh7xCHrRESkyYH5jCMa0wu_Z6eOfUZG8/s320/RiverPlantation+2010-03-28.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#000099;">I also saw "Men Who Stare at Goats" with George Clooney. What an oddball film that had me rolling!!! Those of you that know me know that I LOVE GC. He can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. And this movie showed how truly versatile he is!!! See this film, peeps! Promise you won't regret it. I'm also way in love with The Tudors! What a despicable, decadent, sexy fun show to watch. I've got 2 more seasons to catch up to this season. Any of y'all fans? <p></span></p><br /><span style="color:#000099;">My doctor does call me bright and early this morning. She tells me that I've got simple cysts that are very common and nothing to be too concerned about. They form and for the most part go away on their own. So, she told me to call later in the week to let her know how I'm feeling. And if I'm still in pain, we'll go from there. In the meantime, I just get to suffer, I guess :( I've been using those Thermacare heat patches faithfully for the past couple of days. And they do help, but then you get those sucker punches and you're like, "Good God Almighty!!" I just hope that these two intruders disappear quickly!!</span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-55138631388250059552010-03-22T12:37:00.003-05:002010-03-23T10:09:07.929-05:00Update........<span style="color:#000099;">Forgive the horrendous picture, but I wasn't in the mood to retake it! LOL There is no pink in the khaki fabric. I'm so glad to have the house finished. And I think those trees look pretty cute even though I had to frog each one twice! Why does that happen on the most simplest of designs????<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXChddz5MmhyphenhyphenXy8sxyY2Knch-3pEISns52QquVaiaTt0sdBmj6AlfgqZ06dF7MTehx0KF6BMNJQBQVvebMQJr8L3h8P93I59mG_WQEXMBz6JE_LCjnRB_gmCYXu7lEObTHzWGxhI7-ahk/s1600-h/RiverPlantation+2010-03-21.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451514067253798482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXChddz5MmhyphenhyphenXy8sxyY2Knch-3pEISns52QquVaiaTt0sdBmj6AlfgqZ06dF7MTehx0KF6BMNJQBQVvebMQJr8L3h8P93I59mG_WQEXMBz6JE_LCjnRB_gmCYXu7lEObTHzWGxhI7-ahk/s320/RiverPlantation+2010-03-21.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I had a pretty lazy weekend. I mostly just watched movies and stitched. I saw 2012. Ehhh...wasn't too impressed. I still think Day After Tomorrow rules for disaster movies. I also saw Love Happens with Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston. I really like both actors, but there didn't seem to be much chemistry between them. I did like the story line though. What good movies have y'all seen lately that you might want to recommend? I'm always on the lookout for new movies to add to my Netflix queue.</span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-34885016467487374992010-03-17T16:57:00.005-05:002010-03-17T17:15:05.926-05:00River Plantation....<span style="color:#000099;">When I started this project, I didn't think of all the WHITE in the damn house!! LOL Well, the white is done and now onto the cream...sigh.... Having said that, I have to admit that I am enjoying stitching it! <p></span></p><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Monday night we FINALLY closed in the refinance. This has only been a 10 month ordeal. Between Countrywide selling my loan to Bank of America, BoA tossed my file to 3 different loan processors within a 6 month period. Really?!?!?!?! To say that I was beyond pissed is putting it very mildly!! But it's done and over with and I don't have to make a payment till May!! And I was told to not pay March. So, I plan on paying off at least 3 credit cards between now and then. Time to get out from under that choke hold!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTThBsWr71wjCwcNId_P3w9riMnrF1Z1dJPd73z2K31wBGbwAGWmCWOOpSNsvWRjesM6A7-pSTgKXoS-A-nN_ZgDNTCJdfC1_ZoHs3aEhNFHLw5SWdR-I8D0am7vrqK7X2D8cQyz0LRk/s1600-h/Riverplantation+2010-03-14.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449726591693802866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTThBsWr71wjCwcNId_P3w9riMnrF1Z1dJPd73z2K31wBGbwAGWmCWOOpSNsvWRjesM6A7-pSTgKXoS-A-nN_ZgDNTCJdfC1_ZoHs3aEhNFHLw5SWdR-I8D0am7vrqK7X2D8cQyz0LRk/s320/Riverplantation+2010-03-14.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I did make it to to my LNS on Saturday. I brought in the project below to get matted and framed. Mom wanted it for a birthday present for a dear friend of hers. So, while there I was perusing their sale items and bought <a href="http://www.tiag.com/images/designs/TG-21.jpg">Piecekeepers I</a>. And the only other thing I bought was 3 skeins of DMC thread. Not bad, right???</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLciSAdY2lSYQEBWnjfF3rbtcc4epCVxUkSrPiGpXrW3kAkIxWcNswXUdDscrYNdPMUm1fKcAcB6B5M9lWET5Dp8AHNSGi-8KBNKYHTCXTgoYoQJS-fDNaU0OyMbhp48G3mcrWnbd7Pk/s1600-h/Nouveau+Flowers+1+2008-10-12.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449728643418244098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLciSAdY2lSYQEBWnjfF3rbtcc4epCVxUkSrPiGpXrW3kAkIxWcNswXUdDscrYNdPMUm1fKcAcB6B5M9lWET5Dp8AHNSGi-8KBNKYHTCXTgoYoQJS-fDNaU0OyMbhp48G3mcrWnbd7Pk/s320/Nouveau+Flowers+1+2008-10-12.jpg" /></a>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-29239927641089398192010-03-11T09:18:00.005-06:002010-03-11T11:29:06.199-06:00Another one.....<span style="color:#000099;">So, this was yesterday's pattern of the day. Bad picture, I know, but you get the gist. It's called River Plantation and I couldn't resist starting it yesterday. Yes, I've got about 20 WIP coming out of the yin yang, but I had a moment of weakness. So, sue me :)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSMZe_lEcvIAtgl7XNuRnbrNu65Jgvxncbiq7ujf7pMFOAlwrOrPa52A9Mh4Dv-HDTF5UUVnzAHbKrTS4orI8Y_evCFp5CrYwOhrSK69A2rzsZo38-GiPXzOoG54JvqjPU0WzbXcScsI/s1600-h/riverplantation.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447396260612007250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSMZe_lEcvIAtgl7XNuRnbrNu65Jgvxncbiq7ujf7pMFOAlwrOrPa52A9Mh4Dv-HDTF5UUVnzAHbKrTS4orI8Y_evCFp5CrYwOhrSK69A2rzsZo38-GiPXzOoG54JvqjPU0WzbXcScsI/s320/riverplantation.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Here's what I've got done so far from yesterday. I was hoping to stitch it on a blue/gray colored fabric, but I didn't have any. So, I chose this khaki color instead. What do y'all think??</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO4otQylEV38SXtWcgbm7PVuuHG2VhDwOI4Wivw6sDG-4PUkWF3QITvjs76iSr8xJKpSxLkBige1Si4ZJcyF1nho6BJqEJhkFC_sYyMDeG5K3cNDQnM6wLmBQS17gfIw2BsCZqxNhGKk/s1600-h/River+Plantation++2010-03-10.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447396253023007298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO4otQylEV38SXtWcgbm7PVuuHG2VhDwOI4Wivw6sDG-4PUkWF3QITvjs76iSr8xJKpSxLkBige1Si4ZJcyF1nho6BJqEJhkFC_sYyMDeG5K3cNDQnM6wLmBQS17gfIw2BsCZqxNhGKk/s320/River+Plantation++2010-03-10.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-75061197131811763072010-03-10T10:26:00.003-06:002010-03-10T10:32:07.066-06:00Quilting.....<span style="color:#000099;">So, today's Wednesday and it seems like the week's never going to end!!! Do not like weeks like this.<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I've started Quilting by LHN. I'm sooo loving these patterns. Again I don't have the CC threads that came with the kit. So, the colors don't actually match, but I think they're OK. Not fond of that yellow in the middle of the quilt, but I'm so not frogging all of that! LOL</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI3PhO-oO1EGwkE6sveKbboJC7g-QguGR8EyUIwcGdMowc4Qna7xiqVFrufBVJjL6J_NCpPlqn1-9yi-k1_bZFdosybK6sCaUU2EEIksYQTBAbIEOA8aFssCunb_GZZUd1r50vkBQVFs/s1600-h/Quilting+2010-03-09.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447042734199728850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI3PhO-oO1EGwkE6sveKbboJC7g-QguGR8EyUIwcGdMowc4Qna7xiqVFrufBVJjL6J_NCpPlqn1-9yi-k1_bZFdosybK6sCaUU2EEIksYQTBAbIEOA8aFssCunb_GZZUd1r50vkBQVFs/s320/Quilting+2010-03-09.JPG" /></a>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-21253379148920511932010-03-03T11:04:00.003-06:002010-03-03T11:13:42.581-06:00Spring is in the air......<span style="color:#000099;">I am soooooooooooo over this damn winter! I know we southerners don't get anywhere as bad as you northern birds, but this has been a very cold winter for us. But I do believe that spring is finally upon us! It's actually supposed to get up in the 70s this weekend. I cannot wait!!!! Not getting here fast enough as far as I'm concerned.<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">As you see, I finished V is for Vineyard....finished it last night. I can see the light at the end of this alphabetic tunnel!!! LOL<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I started <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=LH33">Quilting</a> by LHN. I don't have the Crescent Colour Threads that go with it, but a friend gave me great estimations. I'm sure this will be a quick stitch. Then onto W is for Welcome.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAO3xusnbPoZoMQ7DR832Rz7vJ8jb0cD4lL2H4LE3soqO5IpFc_DY1sveimBSFlpMz3ZH-u2h7OmbiCeKHNwXDxIqJ5t7id4z31sIOTJbFJ7TauwPiwJJ65eHpHuRS9h2ViouiejZI6lE/s1600-h/VisforVineyard+2010-03-02.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 316px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444454764199182322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAO3xusnbPoZoMQ7DR832Rz7vJ8jb0cD4lL2H4LE3soqO5IpFc_DY1sveimBSFlpMz3ZH-u2h7OmbiCeKHNwXDxIqJ5t7id4z31sIOTJbFJ7TauwPiwJJ65eHpHuRS9h2ViouiejZI6lE/s320/VisforVineyard+2010-03-02.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em>V is for Vineyard by Prairie Schooler</em></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em>Stitched on 28 ct evenweave fiddlers cloth</em></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em>Started on 1/31/10....finished on 3/2/10<br /></em></span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-23191685697035372262010-02-21T13:59:00.005-06:002010-02-21T14:04:40.747-06:00V is for Vineyard....<span style="color:#000099;">Here's my latest WIP...of course, the pic's about a week old...LOL. I just can't get seem to update this damn blog on a timely basis!!! I also want to get in the groove of reading your blogs on a regular basis like I was doing. I'm gonna try my damndest to do just that :) I want you to know that I read all your comments and I appreciate every single one of them!!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0y4mQebRagWa02R6R3-eo_7Bv-5Xn8yqk6FyeFDVsNVbK4JufbjAD8EwMz3IAYaJZQJ2vGnGPMKbDqtsHHK5C8zZ24I1UvEc41Ph2f9ALFuUfxtZBDOgqDTrJAeg_X4ntOeqc42Satg/s1600-h/VisforVineyard+2010-01-16.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440788844215095810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0y4mQebRagWa02R6R3-eo_7Bv-5Xn8yqk6FyeFDVsNVbK4JufbjAD8EwMz3IAYaJZQJ2vGnGPMKbDqtsHHK5C8zZ24I1UvEc41Ph2f9ALFuUfxtZBDOgqDTrJAeg_X4ntOeqc42Satg/s320/VisforVineyard+2010-01-16.jpg" /></a><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">V is for Vineyard by Prairie Schooler</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">Stitched on 28 ct eveneweave</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">Started on 1/30/10<br /></span></em>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-3999391567942426932010-01-30T19:49:00.004-06:002010-01-30T19:58:23.254-06:003rd finish of the year<span style="color:#000099;">Managed to finish one more for the month of January. I loved stitching this one....so easy...almost like it was stitching itself. </span><p><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I'm hoping to start V tomorrow while watching season 5 of Weeds. I LOVE this show...so whacky and wonderfully written!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy8_fVI1xLS6tudLM8EAdNYNyyMED3ipghgtxyBP5pH__LeNib__rf6iqAluRl2-w37t4sMH4EbnQAE8eoLWYrnBx-pGxU_E5k7zpEyz0PHKVnDI44bwGeUx9IpGQZzpas6zkdmZDC-g/s1600-h/Gentleness+2010-01-30.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432715377254329970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy8_fVI1xLS6tudLM8EAdNYNyyMED3ipghgtxyBP5pH__LeNib__rf6iqAluRl2-w37t4sMH4EbnQAE8eoLWYrnBx-pGxU_E5k7zpEyz0PHKVnDI44bwGeUx9IpGQZzpas6zkdmZDC-g/s320/Gentleness+2010-01-30.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Gentleness by Little House Needleworks</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">Stitched on 28 ct hand dyed jobelan clay</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">Stitched with Crescent Color Floss</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">Started on 1/20/10, finished on 1/30/10<br /></span><br /></p>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-21172707342156798342010-01-25T18:27:00.007-06:002010-01-28T17:12:59.238-06:00Stash shopping and 2nd finish.....<span style="color:#000099;">I went on vacation to Arizona last week to see one of my BFFs. Although the trip wasn't nearly long enough, we had a great time!! She was able to take Wednesday off and we had a girly day. We were able to her LNS, Needlers Nest, and I walked out with these patterns/kits. The kits were 15% off, too. I think all of these fit me to a "T". After that we hit her favorite place, The Olive Garden, which was delish. I can gorge myself on the salad and breadsticks and never get sick of it!! LOL</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.heartinhand.com/i_gentle_heart.html">Gentle Heart</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.heartinhand.com/i_2007_Collectors_Heart.html">2007 Collector's Heart</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.art-stitch.com/bourgaize/sunburst-cross-stitch-pattern-ff808081172580e501172f349e022c63-p.html">Sunburst</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.stitchesnthings.com/detail.cfm?ID=21523">Tiffany Poppies</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I had every intention of finishing "U" while I was out there, but I didn't bring any 3371 with me and it just happened that TDee didn't have any either. So, I finished it earlier this week.<p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I would've finished it Sunday, but I couldn't while watching the Saints/Vikings game. That game was so damn intense. No way in hell that I was able to stitch!!! It was a nail biter and I can't tell you how thrilled I am that the boys pulled it off! We are going to make our first Super Bowl appearance EVER!!!! This city was on fire after winning the NFC Championship Sunday night. People were hooting and hollering in the street, fireworks going off and "Who Dat?" chants everywhere. It was just amazing!! This city is totally pumped and we can hardly wait for February 7th!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf5K5OJRgT2641Hj72XvvB6-jYlRzEQbtEfNiBIt_ET1k4g9jttQ9a838OAfQHcZEdoYjEBNgZeClFEb72OpvCMrgERsbBnWqND9Kh8hAJVX_aYBABNyHjdgN9DmzgM8aLw4U2j1QFKE/s1600-h/UisforUnlocked+2010-01-25.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924591168224274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf5K5OJRgT2641Hj72XvvB6-jYlRzEQbtEfNiBIt_ET1k4g9jttQ9a838OAfQHcZEdoYjEBNgZeClFEb72OpvCMrgERsbBnWqND9Kh8hAJVX_aYBABNyHjdgN9DmzgM8aLw4U2j1QFKE/s320/UisforUnlocked+2010-01-25.jpg" /></a>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-24209271631931745792010-01-17T19:38:00.002-06:002010-01-17T20:03:38.043-06:00First finish for 2010<span style="color:#000099;">My first finish for 2010! And barely 3 weeks in! LOL <p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A friend of mine sent me this LHN pattern, but no Crescent Colours thread because, of course, she had used them. So, I had a friend of mine help me with substituting DMC for the CC threads. It's not as bright as the original colors are, but I think it came out pretty good. There was a bit of frogging to do because the color we originally picked was all wrong for the hair and arms. So, a substitution was made and there you have it.<p></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tiGSB8VROTcLTh1n_F9ZhJ9FDDxYRiPXLB7es7-sjq7Vl77pjp6t8Ryk9kTKtmccSj7LvaKqFBKrSle5LNehbAapi19RO9qyuPp7ARjLB9NKy2UAJjze0oOw75OidKWdxV-uUIdwCkU/s1600-h/Gardening+2010-01-17.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427888794989768754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tiGSB8VROTcLTh1n_F9ZhJ9FDDxYRiPXLB7es7-sjq7Vl77pjp6t8Ryk9kTKtmccSj7LvaKqFBKrSle5LNehbAapi19RO9qyuPp7ARjLB9NKy2UAJjze0oOw75OidKWdxV-uUIdwCkU/s320/Gardening+2010-01-17.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Gardening by Little House Needleworks</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Stitched on 28 ct off white linen with DMC thread</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Started on 1/10/10, finished on 1/17/10.<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdruxQq87HvzH8RShO0dMxgkQx8UUGyX6grJrzbRqY26l8FxNNMelvnBhs_KMYpQ9iJUho00pTnBpzvbvWkHpEg4-6iUt8phcUWRd7ks52FmNOKOpaiE9QBXPWCzUMUToSclh7utNofk/s1600-h/Gardening2+2010-01-17.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427888783926913890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdruxQq87HvzH8RShO0dMxgkQx8UUGyX6grJrzbRqY26l8FxNNMelvnBhs_KMYpQ9iJUho00pTnBpzvbvWkHpEg4-6iUt8phcUWRd7ks52FmNOKOpaiE9QBXPWCzUMUToSclh7utNofk/s320/Gardening2+2010-01-17.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I've been officially on vacation since yesterday, Saturday, and I'm leaving tomorrow to fly to AZ to visit with her. Hopefully, I'll come back with another finish :) I've packed U is for Unlocked and another LHN project to work on during the week. <p></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I'll be coming home just in time to see the Saints kick some Viking ass! Watching the game last night was sooooooooo much fun. To see the Saints so pumped and playing so damn well does a heart good. After the game, my neighbors were shooting fireworks to celebrate the win. One more game and we'll be Super Bowl bound! Miami better roll out the red carpet for my boys :)</span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435171069102381183.post-52524013018901071062010-01-09T16:27:00.006-06:002010-01-09T16:34:21.568-06:00First 2010 update!!!!<span style="color:#000099;">Happy 2010, folks!!!! I hope y'all have a happy and healthy upcoming year!!! Did anyone make any resolutions?? I don't make any cuz I never stick to them! LOL <p></span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000099;">Here's the latest on U is for Unlocked.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHiN6xMb3oTWEIKii_ZS6Bev8hB-OB_4-_YaeMloXdalTiMVimJ2l1bzwFDatyvEQOMNb1oID4iSBAAvo8bOTosoMwaO2FVUKGAWWKwkC_JJrGw0LKcqWZrbXLrua5GyIHuEc-JFrWLA/s1600-h/UisforUnlocked+2010-01-03.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424870440904161538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHiN6xMb3oTWEIKii_ZS6Bev8hB-OB_4-_YaeMloXdalTiMVimJ2l1bzwFDatyvEQOMNb1oID4iSBAAvo8bOTosoMwaO2FVUKGAWWKwkC_JJrGw0LKcqWZrbXLrua5GyIHuEc-JFrWLA/s320/UisforUnlocked+2010-01-03.jpg" /></a><br /></p></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color:#000099;">I haven't stitched in over a week because I decided to crochet a blanket. It's navy blue and done in all double crochet. And that's cuz I don't remember any of the other stitches!! I had to go to youtube to remind me how to do a damn slipknot! LOL I'll take a picture of it when it's further along. </span></span>Brenda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961062060788650062noreply@blogger.com2