A Little This, A Little That

 It was a good stitching afternoon today, kind of gray and rainy.  I put a movie on and sat down and finished the freebie from Feathers in the Nest:

 I added our initials (G and K) and I really like how it turned out.  It's such a sweet design -- thanks, Jennifer!  (The movie was "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" - excellent movie with a great cast.  I think it's become one of my favorites.)

I also pulled out Isabella and made minimal progress:

 Even minimal progress is progress, though, so I'll take it :-)

I've been going through my stitching stuff and pulling out some small things to do - little things that I've had kitted (or not) for a while and that won't take long to finish.  One of them is a Lizzie Kate design called "Plumpkin"; I bought the chart in, I think, 2000.  It's one of those small designs that I've been meaning to do for ages, so I finally pulled it out and started it this afternoon.  I'm using a piece of blue linen from my stash and the called for GAST fibers.

I don't know why Blogger insisted on turning it 90 degrees when it uploaded it but I can't for the life of me rotate it to the way it's supposed to be.  Does anyone know how to rotate pictures in Blogger...or if it's even possible?

 

I made a quick day trip to Pittsburgh yesterday to attend a funeral.  While I was there, I was able to meet up with some former co-workers for lunch.  It was nice to visit with old friends but it seems like it's always a sad occasion that brings us back together.

 

I've got to go pack my lunch for tomorrow, so that's it for this evening.  Wishing everyone a great week and happy stitching!