JACK IS BACK;)))), et al

 

"Starry-eyed Jack" is my

favorite Halloween table topper...

Both Lizzy and I made 

this adorable Jan Patek pattern

in 2020. 

I look forward to displaying him 

in a different setting each year...;)))

👻👻👻

💀 

This year he is on our oak cocktail

table in front of our fireplace just

across from our kitchen area...

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I have begun a new puzzle:

Charles Wysocki's 

"Hickory Haven Canal" 

1,000 pieces...

I really enjoy his Americana

Art paintings...

[This one is from Buffalo games Co.]

Her is where I am now:

You can see that my little sorting trays are in

use; so far, I have found them a good way

to sort by color and/or theme..

C. Wysocki always manages to incorporate

one or more American flags in his works...

↡↡↡↡

It is challenging to find where they will fit...;)))

But also a lot of puzzling fun...;)))

Also there are 6 little horses 

pulling all types of

wagons scattered all 

over the scene--

This one will take me longer to

finish I think...

But then, I am in no hurry,

 just enjoying this journey...😇

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This morning DH took me for my first

visit to our "gi-normous" 

Costco--holey-moley!! 

👹👺👿

💣💣💣

I must admit I was totally 

overwhelmed..

Everything is 

SO

 "super-sized"!!!

😟😢😦😧😨😩

I am thinking----, 

 "Pas pour moi"

{not for me}

I'll take my little 

market any day...

Hugs, Julierose,

 La Blageuse

(Still-puzzling-euse) 

FINISHED PUZZLING, et al

 

Here is where I was two days ago..

And....

👀✌👀

↯↯↯↯↯

Here I am today;)))))

I began on October 3rd....

So 5 days to the finish;))))

Now I hate to take it apart so 

I will let it sit in all its glory

for a few days...

To make my life easier I have ordered

some sorting trays for my next puzzle...

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Early this morning, DH and I did

our monthly BJ's shopping run....

then...

we came home and had our 2nd cup

of coffee while watching the FI

"Warm Up" for the upcoming

Singapore Grand Prix race 

this Sunday..

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I think I can say that my hand is getting

better, but still wearing my support

brace and resting through this

upcoming weekend.  

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I just got the latest 

Anne Cleeves book in the

Jimmy Perez and Willow 

new series...

"The Killing Stones".

So I will have that to look forward

to reading...

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I will admit that I am getting pret-ty(!)

antsy without any stitching to occupy

my hands...👿👺👹

I have decided to finish all my "Littles"

with machine quilting...

Hoping to be able to begin that journey

this coming week...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(puzzling-and-planning-euse)

KEEPING BUSY ;)))

 

When I cannot stitch I turn to my ever

favorite making of jigsaw puzzles....

Easy on the hands and good for 

my brain....

These "Paper Umbrellas" are a really

fun one to put together--

very challenging...

Here is where I have gotten so far..

I also am revamping my craft area so that I

can now do my Color Glue Booking....

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Tonight's Supper

Simple BLT's 

No muss, no fuss...

Take care and enjoy these lovely 

Fall days we've been given...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(puzzling-things-out-euse)

;)))))

NEED I SAY MORE???

 

RESTING FOR A BIT....

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(recuperating-euse0

GEISHA GARDEN "LITTLE", et al

 

"Geisha Garden" little is all pin basted

and ready to be my next hand quilt...

Such an evocative print..

💛💜💚💙

The reverse features little leftover

blocks and the rest of the  

Geisha print fabric...

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Here is the next little to be backed

layered up and basted:

"Itsy-Bitsy Spider"

I had a lot of leftover SPider

papers that I originally bought

from Missouri Star quilt Co. to 

make my eldest Grandson's 

Going Away to College Spider quilt;

and so, I decided to use up 

some of them...

I still have quite a pack left..

So another "Spider" piece will

be in the making...

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COL: September 30th--

Since all the rain, we have tons of

little mushrooms in our lawns...

I've even spied a squirrel 

feasting on one--

Who knew?????

and here is October 1st's entry:

Just a simple leaf floating in the wind......

Both DH and I are feeling a lot better today

 after our flu shots on Tuesday of

this week...we both had quite a 

reaction and we named Wednesday

as a "Lost Day"...

Just spent it mostly napping and

being generally crabby!!!

🐉👺👹

👾👾👾

I hope you all weathered the 

weekend Nor'Easter--

no damage here fortunately--

just a power outage which our

generator, "Jenny" promptly

took care of for us;)))))

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(welcoming-in-Autumn-euse)

AUTUMN IN PLACE, et al

 

I just finished our Autumn Placemats and runner...

I decided on dark maroon borders ;

Again I had just enough of these two fabrics 

to make my single fold binding...;)))

[File under "use it up"]

😇

And here is the little narrow runner to fit our counter space..

The reverse of them all is that 

central check

print ;))) 

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And

Tah-Dah....

I have just finished 5 weeks 

of my Calendar of Life (COL0

embroidery project 

↴↴↴↴

Left block is the Full Moon Nor'Easter;

Center block: the bare branches 

and broken limbs;

Right block: represents winds still gusting

today and the ocean shells 

scattered on our beach

from the storm surge...

I am continuing to enjoy 

making each day's little

square vignette..

FYI: I trimmed my 1/4 yard piece

into two long panels so that I can

attach them to my big scroll when

they are done...

This one will take me 

through December.

I haven't as yet decided 

how to start and

attack my other pieces...to

complete the my year.

{If I last that long???}

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Tomorrow will be shopping day and we will

be getting our Covid shots...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(still-COLing-euse)

COL @ FOUR WEEKS, et al

 

Four weeks stitched already!! 

Last Fri, Sat, and Sunday...

Friday: trying to look around carefully to really "see"

in order to draw blocks for stitching;

Saturday:  Our old rotting apple tree in the backyard

dropping it's apples now in the winds...

Sunday: My last little pot of flowers fading on the

front stoop...

AND:

Today:  My own Autumnal Equinox vision:

Sari silk on the left for day and 

indgo on the right for night....

It has crossed my mind that perhaps I would not be 

continuing this daily exercise in stitching......

I am finding my way slowly into this project...

and seeing that I prefer adding some little

bits of fabric to these tiny blocks to work around

rather than just stitching with that white background!!

Some version of  that ubiquitous 

 "blank page syndrome"

 perhaps???

😱😰😮

If you will notice, as I moved on

 from the first week,

I added background "kantha-like"

stitching behind all the embroideries...

I like that look better than the 

starkness of "all white"...

This really is quite the "learning" 

process for me; 

not only of trying out different stitches 

but also of visualizing a daily

overall feeling or happening...

For now, I will be 

continuing this journey....

"One Day At A Time"

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I am working on hand quilting

my next "Little"---

"Bouquet de Fleurs"

Working the central portion first right now...

Strange feeling to be "big stitching" this one,

 while  trying to make smaller, tinier stitches

on my COL;)))...

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This morning was my early weekly food shopping

day--prices are only going up, up, up!!!!

so we, as usual, are making the

most of leftovers that we can....

Tonight's dinner will be leftover

Shepherd's Pie from Sunday along

with Ciabatta bread on the side and

applesauce...

It is a partly sunny, windy day here...

at least not as dark and gloomy

as it has been...

hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(still-stitching-euse)