Our Ocean City Trip and a Finish...

Whew...it's been a little crazy around here lately.  I still haven't found time to take pictures of the goodies I found at the retreat, but hopefully next posting I'll have them.  

I had a little finish last night.  This is the pattern I started at the retreat.  I'm not sure why I had such trouble with this one, perhaps I'm too preoccupied...anyway, I was able to finally finish last night.  This is Winter Songbird by Nath Nalu stitched on 36 count ice blue over two.  I'm hoping to finish it so that I can attach it to the clock during the winter months.  There are three other pattens like this one on the Nath Nolu Etsy page for the other 3 seasons.  I've since bought them, so watch this space!  LOL!!  I really do love how it turned out!  

While we were in Ocean City, we visited Assateague State Park.  I love driving along the National Seashore and looking for the wild ponies.  Before we even got to the park, we found a group of 7 of them walking down the center of the road.  They were in no hurry while cars were lining up behind them.  They look like such gentle creatures, but there are signs warning they bite and kick so beware!  

We saw a lot of water fowl along the way too.  Spring seems to make everything come alive.  Here are a few pictures of what we were able to spy as we drove along.  

I hope one day to take our granddaughters out there to see the ponies and other animals.  What a lovely drive it is!  We found some time to visit a few of our favorite places, one being Shenanigans...The food as always was delicious!

Hopefully I'll have more news next time.  We'll be super busy the next few weeks...hopefully I'll be able to share now and then what we are up to!  Till then, Happy Stitching!   

Slow down...you move too fast...

You've got to make the moment last...  Ok, how many of you sang that?  LOL  Seems like my life is going a thousand miles a minute lately.  

I'm here waiting for my granddaughter to arrive.  I was supposed to watch her on Tuesday after I got back from the retreat, but my body said NO!  I asked if I could wait a few days, thankfully they said yes.  My knee has calmed down and I can walk without limping now (I had a rough weekend with a pretty strong arthritis attack...ouch!!) so I think I'll make it through the day without too much trouble.  I think I've decided my new shoes are the problem.  It's forcing me to walk differently and my knee is complaining.  I'm going to see of my old shoes work better.  

I had the BEST time at the retreat last weekend.  My tablemates are kind, funny, and loads of fun!  And I've been invited to another retreat with them later this year.  I sure hope I can make it, but the timing is a bit off.  The run in Ocean City is the weekend before so I don't know if I'll be able to be away two weekends in a row.  Anyway, here are pictures from the Salty Yarns retreat last weekend.  If you've never been, it's a very low key event, but the food is always sooooo good!  The shopping is just outside the door of the stitching room.  The light is fantastic, no need to pack extra lighting...always a plus.  The ladies who attended the latest one were so complimentary on my latest framed pieces, it was very humbling.  There were other finished items there to drool over (ladylike of course!).  And it was wonderful to wander among the other tables and see all the other "gotta haves" that the ladies were working on.  And even a couple of men, who were fabulous stitchers, were there!  I adore my tablemates, but they all live in Delaware, the downside of these events.  It's not like they could come over for an afternoon of stitching, it's a wee bit too far.  I didn't take too many pictures, but here is what I have.  One lady at our table is camera shy so no pictures of her unfortunately...  

I started a project (no pictures but soon I will have some of the Winter Songbird) and worked mainly on Milady's Posies by Jan Hicks Creates.  This is stitched on 46 count Latte over two.  I finally finished it last night.  I think I'll work on a smaller count as my eyes were crossing while trying to finish last night.  Whew...but I love it.  Now to find time to fully finish it.  I'm thinking of making it into a pin drum.  What do you think?  

I picked up a ton of things I needed (and some I didn't need but HAD to have....if you know, you know!)  I'll try to show pictures next time.  

That's all I have time to write, next time I'll write about the 250 challenge Maryland has proposed with their state parks, and our side trip to Assateague where the wildlife came out to pose for pictures!  Till then, Happy Stitching!