tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31156900871408509732024-03-08T14:03:41.149-05:00Feathers in the Nest~~~~~~~ where journaling and homesteading meet in the North Georgia MountainsJennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.comBlogger1605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-13709025951176079202022-03-17T13:02:00.000-04:002022-03-17T13:02:16.387-04:00 Happy St. Patrick's Day! 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3LZEA3o47hb1XkHPyI0zxFR-cOAJYS7kpWE75rGeQk12hiyR1IUjLja-dI9OoIxW1ue74AcN96K5ZC3zz6vqjRB1d5tvALw74345EQ3EwT4QBIqb8q797TZWgz1RGBpPZQkCAF3QSYAvLlWH-U4oQMr47RsfZBX36s3tw6wLErAm_nW6Jtv35Ghvx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3LZEA3o47hb1XkHPyI0zxFR-cOAJYS7kpWE75rGeQk12hiyR1IUjLja-dI9OoIxW1ue74AcN96K5ZC3zz6vqjRB1d5tvALw74345EQ3EwT4QBIqb8q797TZWgz1RGBpPZQkCAF3QSYAvLlWH-U4oQMr47RsfZBX36s3tw6wLErAm_nW6Jtv35Ghvx" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Where did this past year go? I haven't blogged in so long. Between knitting and cross stitching, I've added a few works in progress this past few weeks. Pictures forthcoming. I'm so glad Spring is here! The winter was not a particularly cold one this year in the North Georgia mountains, but we had just enough cold weather to ready us for Spring. I hope this post finds you healthy and happy amongst so much sadness in our world today. Stitching and knitting are my reprieves from sad news about wars and disease in our world.<p></p><p>At the homestead now, we are turning our attention to prepping some. I have found watching You Tube channels for information about prepping to be so very helpful. I'm learning alot. I will share some of those prepping channels with you in future posts.</p><p>Are you cooking corn beef and cabbage today? What did you wear green?</p><p>Miss Abbie is cuddling next to me while I write to you this morning! She is still our little lump of sugar and the sweetest companion I ever had. She will be 13 years old this coming October. Here's a funny picture I got of her recently.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnAFc4T0-hu5aqY-b3rWNa75jgr-_gp7djulXheV2phSOY_jlRf4XRg4jvFckfUrneXvOdk1MMlAqgntljpUTAAIUTkpsg3GQxJqixctnOBnUrJZMN2v1JL45o_fWcCjqUWWqwjtcx9ROwyAVDbJdmGPMMn-Az21bt_PY7Iejs44H_CxMbLZLaKdR1=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnAFc4T0-hu5aqY-b3rWNa75jgr-_gp7djulXheV2phSOY_jlRf4XRg4jvFckfUrneXvOdk1MMlAqgntljpUTAAIUTkpsg3GQxJqixctnOBnUrJZMN2v1JL45o_fWcCjqUWWqwjtcx9ROwyAVDbJdmGPMMn-Az21bt_PY7Iejs44H_CxMbLZLaKdR1=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and here is goodbye to Winter 2022~~~~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA2Q6cDjkaffYRYcFgY-p6-1T763gbOiNO3UTShYrzwaWjx5UNNvLErRBqBe_HEVG3KcnxCVWlGhozp4nsniB-nsmQHsXPwQyPvk8znVkKAZyXo3cw-GoB9663-y_PJX8Hm_ZPQgWDGNaNUOXi4Un4zPZnhXrMLXR1wKU0XLJmffAXbO5aoPN4garb=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA2Q6cDjkaffYRYcFgY-p6-1T763gbOiNO3UTShYrzwaWjx5UNNvLErRBqBe_HEVG3KcnxCVWlGhozp4nsniB-nsmQHsXPwQyPvk8znVkKAZyXo3cw-GoB9663-y_PJX8Hm_ZPQgWDGNaNUOXi4Un4zPZnhXrMLXR1wKU0XLJmffAXbO5aoPN4garb=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your friend,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><p><br /></p>Jennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-75577562824607370472021-01-23T23:39:00.000-05:002021-01-23T23:39:34.817-05:00Re-Post of Valentine Freebie Sampler--Love is All We Need<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRukqmBRVxqu-gY6iBioNSu4STNWvt7lRlOFl9Znraf0YQyby9tYXo-HoJ7maW1BiNopbA_dBBeurbxSU76yFQNifLAzD2isMVqZM4Z6Ia47vmpk9hqgJBpZxno2Rv6q9zu2dmWWkmBo//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="885" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRukqmBRVxqu-gY6iBioNSu4STNWvt7lRlOFl9Znraf0YQyby9tYXo-HoJ7maW1BiNopbA_dBBeurbxSU76yFQNifLAzD2isMVqZM4Z6Ia47vmpk9hqgJBpZxno2Rv6q9zu2dmWWkmBo/w222-h400/image.png" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's that time of year again to stitch up some Valentine samplers. This is a re-post from 2014 when I designed it. Sometimes people are having trouble finding some old samplers I listed for free. Some were taken off the blog temporarily. But this one........... I never stitched myself! Shame on me, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would love to know if you stitched it, what colors you used, fabric, etc!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, Abbie is snuggled in bed for the night and I'm finishing up some reading. I thought I would share this again in time to stitch for Valentine's. I hope this post finds you and your loved ones happy and healthy most of all! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We certainly as a world have gone through so much with the pandemic. Thought I would spread some love to you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br /><p></p>Jennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-78099775265789157332021-01-23T23:28:00.000-05:002021-01-23T23:28:23.779-05:00Old Quilt/Embroidery Finds at the Thrift Store--Parasol LadiesIt's been a long time since my last post but I thought I would share some things I found at a local thrift store! I've been trying to find more information about what year this possibly could be. There are 2 pillows that are finished of applique quilt pieces and look to be made from feed sack cloth. I'm sure the colors are faded from what they were back in the years it was made.<div><br /></div><div>Mostly what I've found is consistent with the 20s/30s decades and the quilt pattern is Parasol Ladies. This pattern is similar to the Sunbonnet Sue. 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Definitely not poly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The information I found mostly was about quilts/quilt blocks. If anyone has ever seen these and has good knowledge about what year these were made, please send me a comment below!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmUUEbniM4pPYsDgDUxVghaZEIh84CoIjT2xHJr8FWA_1cMyRcrLBYGhs6eHQ3nJ_VmT3XYCJLc1skqXQZsVDnR32-5DjWOZEXCQwRw72ISipJcgoEB2610dqv8PLCSsjnOh-H4LUcgk/s2048/IMG_0741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmUUEbniM4pPYsDgDUxVghaZEIh84CoIjT2xHJr8FWA_1cMyRcrLBYGhs6eHQ3nJ_VmT3XYCJLc1skqXQZsVDnR32-5DjWOZEXCQwRw72ISipJcgoEB2610dqv8PLCSsjnOh-H4LUcgk/s320/IMG_0741.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss Abbie says "Hello" to all our followers and friends. She is still my lump of sugar and my best friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to be blogging more often again. So check back soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-26222738341824752292019-02-23T16:50:00.001-05:002019-02-23T16:50:58.691-05:00Making Ends Meet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's another rainy day in Georgia and onward for a couple hours of crochet in the morning. Lots of ends in using alot of colors but it's coming along. I have learned that tension issues as a beginner are very common. My chain stitches were too tight. After a couple of You Tube videos on the topic, my next projects may benefit from using a size hook 2 sizes larger just for the chain stitches.</div>
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Mr. Darcy and I have started watching another TV series, <b>Madam Secretary.</b> Pretty good so far. We are still in Season 1.</div>
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It's leftover fried chicken tonight with Irish potatoes and white gravy, and cooked carrots.</div>
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I love it when we have left-overs!!! Last night Mr. Darcy cut up a whole chicken and I fried it up as any true Southern girl will. Probably not the healthiest but it is soooooo good.</div>
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Ther weather man says the sun is coming out tomorrow. It has been a LONG time since we have seen the sun here.</div>
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I try to challenge myself to learn something new every now and again.<br />
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Well, yesterday I was watching a You Tube on basic crochet and the single crochet stitch. Then some stash busting for a blanket commenced.<br />
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I lost count of how many chain stitches I started but it's going to be rather large. All single crochet. Just like knitting and cross stitch, this is rhythmic, almost zen-like. <br />
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It feels good to look through and put colors together from my huge yarn stash of acrylic DK weight.<br />
I don't have but a couple of hooks and used them solely for fixing my knitting but had the right size for DK weight so this happened.<br />
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Using one of my favorite pillows for color inspiration...........</div>
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and a very large basket my mother gave me, I have a new blanket started.</div>
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Wide enough to go across a twin bed probably.</div>
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Yesterday, I picked up a shawl I started.......ok, wait for this now.......July 4th. 2017!<br />
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It use to be a free pattern on Ravelry Now it's a few bucks so looking for the pattern was necessary. I finally found it (the last 2 pages of it) and picked up where I left off in the mesh lace. Then about 16 rows down I obviously dropped several stitches in one place. Trying to mend lace was not successful so I frogged about 16 rows. I found a rest row (knitting all stitches) and picked up with a smaller needle finally. The yarn is <b>Juniper Moon Farm Moonshine </b> and is 40% alpaca. <i>Its a beautiful, soft red. </i><br />
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After knitting a pair of socks, switching to <b>size 9 US needles </b>with worsted weight was very different.<br />
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I frogged almost back to the point where I picked it up. I may have shown this on the blog in the distant past as I started it a long time ago but here's a few <b>pics from then</b>. The true color is in the last 2 pics.<br />
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The<b> Colberth Rock Shawl by Rhonda Craven</b> (in progress)<br />
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<i><b>591 yards of cushiony, soft goodness.</b></i></div>
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The label has suggestion to use size 7 needles and I started it out like this but my tension must be tight because I ended up switching to a size 9 into the mesh lace portion.</div>
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<b>And now.</b></div>
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<i>And my latest thrift store find!</i></div>
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A wood bowl and some old spools.</div>
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Jennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-88433060763502359162019-02-18T11:47:00.004-05:002019-02-18T11:48:32.584-05:00 To Everything There Is a Season and Purpose<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello and Yes.....it's been awhile, 18 months or so since my last post. For the last 13 months I have been recovering from a major car accident. I was on the interstate on January 16, 2018 going to a new job that I know I would have loved for sure when my life changed in a crash. I don't remember much of the first 3 months except getting a concussion again a month later falling down stairs from vertigo. It has been a tough year but I'm so much better now. I had to go through months of speech therapy to basically learn how to speak again. It left me with a TBI and stuttering/stammering. Needless to say that was very isolating but I've since on most days sound normal again but if I'm tired or anxious I still may stammer or stutter.<br />
At the TBI center I went through alot of memory work and still make it a point daily to exercise my brain using apps, games, reading, knitting, writing, etc.<br />
For a long time I wondered why on Earth would God allow this to happen but then I remembered that everything happens for a reason and I may never truly know but............I do know whatever it is God will make it for the good!<br />
Being grateful is top priorty!<br />
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Things I learned from the experience:<br />
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<li>life is short. Don't take one day for granted.</li>
<li>God allows things to happen for a reason. We have to trust Him to heal us and prepare us for the next step in life.</li>
<li>Persistance is crucial. Its 2 steps forward and 1 step back.</li>
<li>We are stronger than we think we are.</li>
<li>Don't take speech for granted.</li>
<li>Make lists, and more lists</li>
<li>write everything down!</li>
<li>not everyone will understand but that's ok.</li>
<li>do everything your doctor tells you. Everything.</li>
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I could go on and on but to keep it shorter, let's just say I'm lucky I'm alive. Although the journey is long, I have been through most of it. I'm more aware of things that matter. People that matter and those that really are draining.</div>
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The cross stitch bug is biting me again lately. I'm frequently torn between knitting and cross stitching samplers. I love both!!!!</div>
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I also started an ebay business last Summer that is doing quite well. </div>
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Alot going on but I'm so ready for Spring!!!!! </div>
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Jennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-18939296197170459532017-07-23T17:33:00.000-04:002017-07-23T17:33:06.717-04:00Sunday Rest Time is Best Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Around the house today at the homestead is a little cleaning with a couple of tea breaks. Much, much needed as it's been months since I had the energy or time to do so. Getting it back in order for guests.<br />
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Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest"</div>
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I unfortunately couldn't attend her special 90th party as it was in June when I was having complications after my shoulder surgery. However, she knows I am sending her a gift. And I hope to see her soon when I am able.</div>
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Her daughter and I were very close, like sisters growing up.</div>
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We reconnected the week of daddy's funeral and I was so glad we did. I miss the family alot.</div>
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Her mother was like a second momma to me growing up. She had all the attributes I would strive for in being a momma. She listened many times on her front porch and we would talk for hours.</div>
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She baked the best cakes I've ever eaten in my life. She was just as much a friend with a listening ear after school and at that time I so needed.</div>
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She was truthful, gave much needed wisdom throughout my teen years and the nicest ever. Her and her husband had 5 children. The first 4 boys and then a girl.</div>
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Her daughter was a bit younger than me but we grew up together like sisters.</div>
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I felt so honored to be invited to her 90th birthday party. I was so disappointed I couldn't make the 4 hour drive.</div>
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I still am in contact with her daughter again and we just started talking like we never had lost connection. I guess you could say she is one of Kindred Spirits.</div>
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I wish I also knew the fabric because it's a very pretty muted deep red.</div>
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So I got a new frame from my stitching stash that I've had a while. It's about 2 x 3 in and framed it.</div>
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Mr. Darcy and I have had a busy 10 or more days. About 2 weeks ago went to the eye doctor and had pain in my left one with glaucoma and a corneal problem. To make a long story short, I've been through 2 amniotic tissue transplants from 3 donors.</div>
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I had to go every day since then to the doctor for them to check it.</div>
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The second one placed because the area was not completely healed on Thursday.</div>
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This one didn't do well at all. My body I guess rejected it. By Thursday night hubby was calling the eye doc after hours and he drove from his house 2 hours away and met us at the clinic at 9pm. I had the most pain ever and couldn't tolerate any light at all without feeling like having electric shocks. Even sunglasses didn't help. I developed uveitis evidently. He removed the disc but had a hard time. My cornea was swollen and not getting oxygen. To a dark room with dilating drops twice a day for past 3 days until tomorrow. Also oral antibiotics, steroid eye drops (couldn't be helped even though making glaucoma not good), and dilating drops twice a day.</div>
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For the last 2 days, following all the medications and steroid drops, it's getting much, much better.</div>
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I can see the computer better with UV glasses though.</div>
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I'm so not a person to just lie down in a dark room but I had to.</div>
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I'm so glad I'm better. I hope tomorrow's visit I can stop dilating my eyes twice a day.</div>
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That is the second uveitis flare I've had. It's pretty much an autoimmune reaction. Was told to eliminate anything or anyone stressful 2 weeks ago when this started.</div>
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I hope to mail off this box tomorrow and get a good report from the eye doc.</div>
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I will probably he said have to go to a corneal specialist in Atlanta again for a check.</div>
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I think the worse part is losing vision in my left eye to be legally blind in it.</div>
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I'm so thankful I have 2 eyes.</div>
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Mr. Darcy has planned a much needed vacay for us soon. Hotel is booked. He thinks I need a reprieve from alot of things happening at one time in the past year. </div>
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Just will make sure I pack a hat, sunglasses and my vitamins for energy!!!!!</div>
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I'm still listening to audio books all Ann of Green Gables. Audio version came in handy this past week.</div>
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And<u> Bands of Angels lace shawl</u> I designed in memory of my father has been complete for a while now but just have not blocked it. BUT, HERE it is drying.</div>
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I will share a few pics. I apologize for the blocking pads. These are el cheapo foam from Home Depot that I thought would work for blocking but definitely I struggled with it due to the join. They are huge. I could have used 3 of them.</div>
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I have never used blocking wires and I could have used more T pins but this is my shawl drying now.</div>
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The picot bind off is not blocked appropriately. I have to get more T pins so I can open up each picot area for a more finished look.</div>
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Otherwise, I'm pleased with it.</div>
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After soaking in a gentle teaspoon of wash and cold water for 30 minutes, I watched this shawl GROW! Of course lacework will do that.</div>
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The number of eyelet rows represents the number of months my daddy was sick with West Nile virus until he died. I knew when I designed this that what I had in mind was the last look on his face and what he could have seen upward as a host of angels. Hence, the name, Bands of Angels.</div>
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This is actually the "wrong side" of the shawl. I do not weave in my ends until AFTER blocking.</div>
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Used Madelinetosh Lite in Antler (cream) and Hosta Blue (green blue/teal)</div>
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Here are a few pics before blocking. I know I had a couple of questions about whether blocking is always done after knitting. And again, sometimes I do not, depends on the object. But all lacework, I do because it opens up the design considerably.</div>
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Out of all the rainy days we have had lately a surprising pop of roses in my favorite colors and it reminds me that the simple things that can balance out some of the struggles we go through in life is real and a blessing. </div>
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My roses don't get the best of care much but they still surprise me with unexpected blooms that look so perfect in my imperfect garden of weeds.</div>
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What beautiful inspiration for selecting colors and fibers for our projects than nature itself.</div>
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<u>This recipe is a little different than my usual cobbler.</u></div>
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This past week still recuperating from shoulder surgery and PT but had to cancel out due to another corneal ulcer on my eye. Last time this happened and I got an amniotic tissue transplant was December 2015.</div>
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Seems the eye doc said this one is deep and my left eye with glaucoma already and a scar will always have the potential to just exfoliate, or have ulcerative keratitis. So drops in my eye with a bandage now for 4 days. Then Wed will get another amniotic tissue placed on the eye which provides alot of immunity building proteins and will be absorbed by my eye. Amniotic tissue is nearly the same as corneal tissue. I'm so thankful there are donors and I hope and trust the tissue has been screened well for no transfer of any pathogens.</div>
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However, in the wait, I was determined to finish the baby blanket I started many months ago.</div>
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I also added two bows. Interestingly enough, I found my gauge when I started it before my shoulder surgery was tighter than it is now. I have not washed or blocked it.</div>
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We've had a ton of afternoon and nightly rains around here. Miss Abbie has found herself a hidey hole as we call it when storms are brewing by sliding under the sofa. I can't believe she fits under it but she does.</div>
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I couldn't get pics last night but I hope to when I can get our new guests all in a frame. Our cat Louise we had for a couple of years went missing in November. This left our male cat Jim Bob who is forever getting in fights. Well, right close to Christmas we had a stray, tiny and petite who looked identical as one of Jim Bob's descendants cruise over to see us and she stayed. We named her Noel.</div>
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Noel didn't get pregnant or we definitely would have been able to tell as she is a small cat herself; however, yesterday one by one, 3 kittens about 2 months old max came to eat with Noel. Seems they are all from a liter of somewhere but Noel watches over them like her own. They are definitely in that wild stage running and hiding up and down the side porch while Noel sits in a rocking chair and watches them pounce in the garden and through bushes.They are all variations of a cashmere gray coloring. The darker kitten Mr. Darcy named Stormy. The other two still having pending names. All three have perfectly white paws like they are dipped in paint.</div>
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I can't believe July 4th is tomorrow! Here's hoping that you don't get rained out of the fireworks and have a good evening with the ones you love. Here in the North Georgia mountains, it's a steamy humid day. We have definitely had our share of evening rains.</div>
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Around the house on Mondays at the homestead is wash day. I got a little start yesterday but still have the sheets to do. I consider folding part of my at home shoulder exercises. :0</div>
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I pulled out this very old WIP on my frame with threads and put in my Americana basket by the sofa.</div>
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Last night I worked on finishing the pink baby blanket and only have 12 rows to go...... YEY!</div>
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I was itching to start some stitching on something Americana with Fourth of July near.</div>
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It's ready to go while I catch up on some Poldark Season 3episodes 1 and 2!!!!!!!</div>
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This one will be mounted in a frame on the wall added to my sampler wall near the stairs with other Americana.</div>
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Just ask Abbie. If the sun is not shining on your blanket, just move the blanket to the sunniest spot in the room and soak in the sunshine. Sometimes we have to pick up and move to the light ourselves.</div>
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Yesterday, I spent the day making a small gift for someone's 90th birthday! I will not be able to attend due to multiple factors but I wanted to so much. So these will go out in the mail when I'm finished.</div>
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I used<u> Yarn Bee Hint of Silk from Hobby Lobby in the colorway Obi.</u></div>
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I love the colors and how they pool in different areas.</div>
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MUCH nicer than cotton. I think it's about the softest yarn I've felt. I found in reading that bamboo is absorbent like cotton and gets better with more use.</div>
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When I touched this yarn, I knew this would be <i>so much softer </i>than cotton.</div>
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<u>I had about 15 yards left over from the skein. This can go in my Cozy Memories Blanket</u>!!</div>
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<u>About this time of year, Hobby Lobby has a sale on this yarn. Keep a look out for it. The colors are limited in the store; however, online I found other colors not in the store.</u></div>
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Last night, I picked up a<u> Blackbird Design Pink Manor sampler </u>to cross stitch while Mr. Darcy and I watched back to back episodes of<u> Blue Blood.</u> We are on Season 4 now........it's a really good program. We have watched back to back episodes for a while now in the evenings.</div>
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So I reached in my long, long ----can't even remember, when I started this----stash of WIPs last night and spent some time on it.<u> I love pink.</u> Specifically in this sampler, Jakey Brown.</div>
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These gloomy rainy days we are having are perfect for settling in for the evening with some pink therapy after physical therapy.</div>
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This is a project I started for a baby that is now..........almost a year old. Yup........all this progress you see was knitted in the NICU waiting room while daddy was sick.</div>
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I got to almost finished and put it down. I did use Bernat Baby, a sport weight yarn in acrylic because I wanted it to be very washable. The intended recipient didn't know I was knitting this.</div>
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I went to the city this past Monday. Yep, it's a big day to go to the city when you are a country girl at heart! I went to Joanne's crafts and rumbled around for probably 2 hours. I like to look at all the things in there.</div>
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They had quite a bit of knitting books. Very limited cross stitching though.</div>
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At last I found a really good book and grabbed a copy of Country Sampler magazine (quarterly favorite of mine) to check out.</div>
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While at the counter a young boy said, "oh you knit!" I told him I was a novice but enjoyed both cross stitching and knitting. He said he was about to take a class on beginning knitting. </div>
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So I gave him the information because he had such excitement about going to his classes soon that I tried to give him hope for needlework. I told him that needlework of both kinds really helps stress and health in general. He was excited to go home and look through Ravelry.</div>
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The boy looked college age and although knitting or cross stitching is sometimes looked at by men or women as "feminine" things, there are some awesome and talented male knitters and cross stitchers who I appreciate so much.</div>
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I think the stigma is even worse in the South which is too bad because of all the benefits of creativity. I find the stitching and knitting community online to be a kind one in general.</div>
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Families need more kindness.</div>
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Sometimes reading or listening to the world news (which I do not do alot of) is so daunting.</div>
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Hopefully, you can share it with them. It may not solve all the problems but surprisingly so you never know how much our kindness influences someones' difficult situation.</div>
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A sneak peek at finishing up <u>Bands of Angels</u> lace colorwork shawl. I'm working slowly on the picot bind off. This is a top down, crescent shape shawl with colorwork and lace.<br />
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<u>designed by Feathers in the Nest</u></div>
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Can't wait to aggressively block to open up the lace but today I have to go out of town. Hoping to finish this bind off soon and block after a nice soak in gentle soapy water by Wednesday.</div>
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Colorway is Hosta Blue and Antler by Madeline Tosh Lite</div>
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100% Merino wool---fingering weight</div>
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This bag and yarn purchased at Charlotte NC 2 months ago.</div>
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I could write alot about my daddy. I've known him and loved him for half a century. But there is no amount of room here to explain the closeness we had in our hearts. Our first Fathers day without him. Doesn't seem real. I still have 2 phone messages on my phone that I will not delete. It's him calling me the last time in October 2016 before he got sick. As usual, he says "hey Jennifer, just calling to check on you and see how you are doing this week". I'd call him back. </div>
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I have notes he left on my door when I was at work while he was nearby. They were usually on the back of Autozone or Lowes receipts. He would write to say he missed me and loved me.</div>
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In 2013, he put a note on my door that said "Pray for me". He had his younger days before my kids were born where he was pretty doggone intense. (I'm sure I did too) but about age 50-60, he mellowed out and in his last 3 years, we spent much time talking. He was my rock. The first man I loved. The man that taught me to be strong when I would lose hope. </div>
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My daddy was always pulling a prank or joke. He loved to laugh and ask me to remember when........all kinds of things. We fished together, we went out in the woods to get a Christmas tree, he always went with me to get a new car just for advice and I could definitely trust him with anything auto related. </div>
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He was the one I called for all things mechanical and wisdom for rebellious children, small and adult.</div>
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He let me learn some lessons the hard way.</div>
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He called me Doodlebug and actually melted a nickel with a welding tool when I was 8 and wrote my name on it, put a hole for a chain and I wore it alot in elementary school.</div>
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My daddy loved animals and I soooooo got that from him. He loved the outdoors and even though he was vigilent about mosquito spray he lost his life to West nile virus just 7 weeks ago.</div>
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Jennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-27332931050519944832017-06-10T09:25:00.001-04:002017-06-10T09:25:40.588-04:00The Present Moment---A True Present<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is something uplifting about water of any kind. This is the view on our back porch. On a nice, sunny day here in the North Georgia mountains, I could stare at it for a long time. The thick green in the trees at this time of year nearly obscures the view; however, it really helps frame it if I look at it in a more positive way.<br />
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The temps here this week have been awesome. If only the weather could stay like this, right?<br />
I thought that one morning when it was in the 60's at night and 75-80 in the day with little humidity.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgwEWNSWSJlBvfkX9nEsGqse8GSEbdarAtw3O509CJ5_7oHidgtkJ3DMHjayFBVJcnUG2-qEU2qyrtZrXYCg9DhgOdVNg8-VpyGtDoGAS0n84Gtpbbp5kpbRyJJ0oH8mRFfP8uP9pDLA/s1600/923207_10200997828970555_71073008_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgwEWNSWSJlBvfkX9nEsGqse8GSEbdarAtw3O509CJ5_7oHidgtkJ3DMHjayFBVJcnUG2-qEU2qyrtZrXYCg9DhgOdVNg8-VpyGtDoGAS0n84Gtpbbp5kpbRyJJ0oH8mRFfP8uP9pDLA/s320/923207_10200997828970555_71073008_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>It's kind of like when I was a teen growing up. In June our church always had the youth group go up to Ridgecrest, N.C for music week camp. I think of that every year at this time because attending those camps yearly instilled the love of the mountains in my heart. It took me until I was 37 to finally move to the North GA mountains but it was always a hope.<br />
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After living here for a good while now, I have to remember not to take the beauty of where I live for granted. I'm reminded each time I go back to South GA. I may not always live here in the mountains. We really don't know where our life journey will take us but for me right now at this moment, I can enjoy the beautiful weather, fresh air, and nature's beauty here.<br />
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Being the introvert that I am, living in a place like this has it's benefits for sure. But will God have me stay here forever? I'm not sure on that. However, as I look at the pond below our house, I'm reminded gently to live for the moment because that is what I have.<br />
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So I'm going to take the moment of today and as I do that I'm hearing birds of all kinds singing, reminding me that if God takes care of the birds He will certainly take care of me.<br />
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I had a question about the book I reviewed on the previous post by Betsan Corkhill, Knit for Health and Wellness that prompted me to share a bit more information that can apply to cross stitching as well. Excellent question!<br />
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As a lover of cross stitch myself as well as knitting now for the past 5 years, there is a website that the author promotes called Stitchlinks and Stitchlinksplus. I'm still reading through these and they have good information as well as the book. There is great information about the topic and she mentions that this applies to other needlecrafts as well.<br />
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Personally, I do believe that the book is helpful for anyone in the fiberarts, However, if you do not knit at all or not interested you may want to explore Stitchlinks site and also go to Amazon and click on the book to read the first part of the book.<br />
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the portability of the craft<br />
picking out and choosing colors, textures<br />
choosing to stitch/knit in groups or alone<br />
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switching between projects<br />
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the effects of all fiber arts on our mental and physical health<br />
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Also click<a href="http://www.stitchlinks.com/learn_to.html" target="_blank"> HERE</a> and in particular <a href="http://www.stitchlinks.com/pdfsNewSite/Beginners%20Guides/Beginner's%20guide.xstitch.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a> to find that cross stitching is including as well as crochet or other needlearts to the health benefits.<br />
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I love to watch both knitting and cross stitching podcasts on You Tube. I mentioned Kristy Glass as she interviews alot of people and she is just soooooo good at it. She also loves fiberarts and can personally testify that knitting in her life and crocheting has helped her with a particular medical event that happened a few years ago.<br />
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I think we are all so fortunate to find that crafters of fiber are generally very caring at heart. I have found this to be true with few exceptions.<br />
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Even though I knew that even in World War II, the military used knitting or stitching with soldiers who were recovering or coping with PTSD, I was intrigued by this book with anything medical because that is my career.<br />
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I personally know for a fact that cross stitching helped me cope with some pretty severe life incidents in the past and I still love it. 5 years ago when I learned through a Crafsty.com class how to knit and still learn many new things on You Tube, I have knitted through extremely stressful situations and found it to be calming.<br />
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If you click on the website for comments about cross stitching, I think we all can relate to how helpful sitting down to our particular craft can be.<br />
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I hope your week has been peaceful. My physical therapy on Wednesday showed much improvement my PT said since the prior Thursday. I go three days a week. Pretty sore on the day and night after but in the long run, I'm keeping a positive attitude that some things just take time to heal.<br />
This morning I went in for my session of PT, still pretty doggone sore but the therapist measured my progress and said even in the last 2 days, I have progressed even better. I think that starting yoga again has helped overall and exercising 3 times a day now as required for rehab has got me looking forward to incorporating exercise in my daily life again.<br />
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I had to stop and think. Hmmmmmm I wonder if that 4 hours of knitting yesterday helped????? :)<br />
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Tonight, I'm in pain but I know that it will get better and some pain is necessary to reach the long term goal.<br />
So on PT nights, I rest and watch podcasts, pray and go to bed hoping each day gets better.<br />
Monday I have another post surgical followup.<br />
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As far as what I'm working on in knitting right now and for the past 5 weeks, I'm 3/4's finished. It's a pretty special piece for me and will share it in the future.<br />
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As far as cross stitching, I'm getting Mr. Darcy this weekend to put my floor stand up again and go through some WIPs I've had for quite some time. I enjoy both knitting and cross stitching so I wish some days had 40 hours instead of 24!! I do know that at some point I will be selling all 40ct linen due to my vision loss with glaucoma. I feel best to stitch with 28 or 32 linen.<br />
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Thank you to all for being so kind.<br />
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I am a lover of all podcasts when it comes to knitting and cross stitch (my two favorite loves). I could sit for hours and listen to people who are basically all over the world sharing their thoughts and WIPs and FO and oh, don't let me forget STASH enhancements.<br />
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<u>Kristy Glass</u> has a great You Tube channel and she is one. top. notch. interviewer. I think she deserves many more subscribing to her channel.<br />
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You can find Kristy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChz_jz50dnm5IlYn6GQHAqg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChz_jz50dnm5IlYn6GQHAqg</a> here if you click on the link.<br />
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She is very smart and creative with interviews including needleshop owners, designers, and authors.<br />
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<u>At the beginning of May she started a book club for the book by Betsan Corkhill called Knit for Health and Wellnes</u>s. Kristy said May was mental health month awareness and this book was a must-read to explain how crafting improves our brain and our health.<br />
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For almost everyone, Monday means sometimes different things to people; however, there are alot of us who dread seeing Monday mornings. Whether you work outside the home or inside the home. Whether you have kids or the kids are grown or you don't have kids, Monday morning self-care can make a big difference to your week.</div>
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10) On Fridays really do close and conclude as many things possible. It's tempting to just leave when you can early or save for later, but this one really helps if the previous weeks work is not carried over to Monday morning.</div>
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11) Find a hobby or make time to get one. Think of things you used to love to do as a child. Then this will help you remember your creative side. If you have little time at all, try to sneak in at least once a week something you love doing just to create. This one is so important.</div>
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Jennifer Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10827866781697673269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115690087140850973.post-15248421952904560602017-06-03T09:36:00.001-04:002017-06-03T09:37:25.542-04:00 Losing My Daddy <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Since I posted last I've been through quite a few changes. One of which is the death of my father on April 20th. He had suffered 6 months as a quadraplegic from neck down and on life support.<br />
I could write alot about my daddy but long story short, he was my rock. Of course no one is perfect but in the last 3 years my daddy decided to have a good relationship with me, writing me letters, calling every Sunday night at 9pm -10pm to give me encouragement, check on me, tell me he loves me when he knew other family was being distant.<br />
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I treasure the time I spent with him for months, sometimes in a coma not knowing if he heard me or not. But I do believe he did. I wiped away tears. Eventually, making sounds through his trach some I understood and the respiratory therapist, some just loud moans. We found a way to communicate without speaking a word. That's what love does.<br />
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Did I say what took a very healthy man who drove a tractor and had just fixed the roof of his house?<br />
A mosquito bite infected with West Nile Virus.<br />
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Yep, my father was number 5 out of 6 cases of West Nile virus in GA for 2016.<br />
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Unfortunately, for him he did not have a mild case but got brain and spinal cord infection of which there is no cure.<br />
My daddy and I had alot of conversations of wisdom in his last 3 years. He was fixer of all things mechanical or household. He didn't go to college or take any special courses in life. He just would figure out how to fix anything.<br />
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Previous to this, I had major shoulder surgery on my dominant arm. This was 6 days before my daddy passed, taken off life support. Since then I have been in much pain, especialy on rehab days. I now have 3 metal anchors attaching my ligament to the bone and having complications in the past few weeks where the doctor wants to do another surgery but I honestly am trying to work it out with physical therapy as much as possible. I really don't think I can go through another shoulder surgery as this one was the most painful thing I've had including birthing babies. At physical therapy 3 times a week I am making the best progress in the past week so I'm not losing hope.<br />
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About week 3, I started to try to knit again and would off and on knit a row here and there.<br />
This past week, knitting about an hour a day. Unfortunately, I am having nerve pain from the shoulder down to my thumb and very bad at the elbow with swelling. We are hoping this again will resolve with therapy.<br />
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Thank you to all who sent me encouragement through this time on Facebook and who PM'd me and shared their own experiences with the loss of a parent.<br />
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I read somewhere that there are rites of passages for all women and the final one is when her father dies. I found that interesting but totally can understand that point in life.<br />
My father is buried right beside my son that passed away in 1985 and my daddy buried my son in such a way to give the option that I can be buried beside him when the time comes. At that time my daddy paid for all my prenatal care because he knew my spouse at the time couldn''t as he had no job.<br />
He also paid for the casket and memorial service for our son.<br />
He always was the first one I saw waking up from surgery. Always.<br />
And I missed that so much this time in surgery.<br />
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At the very last 25 minutes when my father was passing, my brother held one hand and I the other. All our family in the room and supportive. My daddy's eyes became more open and it appeared he was seeing something over him and he looked so peaceful. I do believe he saw angels greeting him or maybe some of our family and his closest friends who had passed over also.<br />
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Dealing with constant shoulder pain and rehab of my arm and crying at the drop of a hat about daddy, it has been a very rough 7 weeks to say the least.<br />
The only consolation I have is that he is much healthier and happy now in a beautiful place called Heaven where I will meet him again one day.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I miss him so much. He made sure I felt love by him and in fact he left me a letter that he loved me much and always and I am having an Etsy designer who takes original handwriting and impresses it on a bracelet plate of solid silver so I can be reminded of how his spirit is always with me in his original handwriting. When I receive my memory bracelet back I will be sure to post the Etsy shop name and the owner because she is the sweetest while we conversed back and forth.</span></div>
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Today's mission for my husband and I is to work on my camera to get the best pictures possible so I can return to blogging regularly.</div>
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I feel particularly blessed to have a very supportive husband who brings me coffee in bed, rubs my shoulder and back to work out the muscle knots, takes time away from work to take me and cheer me on during rehab of my arm, and who has been a vital part of help from this surgery.</div>
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I hope this finds all of you in a happy, peaceful moment with needles in hand creating something beautiful!</div>
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So spread love and always remember life is short. Enjoy all you can with your creative hearts!</div>
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