Our snow storm December 2006

This is an older cross stitched piece that I did. This was very close to my first introduction to Linen, and I have never turned back since my first linen project. This design is a Donna Yuen Design, that was published in a Christmas Magazine I believe. It's been so long I have forgotten exactly what year it was.

This is the first snow we got, and it isn't much, but looks very pretty . This is my light in the front yard.Looking across my front yard -- we hadn't quite gotten to 22 inches yet ,....but it did eventually. BTW, the house you see is across the street from me to the South. The bushes are in my front yard.My Front Door as the snow starts to fall....



Here is a picture looking out my kitchen bay window...this is the larger center window, and you can see the snow beginning to pile up. It gets better ...like 22 inches !!


This is the window in my dining room, looking out to the front courtyard.This is looking out from my back porch, just outside our kitchen door. The fountain eventually gets buried in snow, and everything else back there.
Here is the picture of the snow after it stareted to melt. Before this, it was a lot higher on the fence and my railroad tie terrace showed all 22 inches at one time. But this gives you an idea of why I said it was a Winter Wonderland. I love snow!
My Back Porch -- as the snow falls . This is the part of Winter and Christmas that I just love!!!
Thought you would have fun looking at the kind of snow we get in New Mexico ....I know a lot of people think it is always sunny here, but it isn't! This is proof ..... We had a lovely Winter! For me, I could love having a longer Winter, it is just so pretty, and cozy when it snows.

January 2007

Well, another year has begun, and I am expecting great things in 2007.

So much has happened since I last posted -- and I can't believe I haven't added anything on here sincen August....but life has been hectic to say the least.

We had some wonderful snow....22 inches with the first storm, and only 2 in the second, but it has been so cold here that the first snow hasn't all melted yet. My front juniper bushes are still caked with snow . It has been truly enjoyable though to get so much snow, and it really was a Winter Wonderland. I will get some pics to post here for you to see -- really wonderful to have so much at once. WE had not had snow like this since 1950!!

My stitching has suffered immensely with all the commotion of the snow, and a reunion that didn't happen. I have so much food in my freezer and refrigerator that was supposed to be used for the reunion and I am probably going to lose a fair amount of it. With some interruptions in life -- like snow storms and doctor appointments and tests for both myself and my husband, it has not been easy to reschedule the Reunion, so I am not stressing over it . I plan to work on a February date if I can manage it, if not, it can wait until Spring when the flower beds are pretty and the grass is green. It might be nice anyway to do the event outside instead of inside :-).

So what is up for 2007? I have so many things I awnt to stitch it is hard to even think about where to begin . Stitching is such a retreat for me -- both becuase it relaxes me and it gives me so much pleasure and satisfaction. I love creating with my needle. So this year, I am hoping for a lot of time that can be spent stitching and sewing. There are plans in the making already for sewing a bunch of draperies, for my kitchen and Roman shades for two doors that lead to our back yard, and two windows that flank my fireplace. I also plan to upholster two breakfast bar chairs and get my nephew to cut them down and reweld them together so that they are better suited to my counter. My regular stitching will include a lot of things that just didn't see a finish last year -- here is the list I am carrying over (it is not complete, but these are the ones that I am really wanting to finish this year) --

-- And They Sinned (Working on that cloud)
-- The Marquior Sampler (Have 3 squares to go)
-- ABC Marquior by Gigi (Started in December with Vikki Clayton silks)
-- The Vierlanden Mystery Sampler (Just started with DMC Linen thread)
-- Permin Celle (which is a SAL on the Legary Board) (working 2nd row of Alphabets)
-- House and Garden Sampler SAL -- which I would really love to make a lot of progress on this year.
-- Silk Sampler (a small Quaker Design)
-- The Workstation (This is an online class with Judy Odell) - (working on Part 1)
-- A Quaker RR (that needs a bit more work to get it to a finish -- this was returned in Oct/2004)
-- House of Hawk Run Hollow (still on first house)
-- Two sets of Smalls that I am working on for some friends
-- Ornaments -- for a Sampler Tree (the narrow type) that I hope to put up for Christmas 2007
-- Carriage House Samplings -- Alphabet Series (I am only on Angel at the moment)

Adding to this, I'd like to fill in with some small projects from the following designers:
-- Carriage House Samplings
-- La D Da
-- Homespun Elegance
-- Blackbird Designs -- Loose Feathers and some of their regular designs
-- Little House Needleworks
-- Sweetheart Tree
-- And, and, and....(the list goes on)

I'll addpics of these (small ones) so you can see waht I want to work on this year...it is fun to look at and start new designs. I am really looking forward to a lot of wonderful hours to stitch this year. I'll post pictures of the snow we got, and updates on my projects before too long...

In the meantime, have a great New Year!

Cathy
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