How about a ride on this Old Fashioned Bicycle by Alice Peterson? a small canvas and a quick stitch. Lots of River Silk in both 4mm and 7mm and a few Swarovski butterflies to finish it off! I had originally stitched the background through the tire, but you know what? I didn’t like it. I had taken a picture of it and when I looked at it on my phone, the spokes looked crooked, so out it came. You know you see things in a picture of your stitching that you don’t see just looking at your canvas.

Really a quick stitch since I am thinking that I need to stitch the blue version too! I enjoyed the brown one so much, so why not?

These were painted a special size for me for class and it is always great to have a smaller canvas in the works! I have ordered some of the new silk ribbon by Planet Earth for the blue one.

Yes today is ride your bicycle to work day…but with the lousy air quality and the heat in San Diego, I don’t think that I am doing that anytime soon.

This is the skyline that greeted me in the morning. The San Marcos fire is about 10 miles from me. The winds were non existent till about noon and then they started and the mercury hit 103. This is May…it’s not supposed to be this hot, and not supposed to have wildfires this time of year either. My heart breaks for all the homes and properties lost, but thank God no lives have been lost. I am tired of this incessant heat and winds…please go away!

Thanks to everyone who has been checking in on us. I am sorry to say that there has been no stitching, none at all going on here.

Even AlleyCat was trying to keep cool! her tummy is sure taking a long time to grow back in since it was probably early December when she was shaved for her ultrasound. Well maybe less fur is keeping her cooler…who knows?

Headed up north on Saturday to see my sistah Meredith Willett…so see you in a couple of days! and until next time…keep on stitching