Livin' La Needle Loca

 ...because I totally missed yesterday. Insomnia gets the best of me sometimes and it was that way yesterday. It wasn't until after dinner that I realized that I missed posting. Anyway, no photos today, sorry! The studio is coming along. They are starting the tile for the bathroom today! With the exception of the shower door (which is custom), all the materials and supplies that we know about are ordered and in. We bought the paint yesterday -- nothing fancy, just the same white that we used in the rest of the house. I'm looking at rugs and blinds to bring in the color. At some point down the road, I might paint an accent wall. For now, I just want to room done! WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Morgana (cross stitch) I finally caught up replacing all of the old Waterlilies Fir stitches. I'm now working on the lower fins and tail. Stay Warm (cross stitch) Working on the arms and motifs around the head.  No Work This Week: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ R...

...Happy Spring! Our garden is blooming. We have wisteria: Buddha Hand blossoms: Daffodils: and Spanish bluebells:

 ...such as it is. Finished: 2/8 Melt the ICE Badges (knitting) [ Ravelry ] 2/8 Melt the ICE Badges - 3D (knitting) [ Ravelry ] 2/9 Meriadoc Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]  4.0 oz Polwarth-silk from Into The Whirled 162.5 yds. chain-ply; 11 WPI 2/19 Waterlily Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] 4.0 Merino-silk (4.0 oz.) from Wonderland Dyeworks 145.8 yds. chain ply; 11 WPI 2/19 Midnight Amethyst Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Merino-silk (4.0 oz.) from Wonderland Dyeworks 145.8 yds. chain-ply; 11 WPI Books: Newport Nana’s, Cindy Nichols Hex of the Witch, Heather G Harris Stolen in Death, JD Robb Coven of the Witch, Heather G Harris Familiar of the Witch, Heather G Harris Destiny of the Witch, Heather G Harris Charmed Nights, Kim Richardson The Beach Shack Promise, Cindy Nichols Mermaid in the Shot Glass, Hailey Edwards ...

 ...slow progress on the studio, so I'm still cross stitching. It's been a long haul with the studio. We started work on December 8th. We knew it was going to take longer than our previous remodel because we were adding a bathroom, but this is going on longer than expected. The good news is that they have passed every inspection - underground plumbing, above-ground plumbing, insulation, and sheet rock. They have installed the new slider, the pocket door for the bathroom, and the new exterior door. They have taped the walls and put on the edging. The room is shaping up, but a few weeks away from being done. Sigh. I'm cycling between Morgana (Mirabilia mermaid) and Stay Warm (which I keep calling Keep Warm by accident). Here's what Stay Warm looks like today: I may switch over to spinning again because I'm getting tired of cross stitching. I really want to quilt or do some finishing work. I just don't have enough room to do quilting in the house. As for th...

 ...still all cross stitch around here.  I'm alternating between the mermaid (Morgana) and the Barbara Ana piece (Stay Warm). Morgana is getting more play, but it's slow going.  Now that I've finished replacing the awful pooling of the Waterlilies Fir section, I'm working on other portions of the tail. I still hate the Waterlilies Fir color--it makes that portion of the piece look dull compared to the rest of it. It makes the piece less interesting for me to work on. I wish I could come up with an alternative for it. Sigh. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Keep Warm (cross stitch) Working on the face. Morgana (cross stitch) Working on the outer tail fins. No Work This Week: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]  My Recipes (cooking)  Website (other)  Queued for Starting Moon Lets Sun Shine (or Luna y Sol) quilt (quilting) Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewe...

 ...and there are more flowers blooming in our garden! This is our garden path right now with the nasturtiums going crazy: The amaryllis is still going strong: The Marc Chagall rose is setting more blooms:  And a Dutch iris has appeared near the kitchen: