More Flooring

So now that Dave is safely back in Iraq, it has been up to me to complete the grand flooring project. I completed the back bedroom and am now over halfway finished with the small side bedroom. Yay!

I hope to finish this room by Wednesday so that I can then close off this half of the house and seal the floor that I have been able to complete. this has been quite the project but I am very proud of the work we have been able to complete.

Valentine Fairy

I have been working on a new fairy from Nora Corbet's special collection of holiday fairies for my cousin Lee's shop (Unique Lee Yours in Grants Pass, OR). She is coming along nicely and I hope to be able to mail her off by Valentine's Day.

These fairies have been so fun to work on and turn out so beautifully! The added bonus is they work up very quickly. The main reason is that they are done in stunning hand dyed threads so there are few color changes. Ms. Corbet has been able to keep the style and grace of her designs but has made them approachable for the busiest of stitcher or even someone just starting out.

This is an in progress picture of this lovely and fun piece.

I have also completed the Halloween fairy which can be seen in

a previous post.

Man in a kilt

While in Scotland this past summer we dined at a lovely resturant owned by a beautiful Canadian woman and her husband.

We had the opportunity to ask her a bit about herself and how she came to settle in Scotland. She shared with us that she had been on break from college and was traveling all over Europe when she came to Ediburgh. We asked her what made her stay in Scotland...she smiled a wry smile and said, "a man in a kilt".

Now I understand what she was thinking and feeling. There just isn't anything quite as attractive as a man in a kilt.

While in Scotland Dave decided to have a kilt made for himself and am so glad he did. You should have seen the looks that we got when we went to dinner and out for drinks with our friend Libby while Dave was here on holiday. It was so much fun and I thought he looked really handsome in
this beautiful custom made kilt and jacket.

Cork...not just for wine anymore!

Now that we have arrived back at home from playing in Steamboat it is time to continue to tackle the much awaited flooring. We began before leaving for Steamboat by laying the flooring for the hall and perhaps half of the living room. The cats were very helpful with this process as was Jackson.

So, now on to the hard part. Unlike many rooms the living room has a very difficult area with a bay window that will try all amount of skill and patience we may have as do it youselfers. Not only does the space have angles it also has two heating vents to confound our poor amatuer brains.

But it looks like we found our way to lay a beautiful cork floor. We completed the living room and hall about half of the back bedroom before Dave left.

Now the rest is up to me...Whee!