No peas! Look, ma, I finished my peas! This afternoon was a lovely day, and I sat in the sun and *finished* the %&&##! over-one alphabet. Now I can move forward and have some FUN! I'll take a photo tomorrow, when the sunshine returns, and post it. sue --

We're heading north to New Hampshire this weekend and I've packed my stitching bag. Last load of laundry in the dryer right now and I'll be packing my clothes soon, before the temperature starts to rise here making movement on second floor very uncomfortable. I've got some needlepoint for the car...

As I've mentioned, DH and I are job hunting, so we're spending a lot of time online reading job listings. One that really made me laugh was for a debt collection agency position. Among the qualifications, they listed: "must be an energetic and goad-oriented individual." Freudian slip, you...

Well, as much as I'm enjoying my Ladybug and Bumblebees, I think its time to rotate. So, I'm either gone to return to to the baby dragons or drag out the basket of messy stuff and see if there is something I can sort out there. Cheryl

Why can't I get into RCTNP? It says I'm signed in as - that's my email, but it won't let me see anyone's pictures. If I click on 'my groups', it says there is no group membership for my email address. Huh? Sharon (N.B.)

I had lunch with someone from your Orkneys list yesterday. Anne S. from outside Philadelphia. We know each other from our college list. Small world isn't it? Sara in Delaware, USA

Well, DD loves to color.. So, when she entered a local chocolate company's color contest, I wasn't surprised. However, I was very surprised to get the email that she won a $25 gift cert. We're going tomorrow to the "Luau" to get her chocolates.... Cheryl

Well, I've been working away at my "ladybugs and Bumblebees" have reached a stumbling block. The color, Crescent Colors Country Lane, is very nearly the same shade as my fabric - ?? Pearled Barley. So, do I just toss floss at it until I find something that works for me??? Cheryl R,d,h

Sent to Sheena as well, I'm getting "connection refused" when I try and look at photos. Anyone else? Cheryl

Hello Everyone, I've fallen way behind reading rctn and notice that there doesn't seem to be anything from Pat P these days? Pat, are you OK? Anybody know? Rosemary, in Australia

I was browsing Hoffman's June listing and saw two new designs by Terrance Nolan. They are really nice flower designs and look to be a new direction for him. I'm going to have to find who's got them. Like as though I need more patterns..... :) Fran

Bruce Fletcher wrote: Does anyone know whether Geobear returned safely to his school of origin? Bruce Just home from the trip to Ireland & SUNNY Scotland and there *is* a message from the SMDGD on the phone but I have no idea what she was saying! I'll have to phone this afternoon and...

Well, Senior Week and HS graduation have been and gone. I really didn't see much of DS all week. He's been traveling with his pack of male buddies and one of them has a house that seems to accommodate large numbers; that poor mother. Nightly "sleepovers" and feeds them too. I feed 3 of them along...

Hi all, I was at Michaels yesterday and wandered down their clearnance isle and found all of their Ott lights and accersories were in the clearance isle. The manager says they aren't carrying them anymore. I don't know if it's juts my Michaels or all of them, but if you've been wanting a lamp you...

I just got my new Kindle and now I have to add a book. Since this is a virgin, I want that book to be a really good read. Not the great American novel, just something entertaining. I love mysteries and contemporary novels. Pretty much anything but Harlequin Romance. Any suggestions?

Is there a site that has really good instructions & pictures to show the proper way of lacing a piece of needlework? Sharon (N.B.)

I was just wandering back through zillions of saved posts, emails etc and came across this. Apparently it is up-to-date as of December 2007. I wonder who is still...

The Nora Corbett cross stitch fairy in today's 1-2-3 newsletter reminded me way too much of Lynn Nicoletti's delightful Thimbelina. Thimbelina hangs proudly on my den wall and she's innovative and clever and lots of fun. This one looks to me like a rip-off, but not quite. Is there some kind...

Having finally decided that my Rottie, Harley, Cop project has had a long enough time out, I went back to work on it but came to an abrupt halt. I can find the working copies of the part of the chart I was working on (the handlebar & the front wheel) but CAN'T FIND THE ORIGINAL...

Have uploaded my Flamingo on RCTNP. I will take him to the framer this week. I haven't stitched much recently, so I hope this will jump-start the lust for needle and thread. Gillian