We got the power

Hello sweet ladies.  First I want to thank all of you who sent emails wishing us good luck and many prayers for our safety.  We lost power around 10 pm last Sunday evening and just got it back about an hour ago.  In Florida in September that is pure misery.  We were lucky to find some ice for a few days and went out for most of our meals.  Hubby went back to work last Tuesday so he was lucky to be in some air conditioning during the day.  I made my way over to Peyton's everyday and stayed there till around 4 in the afternoon so I could beat rush hour traffic on the way home.  We went to Perkins for dinner tonite and met some people who still don't have power and I'm praying that when they go home, they had power too.  I'm not going to show any pictures because I'm sure by now everyone has seen enough destruction.   On our property we lost some tree limbs and some shingles from our roof.  We got off easy compared to some others close by.  Irma was a very destructive storm because of how big she was and how slow she moved.  It was a very frightening experience and I hope I don't have to go thru another one like her.  For those that were in her path, God Bless.

Blessings, Barbara

Thank You

With all the preparations for our visitor coming....Irma....I thought I would make a last post before she decides to take our power from us.  I want to thank all of you that have wished us well and are saying a prayer or two for all of us in danger.  I received many emails from you dear sweet angels and I thank you so much.  With the grace of God we will come thru this fine.

Blessings, Barbara

A Start and a Prayer

Hello my sweet readers.  I hope this finds everyone in a good mood and able to do alot of "stitchie stuff".  I was able to start a new La D Da design called "Cherry Picker".  As you can see by the photo I haven't finished that much but I'm really enjoying the stitch.  

I'm stitching it on a 32ct. Floba with DMC floss and am having very little trouble with it.  I take breaks and work on my crocheting and have finished two items.

The first is a small shawl done in a stunning light grey merino wool with a contrasting band at the bottom of shades of denim blue and greys.  

I was also able to finish a cowl made with a hand dyed gradient wool done by a fantastic dyer on Etsy.  I love the shades of light yellow blending and ending with a beautiful shade of brown.

I want to thank all of you that made a comment about the little Samplar Hare I was able to finish in my last post.  Something was acting fonky with my email account and was not able to answer them.  I do appreciate very much every comment that is made on my blog and I do try to answer all of them.

As most of you know I live in Orlando, Fl. and we are getting ready for Irma.  We have stocked up on all the necessities but are staying put in our house.  Not too many shelters take animals down here and I absolutely will not leave Vallie.  She is a part of our family and family takes care of family.  I do ask for a little prayer be said for all the ones who are in danger from this hurricane and I pray that everyone comes thru okay.  Also, please God, don't let this go west and hit Texas like Harvey.  They've had enough.  I hope to talk with you soon.

Blessed Be, Barbara