NEW E~PATTERNS ARE READY!

 

 

  GOOD MORNING!  BLOGGER WON'T LET ME POST

PICTURES RIGHT NOW FOR SOME REASON
SO I'LL JUST GIVE THE LINK TO MY NEWEST
CROSS STITCH PATTERNS AVAILABLE ON
MY PICTURE TRAIL.  AS ALWAYS I'VE ADDED
A PAYPAL BUTTON FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24463193

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

SNOWSHOEING

 

SO YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS IN MY 20'S & 30'S I

LOVED TO CROSS COUNTRY SKI. I DON 'T THINK

I COULD DO THAT ANYMORE BUT I LOVED

BEING IN THE WOODS SO THOUGHT I'D INVEST IN

SOME SNOWSHOES. I ORDERED SOME

CRESCENT MOON SNOWSHOES THAT ARE

MADE IN THE USA,

IN BOULDER COLORADO,

 FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.

THEY CAME A WEEK AGO YESTERDAY BUT IT'S

BEEN SO COLD I COULDN'T GO OUT.

TODAY IT WAS 14* WITH SUN AND LITTLE

WIND SO I VENTURED OUT INTO THE WOODS

NEXT TO OUR HOUSE TO GIVE THEM

A TRY. FORTUNATELY A

SNOWMOBILER HAD MADE ME A NICE

PACKED DOWN TRAIL.

 

HERE ARE MY BRIGHT AND SHINY BLUE

SNOWSHOES!

 

I CAME OUT OF THE WOODS...

 

TO AN OPEN FIELD AND A ROUND ABOUT

TRAIL UP TO A TWO TRACK ROAD

IN THE DISTANCE. I WENT AS FAR

AS I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE FOR

A FIRST TIME OUT AND THEN TURNED AROUND

AND RETRACED MY STEPS. I SAW TRACKS

ALL OVER THE TRAIL THAT WERE

PROBABLY COYOTES BUT WE DO HAVE

BOBCATS AND WOLVES HERE TOO.

 

HERE I AM ALMOST BACK TO OUR ROAD.

THERE'S OUR HOUSE ON THE LEFT.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL WALK IN THE

WOODS AND I ENJOYED THE SUNSHINE

AND FRESH AIR. I PLAN TO GET OUT THIS

WINTER AS MUCH AS I CAN. TWO OF

MY FRIENDS ALSO HAVE SNOWSHOES AND

TRAILS IN THE WOODS NEXT TO THEIR

HOMES SO I WILL HAVE SOME DIFFERENT

SCENERY. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED COMING ALONG

ON MY WALK IN THE WOODS.

 

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

MR. BEAR ARRIVES AND A SPECIAL TREE

 

HE'S HERE!  HE WAS MISSING HIS EYES

AND HIS BACK WAS OPEN BUT THOSE WERE

QUICK FIXES. HE IS MOST HAPPY TO BE

ABLE TO SEE AGAIN WITH HIS NEW

~ANTIQUE~

SHOE BUTTON EYES!

 

HE IS A GOLDEN BROWN A BIT LIGHTER

THAN THE ONE I HAD. BROTHERS PERHAPS?

OR COUSINS? HE IS GRUNGY WITH SOME

WEAR AND MATTING BUT THAT'S THE WAY

I LOVE THEM!

 

HERE THEY ARE WITH MY OTHER BEAR IN A SIMILAR

SIZE. THE NEW ONE IS KINDA IN BETWEEN THE

COLORS OF THE OTHER TWO. THEY ARE A HAPPY

BUNCH AND NOW I WILL HAVE TO PLAY

AND SEE WHAT I SHALL DO....KEEP THEM

TOGETHER OR SEPARATE THEM. THEY MAY

GET INTO MISCHIEF IF I LEAVE THEM TOGETHER!!

 

AND NOW FOR A VERY SPECIAL TREE

FROM A VERY SPECIAL CUSTOMER....

MELISSA HAS HONORED ME WITH DOING

A TREE ALL IN MY LINEN ORNIES.

I LOVE HOW IT LOOKS. MELISSA SAYS IT'S

A VERY SPECIAL TREE TO HER AND IS

HER FAVORITE.

 

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHOW IT

ON MY BLOG MELISSA. AND ISN'T THAT

LITTLE CUPBOARD NEXT TO THE TREE

AWESOME! LOVE IT WITH THE LITTLE WOODEN

HOUSES ON TOP.

 

HOPE YOU ARE KEEPING WARM. IT'S SNOWING

AND BLUSTERY AT 7* TODAY. IT WAS -3 WHEN I GOT

UP THIS MORNING. I HAD TO RUN SOME ERRANDS

BUT THIS AFTERNOON I PLAN TO WORK ON

MY NEWEST CROSS STITCH DESIGN. STAY

TUNED....I HOPE TO HAVE A RELEASE OF MY

NEW DESIGNS SOON!!!

 

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

A NEW START....

 

I TOOK ALL OF OUR CHRISTMAS DECOR

DOWN YESTERDAY. TODAY I PLAYED A BIT

WITH SOME NEW GROUPINGS HERE AND

THERE. THIS LITTLE BEAR IS ONE

OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, ALONG

WITH THE LITTLE OLD BOOKS AND HOG

SCRAPER CANDLESTICK.

 

ANOTHER BEAR VERY SIMILAR TO THIS

GUY IS ON HIS WAY TO OUR HOUSE.

I THINK THAT MEANS I WILL BE PLAYING

SOME MORE BUT OH WHAT FUN!

 

I HOPE 2015 WILL BE A YEAR FILLED

WITH BLESSINGS AND MANY

HAPPY MOMENTS FOR EACH ONE OF YOU.

 

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

 

GIFT EXCHANGE

 

KATHY AND I HAD OUR GIFT EXCHANGE TODAY!

WE DECIDED TO JUST DO ONE THING EACH.

SHE STITCHED THIS WONDERFUL

COUNTRY STITCHES PATTERN FOR ME

AND IT IS HUGE!!!  I JUST LOVE IT!

IT'S STITCHED ON 22 COUNT THAT KATHY

AGED.  THE THREADS ARE OVER-DYED.

SHE SAID SHE CHANGED THE COLOR OF HIS

ROBE AND I JUST LOVE HOW IT LOOKS.

WHAT A GREAT FRIEND I HAVE!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH KATHY. YOU KNOW

I'LL TREASURE IT.

 

I STITCHED I SEE TREES OF GREEN BY

BETH TWIST FOR KATHY.  IT WAS A

FUN STITCH.  I USED CREEK BED BROWN

LINEN AND OVER-DYED THREADS.

WE HAD OUR FRIEND BILL MAKE THE FRAMES.

 

 

I HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE HOLIDAYS.

I'M WORKING ON SOME NEW CROSS STITCH

DESIGNS TO BE RELEASED IN JANUARY.

THE WEATHER IS COLD SO PERFECT FOR

SNUGGLING IN AND STITCHING AWAY.

 

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

From an old hymn:

 

BABY SAVIOR, BORN AT NIGHT

IN THE AGES LONG AGO,

ANGELS SANG AND STARS GAVE LIGHT

FOR THY HUMBLE HOME BELOW.

 

STARLIGHT AND SONG ALL THE NIGHT LONG,

HERALDS OF MORN; JESUS IS BORN.

 

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS,

WISHING YOU A BLESSED CHRISTMAS 2014

AND A NEW YEAR OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS!

 

BRIAN, LORI AND ZOE

BELSNICKLE RUG FINISH

 

MARIE SENT ME A PICTURE OF

HER FINISH OF MY GREEN BELSNICKLE

PATTERN. GREAT JOB MARIE!

HER RUG WILL BE GIFTED TO HER

YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO HANG ON  HER

RV DOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR THE PICTURE MARIE!

 

THANK YOU ALSO FOR THE

WONDERFUL COMMENTS ON MY

PICTURETRAIL AND BLOG ABOUT

MY CHRISTMAS DECOR PICTURES.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE VISITS AND

COMMENTS SO MUCH.

 

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI