Update on Sarah

I have really fallen away from blogging. I miss reading blogs, and writing here as well.

Hopefully I can find more time to do so regularly.  I will make more time!

It used to be easier to post photos, and now it has gotten more complicated so I have fallen away a bit. I will strive to find an easier way to post them.

I have been working on Sarah Braizear 1829 since the beginning of June.  She has been my only focus except for a few times I worked on a small travel project.

I am plodding away on the border.  At this point I am not even half done with it, I'm sad to say.  Life is busy and afford little stitching time, that's for sure.

Here is photo that shows a bit of the border. 

I have completed the top part of it, except for the satin stitches.  I have decided also that from here on I will only do the outer green portion of the border flowers, with hopes of moving along quicker. I know that many are not doing to border first, but I am determined to do it this way to make sure it is correctly placed.  I have found some errors I have made, and fortunately was able to correct them.

Work keeps me very, very busy.  I wish life had more relaxation in it, but that is the nature of what I do. 

I did take some photos I wanted to share here.

First, here is a beautiful foggy morning in the fall where we live:

Secondly, I was amazed at this sunset one evening.  We do get pretty ones in the autumn here.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Sunrise

Sunrise, a photo by Loves2Stitch2 on Flickr.

This was my view as I began my commute to work recently. Isn't it divine!

Beautiful Views

I have a few days away from my job so I hope to get some stitching time into my schedule. I'll be busy with many other things besides my job, so we will see how it works out timewise. Years ago, it seemed I had a lot of free time for my hobby. Now it just isn't so easy to find the time.

I recently received this pattern as a gift.

It's Carriage House Samplings "Houses of Hawk Run Hollow". Isn't it lovely?

I need to buy some fabric and threads for it so I can get to work on it.  I haven't decided whether to use silks or regular DMC threads. Which would you choose? Has anyone seen it worked up in silk, in person? How about in DMC? What did you think of the pieces and the chosen fibers? Please do share your thoughts.

In the absence of any current stitching updates, I wanted to share some photos that we recently took of the local scenery. I love this one as it's a view of the far off big city, some twenty miles away. I can't believe how clear it was that day!

The next one is taken from the same spot, but facing in a different direction. I love the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Thanks for stopping by today, and do let me know what you think of the sampler and whether silks or DMC would be better.