October 27, 2008

I left Mom's around noon so that I could get back to Annapolis in time to go to dialysis today. I had enough extra time to go home and unpack my Ott Lite and a few other things, take Kasey for a short walk down the driveway, and sit and relax for a few minutes before I had to go to the center for my treatment. Kasey was extremely excited to have me back home and Chet let me know how ticked off he was that I dared to leave him for more than a day. He was right in my chair with me, meowing and sitting on my lap. I also got "the look" for a long time. That's where he just sits on my footrest and stares at me accusingly.

I know cats are supposed to be independent, but Chet isn't. He follows me everywhere and is even worse when I've been gone for a couple days. I often get comments from people who don't like cats telling me how they like Chet. He also seems to be non-allergenic because I'm not the only person who is allergic to cats that hasn't had a reaction to him. I am NOT telling people allergic to cats to go get a Himalayan, though!! I'm just relating personal experience!!

Anyway, I digress (What else is new, right?). I had my treatment and was working on Amethyst Snowflake when I realized that the first motif I stitched looked dingy in comparison to the other motifs that were much whiter (yesterday's photo) . The whole outline of the snowflake is stitched in White #8 Perle Cotton. I think my spool had gotten a little dirty on the outside. I didn't think anyone would notice once the entire design was stitched, but it just bothered me so much I had to frog it. I only stitched a few stitches to get it back in, but this is what everything looks like so far.

Late tonight, I was walking through the kitchen and noticed a brown envelope sticking out from under a pan. Linda in TX's trade arrived! I now have two more issues of Cross Stitch and Country Crafts magazine to fill out my collection! Thank you, Linda!!