I am sorry I called my fellow stitcher’s square ‘a red blob’. I rarely make comments like that. I was just so surprised that after myself and others offered anyone in the group our books and leaflets, that she chose the one she did. I hope it fits in well with the other more complicated designs. But I am happy she did a square. And doobie-you must like my blog, you looked at it 24 times! I have two counters so I know.

Describe your “perfect” project. (Include the designer or specific pattern, the fabric, the floss, and anything else that would make that project “perfect” for you.)
My perfect project? I would have to say doing one of Van Gogh’s designs in cross stitch like ‘Sunflowers’ (I have the chart). That’s a favorite of mine because I love the golds, oranges and yellow and the flowers appeal to me. Wouldn’t it be nice to do this one in silks? Wouldn’t a pale blue background be nice?

That was more like a wild concert than an awards show. I was watching for James Taylor who read along with Bonnie Raitt, the album of the year nominees. He looks damn good as did Bonnie and Sir Paul McCartney.
Now I would like to kick both Madonna and Terri Hatcher in the butts for overexposure and not acting like dignified 40-something ladies. At least think of your kids gals! Madonna was strutting around in a gymastic style leotard. We get it, you are flexible for an old broad of 47! And Terri came out in a black filmy number with black hot pants underneath. Lots of smudgey and slutty looking eye make-up too. Even Mariah looked nicer by keep her girls tucked in tonight.
The last number with all the jazzy/folky singers was good-Bonnie sang along. Someday I will get to see her in person.
Speaking of concerts-Hall & Oates are coming home to the Philly area (Tower Theatre) in March. I’ll have to see if Brian would want to see them, but the neighborhood is not a nice one where the theatre is located.

41 years old at the time of the 9-11 attack on America
40 years old on the first day of Y2K
37 years old when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash
35 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing
34 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder
33 years old at the time of the 93 bombing of the World Trade Center
31 years old when Operation Desert Storm began
29 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall
26 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded
24 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh
23 years old during Sally Ride’s travel in space
21 years old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
19 years old at the time the Iran hostage crisis began
16 years old on the U.S.’s bicentennial Fourth of July
14 years old when President Nixon left office
12 years old when Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot
9 years old at the time the first man stepped on the moon
8 years old when Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated
5 years old during the Watts riot
4 years old at the time President Kennedy was assassinated

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We just gave the go-ahead to the lady who explained the Home Equity Loan to us last Thursday. She is an excellent banker and they were letting us have a 20 yr payback, whereas our bank would only go to 15, but preferred 5. So we will be getting all this paperwork to read, lucky us. We need to get the taxes out of the way so we can work on Sean’s financial aid for school. Lots of ‘fun’ stuff indeed!
I feel like I am moving in slow motion at times though. Some days I have energy to do laundry, etc. while other days I sit like a bump on a log. I do feel so much better when I can go outside to walk around or pull weeds. I think Lyme Disease never goes away completely. I have had inflammation in different areas all over my body. I hurt one day in my elbow, and I am fine the next day.
Spring can’t get here fast enough.
Stitchingwise-I started the design of Independence Hall as mentioned earlier. The steeple part looks really nice. As I was working on this, the show ‘Surface’ had it’s season finale (I stitch while watching tv). The last shot showed the main characters after a tidal wave hit Wilmington, NC. They found ‘high ground’ in a church’s steeple! Cool coincidence.
Anyway, I was going to share the patterns from this 30 yr old famous landmark book, but I didn’t get any requests. Someone did a place in Tennessee that I’ve never heard of and the design was a big red blob of a building. I would have looked much harder before I picked that one. I would never pick something because it looked easy or I couldn’t find anything else. I just would ask someone for a pattern. Go figure. Ok, I have PMS, I can ramble. ; )

We watched the Super Bowl and now the Eagles will never live it down that they were losers last year because of Pittsburgh winning this year’s game. Yeah they are from Penna., but way over on the other side of the state. I am happy they won because my friend Mel is a fan.
So during the half-time show, 63 yr old Mick Jagger and his band performed. Did anyone else notice his face was orange and his neck was white? I asked Brian if he wanted a rhinestone belt like Mick’s, but Bri’s belly would hang over the top of the belt. Mick is one skinny chap.
So Bri was looking up Mick trivia. We were asking about his daughter Jade, etc.
Found this quote from MJ-“I will be dead before I sing ‘Satisfaction’ when I am 45”.
Guess 63 looks a heck of a lot better to him now.
Here is a photo of him and his hot, much younger fiance.

Thanks for the sweet, touching comments about the bear that I stitched for Joanna. Even her mama left a comment. How great is that?
One wonderful thing about blogging and the internet is that I can share my stitching with you.
Next up-Independence Hall for a tourist themed quilt. One of the ladies in my online stitching group found some awesome backing fabric featuring postcards. There are some interesting designs coming in so far. I believe someone is even doing the Aurora Borealis! Watch for ‘the hall’ in a few months. I started it today and can’t find all the colors I need. The book is from the 70s. Not saying the colors are obsolete, I just don’t have a few of them. I have subbed some already thanks to my DMC floss swatch booklet. If you don’t have one of them, you are missing out. That’s if you are a stitcher who needs to look up a color!