Should Have Been a Monday Update

I'm in a cycle. Go to the cabin. Come home. Monday do some chores. Try to catch up on emails and reading blogs. Post an update. Tuesday is finishing up blog reading, laundry, and grocery shopping. Wednesday is packing and finishing up things that need done before we leave again and hope to squeeze in stitching time. Thursday we leave again. It's a blur but it's a nice blurt. I feel far behind. Slowly but surely I catch up....I think haha.

Lots to talk about so hang in there.

First an announcement. I'm not finishing the Critters SAL. I really thought this SAL was going to be all animals not just bugs. I was going to stick with it but time is special and I have SOOOO many other pieces that I want to work on. So out with the projects I don't really really want to finish. The next one was just announced and it's mushrooms. I don't see myself wanting to do that one either so I won't finish the year of SALs to be entered into the drawings anyway. No worries onto to the next project....projects...seriously we all know I didn't need more options anyway haha.

Mill Hill Maynia Update: I'm still LOVING this one. Right now I have 3 days to catch up on *sigh* but I honestly LOVE working on these every day. So let's see which ones have came out this week...

Monday -- Seaside Sampler

Before Progress...

I got 1 hour and 13 minutes into Day 6 on this one...

Tuesday -- Summer Breeze Day 3 on this one...

Before...

After...

I also worked on the May Fairy some more...

 Wednesday -- Camping Out Day 5 on this one now...

Before and After...

I also took time to work on Beer Dragon because I love it so much and it was my birthday afterall. I put in 253 more stitches...

This piece is definitely a reason to give up on the Bugs SAL. I never want to put it down.

Thursday -- Snowman with a Cardinal was picked. We headed down to the cabin Mom, Jeremiah, Izzy and me. I did get stitching time while watching a movie and TV in the evening with Mom...

Before and After...

Friday morning mom headed home. It was just Jeremiah, Izzy and me. It was lovely. Jeremiah and I watched a TV series on DVD called Titans. We made it through a bunch of episodes and I had stitching time on Friday's pick...Life, Liberty...

Before and After...

Saturday and Sunday ended up with no stitching time.

Cabin Life: Here is the baby Robin update...

Friday we had one tiny baby ready to be fed and one egg that hadn't hatched. But Saturday...

They were both huddled together and ready to grow. I can't wait to see how much they've grown this week when we get back down.

Dad and Fred have been working hard on the big barn on the property. We've been adding new red metal to the outside and boy it's making a huge difference...

Just that little bit on the right of the barn doors left to do. It looks amazing. Hard work but sooo worth it. We are heading back down Thursday. So I need to get this update posted, get caught up on all your blog posts, and get packed up. I've been doing laundry the whole time I've been writing up this post don't worry haha. 4th load in the washer now. Gotta love laundry it just never leaves us alone for long.

Stay healthy. Have a great week. Happy Memorial Day for all my US readers. We are going to enjoy our long weekend with friends and family at the campground what better place to celebrate.

Monday Update

Lots to talk about. On Thursday when I posted my last update. I was planning on working on Winter Time for the last letter in my April acrostic. Here is where I got with it...

Friday I was so excited to start my Mill Hill Maynia! Here are all 11 ready to go...

The little monster is a coin purse. All the names of the kits are on pieces of paper. When one is picked I put the paper back in so it could possibly be picked again.

Friday was mom's birthday so she got to pick...

Snowman with Cardinal. We watched 2 animal specials on Disney+ for her birthday. Dolphin Reef and Elephants. They were both fantastic. We had a great day together even though we didn't do anything. I got 41 minutes in on the new start...

Hard to see but it's there. Mom and Jeremiah got me this kit for Christmas this last year.

Friday evening we went down to the cabin. Mom decided to stay home this weekend. Saturday we got a lot of work done because the weather was beautiful. Upper 70's. We drove around on the trails and took care of limbs that had fallen and some tree trunks that made the paths rough. We also did a bunch of other things but mostly we just enjoyed each other. It was just us and Dad and Bev and it was really nice. We talked about everything and then some. Plans. Plans. Lists of what projects need to be done. We look forward to each thing. Yeah it's all work but it's worth it work. In the evening we settled in our cabin for a movie. It was nice plus I got my stitching time in.

It was another new start and another kit from Christmas. This time it was from/for Jeremiah. He just loves Patriotic things so he liked these kits. My start on Life, Liberty...

This one is on Aida. I got 1 hour and 41 minutes. It's a little more hard on fabric though since my Q-Snap is a 8 inch one and I'll have to watch the beads. We'll see. I think I have a larger Q-Snap somewhere....found one that might work next time.

Remember our new neighbor the Robin's nest on our porch. I had Fred reach up and get a peek inside...

Two adorable little eggs. She was sure sitting on them a lot over the weekend. She would fly away if we were on the porch but I kept talking to her and telling her she was okay. We wouldn't hurt her. She was slowly warming up to us...

We can't wait to get back down to our cabin to see if the eggs have hatched.

Sunday we stuck around a bit because the weather was beautiful again. Dad and Fred did some electrical work...

The barn needed some more power. So we gave it more power. It was a lot of work. Dad was sure glad to have the help. When we got home I started the next pick. Happy Camper...

It was another new start and yet another gift from Mom and Jeremiah. They have collected campers for a long time. No idea why since we don't have a camper. But this little kit was too cute anyway. I put 49 minutes in last night...

Time for another week. Stay healthy. Our state is starting to open up some things but there is still a lot of confusion. Hope we all have a great week full of lots of stitching time.