Monthly Archives: November 2025

The coffee train

Posted on 2025-11-18 by Holly

was started on 9 Nov and I have been making steady progress. Some days a lot of stitches, some days just a couple hundred – The pattern was on Etsy – and is being stitched on hand dyed something or … Continue reading →

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Spring Girl

Posted on 2025-11-17 by Holly

so should share her as well… same information as before. A note – if you like these patterns – buying them as they are released is a lot cheaper than waiting for the whole pattern to be published….

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Summer Girl

Posted on 2025-11-16 by Holly

This is Part 2/4 from Barbara Anna. I had started it on my most recent Panama Cruise then put it aside as I run out of a couple of colors of floss. Needing a break from both stitching coffee related … Continue reading →

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a few prickly pears

Posted on 2025-11-14 by Holly

Dani has the cactus in their front yard, which has produced an insane number of fruits this year. In the past, I have taken home a few bucket fulls. But really, it is more work than it is worth. And, … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on 2025-11-13 by Holly

the sunset from the living room window – but reflected off the south facing dining room window. Sometimes there is more to see, and more beauty in not looking directly. Rather glancing sideways, and seeing the beauty around us

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Needs replacing

Posted on 2025-11-10 by Holly

Not the sentiment – just the mat. Picked it up several years ago from one or another of JoAnn’s sale tables. It has lived outside on the back deck. But it is looking the worse for wear,,,

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smelling the flowers

Posted on 2025-11-09 by Holly

But mostly I think it was a “what is this doing in my sitting space… Since a cat obviously has more right to perch and over look the dining nook than a bunch of flowers. Those came home with me … Continue reading →

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the phone

Posted on 2025-11-08 by Holly

I clearly remember cross country drives. Hour after hour in the car shifting from one radio station after another. Using maps to plot out my route, keeping an eye on the gas gauge, figuring out rest stops. Maps, phone calls … Continue reading →

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sixteen hundred stitches

Posted on 2025-11-07 by Holly

were added to this which is now about 20% complete. The cat spent most of the day either supervising me or occupying my lap. Otherwise? Four more lectures out of a Primary Care CME conference, a Grand Rounds on Medicare … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Hall of Science

Posted on 2025-11-06 by Holly

Many in my area routinely think of the Lawrence Labs, or the Lawrence Livermore Labs and don’t give the whole series of complexes a further thought.  High on the hill overlooking Berkeley, the UC Berkeley Campus, the Bay, Bay Bridge … Continue reading →

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And I really needed the coffee

Posted on 2025-11-05 by Holly

this morning. As well as the final about 200 stitches on this particular cross stitch. I spent a goodly portion of the day on various primary care lectures. Some were interesting, some were a bit too much on the sponsored … Continue reading →

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Can always use more coffee

Posted on 2025-11-04 by Holly

Which is why I started this little gem yesterday. Found the pattern on Etsy. Grabbed three skeins of Gentle Arts that came in some surprise box or another and a piece of 14ct from ForbiddenFiber Co. Put in a couple … Continue reading →

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My special helper

Posted on 2025-11-03 by Holly

Not that I really can afford this level of help . Taking up as much lap space as possible and totally blocking the keyboard. Because, why not?

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Started

Posted on 2025-11-02 by Holly

And I have started. Normally I like to stitch full coverage on the diagonal. But this is a “stained glass and it might just make more sense to stitch it section by section. It also provides the opportunity to complete … Continue reading →

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more puzzling

Posted on 2025-11-01 by Holly

Because it is better to pick a difficult puzzle than an easy one….

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