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Hello,

Oh I am sooooo excited: all being well I will be model stitching one of the new HUMPHREY's Corner designs. It's not for money but I will get my stitching back when they've finished with it. OH wow. As you know I really really love Humphrey, Lottie and Jack. I have seen the new catalogue and when my kiddies asked me which one I hope to get I just had to say ALL of them. They are so mega cute. I have never model stitched before. So I hope my stitching will be up to scratch. But I think I'll be okay.

I don't think I'll be allowed to post pictures but it doesn't matter! :-)

A good friend of mine picked up a WHOLE kit of the Winnie the Pooh Calender from a Charity Shop for mere pennies for me. Isn't that kind?

My family is doing okayish now. Okay not all is going to plan but I feel much more relaxed now. MIL is really funny (in the strange way). I do HER washing in her new flat but she thinks I bring my own and that it is sooooo handy for me. Her flat on the complete other side of town which means 2 busses ond feeling queasy in the second one because it's far. But it doesn't matter. I actually quite enjoy helping her out a bit. Now I just have to find out if the have a hoover there or if I have to buy one for her :-) I really like MIL's little flat and the carers and staff are really nice. It's an Extra-Care flat.

Also the count down to DS1 and my holiday to Germany has truly began. He is so excited. It's his 5th birthday on Tuesday too. So you can imagine how much our house is buzzing. It's so much better than in the last few months :-)

Some recent finishes :-)

A Dragon and it's Baby

Let's see if I can add my picture now:

I have finished yet another square for the afghan from this year's World of Cross Stitching diary by the talented Joan Elliott:

Tatty Teddy
 

And a Finish

Hello,

I have my first true finish of 2013. The other one was really finished on the 1st but started earlier. It is a square for my afghan :-)


 Well I WAS going to upload it but blogger is playing up :-(

14.01. and it still does not let me upload :-(

Happy New Year

Happy New Year my friends. I hope 2013 will be better than 2012 ended. Not that 2012 wasn't okay as a whole. I mean come on: We've had a Confirmation, a first day of school, a first trip to London, a visit to Germany (even though the reason was not nice) and lots of stitching and a little knitting as well as fame in some Cross Stitch Magazines and a knitting one as well :-D

But as if it is not enough to worry about my poorly grandpa we have now a new worry. We do not know how he's doing but he's allowed to smoke and drink as much as he wants. I doubt that's good :-(

Some of you might know that my MIL has gone rather strange of late. It's way too much to go into here but to get to a point, she really is supposed to phone us once a day that we know she is well(ish). She has not been doing this or rather erratic. My OH has had to go several times to break into the house (she has things behind the doors) and there she was watching TV. It was different on New Years Eve. This time she actually did collapse. Let's just say the calendar was on the 28th in her house.... She is in hospital now but we'll have to make some very difficult decisions now. She is 81....

But I have managed some stitching.....

A Charly Bear for my afghan
 

Fingerless Mittens for Charlotte
 

The finished sampler for my OH with things he likes