Right or Left Handed

I'm right handed and just this week realized there are some things you naturally do with your left hand. As you know I fell and injured not only the ankle, which is healing slowly, but did something to my left arm. It is not bruised nor swollen, so I really don't understand why it hurts as much as it does. I can't seem to put pressure on it. Some examples of this are, toilet handle to flush is on the left, so reach out your left hand and in my case yelp :) Sink, hot water tap is on left, yelp again. Going downstairs, hand rail is on left, hold ever so gently just in case I fall. Since I was walking much better decided to go to the store, getting in and out of car, BIG YELP ! I'm sure there must be more, but these are the ones I noticed.

Today was suppose to be a Friday Finish, went to cut out a fob I had stitched this week and went to hold the ruler in place with my left hand and rotary cut with the right and I almost cut the fob in half.

At least this hasn't stopped my stitching, as long as I don't need to cut the fabric smaller to stitch on. Hmmm.... maybe some WIP's will get done :)

No Medal for Me

I took quite the tumble at Trout Lake this morning. I wasn't watching where I was going and was along the edge of the gravel walkway and with all the rain it was uneven and I took a tumble. I felt my right ankle turn under me, and as I fell somehow used my left arm to try and brace myself. A city worker and another dog owner came to my rescue and offered help, as much as Tiger would allow them. The guy was trying to help me up and Tiger just looked him in the face and gave a low growl, she's such a good protector. Anyways, with the help I managed to get up and was able to stand without putting much weight on the ankle. I hobbled over to a log, closest place to sit, and sat for awhile, hobbled to my car and sat for awhile, thought about calling someone to come get me and decided I should try and drive home. I managed with using my left foot to brake. Hobbled into the house, sat in the recliner and Mom got me an ice pack for the ankle which by this time is swollen, but surprisingly not hurting as much as it did at first. Mind you I tend to have a high tolerance of pain for things like this. I was covered in mud, jeans and jacket are in the wash now, my favorite over the body purse may be ruined, I'll try and see if I can salvage it. Oh and my left arm hurts if I try to put pressure on it, so picture this, getting up from a chair not putting weight on your right ankle nor left arm. There really should be a medal for that :) I would win gold !

Valentines Day

Just got back from seeing the movie Valentines Day. It's funny, surprising and makes you think about the meaning of friendship and love. I don't want to say too much about it, surprises are always good, right ? If you do go to see it, enjoy !

Once in a Lifetime, Twice in One Day !

I was at my computer reading blogs this morning when this truck drove by honking away, I looked out the window and people were lined up and down the street. I went and asked what was going on, imagine my surprise to find out that the Olympic Torch was going to be right outside my front door. I ran in to get my camera and told Mom she should come out. Not only did the torch go by, it was also the spot for lighting the next runner's torch. We then had to go to the Credit Union, only to find people lined up for blocks upon blocks waiting for the Olympic Torch to go by. Mom went and did her business and I found out that the torch was on it's way to Trout Lake. So we headed there and once again I got to see the torch not only go by but being passed onto the next runner. I didn't get a good photo of the torch, but the videos I got are not too bad, you can really hear and feel the excitement from the kids at Trout Lake. There's a few of them, so if you would like to see a small part of the 2010 Olympic Torch relay click here and enjoy :)

http://www.vancouver2010.com/

Fob or Pillow

Here is the matching fob, guess pillow, as I forgot to sew the ribbon on :)

Lenka's Designs

28 count Monaco white

Needle Necessities #1090

Friday Finish

Free pattern from Lenka's Designs

28 count Monaco White

Needle Necessities #1090

Scissor fob from My Mark Designs

Working on matching fob.

January

Little House Needleworks

28 count Cashel Raw

Crescent Colors

The Stitcherhood
14 count white adia

Threadwork #1090

The Sampler Girl

Valentine Booklet

28ct. antique white

DMC

Little House Needlework

Pattern for Yahoo Group

32 count scrap with DMC

Quaker Mini

32 count Lugana Smokey Pearl

Silk from hand-dyed fibers

Be Sooted

Along with those I blogged about last month and a couple I know are here somewhere, this is what I stitched in January.

For the LHN January, I used beads for the snowman eyes and buttons and a cute button for the corner snowflake. I'm really pleased with this one.

Love from The Stitcherhood is a freebie and was stitched in 3 hours last night, oops guess it's acutually a February stitch :)

Valentine Tweets gold birdies are missing their tails, can't figure out which color they are suppose to be.

LHN yahoo group pattern will be finished into a floss tag. I stitched a heart for the back and it's off centre, so will probably add a couple more small ones, so it's not that noticeable.

Quaker Mini is from http://www.ledderthreads.com/ only the site isn't working. There is suppose to be some stitches in the middle, I left them off as I was thinking of putting a button there.

Please excuse all the wrinkles, Tiger is a little behind in her chores :)

Head on over

to Melissa's blog and have a look at her post My Home Town and watch the video. As she says it's pretty cool. If you've never seen her blog take the time to look at some of her stitching, it's beautiful.

Pass or Fail

Well today was the day for my big test. Preparation for this started a week ago, stop eating nuts, seeds and multi grain breads and no aspirin. The nuts were really hard, but I managed. Yesterday was the hard prep, Pico-Salax at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm and 2 Dulcolax tablets at 8:00 pm. Only water, broth or apple juice to drink, no food. Have you figured out the name of this test, you've probably had one or know someone that has. That's right, it was a colonoscopy. Yesterday between running to the toilet, washing the floor, ending up doing laundry about 3 times and after getting up this morning cleaning the carpet...yuck yuck yuck is all I can say. Remember my saying the problem originally started late last summer, and by the time I got in to see the specialist mid November my problem had stopped. He suggested due to my age it wouldn't hurt any to have one done. Well, shortly into the New Year I started having incidents (as I call them) worse then last summer and almost every day. Tuesday I was to go for a follow up ultrasound (a different condition) and had to detour back home and re-schedule, my "incident" that morning being one of the worst. I told Dr. R. about this and he said he would do a biopsy of the entry tissue (???) I think that was what he said, for (???) once again I can't remember the word he used. For the procedure they knock you out, but I awoke just at the end and could see the screen and that little camera was still doing it's job and even though I am not in the medical field, it all looked pink and healthy to me. Dr. R. didn't see me afterwards and the nurses gave me instructions, first one is I could resume a normal diet as I did not have any polyps removed and I think she also mentioned no tumour. That to me is pretty obvious as I'm sure the Dr. would have talked to me about a tumor. Second one see Dr. R. in March.

Sounds like everything is okay, maybe something will show up in the biopsy. I know it is not cancer from what my own Dr. and Dr. R. have said plus I don't have any of the cancer symptoms. I know doctors can be wrong, but my feelings on this are pretty strong that it is not. Polyps don't seem to be the case, as there were none. Could be stress ? I lead a pretty slow and calm life, so I wouldn't think so.

Pass or fail and what is wrong, guess we'll find out in March.

Friday Finshes

Primitive Bettys

28ct white evenweave with DMC

I stitched this one last year and thought it was about time to finish it off. As I was sewing this it was a PITA, but I'm glad I stuck with it as I think it turned out pretty nice, if I may say so myself :) The same fabric is on the back.

It's a beautiful day here, sunny, dry and not too cold. I sat and looked at the mountains, it is such a nice view. I get lost in my own thoughts and daydream, till Tiger pulls on her leash and then it's back to reality :)

For Tiger and those who came before her.

Lizzie Kate

32ct. Light Mocha Belfast

DMC

He's Back

Every year, at this time, an eagle comes to Trout Lake and sits on the same branch in the same tree and drives the crows crazy.

Is that a Robin, sure looks like one, since our weather has not been too bad the last few days they must think it's springtime.

Tiger got tired of my taking pictures of the eagle and decided to wade through the puddle. She's going to need a bath after this :)

Friday Finish

Freebie from Primitive Bettys

16 ct. white adia with DMC 816

3 Stitching Finishes

LHN January Ornament

30ct. WDW Cappuccino linen

DMC

LHN February Ornament

32ct. Vintage Light Examplar

DMC

Glory Bee

28 ct. unknown
DMC and Snow Buttons

Friday Finishes

Okay, so I'm a day late :)

First up is my New Years Day start and finish, will probably do this as a pillow.

Lizzie Kate

28ct. Light Mocha

DMC

Merry Winter was started New Years Eve Day, but since most of it was stitched in 2010, I'm counting it for this year.

Homespun Elegance 28 ct. Light Mocha DMC CV 4210

This last one is from the Cross Stitch Pattern a Day Calendar. Actually started this one on my B'day, finishing it this year.

18 ct. light beige (?) DMC

I've been buying these calendars for the last 4 years and this is the first time I stitched anything from them. There are lots of great patterns in them, I just never get around to doing any. Hopefully this year I will.

So that's 1 fully done, 1 mostly done and 1 a little done this year.

Happy New Year !

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and New Year's Eve. I did, till I went to my PC on the day after Christmas and found it wasn't working. My PC guy was in New York for the holidays, so I was without a PC for over a week. Talk about withdrawals. And to boot on one of those days we were also without TV, along with thousands of others in the area. Didn't bother me too much, but my 84 year old Mom depends on her TV. Well we both survived and I was able to take my PC in today and it was the power supply. I have so much to catch up on now, but am going to do it in spurts so I don't overload my brain and shut down :)

Happy Holidays to All !

Another year gone by...

I haven't had much time for posting, it seems the older I get the more I procrastinate. My 56th birthday (how the heck did that happen) was Dec. 22nd, so I have good reason to feel old, especially when the body feels it, my mind still feels so young. I wish they could meet in the middle somewhere :) Dec. 17th was my last day of work. When I retired Oct. 31, 2003 I never thought I would go back, Never say Never ! I was asked back in May of 2006 to help cover holidays as they had someone on short term. I've been saying for a long time now that I was going to quit, and it was like perfect timing. I go in to give my notice and get laughed at, yes my manger laughed, he was going to let me go. The department needed to cut back and being casual, I was the first to go, along with another casual employee. Luckily nobody permanent is losing their job. I will definitely miss the extra money, but my Mom needs me at home more now and I don't want any regrets later on.

It's been a busy week, doctor appointments for us both, hair appointments for us both, manicure for myself, last minute shopping, still have the wrapping to do. I remember this time last year we were snowed in, I thought I wasn't going to be able to drive to my Brothers for Christmas Dinner, but thankfully we made it okay. Today the sun is shinning, ground is dry and the kids are wondering how Santa is going to get here without snow. He is just as magical as the reindeers that bring him :)

I was wanting to show some of my stitching, but have misplaced my camera. I've been working on various projects trying to get at least one finished this year. I may, but it won't be in time for Christmas.

All the best to you and your family and thanks for dropping by to read my blog.

Virtual Stitching

http://kcaiholidaycard.com/

We went to Trout Lake today and I took my camera along.

Tiger tries to dig up a rock and can't understand why it's not happening.

Then decides she needs to see what that sign is all about.

Gets all the way up to it, maybe she needs glasses :)

Oh ! That's why Mama said don't go out there, better get back to her now.

We then go for a walk around the lake and what do we see at the other end but some "idiot" with his child, even if he can't read he should have known better. There were some city workers there that told him it was very thin ice and to get off, thankfully he listened.

PS If you click on the pictures they look much better.