January 26, 2009

Today started off with a bang, that's for sure. I let Kasey out this morning and she disappeared on me. I called her a few times and didn't hear leaves rustle or anything, so I went back inside to get my coat to go look for her. I heard the neighbor's dog barking and headed over to their back yard. As I crossed over the property line, Daisy flew by me with Kasey in hot pursuit.

I went home to get a leash to put on Daisy and was running options through my head. I knew I probably couldn't get her back into her run without her father getting loose so I briefly considered letting her come into my house with Kasey and I. She's a hyper little girl, though, and I had to leave for dialysis around 3pm, so I dismissed that idea. Luckily the side door of the neighbor's house wasn't locked so I put Daisy in her crate. Actually, "put" isn't the right word, as she got in before I could get the leash off her.

I called and left a message on R&C's answering machine so they wouldn't worry about what happened. I also called and spoke to C this evening when I returned home from dialysis to make sure everything was okay with Daisy. C said she is going to think up something nice to do for me, despite my fervent protests. They're such great neighbors; I will really miss them if I move.

More goodies arrived today! I received the third part of my trade with Debi. She sent me "Feathertown USA Home Tweet Home" by Jeremiah Junction and "Quilt Sampler XII" by Linda Myers. Thank you D! One of these years I'm going to have to stitch all my mini quilt blocks! I think I have enough of them to last a full year (or more!), too!
Also in today's mail was the second part of my January order from Wasatch Needlecraft. Karen had this Laura J. Perin design on sale so I couldn't pass it up. It even came with the seed beads. She included the Gloriana ribbon for the rings of "My Stitching Album" by Jeannette Douglas and the Dinky Dyes "Mystic Pools" for the "Amethyst Sewing Bag." The fabric is for my "Patriotic Wishes I & II" from Blue Ribbon Designs. I've chosen to stitch them all on one piece of fabric instead of making them into separate pillow ornaments. I'm using 32ct Ivory evenweave instead of the "Attic Lace" from Lakeside Linens that was called for.
This is my progress on the cover of A Stitcher's Companion. I have to finish my initials, BMH, on the spine of the cover and then add the Rhodes stitches. I may hold off on the Rhodes stitches until later, though, because I'm afraid they might get crushed by my QSnaps. I still have four more pages and two pockets to stitch.