I promised I would show you my temporary studio space, and at the risk of losing all credibility for the internationally renowned machine embroidery company that is San Francisco Stitch Co., here it is!      It’s a… Continue reading

      This is the moment I have been waiting for and fantasizing about for months! The old family house is sold, we’re fully moved into Western Maine, and the hikers are off the trail! Yes, finally settled! The… Continue reading

      A few posts ago, I mentioned I had just finished up my last 20 year old cross stitch UFO. So, yes, there are many more kits in my wheelhouse from that era that haven’t been opened yet.… Continue reading

   We said our final goodbyes to 95… the Welcome Mat is now out for someone else! It’s the end of a fifteen year happy chapter of my life, and it’s going to take a bit of time to unpack… Continue reading

      The move is moving forward… doers are getting more done as I am constantly reminded by those Home Depot boxes. We’ve now reached a tipping point where more stuff is at our destination than it is here.… Continue reading

      The saga of the move and my mom’s health continues. I’m feeling a bit “under the bus.” To continue the metaphor, the bus has now turned the corner, but I may or may not be still under… Continue reading

My friend’s neighbor has a daughter who just got engaged– my friend commented how it’s the only thing the neighbor can now talk or think about. My friend commented, “It’s like no one ever planned a wedding before!” So here… Continue reading

 Happy Fourth! So I had promised myself to do a weekly journal entry this year– I SO wanted to have (52) for 2022 listed on the right column of the blog there– but you have to settle in life many… Continue reading

     A little late on this post… it started as “Happy Memorial Day,” so I changed it to “A Happy Memorial Day” to update it– clever, huh!      The huge spring cleaning has progressed nicely, again, to the… Continue reading

     Regrettably, not much to show in the way of sewing this week, but I did get a little digitizing and embroidery done.      Drum roll please… the release of the final set of Carefree Highways states is… Continue reading