There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not in my nature. Jane Austen

This such a beautiful saying someday I hope to stitch it. It also sums up my lovely day stitching with friends. It started my week off on a mellow note. This morning my swim buddy was back bearing gifts. I had been drolling over a butterfly lunch sack and she ordered it for me! LOVE IT! Cooked up a storm this weekend, I will post the recipies tomarrow real yummy and easy. Well I want to catch the last fleeting moments of warm weather and sunshine.

Diva winner!

Congratulations to Teresa. I have contacted Teresa to make arrangements to get her prize to her. Thank you all for entering I enjoyed reading your responses, I am in good company with all the stitching divas in blogland. Keep reading I will be having a new giveaway soon. Have a great weekend!

Pink fabric with a mind of its own

When I made my stitching plan for the weekend my main goal was to get busy on the prize for my sixty follower giveaway well wouldn't you know I couldn't find the pink fabric or the needed pattern, thought I had left it at work, briefly thought about driving to work to get it but

then decided that it would make my weekend seem short so on to plan B and as you know I accomplished quite a lot on
b'day present #1. When I got to work on Monday my stitching wasn't here. Well now I'm confused got home Monday night spent an hour of valuable stitching time looking for it. No luck. Then last night I found it right under my nose. Once in a while I catch that show on the Oprah network about cluttered homes or as I prefer to call my home organizationally challenged. Well my fingers will be flying this weekend so I can get the prize in the mail on Monday. There's still time to enter dear divas.

a little extra time

My swimming buddy was not feeling well this morning so I was able to get in an extra 45 minutes of stitching of course then I didn't want to stop but I was a good girl and went to the Y. I got a lot of stitching done this weekend, I hope to finish birthday gift #1 by this weekend, sorry I can't share any details with you the birthday person is a follower. I hope to be able to stitch tonight, if I can keep my eyes open that is. In fridays mail I got a lovely surprise from Catherine at Bramblewood stitches. She sent me a lovely pin cushine with the sweetest buterfly yellow of course. I was so touched by her gift. Thank you Catherine for thinking of me. You truly made me feel like a stitching diva. Remember its not to late to enter the diva contest. Thanks for visiting my blog.

60 follower giveaway!

Well whoever my newest follower is thank you so much- in fact thankyou to all my followers- I so appreciate your support. So in homer of this milestone I am going to have a giveway. The prize will be a stitching diva finished hanging piece and some other surprises. If you wand to be entered you must be a follower and respond to this question I'm a stitching diva because.......... I will pick the winner on Feb 26th good luck to everyone. I look forward to your creative answers. So friends old and new put on your thinking caps.

Positive Thinking

Our workday lives are filled with opportunities to bless others. The power of a single glance or an encouraging smile must never be underestimate. G. Richard Widget

I am trying to hold on to this thought as I muddle through a difficult day. As a new social worker many years ago I remember talking with other social workers and planning our careers - we all wanted to work with the "worried well". Well that bus left the station and I didn't get on. The people I work with are sick, poor, scared and when God was passing out coping skills and sometimes manners they forgot to raise their hands. As the economy gets worse and there's so much talk of cutting back on programs I grow more frustrated. It's great to have all these mircle drugs but if your insurance wants you to pay a four hundred dollar co pay what good is it. So sometimes all I can do is smile and encourage my patients to hang in there. So if you have your health count our blessings. If you have health insurance you are double blessed.

On the stitching home front Sue recieved package and posted a picture on her blog. It made my day that you were pleased I'm already planning the next giveaway.

Happy Valentines Day

What I would like most for Valentines Day is a nap! Oh yea streatched out on a beach chair somewheres warm, fruity cocktail in hand, stitching by my side. Ok back to reality, had a fun weekend. Stitched with the ladies on Sunday fun time there is just so much talent floating around that room its hard to keep up with all the good ideas. I started a small project on Sunday, its a small design by Sherry Senicar called stitching diva, I am doing it on a scrap of green fabric and "winging" the colors. I came across a small piece of pink fabric the other day but for the life of me I cannot find it now. A place for everything and everything in its place is something I'm working on. I decided I needed to buy myself something for Valentines day. Since I need instant gratification I can't order any stitching stuff on line. Candy is out. Then it hit me my own toaster for my office. It hit me when I came to work this morning and one of the "kids" was cooking fish sticks in the toaster oven at 8:30 am then I'm supposded to toast my English muffin? I don't think so. Have a great day.