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Road Trip

Wednesday, Katy and I had to go to Milwaukee for her doctor's appointment......ROAD TRIP!

The appointment never lasts long.  

Since we are in a "big city-Milwaukee,"  there is lots more shopping options.  

First leg of the trip was Niagara, WI where we were stopped for road construction.

There was a paper mill there and a dam to harness the hydraulic power.

There has been a lot of rain and really upstream snow melt yet.

The gates on the dam were open and we could see it while we waited to go through the contruction zone.  

Please excuse the traffic but, I thought the water rush was pretty cool.  

After Katy's appointment, we head to Bay Shore for shopping (after lunch at Panera).

She likes to go to H&M for the latest and then we head to Trader Joe's to stock up.  

Bayshore is huge and spread out and we have about a 3 hour 40 minute ride home.  

The last time we were at the Stitching Bee, we talked about yarn stores.

Kendra had said she had been at a really nice yarn store in Bayside.

In reality it was in Fox Point, a suburb, where it just so happens I grew up.  

 When she showed me on line, I knew exactly where it was.  

We saved up some time and went to the Kneedle Knook.

It is an awesome yarn store!

They had an amazing assortment of yarn!

The staff was wonderful!

The lady who checked us out is actually from the UP....Iron River!

It really is a small world.

A couple of people in the back room knitting....including a sweet old guy!

Of course we walked out with a few bags of yarn.

I got two skeins of self stripping sock yarn and some gorgeous mohair with a free scarf pattern.

Waiting for me when I got home were the last two patterns from the Nashville Market.  

It was amazing!

I had just been thinking I needed to call Kendra and tell her to mail them to me on the trip down. 

OMG to I love this one with the Chinese proverb...

"God finds a low branch for the bird that cannot fly"

One of the new BBD, this is the first in a 9 part series.

There really were some great new patterns at market this year!

Now I have to stop with the projects...after the thread and fabric come in...LOL

Hope your week is going well. 

In the home stretch for the weekend. 

I am hoping to work on finishing some projects along with all the weekend chores. 

Keep on Stitching

Monica

Latest Stash

Ed and I went to Green Bay on Thursday. 

I wasn't so sure how my ankle was going to hold up but, I really didn't do all that much walking.  

He was on a mission to find a specific pair of Timberland boots so, we hit a bunch of shoe stores and didn't find them. 

We were in the Mall and checked Kohls and Macy's on-line.  

Macy's had them on-line, we called to see if they had them in the store but, they didn't.

After we got home, he ordered them from Macy's because they were on sale and he got another 25% off which was a huge savings.  

He still was a little disappointed he couldn't find them....I didn't think he would but, we had so much fun that day, talking, singing with the radio and lunch at Red Robin,...yummm!

I did get to stop at the Stitching Bee to see if some of the new patterns I ordered were in.

I needed some floss for projects.   

WTN&T Live Simply Sampler thread needs.  

Some of the new patterns from Market I had her order for me.  

I really try to support my local shop because I will really miss it when its gone.  

I just so love the Stacy Nash pinkeep.  The colors are soo pretty!

I didn't order this La-D-Da but, I just love the saying

"If all our troubles were hung on the line, you take yours and I take mine."

This Little House Needleworks floss in the kit were such gorgeous colors, it screamed for me to take it home....so I did.  

Some fabric, two pieces I had cut for a project and two were just little remnants but, those do come in handy on occasion.  

The last pattern I had her order for me was the latest Scarlett House:  Martha Pudsey.

I have quite a collection of Adam and Eve samplers just waiting to be stitched.  

This also has some specialty stitches. 

Just cruisin' on Primrose Farm Sewing box, even though it doesn't look like it.  

The house is in Straw Bonnet and is nearly done, I think I have three rows left and then onto the roff.  I really like this piece and it will be really cute when it is completely finished.  

I figure it can then go on the table with my ort jar and scissors instead of a little basket I have.  

The ankle is getting better.  

It still grabs if I try to walk too fast but, I can move it better every day.  

I will have to start doing some strengthening this week.  

I also cleaned nose prints off the patio door and the front window from the boys. 

Hope you had a great weekend.

Keep on Stitching 

Monica

Primrose Farm Sewing Basket

I have been on a roll...I started Stacy Nash's Primrose Farm Sewing Basket.

I had to order the oval paper mache box.

I looked at Joann's, Hobby Lobby and Michael's for them.  

I found a set at Joann's online.

I do have a while before I get to that point.

I think it will be a quick stitch.  

Finished the stitching on Springtime Messenger.  

I changed some of the colors because of the fabric I used for it.  

There wasn't enough contrast between Mountain Mist and Lexington Green on the bowl.  

I used Oatmeal instead and then used it for the lace work on the border.  

I have to sew buttons on but, will probably attach them after I sew on the fabric as a pinkeep.  

Time out for an absolutely adorable picture of how Buster was sleeping Saturday night.  

Both his front paws are under his chin.  

Working hard holding the pillow down on the couch.  

This was a super quick stitch:  Tisket, Tasket from Primitive Stitchin'

Changed some colors in this too but, they are some of the same colors I have used in the last two pieces so there is some cohesiveness.  

I think the rabbit is very handsome.  

I need to do some picture rearranging for spring.  

I noticed I still have some snowmen on the hall wall.  

March stuff needs to come down.  

The ankle is getting better by drips and drabs but, way not fast enough....😒

That about sums it up.  

Need to go and elevate and ice.  

Hooray for stitching!

Have a great week. 

Monica