I just needed a little stitching on something for myself…you know, you get it! It is tough at times to be working on canvases for someone else, canvas that you will just hand over… no longer to be in your possession.

I was rummaging around in my needlepoint closet the other day, yes I do have a closet! It is really not very big, but it keeps me organized. I was looking for 2 roles of tape that I bought in Dallas, brought home, unpacked it and now what did I do with it? When I took it out of my suitcase, I should have put it where I keep my tape while it was in my hands, rather than set it down somewhere. Where or where could it be? It is driving me crazy!

So while in the closet, I came across this canvas of Sharon G’s that I started last year. I thought that maybe I could just sneak in a little stitching time on this, something to make my heart sing and dance! Of course my notes of ideas that I had have long since disappeared, so I have started in again. Of course too I realized that I don’t have the purr~fect color of turquoise Soie d’Alger. I found that this partial skein of Soie Cristale that is in “the stash” was the one. That’s ordered. The possibilities of gold Kreinik are endless and I settled on 002C. OF course I didn’t have enough on hand of that color in size 8, so thread shopping I went. I needed to add just the right magnet..the black kitty cat really goes with this canvas, don’t you think?

I have the border figured out and the vertical stripes counted out. They are different widths and the lengths are in odd canvas threads…a challenge but I am sure I will come up with something. I am thinking that the triangles will be Sprat’s Head and there will be more beads along the way. The 2 beaded cats and the little mouse still need their eyes. You do see the mouse? It is on the right hand side of the canvas along the black and gold squares.

A little white Accentuate for the moon and some Kreinik in turquoise and purple is next on the search for list. By the time I get this all together, it will be time to put this away and stitch what I should be stitching. Oh well!

While I wasn’t looking my orchids have been blooming away. This are located in what I consider “the prime orchid real estate window” which seems to have just the right amount of light and a little sunshine. I just water them and this is what I get. Every 4-6 weeks I take them all over to the sink and check them out, dust the leaves and talk to them. I have 2 on this shelf that have never given me new bloom stems in a few years, so they may loose their spot here!

AlleyCat and I were playing away yesterday and all of a sudden she says “game over!” as she laid down on the toy. Funny girl! and until next time…keep on stitching