Category Archives: Cross-Stitch

not quite brain dead

Posted on 2026-02-07 by Holly

I had today all planned out and scheduled in my mind. Errands, including getting George to BART so that he could use public transportation to get to SFO and his flight to Taiwan, a Zoom call with friends, and a … Continue reading →

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and quiet Wednesday

Posted on 2026-02-04 by Holly

and grateful for it. On the positive side, I managed to keep track of time well enough to watch CDC’s monthly ZOHU call. Now if I can deal with their “new & improved” documentation site, I might even be able … Continue reading →

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Back to the “attic”

Posted on 2026-01-17 by Holly

In a book by one of my favorite authors, one of the characters keeps complaining that his uncles “locked him in the attic” until he recovered from being sick. There actually wasn’t an attic, nor was he locked in, but … Continue reading →

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the “final” cruise day

Posted on 2026-01-12 by Holly

Today doesn’t officially count as a sea day as we docked in Freeport. I spent the morning again in the Yacht Club lounge in my favorite location. One of the night staff has been absolutely wonderful and turns on the … Continue reading →

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Early morning quiet

Posted on 2026-01-11 by Holly

At 0500 it seems that I am the only passenger up and about. First stopping for a latte courtesy of the WMF machine on Deck 4 – I wind up taking the elevator up to Deck 7 for no other … Continue reading →

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Non-magnetic walls

Posted on 2026-01-07 by Holly

Ok, up front, this is definitely a first world cruiser’s complaint. There is nothing earth shattering or life destroying about this particular complaint. But anyone who has cruised a number of times will understand. Background (in this case almost literally). … Continue reading →

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Sailing in the dark

Posted on 2026-01-06 by Holly

And tonight night we will have yet another time zone change. According to my calculations this change takes us to the same time zone as eastern Brazil. That just leaves us  two hours to go; first to the Canadian Maritime … Continue reading →

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Less than 2000

Posted on 2026-01-05 by Holly

Stitches, not miles, kilometers, minutes, or arguments till I finish Fisherman’s Friend.  I have to connect the border, finish two Pegasus and a bunch more fish. I am going to then call it finished – but in reality, I will … Continue reading →

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Slowly calming seas

Posted on 2026-01-04 by Holly

It was a bit calmer this morning and even more so this afternoon. I expect that most people will be able to walk across the deck by tomorrow without looking like Lurch from the Adams’ Family. I spent another quiet … Continue reading →

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Reel & Roll

Posted on 2026-01-01 by Holly

Starting just after coffee this morning the weather started to change. Also a factor; moving past the protection of most of the Canary Islands. So here we are, headed across the Atlantic with seas that probably wouldn’t bother one of … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve – 2025

Posted on 2025-12-31 by Holly

As I am writing this, my friends in Australia have already rung in the New Year and sensibly have gone to bed. It is only a couple of hours short of midnight here in Tenerife, Santa Cruz. The harbor, the … Continue reading →

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Cabin Upgrade

Posted on 2025-12-30 by Holly

When I booked this trip – which was when it was first released – I looked at the deck plan, looked at prices, looked at the ship size and decided that Deck 3 was where I wanted to be. Especially … Continue reading →

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Zeroing out

Posted on 2025-12-09 by Holly

I finished today with zeroing out 11 more colors, just leaving me five. Of course, those are ones with a fair number of stitches considering that the Menorah is complete and I “only” have the background squares to finish. In … Continue reading →

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84%

Posted on 2025-12-07 by Holly

Is my current status on the full coverage Menorah cross stitch. Today is the 7th. I might just have this finished before Hanukkah starts. Seven days – about 5K worth of stitches. My only challenge is going to be losing … Continue reading →

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0 dark whatever

Posted on 2025-12-06 by Holly

I can keep comforting myself with the fact that the days will not be getting any shorter after the next 2-3 weeks. The winter solstice will slide by resulting in a few extra minutes of light at each end of … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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