Did you know that yesterday was National Hug your Cat Day? Not that I need a day to remind me to hug my cats! do you know too that it is healthy for you? actually lowers your blood pressure and stress levels.

But sometimes having AlleyCat around can add to my angst when she is misbehaving and getting into mischief. On top of that she can be quite bossy and talks back to me always!

Ooh don’t that fool you! she was really quite the busy body yesterday, ran outside twice and finally settled down in the sun-drenched window sill.

I have finished my 2 pieces that I have myself goals for and I am thrilled! Now I just need to finish the stitch guides. In the meantime I dug out this canvas from last year that I took with Tony Minieri…it’s been on my mind.

A Needle Deeva canvas named Ben in the Garden. I really hope to sneak some time in for this one. Do you just work on one canvas at a time? or do you float through a myriad of projects as I do?

So in my stitching rotation will be Bastet, Ben in the Garden, my project for Needlepoint Now and a new canvas that needs to go on bars of Annie Lane’s designs. It is a great piece of a screen door, garden boots against a red wall. I want to try this new thread by DMC called Diamant for the screen door. Of course there will be some beading! what were you thinking?

My buddy Sylvester who is almost always at my side. He is great for lowering my blood pressure! Make sure you hug that cat.

and yes I even hug AlleyCat after she’s done this to me! well not actually, but she can be very, very finicky and runs out of the kitchen as fast as she can when doesn’t approve of what’s on the menu. What am I to do with her?

and until next time…keep on stitching