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Friday, January 3, 2025

January's Blog Header

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles January 2025 Blog Header

Row #1: Lizzie Kate, "A Little Snow"; Barbara Ana, "You Melt My Heart".

Row #2: Barbara Ana, "It's Snowing Somewhere".

Row #3: Lizzie Kate, "Winter-ize"; Lizzie Kate, "Winter Smalls" - "Snow"; Lizzie Kate, "

 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

October's Blog Header

Garden Grumbles & Cross Stitch Fumbles October 2024 Blog Header

I found some more owls, so I redid my blog header Thursday evening.

Here's the scoop: kinda' sorta' by horizontal rows (with some ups and downs)

Row #1: Erica Michaels, "O is for Owl" (freebie); then down to The Prairie Schooler, "Trick or Treat" - "Owl Ornament"; then over to The Prairie Schooler "October" #164 - "October Owls", Shakespeare's Peddler, "Make Do #11 - Two Roads" (kit); Knotted Tree, "Little Owl Sampler" - Just Cross Stitch 2012 Halloween Issue. 

Row #2: Lizzie Kate, "Halloween Rules Double Flip - Stay Up Late"; The Prairie Schooler, "Night Owl" - Just Cross Stitch Halloween Collection.

Row #3: The Prairie Schooler, "Autumn Leaves" #132 - "Autumn Owl"; Hinzeit, "Vintage Halloween Owl"; The Prairie Schooler, "Sweeping Cobwebs" #165 - "Owl"; Casey Bounaugario, "Fall Owl" Just Cross Stitch 2011 Halloween Issue; Homespun Elegance, "A Halloween Year - January - Owl's Night Out"; then down to Pine Mountain Designs, "Fall Owl" (kit). 

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

January's Blog Header

January's Blog Header and January Birds

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles - January 2024 Blog Header

Row #1: Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - freebie border - "Snowy Trees"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Fun".

Row #2: The Prairie Schooler, "Let It Snow" freebie; Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - "Ready for Snow".

Row #3: Bent Creek, "A Gift for You"; Ewe and Eye and Friends, "Snowman Scissor Companion"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - freebie border - "Snowy Birdhouse".

Row #4: Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Friends"; Heart in Hand, "Snow Joe".

 

Monday, January 2, 2023

January Blog Header

January's Blog Header and January Birds

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles - January 2016 Blog Header

Row #1: Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - freebie border - "Snowy Trees"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Fun".

Row #2: The Prairie Schooler, "Let It Snow" freebie; Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - "Ready for Snow".

Row #3: Bent Creek, "A Gift for You"; Ewe and Eye and Friends, "Snowman Scissor Companion"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - freebie border - "Snowy Birdhouse".

Row #4: Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Friends"; Heart in Hand, "Snow Joe".

Monday, January 3, 2022

January 2022 Blog Header

Garden Grumbles, Cross Stitch Fumbles, & Birding Bumbles

January 2022 Blog Header

Row #1: Val's Stuff, "I'll Keep You Warm"; Lizzie Kate, "Ready, Set, Snow"; Lizzie Kate,"Friends"; Lizzie Kate, "Winter".

   

Row #2: Val's Little Stuff, "Snow"; Val's Stitching Stuff, "Old Man Winter"; Heart in Hand,"Whee Willie"; Lizzie Kate, "January Stamp". 

Row #3: Val's Stitching Stuff, "Flurries"; Barbara Ana Designs, "Let it Snow"; Fanci That, "Fuzzy Mittens".

 

Monday, January 4, 2021

January's Blog Header

Charts and Designers noted below in 5 vertical rows. 



Row One: The Trilogy, "Happy Snow Snow Day", The Trilogy, "Bucky the Snowman", Heart in Hand, "Herbert".

Row Two: Val's Stitchin' Stuff, "A Helping Hand",  Bent Creek, "Snow". 

Row Three: Heart in Hand, "Mother's Wisdom: Dress Warm", The Knotted Tree, "Winter Walk", Heart in Hand, "Snowman Roundabout".

Row Four: Val's Stitchin' Stuff, "Warm Wishes", Pine Mountain Designs, "A Round January", over to Brown House Studio, "Full Winter Moon" (used Stranded by the Sea fibers as suggested by Theresa Venette), then down to Ewe & Eye & Friends, "January", Heart in Hand, "Monthly Markings: January". 

Row Five: Angel Stitchin', "Ahh Snow", Lizzie Kate, "Cold Hands, Warm Heart", The Trilogy, "Family: Cousin Wrigley". 

January's Blog Header

January's Blog Header and January Birds

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles - January 2024 Blog Header

Row #1: Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - freebie border - "Snowy Trees"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Fun".

Row #2: The Prairie Schooler, "Let It Snow" freebie; Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - "Ready for Snow".

Row #3: Bent Creek, "A Gift for You"; Ewe and Eye and Friends, "Snowman Scissor Companion"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - freebie border - "Snowy Birdhouse".

Row #4: Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Friends"; Heart in Hand, "Snow Joe".

 

January Blog Header

January's Blog Header and January Birds

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles - January 2016 Blog Header

Row #1: Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - freebie border - "Snowy Trees"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Fun".

Row #2: The Prairie Schooler, "Let It Snow" freebie; Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - "Ready for Snow".

Row #3: Bent Creek, "A Gift for You"; Ewe and Eye and Friends, "Snowman Scissor Companion"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - freebie border - "Snowy Birdhouse".

Row #4: Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Friends"; Heart in Hand, "Snow Joe".

The First Blog Header of 2018 First Great Bird of 2018

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles January 2018 Blog Header

Horizontal Rows as noted below:

Row #1: Heart in Hand,, "Winter Alphabet"; Val's Little Stuff, "More Snow"; Heart in Hand, "Wee One - Snow"; Lizzie Kate, "January Flip-it".

Row #2: Bent Creek, "January Snows"; Val's Stitchin Stuff, "Snowman Trilogy" - ""Be Jolly".

Row #3: Lizzie Kate, "January Flip-it".

Row #4: Sam Sarah Designs, "Baubles - January";Twisted Threads, "January Snow"; Heart in Hand, "Winter Fling".

Many birders play a New Year's Day game.  The first bird that they see that day becomes their totem bird - the bird that defines their spirit, perspective and goals for the year. My first bird?

A Red-shafted Northern Flicker.  

A very good bird to start my birding year. 

But it was the last bird I saw New Year's Day that sent my heart fluttering.

A Yellow-rumped Warbler!

My last yard sightings of this bird were in April 2016 and February 2014.

The bird showed up about 4:00pm - low light and foggy conditions with photos taken through my kitchen window.

The bird grabbed a bit of suet then perch atop this shepherd's hook to eat, repeating the behavior several times.

It is a fairly common winter resident here, but as I noted, it's not common for me to see it!  

In this photo you can see why it is affectionately called "Butter Butt"!

January's Blog Header and January Birds

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles - January 2016 Blog Header

Row #1: Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - freebie border - "Snowy Trees"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Fun".

Row #2: The Prairie Schooler, "Let It Snow" freebie; Lizzie Kate, "Snowbelles" - "Ready for Snow".

Row #3: Bent Creek, "A Gift for You"; Ewe and Eye and Friends, "Snowman Scissor Companion"; Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - freebie border - "Snowy Birdhouse".

Row #4: Lizzie Kate, "Six Fat Men" - "Snow Friends"; Heart in Hand, "Snow Joe".

We've had some 'interesting' weather to start off the new year.  Several very cold nights  /early mornings (for us) with a low of 18°F Saturday morning.  On Sunday we greeted the day with a skiff of snow followed by sleet and freezing rain.  A pretty miserable day. Nonetheless, the inclement weather made for busy feeders as everyone took advantage of 'easy' food sources to battle the cold temperatures.

The Steller's Jays swarm to the feeders in bad weather.

I have a soft heart and set out 'extra' peanuts and other protein rich food.  

I'm sure they's say thank you if they had better manners. 

It's important not to neglect the ground feeders like the Mourning Doves.

...and the California Quail.

When the weather gets cold...

...the birds get puffy!

It was lovely to hear a Song Sparrow singing away on a cold winter's morning.

Further proof that every day truly is a gift.

The poor little Pine Siskin did not look nearly as pleased with the weather.

After several week's hiatus, I now have a flock of 6-8 House Finches.

There are several males.  Most are red or orange hued. 

But this fellow is yellow!

Speaking of yellow - what a great surprise to have a male Lesser Goldfinch stop by.

He visited for just a day, but that was a pleasant winter gift.

And another nice surprise - a skein of Canada Geese flew overhead.

January's Blog Header

Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles January 2025 Blog Header

Row #1: Lizzie Kate, "A Little Snow"; Barbara Ana, "You Melt My Heart".

Row #2: Barbara Ana, "It's Snowing Somewhere".

Row #3: Lizzie Kate, "Winter-ize"; Lizzie Kate, "Winter Smalls" - "Snow"; Lizzie Kate, "

 

October's Blog Header

Garden Grumbles & Cross Stitch Fumbles October 2024 Blog Header

I found some more owls, so I redid my blog header Thursday evening.

Here's the scoop: kinda' sorta' by horizontal rows (with some ups and downs)

Row #1: Erica Michaels, "O is for Owl" (freebie); then down to The Prairie Schooler, "Trick or Treat" - "Owl Ornament"; then over to The Prairie Schooler "October" #164 - "October Owls", Shakespeare's Peddler, "Make Do #11 - Two Roads" (kit); Knotted Tree, "Little Owl Sampler" - Just Cross Stitch 2012 Halloween Issue. 

Row #2: Lizzie Kate, "Halloween Rules Double Flip - Stay Up Late"; The Prairie Schooler, "Night Owl" - Just Cross Stitch Halloween Collection.

Row #3: The Prairie Schooler, "Autumn Leaves" #132 - "Autumn Owl"; Hinzeit, "Vintage Halloween Owl"; The Prairie Schooler, "Sweeping Cobwebs" #165 - "Owl"; Casey Bounaugario, "Fall Owl" Just Cross Stitch 2011 Halloween Issue; Homespun Elegance, "A Halloween Year - January - Owl's Night Out"; then down to Pine Mountain Designs, "Fall Owl" (kit). 

October Blog Header Revealed

Garden Grumbles & Cross Stitch Fumbles October 2013 Blog Header

I found some more owls, so I redid my blog header Thursday evening.

Here's the scoop: kinda' sorta' by horizontal rows (with some ups and downs)

Row #1: Erica Michaels, "O is for Owl" (freebie); then down to The Prairie Schooler, "Trick or Treat" - "Owl Ornament"; then over to The Prairie Schooler "October" #164 - "October Owls", Shakespeare's Peddler, "Make Do #11 - Two Roads" (kit); Knotted Tree, "Little Owl Sampler" - Just Cross Stitch 2012 Halloween Issue. 

Row #2: Lizzie Kate, "Halloween Rules Double Flip - Stay Up Late"; The Prairie Schooler, "Night Owl" - Just Cross Stitch Halloween Collection.

Row #3: The Prairie Schooler, "Autumn Leaves" #132 - "Autumn Owl"; Hinzeit, "Vintage Halloween Owl"; The Prairie Schooler, "Sweeping Cobwebs" #165 - "Owl"; Casey Bounaugario, "Fall Owl" Just Cross Stitch 2011 Halloween Issue; Homespun Elegance, "A Halloween Year - January - Owl's Night Out"; then down to Pine Mountain Designs, "Fall Owl" (kit).