Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Wow...6 years
Holy crap it has been 6 years since I last blogged. I just can’t believe that. I am not sure I even remember how to do this. 😍. So this will be short and sweet. I will have lots of updates and pictures (if I remember how to do it)
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Fabric whore
Yup, thats me.....fabric whore. I have become seriously addicted to hand-dyed fabric.....you just do not want to know how much fabric I have bot lately. My favorites you ask? LOL
Well my fav so far is Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie....I really cannot say enough about the fabrics I have received from her. Absolutely gorgeous and the best part is that Stephanie herself is so amazing and gracious and caring. There are so many adjectives I could say about her but the best thing that I could say about her is that she is the real deal. Please go check her out, she is da bomb!!! If you want to check out a design on Stephs fabric, check out Lori's blog here
Next up is Sparklies....I joined her FOM (fabric of the month) and have not ever been disappointed. Her fabrics are softer and more subtle but I just love them. Again, Kate (owner of Sparklies) is an amazing helpful person.
Next up is Crafty Kitten. I have purchased 3 of her fabrics and again so pretty. Jocelyn is quite addicted to Crafty Kitten and frankly I cannot blame her, they are super pretty.
My not so favs are PTP, the fabrics are beautiful but really it is hit and miss as to whether or not your fabrics match what is on your monitor.
Silkweaver, will not do again....I ordered fabric on Dec 31, 2011 and received them February 28th, 2012.
Next up is Polstitches and Colors of the Outback. I have not purchased anything by them but will this year.
Yes, I still addicted to Facebook. I can tell you I have found so many amazing people there. I have found people that accept me for me and I can tell you I have not had that much in my life. My daughter said to me the other day, that she was so glad that I found the FB friends that I have, she thinks I have become happier and I think I have.
When I say my prayers at night, I thank God for letting me find that group. It has been a turning point in my life. Over the next couple of months, I will introduce you to them, they are all amazing and I thank them all for letting me become their friend.
TTFN
(next post will be stitching related, just thought I would let you know what I have been doing....okay maybe a taste....LOL)
Sharon
Well my fav so far is Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie....I really cannot say enough about the fabrics I have received from her. Absolutely gorgeous and the best part is that Stephanie herself is so amazing and gracious and caring. There are so many adjectives I could say about her but the best thing that I could say about her is that she is the real deal. Please go check her out, she is da bomb!!! If you want to check out a design on Stephs fabric, check out Lori's blog here
Next up is Sparklies....I joined her FOM (fabric of the month) and have not ever been disappointed. Her fabrics are softer and more subtle but I just love them. Again, Kate (owner of Sparklies) is an amazing helpful person.
Next up is Crafty Kitten. I have purchased 3 of her fabrics and again so pretty. Jocelyn is quite addicted to Crafty Kitten and frankly I cannot blame her, they are super pretty.
My not so favs are PTP, the fabrics are beautiful but really it is hit and miss as to whether or not your fabrics match what is on your monitor.
Silkweaver, will not do again....I ordered fabric on Dec 31, 2011 and received them February 28th, 2012.
Next up is Polstitches and Colors of the Outback. I have not purchased anything by them but will this year.
Yes, I still addicted to Facebook. I can tell you I have found so many amazing people there. I have found people that accept me for me and I can tell you I have not had that much in my life. My daughter said to me the other day, that she was so glad that I found the FB friends that I have, she thinks I have become happier and I think I have.
When I say my prayers at night, I thank God for letting me find that group. It has been a turning point in my life. Over the next couple of months, I will introduce you to them, they are all amazing and I thank them all for letting me become their friend.
TTFN
(next post will be stitching related, just thought I would let you know what I have been doing....okay maybe a taste....LOL)
Sharon
Friday, February 3, 2012
I forgot to post this finish
I was going through some pics and I realized I had posted this almost finish....LOL.
Savannahs Curtsy.....I have just have finish the welcome....i am not a fan of Krenik...LOL.
Here it is.
Hope you like it....
So last weekend, I went to Michaels with one of my friends and found Gingher scissors for 60 per cent off.......only 14.99.....I am so stoked, I love scissors...
Shoulder update....don't have one. LOL....I spent all week trying to get ahold of the DR and find out when or if they will set up the MRI. Finally I got a call back only to tell me that the DR is away all next week. Hey what are you going to do????
Anyway, I will have some more pics tomorrow (after I get new batteries for my camera)
Have a great weekend.
Sharon
Savannahs Curtsy.....I have just have finish the welcome....i am not a fan of Krenik...LOL.
Here it is.
Hope you like it....
So last weekend, I went to Michaels with one of my friends and found Gingher scissors for 60 per cent off.......only 14.99.....I am so stoked, I love scissors...
Shoulder update....don't have one. LOL....I spent all week trying to get ahold of the DR and find out when or if they will set up the MRI. Finally I got a call back only to tell me that the DR is away all next week. Hey what are you going to do????
Anyway, I will have some more pics tomorrow (after I get new batteries for my camera)
Have a great weekend.
Sharon
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Canadas wonderful health system
So I hear all the time about our wonderful health care system and how it should be held as a standard for the world. Yeah right.
Here is my story.........
I went to my Dr last January as I had a sore shoulder and I was losing the ability to do many things, could not put my hair in a pony tail, was not sleeping well. (lots of other things but this post would be very long if I included everything) So my Dr sent me for an x-ray (no conclusive result) then an ultrasound. He finally said it is a frozen shoulder. And that I should go to a physiotherapist 2 to 3 times a week. Even though I work for a bank here in Canada, I don't have coverage for that and as a single person, I couldn't afford it. So I found a good physiotherapist (Stephen Bradley....love him!!!....Anders Physiotherapy here in TO) He was the first person that I felt was listening to me regarding this. My DR would just dismiss my symptoms, fears and concerns.....
For example....
I told him that I felt dizzy alot.....he said as long as I don't fall down, it is not a problem......I told him that I do fall alot.....no response.
I told him I was not sleeping more than 2 hours a night (for over 6 months)....so he gave me Tylenol 3's...I told him I don't do well with them but he wanted me to try them.....they didn't do anything. Then when I went back and said the T3's were not working, he gave me a sedative.....oh it made me sleep, I just couldn't wake up....so I stopped them.
I told him my heart was racing all the time......he told me that I had put 20 pounds on in the past 6 months and that is why my heart was racing.
I told him that sometimes when I am doing things and even when I am not....the vein in my neck starts to protude a bit and starts to throb. He listened to it and said it was nothing just my weight.
I also told him I thought I had carpal tunnel in my left hand (same side as the shoulder) and he said that he wasn't sure about that so he tested my hand by tapping my wrist. He said is your hand tingling? I said yes, it is and he went oh....okay then you do have carpal tunnel....sigh...I haven't seen anyone about it though...
I think you are getting my drift.
So I kept going to the physio and it was getting a little better but my shoulder would not rotate....put my hand behind my back....HUH....not going to happen. So my physio sent letter after letter to my DR....nothing. My neck muscles were like a rock, they were so tense.
In September of last year, he finally sent me to a sports medicine DR who promptly gave me an anti-inflammatory (I had had no medicine up until then) and started me on Lyrica.
Ahhhh....Lyrica....I had such a hard time getting onto it.....my normal dizziness and then the dizziness side effect of Lyrica. WOW, so difficult....My sports med DR said to be carefull of taking the full dose of it.....work my way up to the full dose and then work my way off of it....
So my last app in October, my sports med Dr said to discontinue the anti-inflammatory and to continue the Lyrica (but he forgot to give me a refill).....so when I realized that I did not have a refill, (I had 3 pills left) I call the office and they said I would have to pay for the phone refill, I said but he forgot to give me the refill and I have to pay? They said yup or I can make an app and see him in 3 weeks and he will give me a refill then.....WTF? I was sobbing on the phone....they basically said take or leave it. I called my family DR and he gave me the refill.....All about the money.
Yes, I am coming to the point of the post.....LOL
The only good thing the sports med Dr did was schedule me for a shot in my shoulder joint to expand it. There is only 1 hospital in the whole city that does it and I had to wait 4 months for it.
So last Wednesday, I went for my shot.....they froze my shoulder (super painful) and injected an anti-inflammatory into it and then injected air into the joint to force it to open up. The radiologist had to inject dye into the joint so he could see where to put the drugs and air. The dye kept leaking out and the radiologist asked if I had had an MRI....which after all the above, is the one thing I have not had.....I have asked for one but they haven't given me one.
I would ask my family Dr about an MRI....he would say leave it to the sports med Dr and the sports medicine Dr would say....not yet....
The radiologist's opinion is that I have a tear in my rotator cuff and the shoulder joint actually looks okay.
As the British say, I was gobsmacked......I burst into tears in the X-ray room....they were super good with me and he assured me that he would put it in the report to the Drs. I was not able to stop crying for hours.
I have been through hell this past year.....the person I am changed because of the pain, I was not able to stitch or do anything for over 6 months, I basically became a hermit.....because I couldn't use that arm......the nerve pain that I have endured has been enormous.
I don't know how people who have chronic pain do it.....they are much better people than I am.
So all that could have changed if I had had an MRI........did they just pass me off as an overweight, middle aged, single woman?...they most certainly did.
What is going to happen now? I don't know. I am starting back to physio on Tuesday so we will see what happens then....I could not face my family Dr last week as I thought I would burst into tears and I didn't want that.
See our Canadian health system at is best.....................
The saga will continue.
Sharon
Here is my story.........
I went to my Dr last January as I had a sore shoulder and I was losing the ability to do many things, could not put my hair in a pony tail, was not sleeping well. (lots of other things but this post would be very long if I included everything) So my Dr sent me for an x-ray (no conclusive result) then an ultrasound. He finally said it is a frozen shoulder. And that I should go to a physiotherapist 2 to 3 times a week. Even though I work for a bank here in Canada, I don't have coverage for that and as a single person, I couldn't afford it. So I found a good physiotherapist (Stephen Bradley....love him!!!....Anders Physiotherapy here in TO) He was the first person that I felt was listening to me regarding this. My DR would just dismiss my symptoms, fears and concerns.....
For example....
I told him that I felt dizzy alot.....he said as long as I don't fall down, it is not a problem......I told him that I do fall alot.....no response.
I told him I was not sleeping more than 2 hours a night (for over 6 months)....so he gave me Tylenol 3's...I told him I don't do well with them but he wanted me to try them.....they didn't do anything. Then when I went back and said the T3's were not working, he gave me a sedative.....oh it made me sleep, I just couldn't wake up....so I stopped them.
I told him my heart was racing all the time......he told me that I had put 20 pounds on in the past 6 months and that is why my heart was racing.
I told him that sometimes when I am doing things and even when I am not....the vein in my neck starts to protude a bit and starts to throb. He listened to it and said it was nothing just my weight.
I also told him I thought I had carpal tunnel in my left hand (same side as the shoulder) and he said that he wasn't sure about that so he tested my hand by tapping my wrist. He said is your hand tingling? I said yes, it is and he went oh....okay then you do have carpal tunnel....sigh...I haven't seen anyone about it though...
I think you are getting my drift.
So I kept going to the physio and it was getting a little better but my shoulder would not rotate....put my hand behind my back....HUH....not going to happen. So my physio sent letter after letter to my DR....nothing. My neck muscles were like a rock, they were so tense.
In September of last year, he finally sent me to a sports medicine DR who promptly gave me an anti-inflammatory (I had had no medicine up until then) and started me on Lyrica.
Ahhhh....Lyrica....I had such a hard time getting onto it.....my normal dizziness and then the dizziness side effect of Lyrica. WOW, so difficult....My sports med DR said to be carefull of taking the full dose of it.....work my way up to the full dose and then work my way off of it....
So my last app in October, my sports med Dr said to discontinue the anti-inflammatory and to continue the Lyrica (but he forgot to give me a refill).....so when I realized that I did not have a refill, (I had 3 pills left) I call the office and they said I would have to pay for the phone refill, I said but he forgot to give me the refill and I have to pay? They said yup or I can make an app and see him in 3 weeks and he will give me a refill then.....WTF? I was sobbing on the phone....they basically said take or leave it. I called my family DR and he gave me the refill.....All about the money.
Yes, I am coming to the point of the post.....LOL
The only good thing the sports med Dr did was schedule me for a shot in my shoulder joint to expand it. There is only 1 hospital in the whole city that does it and I had to wait 4 months for it.
So last Wednesday, I went for my shot.....they froze my shoulder (super painful) and injected an anti-inflammatory into it and then injected air into the joint to force it to open up. The radiologist had to inject dye into the joint so he could see where to put the drugs and air. The dye kept leaking out and the radiologist asked if I had had an MRI....which after all the above, is the one thing I have not had.....I have asked for one but they haven't given me one.
I would ask my family Dr about an MRI....he would say leave it to the sports med Dr and the sports medicine Dr would say....not yet....
The radiologist's opinion is that I have a tear in my rotator cuff and the shoulder joint actually looks okay.
As the British say, I was gobsmacked......I burst into tears in the X-ray room....they were super good with me and he assured me that he would put it in the report to the Drs. I was not able to stop crying for hours.
I have been through hell this past year.....the person I am changed because of the pain, I was not able to stitch or do anything for over 6 months, I basically became a hermit.....because I couldn't use that arm......the nerve pain that I have endured has been enormous.
I don't know how people who have chronic pain do it.....they are much better people than I am.
So all that could have changed if I had had an MRI........did they just pass me off as an overweight, middle aged, single woman?...they most certainly did.
What is going to happen now? I don't know. I am starting back to physio on Tuesday so we will see what happens then....I could not face my family Dr last week as I thought I would burst into tears and I didn't want that.
See our Canadian health system at is best.....................
The saga will continue.
Sharon
Monday, January 16, 2012
Why I haven't been blogging
Here is the reason why I haven't been blogging.....
ta....da
I have absolutely been loving stitching this. The colors are fantastic, how Nora puts her colors together is AMAZING....IMHO...I don't know many other designers that have her color sense. Paulette Stewart from Plum Street Samplers does.....but not many others....IMHO of course.
I belong to a group on Facebook that celebrates all of the Mirabilia designs....I have become addicted. My daughter tells me that she is going to stage an intervention soon...LOL.....I am addicted I agree.....LOL
I think 2012 will be YON.....(year of Nora)......LOL
I saw Nora's new designs (she has 2 of them) this month and went straight away and ordered them both. I loved them both.
Nora releases designs on the 15th of every month....every month...that is so amazing!!!!
Thanks for listening to my rant about Mirabilia.
I will have to start talking about something else other than Mirabilia soon...LOL. I have not gotten into a groove with blogging....I really wanted to start a blog but now that I have started one, I sometimes don't know what to say.....I think to myself "who would want to listen to me"....
I think possibly the way to go about it is just to talk.....I will keep trying to keep it interesting.
Talk to you later.
Sharon
ta....da
I have absolutely been loving stitching this. The colors are fantastic, how Nora puts her colors together is AMAZING....IMHO...I don't know many other designers that have her color sense. Paulette Stewart from Plum Street Samplers does.....but not many others....IMHO of course.
I belong to a group on Facebook that celebrates all of the Mirabilia designs....I have become addicted. My daughter tells me that she is going to stage an intervention soon...LOL.....I am addicted I agree.....LOL
I think 2012 will be YON.....(year of Nora)......LOL
I saw Nora's new designs (she has 2 of them) this month and went straight away and ordered them both. I loved them both.
Nora releases designs on the 15th of every month....every month...that is so amazing!!!!
Thanks for listening to my rant about Mirabilia.
I will have to start talking about something else other than Mirabilia soon...LOL. I have not gotten into a groove with blogging....I really wanted to start a blog but now that I have started one, I sometimes don't know what to say.....I think to myself "who would want to listen to me"....
I think possibly the way to go about it is just to talk.....I will keep trying to keep it interesting.
Talk to you later.
Sharon
Monday, January 2, 2012
I have been a bad blogger
Yup, I have not been posting as much as I had wanted to when I first started this blog. It is much harder than I thought it was going to be.
I have gone to write something and thought "well that is stupid, who would want to read about that"....I guess the first year of blogging is finding out how to do this thing called blogging. I am learning so bear with me.
So Xmas, I hope all of you had amazing holidays. Xmas was quiet for me...which is exactly how I wanted it to be. I have done holiday dinners for over 30 years (jippers creepers, I guess I am that old...I really don't feel 53) If the dinner is not at my place, then it is at either my daughters or my sons and I have to cook. Frankly, if I am coming to someones house, I want to relax and go play with the kids or something....not cook. Everytime I go to my sons house for dinner, I end up cooking and everyone else sits around and has fun......I don't plan doing that anymore. Next invite I get, I will be telling everyone....no cooking for me....I am playing with the kids. I love my kids, I do but they take me for granted. I have done so, so, so much for all of them.....someday, I will tell you the stories but not today. Suffice it to say, I have done tons and at the time I didn't mind. But now, in my own place for 2 years, I would like some help. I have had some bad issues with my frozen shoulder and my daughter has helped. My son, another story, if I ask, then he trys to fit me in with his schedule. He never just offers, just once I would like him to offer. Maybe one day.
So anyway, (I can get off topic) I told them all, I don`t want to do anything this year. Well, it started off that way. Jennifer and Taylor wanted to come over.....after a lot of thinking about it, I said okay.....party of 1 went to party of 3....then Jen said is it okay if her boyfriend comes over (he was working on Xmas)....I said okay......so party of 3 went to party of 4....then Jen asked Jason(my son) to come......(bad daughter...LOL).....so party of 4 went to party of 7 (my son, his wife and daughter).....then I found out that my daughter in laws cousin (who has just emigrated here) is possibly coming and then my sons mother in law (who I thought was in NY) so party of 7 went to a party of 9...........well needless to say, I freaked out. My apartment is 850 square feet.....I have one couch and one dining room table. So bad me.....I cancelled Xmas dinner at my house...I just could not do it for 9 people...I knew that would put me over the edge.
So what happened was Jen and Taylor surprised me and cooked all the food at their house and came over with it. (we only live 2 minutes apart) So we had a very quiet dinner with the 4 of us and we played Just Dance 3 on Taylors WII that is at my house. I have for too long put others first, 2012 is going to be the year where I do for myself. I am going to learn how to be selfish. I should start a SAL for it.....selfish a long......LOL. We all need to learn how to help others but not at the expense of ourselves.
I think this is going to be a long post....LOL
Fast forward to today.......
Laundry......done
Dusting.......not completely done
Vaccuming......nope....later
Stitching.......OH YES...
Here is my progress on my Tree of Hope taken with my new camera, I am starting to love the camera. I didn`t notice in person but when I took the pic, I noticed that I missed doing one leg of the stitch on about 4 stitch.....LOL ....the camera has been hard to get used. It is a work in progress I guess.
Also, wanted everyone to see this stand that I bot at Ikea (I bot 2 of them)....it is for hanging xmas ornaments on.....I had a thought that you could hang small x-stitch ornaments on it all year. The stitching behind it is Shakespeares Fairies, that I am stretching out. Jennifer and I are going to go to Ikea and buy a couple of frames so I can frame this myself (yup I am going to try to do that)...her Xmas pressie to me.
Also here is my orchid that I hope I don`t kill this year. I love orchids but I killed the last one by over watering it. I couldn`t get it rotated, sorry for the neck twist.
So that is it for me.....what are your 2012 commitments (not resolutions)
I have gone to write something and thought "well that is stupid, who would want to read about that"....I guess the first year of blogging is finding out how to do this thing called blogging. I am learning so bear with me.
So Xmas, I hope all of you had amazing holidays. Xmas was quiet for me...which is exactly how I wanted it to be. I have done holiday dinners for over 30 years (jippers creepers, I guess I am that old...I really don't feel 53) If the dinner is not at my place, then it is at either my daughters or my sons and I have to cook. Frankly, if I am coming to someones house, I want to relax and go play with the kids or something....not cook. Everytime I go to my sons house for dinner, I end up cooking and everyone else sits around and has fun......I don't plan doing that anymore. Next invite I get, I will be telling everyone....no cooking for me....I am playing with the kids. I love my kids, I do but they take me for granted. I have done so, so, so much for all of them.....someday, I will tell you the stories but not today. Suffice it to say, I have done tons and at the time I didn't mind. But now, in my own place for 2 years, I would like some help. I have had some bad issues with my frozen shoulder and my daughter has helped. My son, another story, if I ask, then he trys to fit me in with his schedule. He never just offers, just once I would like him to offer. Maybe one day.
So anyway, (I can get off topic) I told them all, I don`t want to do anything this year. Well, it started off that way. Jennifer and Taylor wanted to come over.....after a lot of thinking about it, I said okay.....party of 1 went to party of 3....then Jen said is it okay if her boyfriend comes over (he was working on Xmas)....I said okay......so party of 3 went to party of 4....then Jen asked Jason(my son) to come......(bad daughter...LOL).....so party of 4 went to party of 7 (my son, his wife and daughter).....then I found out that my daughter in laws cousin (who has just emigrated here) is possibly coming and then my sons mother in law (who I thought was in NY) so party of 7 went to a party of 9...........well needless to say, I freaked out. My apartment is 850 square feet.....I have one couch and one dining room table. So bad me.....I cancelled Xmas dinner at my house...I just could not do it for 9 people...I knew that would put me over the edge.
So what happened was Jen and Taylor surprised me and cooked all the food at their house and came over with it. (we only live 2 minutes apart) So we had a very quiet dinner with the 4 of us and we played Just Dance 3 on Taylors WII that is at my house. I have for too long put others first, 2012 is going to be the year where I do for myself. I am going to learn how to be selfish. I should start a SAL for it.....selfish a long......LOL. We all need to learn how to help others but not at the expense of ourselves.
I think this is going to be a long post....LOL
Fast forward to today.......
Laundry......done
Dusting.......not completely done
Vaccuming......nope....later
Stitching.......OH YES...
Here is my progress on my Tree of Hope taken with my new camera, I am starting to love the camera. I didn`t notice in person but when I took the pic, I noticed that I missed doing one leg of the stitch on about 4 stitch.....LOL ....the camera has been hard to get used. It is a work in progress I guess.
Also, wanted everyone to see this stand that I bot at Ikea (I bot 2 of them)....it is for hanging xmas ornaments on.....I had a thought that you could hang small x-stitch ornaments on it all year. The stitching behind it is Shakespeares Fairies, that I am stretching out. Jennifer and I are going to go to Ikea and buy a couple of frames so I can frame this myself (yup I am going to try to do that)...her Xmas pressie to me.
Also here is my orchid that I hope I don`t kill this year. I love orchids but I killed the last one by over watering it. I couldn`t get it rotated, sorry for the neck twist.
So that is it for me.....what are your 2012 commitments (not resolutions)
Monday, December 12, 2011
I just realized I had a give away
Here I was thinking I was just giving things away....I do this all the time. Taylor lost his lunch bag or should I say mis-placed it....LOL....and I gave him one of my lunch bags that I bot from Avon. Before my daughter moved out on her own, she used to tell me...."why are you buying all this stuff" but when she did move out...boy oh boy did it come in handy
But to not realize that I had my first giveaway....okay so that is bad....I have been reading so many blogs for so long, that I should have asked for a comment or something like that.....I love your comments, makes my day that someone is listening....when I get home, I turn the computer on right away.
I have been a bad blogger in the past, There are blogs that I read religiously but I have not left comments....now that I have my own, I know how nice it is to get your comments.
So the camera has gone back to my daughter but I will be buying a camera on Friday....just a couple of days away....I will be getting a Nikon 120....I am so excited...Somehow I am going to have to take a picture of it.
I was typing this post and I was thinking I love living by myself. I really, really love it. To do what I want when I want to is truly a gift.
A little background.....I was married when I was 18, a mother at 18 and a half (yes, I know.....I didn't find my smarts until I was much older.....LOL)....a second child about a year and half later.....separated about 3 months later.....yikes, even I cringe at that. Around 1993, I got married again....(I told you I found my smarts when I was much much older)
We were separated in 2000 and divorced a couple of years later....then Taylor was born in 2001.....my daughter and Taylor lived with me until 2 years ago.
For 32 years, I have either lived with a husband or with my children. Gosh, even I think the story is crazy.
I won't get married again or live with someone....can't expose myself to that kind of pain again. Him leaving changed me and has left me with many, many scars......I wasn't completely sure that I would survive the leaving....I did but mostly due to Taylor.....I tell him all the time, he saved my life......it wasn't that I was suicidal, I just didn't know how to get past the pain......
Since I know that my second husband won't be reading this, I can tell you that he still is the love of life. I have learned how to live without him but I have not been able to learn to stop loving him.
I can live and laugh and stitch of course but love.....don't think so.
I hope that doesn't sound sad because truly I love my life and I am happy to be alive. Now, I would like to be thinner but you can't have everything.....LOL
Yes, I talk to much but this is my place to be me....warts and all....
I should finish off with some stitching.....I have some pics I took a couple of weeks ago.....
This is Fairy Idyll......I finished this about 6 months ago but I have been working on it for hmmmm about 6 years. It really intimidated me when I first started but as I got more experience with other Mirabilias, I started working on it more and more.....and finally it is done.
Hope you like it.
Have a great evening y'all
Sharon
But to not realize that I had my first giveaway....okay so that is bad....I have been reading so many blogs for so long, that I should have asked for a comment or something like that.....I love your comments, makes my day that someone is listening....when I get home, I turn the computer on right away.
I have been a bad blogger in the past, There are blogs that I read religiously but I have not left comments....now that I have my own, I know how nice it is to get your comments.
So the camera has gone back to my daughter but I will be buying a camera on Friday....just a couple of days away....I will be getting a Nikon 120....I am so excited...Somehow I am going to have to take a picture of it.
I was typing this post and I was thinking I love living by myself. I really, really love it. To do what I want when I want to is truly a gift.
A little background.....I was married when I was 18, a mother at 18 and a half (yes, I know.....I didn't find my smarts until I was much older.....LOL)....a second child about a year and half later.....separated about 3 months later.....yikes, even I cringe at that. Around 1993, I got married again....(I told you I found my smarts when I was much much older)
We were separated in 2000 and divorced a couple of years later....then Taylor was born in 2001.....my daughter and Taylor lived with me until 2 years ago.
For 32 years, I have either lived with a husband or with my children. Gosh, even I think the story is crazy.
I won't get married again or live with someone....can't expose myself to that kind of pain again. Him leaving changed me and has left me with many, many scars......I wasn't completely sure that I would survive the leaving....I did but mostly due to Taylor.....I tell him all the time, he saved my life......it wasn't that I was suicidal, I just didn't know how to get past the pain......
Since I know that my second husband won't be reading this, I can tell you that he still is the love of life. I have learned how to live without him but I have not been able to learn to stop loving him.
I can live and laugh and stitch of course but love.....don't think so.
I hope that doesn't sound sad because truly I love my life and I am happy to be alive. Now, I would like to be thinner but you can't have everything.....LOL
Yes, I talk to much but this is my place to be me....warts and all....
I should finish off with some stitching.....I have some pics I took a couple of weeks ago.....
This is Fairy Idyll......I finished this about 6 months ago but I have been working on it for hmmmm about 6 years. It really intimidated me when I first started but as I got more experience with other Mirabilias, I started working on it more and more.....and finally it is done.
Hope you like it.
Have a great evening y'all
Sharon
Saturday, December 10, 2011
I am supposed to be cleaning
Warning.....lots of pics.
Well I started the day with good intentions. I got the pine sol out, the swiffers (love them) vaccum......I thought I would start with my second bedroom which is mine and Taylors craft room and his bedroom and my office all in a room 10 feet by 8ish.....bad idea. I started and got sidetracked by organizing my "stuff". You know you think I would learn, I happens to me all the time. I am giving my daughter back her camera this week (I have kept it long enough and I will be buying my own next week)
So here is my craft room.....all my threads and wool and buttons and Krenik and charts.
Another shot of my 2 towers...can you tell i love my labeler!!!!!
My desk......that is Circque des Cercles by Ink Circles on the desk....I am playing around with it......trying some threads.
I also wanted to show you the way I kit up a project.....I put all the threads in those floss a way bags and put them in one of these containers (They had a sale at Canadian Tire on these and I scooped up tons of them....worked out really well)...I then put the chart and my photocopies (I know some designers don't like you doing that but I do however I will never, and I mean never make a copy and give it to someone....that is taking money out of the designers pocket and I will not do that.....I shred the copies when I am done with them) in a plastic envelope. See...
Yes, this makes me feel so good.....Truly, I am not OCD...
And yes you can tell I am a Mirabilia addict.....I have one tote for Miries and one tote for other designers...(I think I will go out and get another tote for my Miries today).....Here are some pics of kits that are almost kitted. Yes, all Mirabilias.
Here is a fabric I was considering for Lady Alexandra but when it got here I realized i was too dark.....but isn't gorgeous......Twight by PTP.....I went with Stone by Crossed Wing....very nice.
Well I should be going....I still have to clean the rest of the apartment......
Oh yeah....this is a chart by Erica Michaels called America. I kitted it up and realized that I would never do it....(after I realized how many Miries I had kitted, I had to make some difficult choices....LOL)
Does anyone want it? I will send the chart, fabric and the threads.....just email me and give me your address and I will send it out Monday.
Gosh, I need a coffee.
Have a great weekend y'all
Edited to add......Linda emailed me about the Erica Michael kit and it will be winging its way to her next week.
Sharon
Well I started the day with good intentions. I got the pine sol out, the swiffers (love them) vaccum......I thought I would start with my second bedroom which is mine and Taylors craft room and his bedroom and my office all in a room 10 feet by 8ish.....bad idea. I started and got sidetracked by organizing my "stuff". You know you think I would learn, I happens to me all the time. I am giving my daughter back her camera this week (I have kept it long enough and I will be buying my own next week)
So here is my craft room.....all my threads and wool and buttons and Krenik and charts.
Another shot of my 2 towers...can you tell i love my labeler!!!!!
My desk......that is Circque des Cercles by Ink Circles on the desk....I am playing around with it......trying some threads.
I also wanted to show you the way I kit up a project.....I put all the threads in those floss a way bags and put them in one of these containers (They had a sale at Canadian Tire on these and I scooped up tons of them....worked out really well)...I then put the chart and my photocopies (I know some designers don't like you doing that but I do however I will never, and I mean never make a copy and give it to someone....that is taking money out of the designers pocket and I will not do that.....I shred the copies when I am done with them) in a plastic envelope. See...
I then put them in plastic totes.....see.......
Yes, this makes me feel so good.....Truly, I am not OCD...
And yes you can tell I am a Mirabilia addict.....I have one tote for Miries and one tote for other designers...(I think I will go out and get another tote for my Miries today).....Here are some pics of kits that are almost kitted. Yes, all Mirabilias.
Here is a fabric I was considering for Lady Alexandra but when it got here I realized i was too dark.....but isn't gorgeous......Twight by PTP.....I went with Stone by Crossed Wing....very nice.
Well I should be going....I still have to clean the rest of the apartment......
Oh yeah....this is a chart by Erica Michaels called America. I kitted it up and realized that I would never do it....(after I realized how many Miries I had kitted, I had to make some difficult choices....LOL)
Does anyone want it? I will send the chart, fabric and the threads.....just email me and give me your address and I will send it out Monday.
Gosh, I need a coffee.
Have a great weekend y'all
Edited to add......Linda emailed me about the Erica Michael kit and it will be winging its way to her next week.
Sharon
Friday, December 2, 2011
Startitis and too many loves
Okay so I started another Mirabilia......I don't know why I love them so much. Is it one half of my personality? Do I deep down inside want to be a princess? Yikes, can't believe I said that out loud. I think Mirabilias evoke another time, a time that has always fascinated me.
Yikes again, I think I am a romantic.......My favorite movie of all time is Lord of the Rings....also my fav book. I started reading that back when I was 13 years old. I love Tolkein. I loved the dresses in that movie......
Whereas I love almost everything Nora does, I haven't done a mermaid....I have done a couple of fairys but mostly I love her ladies with the big skirts and all the bling (beads)
The other half of my personality is the samplers, I love Blackbird Designs and Plum Street Samplers.....love, love them both....their colors are just gorgeous.
Everytime I open Edgars blog, I just drool at his header.....Love them.
So I started Tree of Hope.....I have only been stitching for 2 or 3 days and it doesn't really look like much right now but I am seriously impressed on how fast it is going....here you go.....
Also, since I had a couple of queries about the highlighter....here is a pic of an individual one......the highlighter part is at one end and you can erase with the grey tip at the other end....I love them.
I do like blogging....every night I come home and log onto the computer right away and check out my blog. I will have to start saying something interesting....LOL
Anyway, I won't keep you all as this has not been a very interesting post today.
Yikes again, I think I am a romantic.......My favorite movie of all time is Lord of the Rings....also my fav book. I started reading that back when I was 13 years old. I love Tolkein. I loved the dresses in that movie......
Whereas I love almost everything Nora does, I haven't done a mermaid....I have done a couple of fairys but mostly I love her ladies with the big skirts and all the bling (beads)
The other half of my personality is the samplers, I love Blackbird Designs and Plum Street Samplers.....love, love them both....their colors are just gorgeous.
Everytime I open Edgars blog, I just drool at his header.....Love them.
So I started Tree of Hope.....I have only been stitching for 2 or 3 days and it doesn't really look like much right now but I am seriously impressed on how fast it is going....here you go.....
Also, since I had a couple of queries about the highlighter....here is a pic of an individual one......the highlighter part is at one end and you can erase with the grey tip at the other end....I love them.
I do like blogging....every night I come home and log onto the computer right away and check out my blog. I will have to start saying something interesting....LOL
Anyway, I won't keep you all as this has not been a very interesting post today.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
duh!!! and some stitching pics
I can be so slow, I just realized that I had 11 followers....wow I am so surprised. I really didn't think anyone would want to do that. I am not someone with a large self esteem so having 11 followers has left me speechless.
Thank you all for listening, I apreciate it.
You know I used to read so many blogs where the author writes that they could not figure out the title for the post......I didn't get it then but now I do.....I think my titles will not be war and peace you know...LOL
I have been really sick for the past couple of days so I have not been on the net or my blog. I had my computer music on yesterday and hence the link to my fav band from the 80's. Music helps me to feel better.
Now to my stitching........I have been working on Sabrina from Mirabilia (big surprise there).....I started it on 32 Count Tinroof by Weeks Dye Works. I thing it looks really good on that fabric but you all can be the judge of that. All that white in the skirt is driving my bonkers
.....sometimes I just have to stop and do something else......and unfortunately I started something else Tree of Hope by Mirabilia.....I think it is going to be a quick stitch....it really is gorgeous.....I will take a pic tomorrow (it is getting late, I need to shower and go to bed)
But I wanted to share a pic of my most fav thing when I start a new project......a new highlighter (gosh I am such a nerd) but you have to understand they are erasable people.....I so love them....they even have a purple one ( I don't think the purple one will be good for charts but purple is my fav color) Thank you all for listening tonight.
Sharon
Thank you all for listening, I apreciate it.
You know I used to read so many blogs where the author writes that they could not figure out the title for the post......I didn't get it then but now I do.....I think my titles will not be war and peace you know...LOL
I have been really sick for the past couple of days so I have not been on the net or my blog. I had my computer music on yesterday and hence the link to my fav band from the 80's. Music helps me to feel better.
Now to my stitching........I have been working on Sabrina from Mirabilia (big surprise there).....I started it on 32 Count Tinroof by Weeks Dye Works. I thing it looks really good on that fabric but you all can be the judge of that. All that white in the skirt is driving my bonkers
But I wanted to share a pic of my most fav thing when I start a new project......a new highlighter (gosh I am such a nerd) but you have to understand they are erasable people.....I so love them....they even have a purple one ( I don't think the purple one will be good for charts but purple is my fav color) Thank you all for listening tonight.
Sharon
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Most favorite band ever......Split Enz
Check out this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv6oOxn1axw
Or this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7DgREshAk&feature=related
I absolutely love this band
Edited to add.....I loved the 80's
Check it out.
Sharon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv6oOxn1axw
Or this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7DgREshAk&feature=related
I absolutely love this band
Edited to add.....I loved the 80's
Check it out.
Sharon
Monday, November 21, 2011
I have comments, I am so excited!!!!!
Wow, I got home from work tonight and I had 25 emails in my home email.....I figured it was from my Facebook account. Some were but here is the best news......I HAVE COMMENTS.
I am so darn excited....I can't believe Edgar put me on his blog. I have been following him for so long. His warmth and caring about the stitching and blog world is so amazing, I think he is just an angel. Now to the really important stuff (just kidding) his stitching. I look at his stitching and it just blows my mind, absolutely phenomenal stuff.
I am still so stoked about the comments....actually I think I am giggling.....a 50ish year old woman should not giggle....very scary...LOL
TMI....means too much information
A frozen shoulder is not much fun and to have it in both shoulders.....that is really, really tough Ariadne.....It has really cut into my stitching time ( I hate that)
I keep saying my doctor is going to kill me, when I first went to him, he never gave me any medication as I was going to physiotherapy, only when it wasn't getting any better and he referred me to another doctor, did that doctor give me some stuff to help and that is when my shoulder finally started moving....it is still not the greatest but it is moving slowly.
I should have told you all what the fabric is for Shakespeares Fairy....it is a fabric called Bayou by Crossed Wing...I almost hated working that chart....you realized that I said almost. I would never hate anything Mirabilia ever did.....shudder!!! but oh those beads....drove me crazy, I think it is my favorite one I have ever did.
I do have more stitching pics but I don't want to share them all at once. I am only borrowing the camera from my daughter....no one in my family knows that I have started a blog and I would like to keep it that way.
This blog is for me and me alone.
Thank you for your comments, it has meant the world to me.
I will leave you with a pic of Taylor and Jainna
I am so darn excited....I can't believe Edgar put me on his blog. I have been following him for so long. His warmth and caring about the stitching and blog world is so amazing, I think he is just an angel. Now to the really important stuff (just kidding) his stitching. I look at his stitching and it just blows my mind, absolutely phenomenal stuff.
I am still so stoked about the comments....actually I think I am giggling.....a 50ish year old woman should not giggle....very scary...LOL
TMI....means too much information
A frozen shoulder is not much fun and to have it in both shoulders.....that is really, really tough Ariadne.....It has really cut into my stitching time ( I hate that)
I keep saying my doctor is going to kill me, when I first went to him, he never gave me any medication as I was going to physiotherapy, only when it wasn't getting any better and he referred me to another doctor, did that doctor give me some stuff to help and that is when my shoulder finally started moving....it is still not the greatest but it is moving slowly.
I should have told you all what the fabric is for Shakespeares Fairy....it is a fabric called Bayou by Crossed Wing...I almost hated working that chart....you realized that I said almost. I would never hate anything Mirabilia ever did.....shudder!!! but oh those beads....drove me crazy, I think it is my favorite one I have ever did.
I do have more stitching pics but I don't want to share them all at once. I am only borrowing the camera from my daughter....no one in my family knows that I have started a blog and I would like to keep it that way.
This blog is for me and me alone.
Thank you for your comments, it has meant the world to me.
I will leave you with a pic of Taylor and Jainna
Sunday, November 20, 2011
My stitching
I found a camera in my storage room and tried to take some
pics....bad idea
awful camera.....I borrowed my daughters camera and until I buy my own, my posts may not be all that frequent.....I am hoping to have one by Xmas....just waiting for it to go on sale.
Anyway, I have taken pics of one of my most favorite Mirabilia, Shakespeares Fairys.......I almost hated it while I was stitching it but I absolutely love it now....those beads were crazy but it looks amazing.
Well, I can't figure out how to post the pics after I write my post...anyway here they are.....hope you like them.
Sharon
Sunday, October 30, 2011
My son and his wife
My son Jason and his wife Lucy.......okay I will stop now. The Wizard of Oz is now on. I will post more pics soon.Sharon
My kids
Okay, let me add some details.....from the left is my half-son Cory, my first husbands, second wife and the mother to the half-son, my daughter Jennifer, my son, Jason and the bride is my half daughter Kristen .....the daughter to the second wife......Oh wow, is that clear? My first husband married again after we divorced and had 2 kids with her......I spent alot of time making sure my kids knew their brothers and sisters and the second wife Cheryl. They are all very close now and my kids walked Kristen down the aisle. Taylor calls Cheryl, grandma Sha..........Their father passed away in January of this year from drinking his life away.....remember I said TMI.This blog is going to be about me and I will be honest with myself and anyone who is interested in listening.
Sharon
My very first blog post
Okay, so my very first blog post. I love reading blogs, I can't believe I am doing this myself
Just so everyone knows, I am so very TMI. I sometimes share way too much but my kids (2 grown...well okay maybe half grown) will not be reading this so it should be okay. If I offend anyone, it is not intended. If I make any blogging etiquette errors, please let me know and I will not do it again.
Okay, now to me.....so weird to be talking about myself. I really don't do that easily.
'kay....here goes......I am in my fifties, married twice, divorced twice, 2 kids and 2 grandchildren....hmmm lots of 2's, never noticed that. I have a son Jason who is married to Lucy and they have a 2 year old little girl named Jainna. I have a daughter Jennifer, who has a 10 year son named Taylor who is my blogs namesake. Taylor came along at a time in my life where I was deeply, deeply lost (right after my separation from my second husband, I really did not expect to get divorced from him) and he provided a shining light in my life. He truly is my world, I have never loved someone as much as I love him. I love my children very much but Taylor....ah well, he is my world. Jen and Taylor lived with me for the first 8 years of his life.
I do love Jainna very much however when she was born, she started having seizures and was put on medication to control them. I really wasn't able to spend as much time as I would have liked with her. I tried to watch her for 4 hours one time when she was about 6 months old and I had to call her parents to come get her she was so upset and throwing up because she was so upset. After that she did not really want to be around me until she was about 15 months old. We are getting along now and she now runs to me when she sees me. Yippee! I am so very happy that is happening now.
Both my parents are gone, I talk to them daily and no, I am not crazy, I just miss them so much! I have one brother and one sister....we don't really have time for the story of my brother and sister......I will leave those stories for another time....very complicated.
I love to cross stitch, my most favorite designer is Mirabilia. I have finished a couple of them....they took me forever but I don't care. They are gorgeous and I love doing them. I don't have a camera but my daughter does so I shall take pics of them shortly. I haven't been stitching much lately as I have a frozen shoulder and it is very difficult to stitch. I am trying though, I am doing Sabrina by the big M but that skirt is a b****h. Driving me crazy. I have been doing lots of crocheting, I did a blanket for my grandson Taylor and one for my granddaughter. I am now working on one for Taylors best friend Savannagh (and after that one for her sister, can't leave her out)
I work fulltime at a bank here in Canada and it is okay but I am really not happy there. But work is work and I gotsa eat and buy stash. Which I actually have tons of (bad Sharon).....I will take a pic of my stash one day.
I live by myself in a 2 bedroom apartment in Toronto, I plan on re-locating sometime after my trip next year........Aaah my trip, Taylor and I starting planning a trip about 3 months ago. At first he wanted to go to Scotland and go see the Loch Ness monster (and yes, he knew he would see it.....gosh I love his clarity) but then I started thinking if I am going to spend that kind of cash, then I want to go somewhere I have always wanted to go (I did want to go to the UK, another adventure)......NEW ZEALAND.....yup, I have had this thing about New Zealand for a very long time....not sure why.....I loved it even before Lord of the Rings (yes, my most favorite movie and the best Xmas present I ever got from my son.....the box set) So I found a farmstay on the south island (Taylor or T as we all call him....loves the farmstay idea, he is really a country person at heart)......and we are going to stay there for part of the time and take trips into Christchurch, there is a place there where you can swim with the dolphins......Oh my, he doesn't know about that yet, he is going to love it. It is going to be Taylor and Nanas excellant adventure......I really can't wait.
Well this is a really long first post........I should keep some secrets for another post......LOL.....not sure who is going to read it anyway.
Yack at you later.
Sharon
Just so everyone knows, I am so very TMI. I sometimes share way too much but my kids (2 grown...well okay maybe half grown) will not be reading this so it should be okay. If I offend anyone, it is not intended. If I make any blogging etiquette errors, please let me know and I will not do it again.
Okay, now to me.....so weird to be talking about myself. I really don't do that easily.
'kay....here goes......I am in my fifties, married twice, divorced twice, 2 kids and 2 grandchildren....hmmm lots of 2's, never noticed that. I have a son Jason who is married to Lucy and they have a 2 year old little girl named Jainna. I have a daughter Jennifer, who has a 10 year son named Taylor who is my blogs namesake. Taylor came along at a time in my life where I was deeply, deeply lost (right after my separation from my second husband, I really did not expect to get divorced from him) and he provided a shining light in my life. He truly is my world, I have never loved someone as much as I love him. I love my children very much but Taylor....ah well, he is my world. Jen and Taylor lived with me for the first 8 years of his life.
I do love Jainna very much however when she was born, she started having seizures and was put on medication to control them. I really wasn't able to spend as much time as I would have liked with her. I tried to watch her for 4 hours one time when she was about 6 months old and I had to call her parents to come get her she was so upset and throwing up because she was so upset. After that she did not really want to be around me until she was about 15 months old. We are getting along now and she now runs to me when she sees me. Yippee! I am so very happy that is happening now.
Both my parents are gone, I talk to them daily and no, I am not crazy, I just miss them so much! I have one brother and one sister....we don't really have time for the story of my brother and sister......I will leave those stories for another time....very complicated.
I love to cross stitch, my most favorite designer is Mirabilia. I have finished a couple of them....they took me forever but I don't care. They are gorgeous and I love doing them. I don't have a camera but my daughter does so I shall take pics of them shortly. I haven't been stitching much lately as I have a frozen shoulder and it is very difficult to stitch. I am trying though, I am doing Sabrina by the big M but that skirt is a b****h. Driving me crazy. I have been doing lots of crocheting, I did a blanket for my grandson Taylor and one for my granddaughter. I am now working on one for Taylors best friend Savannagh (and after that one for her sister, can't leave her out)
I work fulltime at a bank here in Canada and it is okay but I am really not happy there. But work is work and I gotsa eat and buy stash. Which I actually have tons of (bad Sharon).....I will take a pic of my stash one day.
I live by myself in a 2 bedroom apartment in Toronto, I plan on re-locating sometime after my trip next year........Aaah my trip, Taylor and I starting planning a trip about 3 months ago. At first he wanted to go to Scotland and go see the Loch Ness monster (and yes, he knew he would see it.....gosh I love his clarity) but then I started thinking if I am going to spend that kind of cash, then I want to go somewhere I have always wanted to go (I did want to go to the UK, another adventure)......NEW ZEALAND.....yup, I have had this thing about New Zealand for a very long time....not sure why.....I loved it even before Lord of the Rings (yes, my most favorite movie and the best Xmas present I ever got from my son.....the box set) So I found a farmstay on the south island (Taylor or T as we all call him....loves the farmstay idea, he is really a country person at heart)......and we are going to stay there for part of the time and take trips into Christchurch, there is a place there where you can swim with the dolphins......Oh my, he doesn't know about that yet, he is going to love it. It is going to be Taylor and Nanas excellant adventure......I really can't wait.
Well this is a really long first post........I should keep some secrets for another post......LOL.....not sure who is going to read it anyway.
Yack at you later.
Sharon
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