I've been eyeing charts by Threadwork Primitives for a while now and trying to figure out where I could purchase them. One of the online shops I patronize started carrying the charts - so presto - I now own the seven above.
My sister set up a display of her Department 56 Dicken's Village pieces.
She has houses, and shops, and trees, and carriages.
She has vendors, and shoppers, and even a King's Road Market Cross.
If you look closely at her churchyard, you'll see she sneakily incorporated the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Within 24 hours of setting out the Dicken's Village display, a cat-sized hurricane blew through knocking down trees and people. Fortunately there was no permanent damage. Do you think it might have been Hurricane Solomon?
For the past several years I've been collecting Noah's Ark ornaments.
I now have a dozen or more.
Noah's Ark is also one of my favorite cross stitch motifs. I can't begin to tell you how many Noah charts I have - lots!
As I wrapped gifts today, I was ably assisted by Parvati Patel. All of our indoor cats are wild about the tissue / stiff cut-paper wrap combination that Crate and Barrel uses to pack shipped items. She's been nesting in the paper for over a week now and shows no signs of getting bored with it.
How do you know the University of Oregon's Athletic Director is a man? Because no woman in her right mind would schedule three basketball games, yes three games, to be played December 20th, 21st, and 22nd. Yikes!
