February is National Embroidery Month

 

Here's a stitch along guide for Embroidery Month that was used by DMC and Gulush Threads from approximately 2017-2020.  I thought they might have done a new stitch along over those years, but it was the same each year as far as I can tell.

In the year I saw this, I tried to find some of the thread colors they mention.  Here are my threads. Things like Neon wouldn't have naturally popped into my basket as I'm a pastels person.  But there's a green one in the bunch someplace.

I’ve been slowly adding to my library of Embroidery books for some time and I have a nice combination of practical guides and beautiful/inspiring books.

Happy February!

DOA In The Garden 2/4/24

 

Temperatures in the 30s just don’t have the same mental impact when there’s sunshine and no snow.  Even the seed companies are detecting people want to just get out there and PLANT.

I’m finding pictures and plans for the vegetable to be most appealing.  As always, I want to grow lots of everything. Here are some pictures to dream on as we wait for the calendar to catch up with our dreams and plans.

Caturday February 3, 2024

 

From The Adventures of a Cat And A Fine One Too by Alfred Elwes

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32518/pg32518-images.html

 

Happy February!

 

Today is Groundhog Day, which is always amusing. Of course there will be six more weeks of winter. It’s all in the calendar. 

Goals for this month include not going out and raking the yard, hooking up hoses, digging out the garden beds to prepare them for spring. When the sun is out, as it has been, these are hard to resist.