Mid-February and all it's glitter....

 ~ Welcome friends to my blog ~

Good Morning....(Afternoon, Evening...) 

Well here it is February 18....and I've been sick basically the entire month....

Yes that which shall not be named struck our household starting mid-January. Ellie brought it to the house and one or two of us has fallen each week (including the neighbors down the street (Katie and Austin) who came to eat pizza - I told them it was a bad idea.) 

Anyhoo...Keith and I were the last two to fall...he's got very much different symptoms than me. He has a horrible dry cough and some fatigue. I had horrible congestion and bone weary fatigue. I sleep in a 24 hour period about half of that. Today is the first day I've risen before 7 a.m. (I usually am up by 5 a.m.) We are 2 weeks in yesterday. My congestion and "cold" symptoms are basically over....but my exhaustion. Oh my worse than when I had mono. . . 

I'm trying to work a little each day in the cave and then make supper and that's it for me. I haven't walked in over 2 weeks. I don't think I could drag my butt around the walking trail to do our typical 2 miles. I soon will be well and I'll get back to it.

Even though I have not been myself...

I have been stitching! Let me share with you what I've gone and done :)

~ Little House Needleworks - Fall on the Farm ~

I am stitching mine on 25 ct. Vintage Country Mocha Lugana 1 over 1

using Classic Colorworks as called for in charts

and again my own border which you may find: HERE

I finished!

~ Oliver's Stocking by Shepherd's Bush ~

For Keith

Stitched on 18 count natural linen 1 over 2 using DMC and Week's Dye Works Pearl 5 cottons

Some close ups to see the bedazzling pack goodies on the piece:

I worked a couple of days on

~"Quaker Street" by Marjorie Massey ~

I'm stitching on 32 ct. Chalkboard Linen 1 over 2 using DMC Floche in Blanc

Then After I got done with Keith's Stocking I thought....

Now it is time to choose something for Vonna. So I chose:

~ Brown Swiss Dairy by Told in a Garden Marilyn Leavitt Imblum ~

I'm stitching this on 28 ct. Summer Khaki 2 over 2 using DMC as called for.

Here is my Start:

And here I am a few days in:

Before anyone asks...the side "tensioners" (that's what I call them) are my own invention - thus homemade. It is double sided "velcro" and mitten clips. I just put them on the sidebars of my Rolaframe and clip to the side of my linen. Makes it drum tight every time.

I've also done some finishing....

~ here are some of my favorites ~

This Bunny made as a stand up turned out wonderfully ~

I found out - thanks to a helpful follower and commenter - that it is from

Leisure Arts - Holiday Reverie 1997

This one is also from an older Leisure Arts Book - "Merry Christmas ABC's"

Finally - this is from Hobby House Press - A Cross Stitch Shop where the owner is designing and she asked me to finish her cover models for these two lovely projects.

You may find their website: HERE 

They have some lovely designs that are available for purchase hard copy or with PDF download. You may view those selections: HERE 

Alright friends...

That catches you up to date with the Pfeiffer Household!

We are alive and kickin' although maybe not kickin' as lively as usual...

we are taking our vitamins and we will kick this "that shall not be named" to the curb soon....

because we have a wedding to put on coming up fast June 4th.

Until next time....

all my love, 

Vonna xxxx