More Midnight Ride

I've been steadily working on Midnight ride. Her hat is complete and I've started stitching on the moon.



Callie is settled in. She's so sweet & very playful. I'm going to get diligent about putting things away as she likes to get into stuff and sometimes carry it off. Nibbles never really bothered my things, so it became easy for me to just leave things lying about. Here's a photo of her looking out the window.

Is That a Witch I See?

I have a start on Midnight Ride!! I began with the witch, so all I have is a blob of black stitches plus her face.



I was afraid the black floss on the dark fabric wouldn't show up very well, so I've been pleasantly surprised with how it looks.

Things are progressing with the addition of Callie. On Sunday I started letting her out of the bedroom when I am home. During the week when I'm at work I keep her closed off in the bedroom, checking on her during my lunchtime. She's basically adapted to her new home and is very comfortable. Nibbles, on the other hand is not handling it so well thus far.

She hisses at Callie, she hisses at me even if Callie isn't around. She's just not happy. I expect as much since it's been less than a week. If anything, I expect her to be unhappy for a month. I don't like it that she's upset, but I think in the long run it will be good for her.

Here's a current picture of Callie. Sorry for the lack of technique with the photography, she was sitting still & I was able to get the shot.

Home of a Needleworker Too! - Finished

It's done! This is my first cross-stitch FO for 2009.



I think my next start will be Lavender Wings' "Midnight Ride." The fabric is 32ct. Belfast linen in the color Gothic from Picture This Plus.



I was messing around with the various settings on my SLR digital camera. Found the B&W setting and took a picture of Nibbles. I'll pretend it looks that way on purpose and that I was being artistic. LOL!



When I woke up today I had no idea I was going to become a two cat household. I've wanted a second cat for years, but due to Nibbles being alone for so long & such a grouch when she's been around other cats, I just didn't want to upset her.

This morning I get a call from my sister. She is a real estate agent & was out showing property. She had shown this particular house a few weeks earlier and both then and now there was this sweet calico cat who was desperate to get into the house. This house was on the market due to a foreclosure.

My sister has a huge heart and a soft spot for animals, so she called me wanting to know if I knew anyone who was looking for a cat. After just a few moments of talking to her, I jumped in the car with the cat carrier and was off to bring the kitty home. The neighbor confirmed that the previous owner's had abandoned her.

I've tucked her away in my extra bedroom. She ate two packets of soft food immediately. She acted like she would have ate more, but I was afraid she would get sick from eating too much too fast. Off to the store I went to get her a litter box and other supplies for her.

She's all set up now. I did bring her out a couple of times to introduce her to Nibbles. They both hissed & growled at each other. I hope this works out. Callie, as I've named her, is so sweet. She settled in quickly and is very loving to me. The picture isn't the best as I took it with my phone. She was chilling out after getting her tummy full.

Home of a Need??

Just continuing with the funny saying my Home of a Needleworker Too reads as I stitch on the saying. Actually, as of right now it says Home of a Needle, but I had already took the photo and didn't feel like bothering with another one tonight.





The last photo makes the design look like it's distorted. I promise it's not, I was standing over my stitching when I took the picture, which gave it a weird angle.

Last Day of May, Last Day of Vacation

On the last day of every month I am amazed at how quickly the time flies. Add vacation on top of that & it goes by even faster. Tomorrow it's back to the real world.

I managed to get a little more stitching in on Home of a Needleworker Too. At the rate I'm going, I may have it done by this time next week!