Well hello there , Sweetness and Happy Monday. The ole' truck and camper roared into the driveway just a few shorts days ago . This was one of our longest vacations that Mr. Pinker and I have been fortunate enough to enjoy. Really, we were just trying to escape the cold weather . And WOWZER did we ever ! Sunshine and warm days made our winter days glorious! Most of the time you could find me lounging in my pink chair in the wide, wild yonder stitching away.
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| Working on a little bit of patriotic stitching. An Annie Beez Folkart piece. |
If I was not stitching, then I was working on my Christmas Fans blocks - appliqueing away. I went to town on them and came home with only 4 more blocks to applique. I must admit, I did give myself a pat on the back for making progress on those blocks.
I used the desert floor as a "design wall".
And tried out different layouts.
Hmmm which will I choose come time to piece them all together? We shall see. Hee! Hee!
Of course we saw many cacti on our trip.
And yes, I did get pricked a time or two . Ouch!
Each day we were welcomed by hummingbirds, a fluffy rabbit or two quirky quail at our campsite. They certainly made the day bright and cheerful.
Not far from one campsite, I found this little rock creation. I teared up. It was my sign from my sweet sis. ❤❤❤
All and all it was a wonderful trip filled with adventure, relaxation and nooooo snowflakes. Hee! Hee! I terribly missed visiting y'all though. Please do forgive me for being way behind on my emails. And though I was not able to comment like I wanted, I was certainly visiting my blogging buddies watching all of the sewing and stitching fun you have been having. Oh my ! Y'all have been busy, busy bees!
I also want to apologize for my March 3rd post. Boy , was that a jumbled up mess with no direction. LOL But in my defense we were booking it down the road, and I did not realize I had posted it . Just call me Miss Scatterbrain. Hee! Hee! 🥴🤪Anywhooo... I have gone back and tried to make the posts make sense now. 🙄😁
Well Sweeties, I guess I have jabbered away. I hope to get back into the swing of things in the days to come. Thank you for sticking with me as I have been off grid.
I wish you the most delightful start to your week and...
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting,
y'all
Melisa
"Home is the heart's nesting place. "
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.
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| In the evenings , we would sit outside and marvel at the beautiful sunsets. |
I am joining these lovely ladies' link parties. I hope you check them out; they always have so many wonderful projects going on and provide the opportunity for other needle workers to meet.
Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday
Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings
If I was not stitching, then I was working on my Christmas Fans blocks - appliqueing away. I went to town on them and came home with only 4 more blocks to applique. I must admit, I did give myself a pat on the back for making progress on those blocks. 
Image from Pinterest
