An Update from the Swamplands

Yep, it’s pretty swampy around these parts, since it HAS NOT STOPPED RAINING FOR 9 DAYS. But, after lots of tornado warnings and time spent loitering in the lobby of my building at work, the blue sky appeared again for the first time since LAST weekend. Because it’s so wet, we lost power, off and on, last Monday, all through the night, and then this past Friday, we went to get our carry out pizza and came home to a dark street again; either all the new stuff from the ice storm wasn’t completely watertight, or lots more trees have come down since the ground is completely saturated. At any rate, we all got a good nap in before it came back on at 9 PM Friday night – which kind of threw off the whole weekend, which went by FAST 🙁 On top of that, Tuesday was hell day at work, for no good reason, so I sat on the couch, fell asleep, and got up and went to bed. Good riddance to last week! BUT then THIS:

These are the same color that bloomed first last year....
These are the same color that bloomed first last year….

In stitching news, on the days I was able to stitch, I made GREAT progress on my beaded Growth Rings! I am probably about 1/3 done – I’m about 3 rows up from the center on the middle section, but as I haven’t gone all the way out to both sides, I’m guessing. How much farther would I be if I’d had those nights with power issues (even though I did get some both of those nights – just not very much)? Here it is:

Growth RIngs by Ink Circles - on 28ct evenweave, using DB982 & DB986 instead of floss :)
Growth RIngs by Ink Circles – on 28ct evenweave, using DB982 & DB986 instead of floss 🙂

And the obligatory detail shot:

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I also made progress on my music piece – I have 2 notes and one word left, and it is DONE! My travel bag is ready for a rotation 🙂

Stoney Creek’s Beautiful Life, on 32ct jobelan, using DMC & GlissonGloss silks.
Stoney Creek’s Beautiful Life, on 32ct jobelan, using DMC & GlissonGloss silks.

And that’s the progress for the last couple of weeks! Since I’ve been working late every night (somebody’s gotta do the work, and I guess that falls to me, since no one else cares), I’m surprised I’m getting much time in, by the time everyone gets fed and such. But we’ll see how it goes the next 2 weeks on Project Randomizer Pick #4:

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The Kid the younger is leaving this Friday for 4 days in Orlando at a DECA event, so I may not go to IHOP this week, since I’ll have to help him make sure he’s got all of his “professional” clothes together, ironed, and packed so they don’t get mangled. We’ll see – depends how much of it I’m going to have to supervise getting washed… Otherwise, I’ll be plugging away – so long as the juice stays on – on Gato Negro. Until next time, here’s the results of the never-ending April Showers:

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5 thoughts on “An Update from the Swamplands”

  1. oh look at all those blooms! finally!
    I must say, we had only a few days of rain and very humid weather, and of course I didn’t mind; I cannot imagine how annoying that monsoon has been for you.
    I had no idea what to expect from an entirely beaded IC. well, I was stunned! you are doing an fantastic job, I must try those Delica beads; I’ve only used MH so far.
    can’t wait to see your Gatto Nero, I don’t remember this one.

  2. Wow! Those irises are beautiful! The first shot of Growth Rings really doesn’t do it justice, but the close up is amazing! Well done! Looking forward to seeing Chat come out to play (I assume it’s the Scarlet Quince version?). Hope work improves for you and the power stays on!

    1. Actually, my Chat Noir is not from SQ – I found this one online for free many years ago, maybe even before I’d found SQ, I don’t remember now. And I’m not entirely sure what the source for the one I have was – it’s just different enough from all the other versions I’ve seen that I wonder if it’s an original interpretation…. I’ll have to wait until it’s done, though, to see what it actually ends up looking like – I didn’t save the finished product picture with it, and the person who made it changed it to a blue background w/moon shortly after I’d downloaded it.
      http://www.jaenne.com/CrossStitch/CrossStitch1.htm

  3. The irises are lovely; I’m sure we’re not even close to flowers up here yet. It’s been pretty cool except for some random days that have swung to the opposite extreme.

    Growth rings is looking great; I LOVE the detail shot! :). But I’m a sparkly girl at heart, so that’s probably not surprising. The music place is looking good too, I’m sure it will be finished quickly!

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