I don’t think so! That’s what I’ve been doing recently. I’ll get back when I’ve done something creative.
Jun24
Are packing, cleaning, and moving crafts?
Jun18
Speaking of Pink
These are my daughter’s hydrangeas
Jun11
Pretty in Pink!
I cross-stitched this using DMC #602, Medium Cranberry, on baby pink 14-count Aida. The original was done in white on taupe and was called, “Pretty in white.” The pattern is from the Cross-stitchers Club.
Jun9
Lavender-Blue, Dilly, Dilly!
Lavender- pink! The hydrangeas at my Charlotte home are lavendar, blue, pink and every shade in between!
I used the macrozoom feature on these blossoms and got several out of focus close-ups. I think I’ll keep them, though, and use them as collage backgrounds?
Jun6
OUCH!
I had Moh’s surgery (layer by layer skin removal) on my face today. I had a basal cell carcinoma removed. There’s a lot of wait time between layers, so I got some crafting done. I knitted an entire dish cloth and worked on my current cross-stitch project. When I locate my camera, I’ll post pix (of my work, not my face!)
May29
I would’ve sent it back, except for…
that big green baby in the middle!
I love ordering mixed gem parcels from Jewlery TV. I am usually thrilled to death at all the cuts and colors, but this parcel left much to be desired in the color department. Many of the stones were huge and brilliantly cut, but they were all very pale and a few were cloudy.
Then, I spotted the green thing! Here it is with a dime. It’s not a perfectly clear stone, but it makes up for that in size! I’ve been reviewing my green gemstones, and while it might be a tourmaline or a chrysoberyl, (I’m afraid to even think this,) I think it might also be a Columbian Emerald! There have been a lot of them offered on JTV recently, and while they don’t have the clarity or value of our good old NC emeralds, I like ’em! I’ll have to have it checked out by a gemologist!
May28
Playing with My Camera
I don’t know if I’ll ever get the ins and outs of my camera, but I’ve been working on the macrozoom. The supermacro mode makes the lens stay in a fixed position, so you’ve got to manually adjust the camera to get the shot. I did pretty well with this shamrock blossom. Can you see the tiny ants?
May26
Just a Stitchin’!
Stitchin’ on the porch this morning. My reward for going for a walk and getting a few chores done. The rest will wait until it’s to hot to sit and stitch this afternoon. I’ve been smelling cinnamon this morning, like somebody baking snickerdoodles (or cooking sopapillas? churros?) I wonder, because now I hear live music! Somebody’s having a celebracion! Thank you neighbors!
May26
The Matching Window
I couldn’t find the artist’s signature. Maybe I can search around and find her on the web.
May19
A Hand Painted Chair for the Attic Space
This handpainted chair is also a part of my daughter’s collection. It was in Mama’s room in the rental house, but I have another chair to leave there. This one belongs at my desk in the attic space. 
Adrianne bought it several years ago at the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival. There’s also a matching window. I’ll have to look for the artist’s name.