YOP #16 Year 13

The Covid shot didn't bother me at all...I was amazed!  But Sunday when I went to blog YOP .....I had it all done and all of a sudden the whole post disappeared.  I have no idea what happened but I was so disgusted, I was not going to start over.  It takes a long time to do posts.  So, I am here today to try again.

I've been well but very busy as I am getting ready to put my house on the market.  So, my posts may be spotty as I really  have lots to do and if you saw my house you would agree! LOL!  I have spent the last 3 days organizing and filing all my floss, and patterns. It is a great feeling and I had no idea it would take me that long but it's done now.

I am also working outside since it is just the perfect weather right now.  I have pruning, weeding, mulching, and transplanting that I have been working on.

I finished a small Halloween XS...............a cute little ghost.......he's a little big for an ornament so he will probably be made into a pillow.......

 I've been working on Grayson's wolf but didn't take a picture of it.  I did photograph Sally Spencer though............

I ordered the floss for my next 2 projects.......I will always have a small going and since the ghost is finished I picked up an old WIP to finish.........but after that I will start on Basket of Cherries.........

I will be starting my Halloween stitch for this year........this is a big one.......the floss is supposed to arrive today and I already have the material for both projects...........

From this point on there will no new starts until I finish a project and that will only be from patterns I already own.  I will allow myself to switch out a WIP I am working on for another WIP if I get tired of the one I am working on.  I still don't have my rotation down pat but I think weekends will be a long term project that will get worked on every weekend until done....probably Grayson's Wolf.  The other one I will be working on is Sally Spencer, The Quilted Witch, and Basket of Cherries once the flag one is done.

There is a huge project I will be starting on January 1st 2024....my New Year New Start and I will be working on it with a deadline of December 31st 2024.  It is Anniversaries of  the Heart by Blackbird Designs.  There are 12 pamphlets with 14 designs in all.  I will be working them all on one big piece of fabric.  Each design will incorporate names and dates of family members both here and deceased.  I've seen this done and it is a beautiful heirloom piece to pass down.  You can also attach notes and photos to the back of the frame for further information.  So, I will be spending the next few months collecting the patterns, floss, and material to stitch them on.  Here is the first pattern and the 2nd one should arrive today..........

I've got my Halloween decorations all up, my Halloween stitchery coming today and I have my Halloween book to read.....

From Amazon

"Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long-lost letter arrives with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret.  

Evacuated from London as a 13-year-old girl, Edie’s mother was chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe and taken to live at Milderhurst Castle with the Blythe family.  

Fifty years later, as Edie chases the answers to her mother’s riddle, she too is drawn to Milderhurst Castle and the eccentric Blythe sisters. Old ladies now, the three still live together as the twins nurse Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiancé in 1941 plunged her into madness.  

Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst Castle, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time to be uncovered ..."

I've read several of Kate Morton's books and they are all excellent.....very long....usually about 600 or so pages but they are so good you fly through those pages......... 

 I've also been watching Disney's Halloween movies.....Goosebumps and The Haunted Mansion and more!

Now all I need are some Halloween Treats.....yum!!!

Happy Trails!!!