I spoke too soon!

 Remember my last post on August 3rd?  I was feeling great and getting so much accomplished and I had big plans!!!  Well, I got sick for 2 weeks and accomplished nothing.  I had to cancel my hair appointment and the cleaning gal and ended up at the doctor's office.  Not sure if it was diverticulitis....that was 3 years ago and this wasn't as bad and I have no idea what caused it as I am so careful with my diet.  But, he gave me antibiotics and by the next morning the pain had stopped.  I am still taking them, I'm on a liquid diet....I've lost 15 lbs in the last month.  With the pain I had no appetite and was so tired I just wanted to sleep and I did.....a lot! But I am feeling chipper again....PTL and my doctor.  So, hopefully I will get back to it!

I have started a new cross stitch by Stacy Nash.  She has a whole series called Animal Crackers and they are the cutest.  This is my first one.  I am  using 25 count even weave from Lori Holt and it is a dream to stitch on especially if you do the sewing method without a hoop.  I chose Miss Hazel because I had an Aunt Hazel.  She married my Uncle Buck when he was 60 and he had been a bachelor all his life.  I loved  my Uncle Buck and we used to drive the country roads and go visit my grandparents old house.  We were going to buy it together someday.  He had a gas station and I used to walk down there and get a free pop and hang out with him.  So, when he married Miss Hazel I was not happy about it and I probably wasn't very nice to her.  I was very young though, but I always felt bad about my feelings for her. I hope she made him happy because he was a wonderful man and I adored him.  He had the bluest eyes I've ever seen...it was like they glowed.  He was my Mother's older brother.  Anyway, I hope Aunt Hazel forgives me and likes this little Miss Hazel stitched in her honor.  

I also did some cleaning and clearing of my desk and went through paperwork to get ready to burn (when it cools off outside).  I started (barely) on a new little table topper quilt.  There are 4 or 5 fabrics and it is a kit from Kim Diehl.  The first fabric (black) requires 1 2" X 2" square, and 128 1 1/2 " X 1 1/2 " squares.  I've pressed the fabrics and started cutting.....I have 28 of the 128 squares cut of just the first material!  I can't stand over the cutting board very long as my back gives out so I think I will try cutting some each day to break it up. 

This week will be busy trying to do all those things I didn't do while I was sick.  I am about 1/2 way down the foot of my 2nd Christmas sock, and I'm still crocheting the BIG crocheted blanket.  I hope you are all well and happy and have things to look forward to.  I am reading Joanna Fluke's Hannah Swensen  murder mysteries.  I think I'm on book #8.  I have already met my Good Reads goal of 62 books for 2025.

Happy Trails!!!