Monthly Archives: December 2004

Generosity

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As I have come to know many stitchers on the web – (my imaginary friends, as Steve calls them) I am blown away by the generosity that has come my way. Since my local shop closed up, the fabric, the threads, beads & buttons, not to mention patterns and charms have flooded my mail box. I know I’m not the only one so blessed – it just seems to come naturally to stitchers to share.

So many times I’ve felt totally inadequate in my attempts to express my thanks. When I found this little kit on holidays I realized expressed what I was trying to say. And to find a cheerful smiling Eeyore made it so perfect.


Ungloomy – Kit #113238 Janlynn.com © Disney

Here’s to you my wonderful friends: I hope I can get to meet you all in person someday. My thanks you. . . my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. May you be richly blessed for your generosity and love. Thanks for unglooming me.
Love Suze

Silent Night

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design by Tracy Kreger & Vivian Bales
© Tracy Kreger – Stitches ‘N’ Stones; Vivian Bales – Northern Needles; The Cross Stitcher Christmas Special December 2004

Things have been moving pretty slowly around the stitching frame. My arthritis has flared up as per usual at this time of year. Well, considering it is December and still so mild we received freezing rain yesterday, not so normal. It is a sad state of affairs when you think longingly of – 20C and freezed dried air to relieve the pain!

I completed the stitching on Silent Night and am very pleased with it. It was very addicting – I found myself putting aside my other stitching to work on it. I would really like to sew it up into a bell pull complete with a red tassle, but with so much on hold the past month I’ve lost my creative/sewing/to grow out of area. I can’t believe the piles that piled while I was patiently –not!! waiting for the pain to subside.

A note on the daily walking, I have been making it out around the field four or five times a week. I found it pretty boring to keep taking pictures of a watch and not much else. It would be interesting to have a record of the passing seasons though. May-be I’ll do it once every couple of weeks. Here is what Holly would sooner be doing . . .


especially on days when the north wind is getting under Rottie feathers!

Forced into the World without a BPB

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Twice now I have been behind a Craft Show table and watched and listened as people looked at Steve’s photography. The first was during the fall program sign up at the Rec Centre, the second smack in the middle of a craft sale/hockey tournament. Both times I watched people intent about their own business be drawn in by the pictures on display.

I especially loved seeing the children and young people, who after catching site of a particular photo, become entranced with it. To see their enjoyment of the beautiful photos was so special. But I was saddened too; parents too focused on other things would pressure their children away: telling them there were *more practical things to spend your money on* or too busy telling the young hockey player how fantastic it was that he *knocked that other kid right off his skates*. One thing is for sure, I now know many more Fort Nelsonites that I did a month ago. (The reclusive part of me is stunned; and the anti-social part of me will be in therapy for the undetermined future . . . I didn’t even have time to do any cross-stitching!)

northern lights

Steve had a full picture display up at another weekend craft fair. He was kept very busy taking orders for prints and framed pictures. The latest series of the northern lights are extremely popular as you can imagine.

So I continue to wonder just who I am: it seems to be getting more complicated by the minute. I’m the freeloader, the dog trainer, the keeper of the house, the #1 DLP Graphics Fan, Craft Show table lady with a smile – and now the girl at the gate. . .do you think I’ll remember to answer the phone with, “Good afternoon, DLP Graphics. How may I help you?”