Ranger's Apprentice Ambush at Sorato by John Flanagan

 

here there be ... thimbles

this was supposed to be Melissa's half birthday present...

but there's always a but i didn't wait till june - the easter bunny gave it to her with a box of Dr. Pepper Peeps on Easter Sunday

she is thinking that it would look waaaay cool with a border of celtic knots 

and i think that those celtic knots should be turquoise and lime green

so out came the stash's greens and blues

and the rather large stacks were winnowed down to these 

that leafy green and blue with a bit of yellow - the one under the top three - didn't want anything to do with the dragon

it whispered insistently that it wanted to be with the thimbles 

so it is

the pink fossil ferns was determined, too,  and now the thimbles are in one piece

  i knew there were that'll-do-pig fabrics hiding in the stash 

and i think it's gonna be okay 

next - gotta find fabrics in the stash for backing and binding 

signs from april 19, 2026

 

(post-friday's market manipulation)

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang

signs from april 12, 2026

eight seconds

 we used to watch bull riding

if you're familiar with bull riding, you'll know there is a lotta time between the eight-seconds-if-you're-lucky rides 

 plenty of time to stitch a few stitches 

so i embroidered these...

 a pre-printed panel from Redwork plus

and they had been waiting and waiting and waiting to be something more, but the something more had to be from the stash 

and purple can be challenging 

 last May i narrowed it down to these fabrics from the stash 

and that picture from a quilt shop's email for a starting point...

and settled on this...

the 11" x 12" finished blocks have been living in the Great Pile of Stuff cuz i haven't found enough of a that'll-do-pig fabric in the stash for the next round 

cuz purples are challenging

these close ups are so i don't forget how many stitches went into each of those thimbles...

lots and lots and lots of stitches

snowflakes

gonna need some more floss...

impeach convict remove

he's gotta point...

the World dodged a bullet at the last minute last night ... again

Thing One and his Sickophants love watching us squirm - like the evil little bully who holds a magnifying glass over an ant, finding glee in seeing it burn - whilst making billions manipulating the market and playing at being gawds with human lives

impeach, convict, remove

just sayin' 

25 47

the 25th Amendment and/or impeachment and/or divine intervention can stop his insanity - here's hoping for any or all of the three

signs from april 5, 2026

  *warning*

unredacted expletives follow

stop vining...

 think this is enough?

is it time for some DMC B5200 snowflakes?

we could use some H2O snowflakes,  too - we're in for an extreme drought if we don't get some of those April showers soon - just sayin' 

godspeed

Krispy Kreme has offered a limited time donut to commemorate the launch of Artemis II for the first lunar flyby mission in fifty years

 to the crew of four, including the commander (Reid Wiseman), the pilot (Victor Glover - the first black man on a lunar mission),  and two mission specialists (Christina Koch - the first woman on a lunar mission and Jeremy Hansen - the first Canadian on a lunar mission) - safe journey.