hope springs
March 20th, 2008
Super huge THANKS everyone for all your kind words. So far things are looking good…all tests are negative. We just have one last hurdle tomorrow, which we are certainly not looking forward to, but once it’s done, we have high hopes that we can stop worrying about lymphoma! It would be wonderful to know just what made my mister so sick, but if we never find out, but, he never gets it again that will be just FINE with me!!!

Meanwhile, spring is in full swing! The world is blooming and turning green. It’s hard not to feel hopeful and positive when everything is so lush and beautiful. I feel like an old mole coming out of her hole and blinking in the bright springy joyful sunshine after a long dark hibernation…. just like in Wind in the Willows, i think!

This photo is awful, trying to use a the macro setting while taking pictures out of the window was not very effective! But, i had to share a little of what has been a huge source of wonder and entertainment for us lately. The birdfeeder is a jumpin’ joint and all the birds in the area seem to be hanging out and getting plump with our free snacks. We have seen so many kinds of birds (and a rogue squirel or two) and beastie is completely enchanted. We are starting a bird journal to keep track of all the visitors we are getting. He says that the chickadees are his favorites, and i can’t argue…what’s not to love about those little black capped cuties!

On the creative front, there seems to be a whole lot of works in progress and not a whole ton of fun new stuff to show for it. Still focusing alot on embroidery… the grumpy looking little gnome i am working on is going to be part of patchwork curtains for my kitchen window. I don’t think i could love this cute embroidery pattern from Bad Bird any more than i do without squealing like a girly girl. Everyone needs gnome of their own, i think, and Andrea is the coolest for offering this insanely adorable pattern to the hopelessly gnome infatuated
I’ve been putting off making those curtains for so long, but i am “into” it now that i have a idea of what i want them to be beyond just boring panels of fabric.
I have also tea dyed a ton of lace and doilies and vintage slips….i am getting up the nerve to actually EMBELLISH the slips now, i have one all layed out and i’m auditioning various arrangements of things before i take the plunge and actually SEW something on it. I’ve been away from my sewing machine so long i am kinda nervous! It’s been a long long dry spell and i am happy to say that i think it’s over. Neglected dollies, curtains, aprons and skirts are all clamouring for my immediate attention and i am happy to give it to them finally. After the surgery tomorrow i am just sure that the buttonbox spring can continue to blossom with no more scary interruptions!
I hope everyone is having a marvelous day…..
xoxoxo













































