Update. I love the medallion, second from the left, at the top. I've
stitched a variation of this design before and it's quite neat when done. I
can see a finish on this piece within the next couple of weeks, although I
won't have much time to stitch for the next few days. It's first of the month
at work, which will take up most of my time, and leave me too tired at the
end of the day to risk stitching. I've placed an order at Stitching Bit's n
Bobs because of their labour day sale, and I've ordered two more skeins
of thread for this piece. I'll probably only need one more, but I'm not
taking a chance. Hope there won't be much of a difference between the
colour of these threads and the new ones, but there's not much that I can
do about it anyways.

Wildlife in my garden. Bunny is not a regular visitor, but he does appear
a couple of times a month to graze under the bird feeders, and when he
does I run out with a few carrots and my camera. As you can see he's
not too bothered by my presence, and I can get quite close. On this day
it was a good thing that I went out to greet him too because there was
a cat (not ours) lurking in the bushes next to the feeder watching him.
I scared her away before she could get up to any mischief. She shows
up in our yard during the summer months and we have to chase her off
because she's stalking the birds, and leaving little presents in the garden
for my DH to find. I love cats but I don't appreciate having to clean up
the messes for cats that aren't mine.

I finished reading C.J. Sansom's book Dark Fire last week, and loved it so
much that I just had to check on line to see what other books might be
available in this series, or by this author in general. It turns out that
Dark Fire is the second book in the series. So I ordered the first book
featuring Matthew Shardlake, which is Dissolution, and the third book
Sovereign. Historical mysteries, with political overtones, and lots of
period colour to make these stories a rich and riveting read. Delicious!!

And the latest Kathy Reichs mystery/thriller. It bugs me that the tv
series Bones, which is suppose to be based on these books, has virtually
nothing in common with the books, except for using the name of the main
character. I watched the pilot for the series, all excited because one of
my favourite literary characters was being brought to life, and was
hugely disappointed with the results. I love David Boreanaz, but the
chick who plays Tempe Brennan is in no way close to being the person
who speaks so clearly in Reichs's novels. I'm trying to get over this, and
watch the series as if it's just another mystery series, but it's dang
annoying.

My SIL came through her surgery with flying colours, came here for a
few days to recover, and has now gone home to finish her recovery.
She's got to watch that she doesn't do any bending or lifting for awhile,
and she'll need to rest up and get back into the swing of things
gradually, but she'll manage. She has neighbours who are willing to go
in and help with some things, such as tending to the needs of her cats.
She was quite happy to be going home.


Well, the kids are back to school, and summer is dwindling away. Did
anyone see where it went?? There's not much one can do about it, except
relax, stretch out on the floor, and enjoy the sun patches where ever they
may fall. As always, Phoebe leads the way. Cheers all!