SPINSTER STITCHER

It wasn't too shabby a year, stitching-wise.  These are the pieces that I completed (the Peacock Squares photo is in progress, but I pro...

I thought that I would be lost in the mourning of all of the things that left me this year, but it turns out that I actually gained so much ...

I'm sure that I am not alone in my level of inactivity this week.  The days seem to be spent in front of the fireplace and Christmas lig...

Spiff up the meathooks... And get back to a very dear old friend... Today will be a quick run to the Targets for provisions whether I like i...

Wow.  You would think that I ran several marathons over the holiday weekend.  I am totally wiped out today and contemplating a return to the...

Well, we managed to survive Christmas.  There was no gun play, screaming, hair pulling, or loss of limb this year, so I suppose that's a...

Merry Christmas from The Spinster Stitcher! May the day be lovely and bright, and the upcoming year be filled with love, health, a...

This is Bosco, my puppy nephew. Bosco decided to come for a Christmas visit to his Aunt Tubby's house, and he came in, gave Stewey's...

Dear Friends, This has been a year of profound loss and change for Yours Truly, but along with that loss and change came the amazing grace a...

I couldn't resist. Since Stewey died, I have been trying to find something that would replicate his mink-like-soft-downy cozy-furry-warm...

Vitamin water...check Toasty fire and Notre Dame game on the TeeVee...check Stewey's little box on its perch in front of the tree...chec...

I think the universe is poking me in the eye to see if I'm paying attention. That damn flu came back yesterday, and I spent the morning ...

Just when I thought it was starting to turn around here at Chez Spinster... Yup. You guessed it. The damn Greek cookies. This year, though, ...

It's been one month today.  I swear, it feels more like a thousand years, but today I am going to think happy funny thoughts about my Li...

I thought I would jump out of bed this morning armed in the outfit of a petite blond triathlete. Instead, I rolled over and looked at the cl...

3:14 pm. As in 3:14 in the afternoon. The afternoon! That's what time my toes eventually hit the floor today.  I did get up at 9 and put...

I am supposed to be at a holiday luncheon at the moment with my stitchy sisters.  Instead, I am under the blankets with Tylenol and Gatorade...

Angel of Love (aka Vaceila) Lavender and Lace 28ct. tea dyed linen by Charles Craft DMC floss, metallic Kreinik Mill Hill beads I want to se...

You know that feeling when you're just sitting there minding your own business and you suddenly think to yourself "Hmmm.  I think I...

More Christmas presents arrived today!  You know how much I adore Laura J. Perin, so getting her Christmas Panel and Holiday Wreath kitted u...