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Retired!!!!
Finally! Since Thursday last week I'm retired. And although it's still a bit unreal let me tell you that it feels good. Very good. And I have plans, a lot of plans. But first I'll finish decluttering...
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A Basket Full of Strawberries for the IHSW
Hello, dear friends,It was such a pleasure to read all your comments on my last post. Thank you so much for all your wishes for my retirement. And yes, retirement feels good. During the first two weeks...
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Pumpkins for Cathey
Cathey, today it's your blogoversary, and you will see lots and lots of pumpkins on your blogging sisters' blogs. They are all for you. And here is my pumpkin for you.Simple Pleasures by Christine...
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Back from travelling
Since the beginning of this month we have been back home, home again after a whole month far away from here. We spent October in the US visiting with our little grandson. He is such a little sweetie,...
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Quilting and stitching .....
..... what do I want more? Hmmm, maybe some more time to squeeze some more reading in. That sounds weird when it's said by someone who is retired and who doesn't have little children that keep you...
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The finishing bug has arrived
Some time ago I saw Marcy's blog post about her finishing frenzy and all the ornaments she had finished. So I asked her to send that finishing bug over to me as I had finished stitching a couple of...
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Two little finishes and an old bag
I was wondering if I should do a last post this year, but then I thought why not. So I'll wrap up the old year with my last two finishes in 2013.I was looking for a small design to stitch for a...
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January 13
The new year has started and as usual during the first days of January I have seen many Crazy Challenges pop up on so many blogs that I read, and it was a lot of fun to look at all your new starts....
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January 21 - IHSW
Hello, dear friends. Here we are after the first IHSW of this year. And stitching I was, and I was thoroughly enjoying it - different projects, no frogging, no shortage of threads, what do I want...
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January 28 - Stitch from Stash and Smalls SAL
Hello friends, it's just a week since my last post, very unusual for me to post so often but it has to do with the two groups I joined at the end of last year. The buttons of both groups are in my...
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February 9 - My BAPs 1 - 4
Hello friends, last time I showed you some small projects, today I want to show you the first BAPs that I started last month. I have always loved these Big Ambitious Projects, but I was a bit reluctant...
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February 18 - A quick post
Last Friday was SAL day and I finished all the stitching on my UFO. Here is Random Thoughts by The Drawn Thread.But it's not finished yet. There is still the hemstitching to do between the border and...
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February 25 - IHSW report
It was a wonderful weekend here, dear friends. The sun was shining and it was rather warm so that some walks were in order. And the rest was stitching.I was working on two projects alternately. The...
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February 26 - Smalls SAL and Stitch From Stash Challenge
Wow, two posts within two days, that's more than unusual - and it's only because of all the challenges and SALs I'm a part of this year. So let's just jump into the first report.1. Stitch from...
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March 25 - A productive IHSW and Stitch From Stash report
Hello again after a couple of weeks without posting. My stitching was a bit slow-going these past weeks due to our wonderful weather with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures - perfect for doing some...
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March 28 - Smalls SAL
Since my last post this week I have finished a couple of smalls that I stitched at the beginning of this month. They are a part of my monthly goals -stitch a birdstitch a PS Santastitch a flower for a...
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May 28 - Stitch From Stash and more
Hello again after being away from blogging for quite a while. Two whole months have passed since my last post. In April we were visiting our little grandson and his family. Benjamin is two years old...
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June 15 - Finally a finishing day
This morning I have already spent at least two hours on the terrace reading a mystery. And although the sun has been shining it was rather cool so that I would have needed a jumper. But I was enjoying...
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June 23 - Magpies and Stitch From Stash
Good morning, dear friends. It's definitely a good morning, sunny but not hot, just perfect to sit on the terrace having a cup of tea and watching the birds. That's what I was doing until 5 minutes...
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July 3 - The last bits of June
Hello friends, June is over and it went so quickly that I was literally left behind. Last week I had wanted to write a last June post with my little smalls for the Smalls SAL but it wasn't to be. I...
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