Sailing back toward the sea

Today was a planned sea day. For me, that means hanging out in the Deck 8 lounge, stitching, audio books, and drinking probably  more coffee than is good for me.  We have two smaller tender ports up next, then on to Halifax. There are probably at least half-a-dozen ships on about the same course – up the St Lawrence and back during the fall “leaf peeper season.” Unfortunately for all of us, there hasn’t been much leaf turning to this point…

Probably the highpoint of today for me was finishing

This lovely small piece by Heart Strings Samplery. It is on 18 ct Tomato Cream from Forbidden Fiber Co. It is stitch with various Sulky threads since that is what I had with me.  I think it is finish #51 for the year.

About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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