General News

A New Year!

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Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best of the year ahead. And what a year it will be.... I am already struggling with my commitments and ask myself now how will I get this all done. I like having things organized my desk clear and the work table clear, I have not seen the bottom of either for weeks! Now even the floor is getting used. This pile goes with this.... this one with that... oh where is my other pile?.... oh way over there? now why did I do that? Yikes, I wish I could say that things go smoothly but really it ends up that it is broken up in bits and starts. Whether it is bookeeping or orders, or having to order or printing or taking pictures, it is often on the fly and did we actually hear the word design in there? I think that I shouldn't even admit it.... that the designing gets done at the oddest hours. Is that because one does it when you have the idea? I think there is never a right moment, some of it is just the pressure to do it, some of it is you have been percolating in the background about something and some of it is inspirational moments!

I have to talk to my webgal about trying to get some pictures up of what you all have been doing with your My Stitching Albums. If you have pictures and would like to share... I am hoping that we can create somewhere for you to share them. I know that some of you have been very creative and I would love to see! Let me talk to her and I will let you know.

One always has to talk about the weather and I can joyfully say we are in plus temperatures, under a chinook arch, what a treat in the long winter. It breaks it up for sure.

The picture was taken at Virginia Beach, it was very windy that day, but how cute those beach balls; just calling for picture taking.

Nashville's a coming and we will have lots of new small and bigger projects for you to work on!

Merry Christmas!

Just a quick note to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the best of the holiday season. Hope you were able to get some ornaments stitched and now have some fun Christmas events. It is not like we don't know that Christmas is coming and yet I always seem pressured for time, good grief! I don't know why I let that happen. I always think I am going to add one more thing in..... Well, it will come whether we are ready or not.

I am looking forward to the New Year already and have projects in different stages of readiness for Nashville. I have a project coming in an upcoming magazine issue of The Gift of Stitching. And of course looking forward to seeing you all!

Happy New Year too!

Recovery #2

Yay! I am doing great. This time around no nasty infections. Once I was over the 2 week hump on Wednesday and got my staples out I felt I was on my way. I can walk around the big block here, and it seems that is all I am focused on is walking! No arthritic pain, yay! I must tell you about a lovely stitcher who has made up the fonts for My Stitching Album into a chart form for us. Go to the MSA icon and then clik on the first box with the original information leaflet I had to promote this and under it you will find pdf's for the Alphabet Stitches. I want to express my thanks to Diana Sheppard for her work on this. It is truly appreciated. I am not sure if this will link you to that page -MSA Alpahbet Stitches but I hope so.

As you can see it is a busy year next year with event opportunities all over! Do come join me in an event somewhere either close to you or one where you have always wanted to go, it is such a special thing to do. It is not often in our daily lives that we can share with like minded people and totally immerse yourself in what your passion is. The events have gifted me with something that I missed after not nursing as much and that was people contact. It has been terrific meeting so many of you and I hope that we can meet again or meet anew!

I am working at all the new Nashville stuff and while all of it is stitched I now have to do the instructions! Always a challenge to write it down in a fashion that is understood by many! Look for new things to come your way soon.