Sara couldn’t resist sending me this “Disneyfied charmer.” Apparently the long arm of the mouse doesn’t reach all the way to Hungary.
Sara reports a dearth of postcards, which I found to be the case in 2008. I’m sure it’s gotten much worse since then. Sara’s hotel is right on the river; she and Shawn went for a walk and saw the sights.
Look at these fun stamps that came along with the postcard!
I’ve gathered a large variety of paint chips to help me decide what the new color might be for my bedroom. What’s your favorite?
I’m leaning toward the sage green colors. But we shall see what time brings.
This repost from Badasscrossstitch on Instagram made me laugh.
I’ve spoken before of my delight at how my watch gives random badges. I had a three-day streak of surprise fun.
Did I know it was World Bicycle Day? I did not. But I’m glad I biked and got this badge.
Did I know it was Global Running Day? I did not. But things worked out for a second day in a row.
And who knew it was World Environment Day? Not me. But I’ll take the threefer.
While there are many downsides to being a cat-free house, one upside is that I can finally move forward with my plan to switch out my bed for a Murphy Bed or Wall Bed. I couldn’t take action before because the cats slept on the bed, so I couldn’t put it away during the day. Here’s a four-corner view of the room before I get started.
The desk area will stay the same; that part of the room works for me.
You can see that some planning crept in, there are paint chips on the wall. You can see I also took this picture, folded my hanging laundry, and then took the last two pictures.
The postcard rail will stay, but the room color will probably change. The fun desk will go; I have plans for a different kind of desk.
I’m looking forward to getting started with the changes.
S. North and I went walking, and in the process she lost her very fun handkerchief. So I took two of the stash I took home from 7611 and added some embroidery.
They are a little fragile. I accidently made a tiny rip in one as I was putting it in the hoop. And they have some flaws. But these were fun and quick to make.
The swoopy green thing is an N for North.
A quick check of the archives shows that I forgot to take pictures of side one. I guess I will include pictures of side one when I finish side three.
So what is this project? I need a bag to hold my square dancing shoes, and I found an online tutorial for making a four sided bag with a square bottom. I decided to use some of the fabric from a mystery pack I bought when I was in Cannon Beach and emborder, leaving a square on the fabric. (Get it? Square dancing bag with a square?)
I’m quite pleased how things are coming along. This one is better than the first side. On the first side I started in the middle and worked my way back and forth higgledy piggledy, but this time I worked left to right, and the stitches didn’t get so beat up.
Here’s the back, for those who want a look.
And here’s a closeup. It’s fun to look at the different stitches and how they play together.
Here’s a closeup of the other side. Those blue stars turned out so well. And I enjoy how I cut them off on either side of the square.
Onward to the next panel!
