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Just look at this amazing pillow Lindsay sent me for the Easter Holiday Exchange! Cherckerboard Bunny Freebie from Waxing Moon Designs on unknown pale blue linen using GAST with some substitutions. Stitched by Lindsay The bunny is such an nice colour--I LOVE him!! :D Her stitching is so neat--I wish I could make such nice french knots!! I only recently learned, and, well... Other fun goodies were also included: A sunny notepad, some of that scented floss (I've been curious about wanting to try it), and some chocolates which missed the picture because I've put them in the fridge to re-solidify so that we can eat them! The LLV (That's what the boxy mail trucks in US are called; short for "Long-Life Vehicle") must have been pretty warm today 'cause they got a little melty--fortunately Lindsay had the clever thought to seal them in a bag just in case! :D Thank You so much Lindsay; I'm so excited to have some spring stitching! I've been doing lots of fall...

...are here again in the US. The time switch (whether it be "springing forward" or "falling back") always throws me: I realized that I'd been suffering horribly the previous week from seasonal depression. Insufferable winter blues--what nerve they have to elbow their way in as the gloomy weather ends! Fox Forest Please pardon the "away waste knots" I always use them. Do you? I hate stopping stitching to tidy them up, but when I begin a session I really enjoy weaving them in--makes me feel as though I must have accomplished a lot last time. Fills one with a sense of industrious pride. lol Redbird Sampler As she has stood for what seems like weeks! To the left, 2 strands of green needles. To the Right, only one. 2 are called-for on the chart, but the chart also specifies a much lower (28?) count linen. I used 36/2. Everyone I've asked seems to like the double strand, but I can't quite give up the idea of a single. Opinions, please? The sooner I f...