Ta Da!!!!! Blue Jeans and Daisies is Done!!

Wow!  It is done!!!  Finished!! Caput!!  I am so happy and excited to have this project done.  It is huge!!  When you work on just a small section at a time, you forget how large it really is.  I am happy dancing in Lake George.

Remarkable Progress

I must apologize for not posting a photo sooner.  I have been stitching like a crazy person.  I have a little bit to do on the peacock square and then there is a small square in the upper corner to do.  I am almost there.  I have been struggling with the loss of my best friend.  To those that follow me, it has been difficult but I am getting through it.  Baby steps with a few major melt downs will get me to a place I need to be.  I would also make a note that it is hard for me to sit through some social situations now.  I was exposed to a husband bashing just the other day.  I have participated in this type of conversations in the past.  I sat there, quietly, turning Jack's ring on my finger.  As I listened to each complaint, each criticism, I wondered how they would feel to lose that person from their life.  It was so hard not to scream, not to break down and cry.  I guess I just want to remind people that words are powerful, taking those you love for granted is normal, and once in awhile perhaps we should stop and consider what we are thinking and saying to the world.

Blue Flowers

Slowly I creep towards the end of this project.  Yesterday it was blue flowers and a few bees. 

Fruit Basket for Blue Jeans and Daisies

 I worked on the fruit basket today.  It seems wonderful to start and complete a section in one day.  The border is Smyrna crosses.  It worked up rather quickly.

Pretty pink blossoms and strawberries

My front garden is blooming.  These are the pink rhododendrons.   The deep reds haven't quite opened up yet.  I took a quick photo before the heavy rains ruin them. 

I have been stitching.  today I finished the strawberry block.  This means that I am now down to just one more chart.  Almost done!!  Wow - -

Butterfly

Yes, it is a butterfly but more important is I TOUCHED THE WALL!!!  You are looking at the right side of the project.  I feel like I have been working on this project for years.  Perhaps the end is in sight.

A new block complete and the computer is now mine!

 I have been stitching.  I am so happy to have this block done.  I am going to do the two blocks that go along side of this which will represent the right edge of the project.  The end is in sight.  Yippee!

I am also working on computers.  My regular computer is throwing hard disk failure messages at me.  I had to make a move.  This was my dear Jack's lap top and it is newer than mine.  I decided to move my files and set ups to this lap top and move on.  Today I found some stickers to decorate this lap top with to make it my own.