Monthly Archive:: August 2007

By the time you will read this, I will not be here working on my computer but somewhere in the middle of the country, riding in an SUV on a driving vacation. Circumstances, a child starting college Back East, cost, do you know how much plane tickets cost?, and the fact that my DH and I actually like driving vacations, have conspired to have us going coast to coast (Calfiornia to the banks of the Chesapeake) and back in a little more than 2 weeks. So what does this have to do with needlepoint? Actually a great deal. First off I have a new series of designs coming out in January and I have to figure them out and stitch them. They’re small so they are perfect for doing in the car. Second, I am stressed beyond belief, with too much to do to stitch much, even though I need

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Yes, it’s finally here and you can order it from Amazon.com. I have a great story about this. The downside of shopping on-line is that when something improtant comes, you think it’s just that thing your ordered. That’s what happened to me yesterday. I had too many things to do, too many people needing to be different places, and one too few cars. So who’s left not getting lunch and waiting for forever to run errands — me! When I got home from the non-errand running, there was a box. I thought it was one of the three books I had ordered and wondered idly where the other two were. Imagine my surpise when I opened the box and my book fell out! I am so excited and so happy that this dream I’ve had of being a published author has finally come true! You can order the book from

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