heartsick

found out today a friend died on the 21st. I had not seen him in years. But we had been close for so very long. I loved him for a long time. My heart just aches. He will be buried in a town just south of me, as that is where is family is from. I just can't believe he is gone. I keep crying. He could always make me smile... damn, but I will miss him, just knowing I can never see him again.......

StarMaiden is done

After working and working for what seems like forever, but what was really about three years, I have finished StarMaiden. The chart is from HAED. And the artist is Ian Daniels... he is now a discontinued artist, which makes me sad as I really always loved his art. Good thing I picked up as many of his charts as I could before he left!

There were 122,700 stitches, hee. That is just so much fun to figure out... at least it is after I am done. I think if I would have done that before I would have just passed out! This is a nice big HD for me.

LHN exchange, and exchanges

Amy was my partner for the LHN exchange on the HOE board. She sent me a cute little pinkeep. It is sweet and it looks cute with my last pinkeep that I got so I have them both kinda near each other in the bedroom now.

She also sent some bath stuff. A bath get and some lotion. Nice sniffs. Not too stong, so always good... I don't like things to compete with my BPAL. :)

She also sent a wonderful chart, Alphabet Samplings Book by With my Needle. It will be a lovely fun thing to work on, at some point when I get around to doing it!

I have signed up for both the needleroll exchange and the Prairie Schooler Exchange. Never done a needleroll before, so that will be fun, and interesting. Guess I better get my butt in gear for that one, huh. I have seen several, and I know how to sew, so I am thinking it shouldn't be too hard, but... we will see.

June review and July goals

- Stitch on UFO RR, Yes
- Stitch LHN exchange and mail, Yes, and on time
- HAED SAL, Yes
-Sampler SAL, No
- work on "Where my heart blooms", Yes

now for some goal for July. hmmm... my July is going to be quite full of the very busy so I'd best keep these managable. I am a dork and forgot some!

-Work on StarMaiden... and finish her!
- HAED SAL "hope to pick a new piece" or finish starmaiden
- Stitch on UFO RR when I receive it
- Sampler SAL (may be out of town, so might not manage this one)
- try and put a few more stitches in "Where my heart blooms"
the ones I forgot
-Work on Mira RR, if finished mail it back to owner
- HOE exchange needleroll, got the partner info... find chart and start stitching!