Well, it’s 95% likely there will be no tri for me in October. I’m home from the ortho (who is a triathlete and sports medicine specialist) and have learned that the arthrosis in my shoulder is, in his words, “pretty severe”. In fact, he said that if I were a [...]

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Here’s the video of Barack Obama’s speech tonight at the Democratic convention in case you might have missed it. It has renewed my interest in the Presidential race.

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I just had to share about a new hand-dyed floss I just discovered. It’s from an eBay store called Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe (here’s the direct link to her floss category). This floss is just GORGEOUS!!!

Definitely click on the image above to see a larger version. I will say, as I [...]

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Jennifer posted on the Mirabilia Stitchers board a few days ago inquiring about floss inventory lists for some of the over-dye fibers commonly used in cross stitching. I already had one for the Belle Soie silk line since I’ve been working on collecting a full set of them. Her post got me thinking [...]

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I spent some more time today stitching on Halloween Fairy while watching the olympics. The original design by Nora Corbett had her face & arms stitched over two, but I decided to rechart it for over one. I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. This is the first time I’ve ever [...]

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I got in some good stitching time last night and this afternoon on my Taj Mahal. I have completed 79 total hours of stitching on it. Here’s my latest progress pic as of this afternoon.

I just love the fibers used in this design. All of the different silks are so yummy to [...]

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Well, it seems that many of the female Chinese athletes competing in the Olympics are cross stitchers. I guess this gives a whole new meaning to the “Stitching Olympics”.
A Stitch in Time Wins Gold for China’s Female Athletes

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Since I can’t do any training right now, I’ve been spending my evenings stitching. I finished up another piece. It’s a freebie design from Plum Street Samplers called Coffin Buzz.

I stitched it on 28-count Legacy linen from Picture This Plus. The fiber is Espresso from the Belle Soie silk line by Crescent [...]

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I saw this on a couple of other blogs earlier in the summer, but I’m just now getting around to creating my own map. So, where in the world have I been? Ok, so it’s technically only the United States and not the whole world, but you get the picture. ;) [...]

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