March Shenanigans

We are coming up on St Patricks Day. For many this means a day to imbibe, get red faced and be merry. For me this means the anniversary of passing the nursing licensing exam and the confirmation that I would be able to continue having a job. It also marks the onset of spring. This will be our first spring in the new home and I am excited to see the greenery coming out on the farm and watching (maybe even helping) Jon put in his gardens. 

However, today we have gotten about a foot of very wet heavy snow and I am also off work. I just worked a 6 day stretch and am very uninterested in doing much of anything. I was awake at 5 am, but stayed in bed reading the news and snoozing for a bit. Then the power (and my internet) went out for a few minutes so I got up. The dogs and I went outside and jumped around in the snow for a bit. I shoveld the walk. They did not help. We then stood in the kitchen for a bit. Then there was another cavorting trip to the outdoors. Then impoortant-seeming phonecalls to ensure adult things were adressed. The cat and Jon came down to break up the party. There was general confusion for a bit as the cat was trying to help with the project and thus was taken outside to be reminded how distasteful it is to have to live somewhere other than here.

An egg sandwich was then made and destroyed. I took to the couch to complete a project. 

I have finished the April installation of the "Fun Every Day!" calendar from Sam*Sarah. Sadly, Patti Connor, the artist, has retired from stitching. So here is the photo of my finish from today:

So now, over the course of 3 years I have successfully completed 4 months totalling 16 tags. What might be the chances I will finish this project this year? Probably not very good.

I have been working on The Bramble and the Rose but do not have a photo update at this time. Not much more to say on that!

I shall now begin the May series for the calendar. It is a good day for stitching.

Black Cat and Brown Dogs

 It has been an interesting week in stitching. The weather has been pretty terrible this week so I have been able to spend a lot of time at the kitchen table with my support personel assisting me with my stitching. Mostly it has involved a lot of support via presence:

I am looking forward to having a new staff member at the crafting table. I just got word today that I will be adopting a pup who's owner passed recently. It is sad to get a pup this way, but I am excited to have a female back in the house. I expect to have her move in sometime in May. 

Despite all of this overbearing assistance I was able to finish the "Moonstruck" project today. It was a fun little project. I realy enjoy the beads in these. I have been pretty impressed with the Mill Hill kits (distributed through Wichelt). The colors are fun and they are well designed overall.

I am thinking that I might dust off another long-lost WIP this week. I was able to set up my stitching stand so I can work on a larger project now. So next up is working on "The Bramble and the Rose" in hopes of maybe completing that this year. The last update I posted with this project in it was from August of 2018! I swear I have worked on it since then, but maybe not. It has been a full few years with hiking and pandemicing. Looks like it is time to get to work...