At long last...some stitches...

A little relief has come our way.  We've had a break in the temperatures between heat waves and we've even had a touch of rain.  It was nice, but we could still use a good day or two of soaking rains.

And, with a little relief in the baseball schedule, I have been able to stitch a bit more.  I started a new project, "For the Birds" by ByGone Stitches.  I am known for changing colors but with this palette, why would I do that?

The border is so pretty.

And the motifs so sweet.

I was saddened to learn that this designer has passed away back in May.  Her designs are timeless and are sure to be stitched by many for years to come.

I finished the stitching on my friend's birthday gift.

Here you can see the fabric that I plan on using for the finishing-finish.

I have a couple ideas of how I would like to finish this, but haven't quite decided yet.

 The Tusal jar for July.

A few more threads added!

Panzer is growing so fast!  He's four and 1/2 months this week.  At his last checkup, he had gained 20.2lbs. in 4 weeks!

I caught him here in mid~yawn.

Now he's looking for his boys.

He can hear them next door and is ready to play!

Isn't is amazing how quickly they become part of the family!?!

It's been fun and a challenge at the same time.  Teaching not only him, but the boys as well.  Getting them to see things through his eyes and how to read his language.

And with that, I will leave you with this.

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Officially Done

I am officially done with summer.  This heatwave has been horrible and we are in need of some nice soaking rains.  If we could trade our weather, I think I would have some takers in the UK where they seem to have found all the rain.

The little league baseball season is officially done for my boys.  The middle guy's team finished after three tournament games.  Here he is catching.  I love the dust coming off his glove as the ball goes in!

The oldest guy's team lost in the District Championship game, the first time in three years.  Disappointing, especially since they played so hard, at 12:00, with a temp of 102 and a heat index of about 110.

And for the little guy, there's always the cotton candy while cheering for his brothers.

I'm so proud of all of my boy's accomplishments this season.

  But never fear ~ there is still baseball ~ on to training and more tournaments with travel teams!!!

Officially done is my June ornament.  I will confess, it was finished on July 1st, but it's done.  I'm still on track ~ although, I will still have to find time to have a finishing day... 

This is a freebie from Carol at iStitch.  If you click the link, you'll go to her blog.  From there, click on the charts icon in the sidebar.  At the bottom of the list of charts, you'll see the link for her freebies.

This was a quick one to stitch and reminded me of a vintage postcard.

I also did some more on this Heartstring Samplery piece, which will be a gift for a non~stitchy friend.

I finished up the border this evening ~ and phew, it lined up!  That is always a good feeling.  Now I just have to stitch the second house and find a frame. 

So, in hoping for a break in the heat and some much needed rain, I will leave you with these words that I would love to hear!

“Tut, Tut, looks like rain”
― A.A. Milne