Wishing you and all of yours a Wonderful and Joyous Holiday Seas...

New Dyes

Christmas is almost here and I still havent done a thing! No decorating, no baking. nothing. I am sure though, that when Marie and the rest of the family arrive we will be cooking and playing away!I spent the morning trying to fix my chair. My brand new chair that D bought me before we moved broke. I am so sad. The store we bought it from is a gazillion miles away so no hope to return it and fixing...

Your Boss said WHAT?!?

I have been reluctant to pull out any of my big projects. I have made one excuse after the other, each feeling valid in it's own right but looking back they all seem excuses to me anyway. I just don't feel settled here. I'm not sure why. I love this place. Love the city. Love the apartment. My little room to work in is wonderful although again, not settled. It is set up perfect to sit and stitch...

I HAZ TEH INTERNETZ

Finally, FINALLY, after a long wait we have the internet. We actually had to cancel our original order and switch over to another company. It's really crazy what we had to go through to get it, and unfortunately this one doesnt have the bandwidth we are used to. It's much better than using a hotspot though!!So yesterday I was able to upload ALL of my photos. Something that would have taken me days...

Time Flies

It seems Christmas is almost upon us. How did it sneak up on me so fast?I have so much to do but little motivation. D's family is flying in, which means I need to shop for an air mattress and sheets. We need a tree and such. I need to plan a menu...Instead of doing these things though...I have been stitching.I AM in the mood for Christmas even with all the pressing to-do's on my mind as you can...

Christmas Goodies

I managed to get some of my dyeing done.Six new velvet quarters and 7 floss. I have yet to get the photos finished though. In the meantime I thought I would post a few pictures of what I am working on right now. I am trying my had at a few embroidered christmas ornaments. These are just two of them and I havent ffinished either yet. I am also working with some burgundy and metallic ones which I will...

I see light at the end of the tunnel!

Each day has been a slow improvement. I have had trouble with my neck for years. In and out of chiropracters, etc. I never realized though, just how debilitating a serious neck injury can be. The nausea, dizzyness and fatigue have just been crushing. Today I sit here feeling close to my usual self again thankfully. D says there is still a swollen area down my back but he says it gets smaller every...

Moving Forward

So today I made a decision. I went to my bloated blog reader and made a new folder called 'Daily Reads'. Into this folder I moved a selected number of blogs and I'm determined to put an effort towards trying to read at least those every day. This doesnt mean I will stop reading the others, just trying to take some of the pressure off myself. I so enjoy reading everybody's blogs and find them all so...

In the meantime...

...and look what came in the ma...

Just call me Grace...

Monday while out shopping in downtown Grenoble with my mother-in-law I slipped on a pile of snow and fell right on my left knee. At first I thought I had only hurtmy knee, although my reaction to falling was unusual as I immediately felt very hot, lightheaded and sick. Woke up that night in bed wth extreme pain in my neck. Seems I got whiplash also from my fall. Yesterday I spent the entire day in...

Hippie Embroidery

I had a photo of mine published as an example in this article written by Arlee Barr on the Mr Xstitch site. Click on the link to read it. It's a great article and it made me realize that yes...my work is hippie embroideryArteries – Hippie Embroid...

Pictures Finally!

SO I was determined today to get some pics uploaded. I knew it would take half the afternoon so I just sat here and winded trims while they loaded. I have been busy organizing my studio still. Cant get over how much organizing I seem to be doing. Was it really that much of a mess? BTW! great idea about the door Arlee but there really doesnt seem to be anyplace around here TO scrounge. I did find...

Still slow

The wait for my own internet is dragging out unbearably. I had heard stories of how bad it could be but I thought they were exaggerated. They aren't.Now I'm not sure if I have my facts straight on this so dont quote me on it, but here is how I understand the situation to be. There is one company here in France that controls all the lines. The other companies rent the lines from them. Supposedly...

Echirolles

Fall Colorsand Snowy Mountainsjust a couple of the reasons I think I'm going to like it here...

I am busy!

Things are still slow here with the internet...and with me. I went and hurt my back this weekend and I have been a crip ever since. Not being able to get around means plenty of time to sew though! I finished this sweet little celtic heart bagand went on to start this harvest moon bagand also this spiral sun bagplus I have been busy uploading photos...which takes all of my patience...and put a few...

Poor Internet

How I wish I had a decent connection again. Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for what I have, but I'm afraid that I can't get much done these days with such a slow connection. Loading pictures is a long boring process and I find myself giving up long before even half of them are taken care of.I already feel so behind having put my life on hold for a month to move. Every minute I waste with...

I slowly settle in...

The plaza near our houseTwo weeks have passed since I first came here and I have slowly settled in. I still bump into walls in the middle of the night and the space just doesn't feel right yet. All that will come in time though. I am slowly finding a place for everything and relaxing enough to enjoy this beautiful place.Taken from the tram in GrenobleBoth weekends we have ventured into town and I...

Pics!

I have been promising you pictures for awhile and I finally got them uploaded to my computer. So here you go...a little taste of the move!This is the last picture I took in Talence, the night before I moved, out the livingroom window.The weather was interesting to say the least on our way to Grenoble, here are a few shots of the clouds.I thought they were amazing. Especially the alien ship one!I...