Little Gem

Last weekend my husband, youngest son and I decided to venture out to the local Flower and Garden Show.  There is a little shop I always like to stop and take a look around.  For some reason I hadn't planned on stopping in since the guys were with me.  However, there is a hot dog shop next door and my husband decided he wanted to try one - so while he went to the hot dog shop I thought why not visit.  I hadn't been in too long before my husband returned.  Apparently the line was too long to justify waiting for the hot dog.   I almost left but I thought there are just a few more stalls to peek into.  I looked into the first one and my eyes landed right on this little gem.

When I looked at the price tag I knew it was mine.  I made arrangements for my husband to pick up during the week - too heavy to carry with the crowd around.  Once it arrived home I had another surprise the case - I wasn't able to see the case when I spotted it in the store since it was stored somewhere else.

I finally had a chance this weekend to really check it out, clean it up and take some photos.  It really is not in bad shape the decal has some wear but really not too bad.  It also has all of its attachments along with the original manual and these adorable thread holders.

To think I found this little gem just because my husband decided he wanted a hot dog - that he ended up not getting.

Springtime Happenings

If you are located on the East Coast this upcoming event may be of interest to you.  In case you haven't seen this yet I thought I would go ahead and add some information here.  The Penn Dry Goods Market is hosting a sampler lovers dream event.  It includes everything from Programs to Antique Dealers which specialize in samplers. The Programs cover everything from lectures to hands on projects from very accomplished needlewomen.  I am considering making the trip since it is just a few hours from where I live.  BTW the colors on their website are bright and fun!

Spring and Feedly...have I peeked your interest?

Finally the sun has decided to visit and warm us up.  I hope you are starting to see some warmer  weather where you are located.  We definitely are and it couldn't be more welcomed!  This past weekend was fun the weather was gorgeous and I was able to accomplish more than I have in a while. which included some time to focus on my stitching and charting. 

I have a new model I have just begun to stitch and I have to admit it is a little different for me.  My design in process is an original stitched over one (no fainting and passing out allowed!!).  For those who fainted and passed out you can go with a larger size linen or stitch over two.  In my quest to get things done and continue on my road of progress I thought I would print the chart of my latest completed model.....apparently the software had other ideas.   When I opened up the chart I discovered numerous images of the design had over laid the original charted design.  Not sure how it happened since I have never experienced this before.  At first I thought I had spent way too much time at the computer screen and blurry vision was my new reality.  After screaming NO, NOO, NOOOOO!!!!! which resulted in me sounding like I was reading the kids book No David No! at the top of my lungs and getting my husbands attention away from the Nascar race - who knew???  I looked away a few times to blink, thinking no really hoping and praying everything would be normal when I looked back.  When I was brave enough to look at the screen the chart hadn't changed - all my efforts didn't work.  Fortunately, it was a small design so it didn't take too long to re-chart.  First time I have ever had to reproduce my own design, scream wording from a children's book and interrupt the Nascar race all at the same time.

On a completely different topic - if you were upset like I was when Google Reader announced it was no longer going to be available later this summer - after panicking and wondering how in the world I was going to keep up with all the blogs I am addicted to - I realized I needed more caffeine to calm me down.  After I had a few cups my brain started to kick into overdrive which included a revelation that there are probably more options out there.  I did a little research and tested a few I think I have finally found the one I will be moving forward with.  If you haven't checked out Feedly yet - what are you waiting for???  I was able to easily import my existing blogs and pretty much began reading right away.  I like the feel and layout which I find very clean, easy to read and use.