CtS Page 1 HD

Page 1 of Cts is finished - again. I restarted after Michelle at HAED reworked the pattern. I think the column is better, but the medallion is less defined. It looked better in the first version. It's almost like you need to fuse the two patterns together, but I'm not starting again! UH-UH, no way. I'm just going to keep plugging away. We'll see how it turns out.

Really, I have ...

I have been stitching. Honest. I just finished beading the third repeat of part 6 of AW. Only one more to do and all of part 6 will be done. I need to get my rear in gear (EEE that rhymes!) and get it done so I can go back to CtS. I also need to get my LKExchange done in the next couple weeks. Ahh, not enough time!
I wan't get any stitching done this weekend because we are going to Pennsylvania for Father's Day to see my dad.
I'll try to post more often. Have a good stitching weekend.

Brunch

We went to the Gaylord Hotel at the National Harbor for brunch today for our 23rd wedding anniversary. The DH made the reservations at the Pienza Italian Market (I had been there for a lunch with the office). He also made reservations for us to take the water taxi from Old Town Alexandria. It was so cool. We sat outside in the back. The weather was absolutely beautiful. Here are some pictures.

Water taxi
Old Town Alexandria

The new Wilson Bridge

The Gaylord Hotel
and Convention Center

The restaurant we ate at is in the large glass atrium. The views from the center are beautiful. The are also shops in the hotel. On the second floor there is a glass shop called Strictly First Glass and DH bought me a Swarovski black crystal cat. His name is Theo. I don't have a picture of him but if you go here you can see him. He is the cutest little black cat. We had a great day.

I caught up

I finally finished part 5 of AW. By the time I get to the fourth time of stitching the same thing, I'm groaning, but I persevered and finished it tonight. Here it is.

I've already started part 6. It doesn't have as much backstitching. Hopefully it will go a lot faster.

Have a good stitching weekend.

How does your garden grow

No, not the cross stitch piece. This is what my DH and I did this weekend. He built the box, filled it with the soil, manure, and fertilizer. I put in the plants. Here is the before plants

and here is the after plants have been added.

We plan on eating lots of salads this summer. I told the DH that I am not going to cook anything in the kitchen this summer. It gets too darn hot. Any cooking will be by grill or cold meals, like salads! We put in sweet peppers, habaneros, two different carrots, cucumbers, watermelon, canteloupe, and romaine lettuce. Yummy.
I did get some stitching done, but no piccies yet. I am about halfway through the third repeat of part 5 of AW. I should have this done no later than Tuesday. Hopefully.

Restart

I had to restart Marchetti's Contemplating the System after Michele at HAED reworked the pattern. I started last Thursday and yesterday I had finished a little over half the page. It doesn't look like too much yet, but it is definitely lighter.

I put it aside today and finally worked on AW part 5. Seeing how part 6 comes out on the first, I thought I'd better get a move on. I finished one side today. Only three more to go. I'll post a picture when all four side are done.

Have a good stitching weekend.

Go look

My friend March just finished page 3 of Wall's The Untold Story, published by HAED. You have got to go look at this. It is so cool looking. The iguana is just so neat. Go, go now!