Hello my dear friends.
Today I have a few new starts to show.
First up is Winter Quaker
by Primrose Cottage.
The called for color was
Colour & Cotton Battleship
Of course not using the called for floss.
I wanted to use three different ones from
my stash.
Waste not. Want not.
Stitching on 32Ct White Lugana.
Next is Margaret Beattie by
Hands Across The Sea Samplers.
This is my first pattern by Nicola,
and it is a pleasure reading the symbols.
All in color and easy to read.
I chose this one because of the bunnies.
YAY
The colors are not primitive,
however I thought this would look good
to put out for Valentine's Day...
if I can get it finished.
Both of these patterns I started in December.
Therefore hoping they will get finished soon.
Winter Quaker I stitch on at lunch.
Margaret Beattie most nights after dinner.
Last year I had finished this lil Liberty.
I would like to finish all three of these this year.
This is my start on Justice.
Am using Weeks Dye Works floss for these.
Americana Blue for the blue.
Liberty for the red.
Stitching these on 36 count
White Edinburg linen.
Alternating Margaret Beattie and Patriotic
this month now.
My plan this year for America's
Semi-quincentennial (250) celebration,
is to stitch something Patriotic
each month until July 4th.
Decided to finish these patterns...
and then make them into pillows.
Finally my Blessing Sampler.
They say if you start a Sampler on January 1st,
it is said to be good luck.
Well I started this freebie from La D Da
called Letters and Leaves.
I do not want to infringe on the designer
as there was no photo of the finished piece,
just the pattern.
However from my start you get
the gist of it.
Am using DMC floss in the color 115.
It is a variegated one.
In other news,
in my last post I did not mention that
my SIL was rushed to the hospital
on News Years Eve.
I had so much to say that I felt
I was long winded as it is.
Well anyway, she was getting delirious
and thrashing about on their couch,
so my brother rushed her to the hospital.
Found out because she is so frail,
she has many cervical fractures in her neck.
They cannot operate until they figure out
why she is delirious.
She is still in the hospital.
Her blood platelets are only at 33...
which is extremely low.
Her hemoglobin is 8.4.
Because she also needs dialysis
they have also been doing that for her
right in the hospital.
My brother is a total wreck.
Hoping she gets better.
Tomorrow my brother and I are going
to visit an assisted living place.
We contacted A Place For Mom and they
are helping us find a place for our mom.
The week I took my mom back to my sister's,
I had contacted my mom's doctor.
I talked with the doctor's nurse and told her
all of the issues I had with my mom,
because all signs are pointing to
an early stage of dementia...which my sister
is refusing to believe.
Well the doctor called my sister instead
of me and told my sister that she does think
my mom may be in the early stages.
Now my sister is finally seeing what I have
been telling her for months.
For reasons I am not going to go into...
I am not going to continue watching
my mom when I retire...
which is what they were hoping.
I made it crystal clear to my siblings,
My brother trusts my judgement.
He knows mom has spent more time with
Bob and I then with him and my sister.
We also contacted Patriot's Angels.
Since my dad was a war veteran in the
Korean War, my mom is able
to get monthly assistance from this program
for the rest of her life.
This money will also help pay for her
assisted living care.
We would like to have her Social Security deposit
plus this extra monthly funds pay for her stay.
This way her care would be better than
going on Medicaid.
Both of these wonderful agencies are
so very helpful to us and we so appreciate it.
This is a difficult situation...
and my sister is not happy with me,
but I also need to think about Bob and I...
and our own health issues we have going on.
My mom does know we are looking for
a place for her to stay and she is fine with it.
Well my 2026 is not starting off
as I would like...but am hopeful it will get better.
Looks like I got long winded again. LOL
Sunday Blessings To All!
Janice