Day by Day

We have had a Spring preview the past several weeks. I love the warmer weather but we always get another blast of Winter before Spring actually arrives. The trees are budding. Some are in full bloom. I even have chick a dees nesting out back!

Along with the roller coaster weather comes colds. It seems like I am the only one who has not fallen to the ickies. Fingers crossed I don't catch anything!

The inside is still being painted but we are very close to the being finished! After we finish, we can begin to rehang old items and some new things too.

One of the new items we will be putting up is this sign. I love it and it really does describe me and the Grumpy Ol Gazer now! When we were younger, we loved to be on the go constantly. Now, we are happy to just stay home. I ordered this at Magothy Shop at Etsy.

I also purchased a PDF cross stitch file at Etsy. It is simple yet very poignant. After I finish up the Words to Live By series, I will want something smaller to work on and this will be just right! I am thinking this one will be at home in the kitchen.

Speaking of the Words to Live By series by Heartstring Samplery, Beth has hinted that she may be adding a few more to it! Big yea!! I already have a place reserved for this series!

I have one infusion left for this round and then I will be finished until about July. My infusion project is almost finished too. I usually take my own snacks to infusion with me since some of the meds I get really make me hungry and I hate to eat up all the snacks since there are so many other people in there too!

Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart!

Just Another Day

The inside of the house is in the process of being painted! Oh, I had forgotten how a fresh coat of paint can lift your spirits!! Amazing! The exterior of the house is next as soon as warm weather rolls around again! We meant to do it last Fall but life happens!

My order from Better Life arrived so I have no good excuse not to clean. I prefer their cleaning products to a lot of items on the store shelves. They are plant based with no chemicals which is what I need to use since the ingredients in many of the store products can cause my Vasculitis to flare up. Plus they are about the same price and they clean GREAT

While painting a few old things have come down off the walls and will not be put back up at my husband's request. Instead, I will have more room for some of that cross stitch I wasn't sure where to put it! That's fine with me.

These little heaters are great. We bought them back around Christmas when our heat was out for several days and we still use them. I keep one on the computer desk for those mornings when I feel a chill but don't want to turn the heat up. It is great to turn on while I sit at the computer and drink my coffee! And if left on long enough, it can really warm up an entire room!

I have not done any quilting lately. Life always gets a little hectic around infusion time. I am still working on my infusion project though so between the paint brush and the stitching needle, my hands have not been completely idle!

Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.

Taking My Time

Not much news going on this week. We are still cleaning out closets and drawers. It seems like for every one thing we get rid of, we replace it with 2 things! Oh well!!

No quilt or cross stitch SALs for me this year. Don't get me wrong. I always enjoy them -- at first but then something happens and I get behind. That's when I get stressed. Also I had a made a Stitching Bucket List and boy, was it LONG! LOL. I love everything on it but the more I looked at it, the more stress I felt! I tore up that list and will just stitch what I want when I want! No stress!

My infusions have started and my new infusion project is one from Words to Live By by Heartstring Samplery. I choose Faith for the first project. I am really enjoying working on it.

As promised, here are several more house blocks and another row by row quilt. I made the fish row as a memory of my Grandpa taking me fishing when I was a child.

We have had so much rain since November! I wonder if our yard will ever dry out! I need some hip wader boots just to go out back to feed the birds! LOL. A little exaggeration but you get the picture!

I have been stocking up on some colors for certain quilt projects. Blacks, light creams, dark reds and other neutrals.

Until next time may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.