Goldfinches

 Design - "Three Great White Pumpkin" (kit)

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Tumbleweed linen

Floss - GAST - 2 threads over 2 strands 

Started - 11 October 1999

Completed - 22 October 1999

Goldfinches

American Goldfinches

Lesser Goldfinch

Peek A Boo

Design - "Humble Gratitude"

Designer - 4 My Boys

Fabric - 32 count Flax linen 

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 13 November 2010

Completed - 20 November 2010 

A male Flicker showed up yesterday morning.

He was a bit hard to see.

Better

There he is in all his patterned glory.

Very agile!

Ten Years Ago

 

Design - "Give Thanks"

Designer - SamSarah

Fabric - 28 count Cape Codder R & R linen

Started - 29 September 2004

Completed - 1 October 2004

I'm thankful for my little Downy Woodpeckers.

This guy is little, but patient and always manages to get some time at the suet feeders.

Friday - 10 Years Ago

Design - "In All Things Give Thanks"

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 28 count natural brown linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 19 November 2016

Completed -5 December 2016 

10 Years Ago

Not much to share today. 

 Lesser Goldfinch

Song Sparrow 

Acorn Woodpecker 

And another one! 

November's Blog Header

 

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles November 2025 Blog Header

Row #1: Ewe and Eye and Friends, "Bountiful"; Lizzie Kate, "Autumn Basket"; For My Boys, "Humble Gratitude".

Row #2: Heart in Hand, "Tall Turkey" (kit); Lizzie Kate, "In All Things Give Thanks"; Ewe and Eye and Friends, "Autumn Leaf".  

Row #3: The Cricket Collection, "The Frost is on the Pumpkin"; Bent Creek, "Give Thanks".

Row #4: Heart in Hand, "Thanksgiving Sampler"; Bent Creek, "Count Your Blessings".

I hope you enjoy this month's blog header - they are always fun to put together. 

Halloween Bird

 

Design - "Calendar October"

Designer - Ewe & Eye & Friends

Fabric - 32 count Raw Belfast linen

Fibers - Anchor - 1 strand over 2 threads

Started - 2 October 2010

Completed - 4 October 2010 

I refer to the Towhee as a Halloween Bird.

Why? It's those bright red eyes that do it for me.

Happy Halloween!

Progress

 

Design - "Pumpkin Harvest" (Take Alongs)

Designer - The Trilogy

Fabric - Aida

Fibers - GAST & WDW

Started - ?

Completed - 7 August 2015 

Progress!

Ajax jumped up on my lap.

And after LOTS of head-rubbing..

She curled up and spent about 30 minutes with me.

The crow (bottom left) as NOT happy with the big hawk in the tree on the upper right.

I think it is a Red-Shouldered Hawk. 

Lots of red on the breast and shoulders.

Not a hawk I often see here, so a nice surprise.

October Stitch October Bird

October Stitch

"Yikes"

Designer - Bent Creek

Chart - Yikes

Fabric - 11" x 9" Champagne linen

Started - 2 December 1998

Completed - 10 December 1998

 October Bird

Definitely an October bird. 

A Golden-crowned Sparrow.

And you can actually see the crown in these photos!

Nice Stitch Nice Bird

 

Chart - "Night Watch"

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Dirty Belfast linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 6 October 2014

Completed - 7 October 2014

Two good motifs - an owl and a pumpkin.  A very October stitch!

Nice Bird

A male Hairy Woodpecker

Bark Butter - it's what's for breakfast!

The red on his head is bright and clear.

To the left.

And to the right.

Breakfast Time

 

 Design - "Three Great White Pumpkin" (kit)

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Tumbleweed linen

Floss - GAST - 2 threads over 2 strands 

Started - 11 October 1999

Completed - 22 October 1999 

Breakfast Time

Peanuts anyone?

The crows and the Steller's Jays love peanuts.

The jays can jam several peanuts in their crop.

Still have some American Goldfinches.

And lots of House Finches.

A mix of finches at the feeder.

Breakfast time!