Mr. Pinker and I pulled our chairs up to the small fire and watched the sun set. It had been a good evening.
As Mr. Pinker hunted with his detector and rake, I sat back as pretty as you please and worked on Annie Beez Folkart's "Every Heart Beats True", a darling gift from my dear friend Robin. Thank you , Robin. I am loving this stitch. 🤗
It was not long before I had the border and words stitched. I looked up occasionally to see if Mr. Pinker was making any progress. Ever so often I saw him bend down , grab a coin and slip it into his bag. Eeeh will he find a token , I wondered.
Within the hour, I had completed a pretty good amount. Then the horn blew . All coin hunters were to come off the field. Mr. Pinker came back to our sitting spot . "Any tokens? " I inquired.
"Nope not a one, " he replied, "But I did make the entry fee back and then some for a grand total of $31.00. Yee Haw! " 😀
I gave him a big thumbs up and went back to working on another project - starting the Summer Stamp SAL which I will share in the coming months. Meanwhile Mr. Pinker went to the gathering of coin hunters to see if he won a prize .
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| A sneak peek at one of the Summer stamps |
Earlier I had stitched up a few borders for the Summer Stamp SAL in brown but was just not feeling it so I pulled DMC 930 and gave it a try. Hmmm I think I like it I told myself.
Time ticked away . It was not long before I looked up to see Mr. Pinker heading my way with a gold pan in his arms. "Aaaw you won a prize. " I said with a nod.
"Nope! Skunked again! " he replied with a grin. "I bought this little baby. " LOL .He was one happy camper.
"We have had a busy day, Sweetie. Let's head back to camp for lunch. " I chimed. We hopped into our side by side and lickety split made our way down the roads and through the washes.
Once we were at "home", Mr. Pinker pulled some chicken out of the fridge and began to cook up a storm. What's a girl to do when one's hubby is cooking- well stitch of course. It was time to work on Little House Needleworks "Farm Life" -
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| Progress as of January 22, 2026 |
Old Mr. Ripper came out only once to take out the wagon when I misplaced it. Grumble ! Grumble! But it did not take too long to have it in place. I will be adding pumpkins to it soon.
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To round off my evening I pulled out some applique and whipped up 2 strawberries from my Berries and Butterflies quilt.
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| The berries are appliqued on an 8 1/2" background (unfinished). |
Yep it was one fine day indeed! The only thing that would have made it better was roasted hot dogs and s'mores. Yum! Yum! Hee! Hee!
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| Thank you dear Sonja for the threads you sent me. I carry them with me when traveling. |
I am so very grateful that so many of you have been visiting me these last few weeks. Especially since I am "off my regular schedule" . It truly means the world that you spend a bit of your time with me. You make me feel awful special - that is for sure.
I wish you a lovely day and thank you again . See ya' around the campfire!
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting,
y'all
Melisa
"When life is sweet say thank you and celebrate. "
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
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It's so great to have time to do what you love most!
ReplyDeleteYou made the most of your day! Hugs from Spain
Thank you for sharing your day with us. You and Mr Pinker had a delightful and fun day. Lots of fun to be had. Makes me smile just thinking about it. I've been stitch, stitch, stitching away while doing a few household chores. Having so much fun stitching. Now I'm anxious to see your Summer Stamp SAL. BTW, I love that you're using DMC 930 - my favorite blue. teehee. Have a wonderful Friday. Hugs, DarleneJ
ReplyDeleteLove your stitches and strawberries. Hope you have a wonderful time out there.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect day and evening, Melisa. I agree, the blue border works best for the summer stamps. And you even found another heart!
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking us on your camping trip! 😁 It's so fun to read about what you guys have been up to. And I'm super excited for your summer stamps! ☀️ I'm so ready for winter to be over...it's soooo cold and we're buried in snow. I hope Punxsutawney Phil won't see his shadow!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day sweet friend!
Hugs from Maine, Alex 🥰
Sounds like you and Mr Pinker are having a wonderful time. It has been so cold here and now we are expecting more snow. I have been stitching your strawberry pillows and dreaming of warm weather. I’m very excited about your Summer piece. I have stitched your Winter,Fall and Spring ones so the Summer will complete the set. Stay safe and have fun. Love hearing about your adventures.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking strawberries, Melisa--I do love that pattern--my little strawberry table topper is tucked away all warm and cozy until its June date to come out;)))
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are having a great little camping trip...It is 6 degrees here this morning with a -2 windchill!! Brrr
Hugs, Julierose
Looks like you're having a great time - especially hubby - seems so happy even though he lost. I didn't know he was a coin/token collector. Interesting. And he hunts just like this? Neat. You sure got a lot of stitching done and as always, so pretty! Loving that there's going to be a summer stamp! Thanks so much. Still chilly here but it's suppose to warm up a bit. Have fun - safe travels. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteLooks like Mr Pinker had a great time while you had a great time! I have never heard of a coin hunt. That campfire looks wonderful!
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