Tuesday 1 October 2013

Desert Mandala Update and a little baking.

I have been working on my Desert Mandala.  After 8 days I have stitched the bottom landscape and the Jessica stitches in the bottom right cactus. I am not happy with some of my Jessica stitches so may pull them out later and redo.



I have also started my Christmas baking. We are having Christmas at Thanksgiving as we will stay in Arizona for the winter. I will fully decorate the house and provide a Christmas meal and gifts for all. It is such fun.
All of my nutcrackers will be out on display!


I made 8 tourtiere pies and 24 tourtiere tartlets in two days. Boy, does my house smell yummy!


 I would like to thank those of you who have come back to my blog and/or left wonderful comments after my long hiatus. I am visiting your blogs and reading your posts but I cannot comment from my Samsung tablet. I love all the work done and how your lives are progressing. Thank you for sharing!


I am currently stitching on a verse from the Torah for Torah Stitch by Stitch but it has been a frog-infested progress. Hopefully, they will depart soon and I will have something to show other than a mess of ripped out threads.



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13 comments:

  1. Dani - tkdchick1 October 2013 at 15:20

    Yay you're blogging again! Mandala is looking awesome! Can't wait to see it in person on Sat!

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  2. Bonnie Brown1 October 2013 at 19:49

    Wow! Your mandala looks amazing!!!
    The pies look yummy too :)

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  3. Karen1 October 2013 at 23:33

    Welcome back Kathy! So glad to see your blogging again. Desert Mandala is really coming along!

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  4. Vickie2 October 2013 at 08:05

    I had to read that twice! Baking for Christmas now! ;)

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  5. Anonymous2 October 2013 at 10:36

    Hello Kathy,
    Your stitching looks wonderful.

    Those tourtiere pies look jummy.

    Have a safe return to Arizona.

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  6. cucki2 October 2013 at 10:59

    Sweet stitching..I love it.
    Big hugs x

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  7. Vonna Pfeiffer2 October 2013 at 13:02

    Can I come on over and eat? Happy Thanksgiving! May you and your family have a blessed day! And of course upcoming year!
    Frog infestation....head for the hills!

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  8. Unknown2 October 2013 at 16:24

    Lovely lovely WIP.

    Your baking looks yummy!

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  9. Heather2 October 2013 at 20:20

    Your mandala is looking fabulous. And, tourtiere! Yumm!!!

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  10. Carol3 October 2013 at 11:38

    I'm in awe of your stitching on Desert Mandala, Kathy--just amazing!!

    Your Christmas at Thanksgiving sounds like fun--and boy do those baked goods look yummy :)

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  11. Anna van Schurman3 October 2013 at 19:43

    Tourtiere--what I miss most about my parents leaving NH. Not that my grandmothers (or mother) ever made it, but they always bought it from the nuns. :) Enjoy!

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  12. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 02:57

    oh my Kathy, those pies look GOOD!
    the desert mandala will be gorgeous, actually it already is!
    happy xxx,
    chiara

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  13. Jo who can't think of a clever nickname8 October 2013 at 18:04

    Great progress on the Desert. I love all the little details Martine puts into her designs.

    One day I will stitch one, one day...

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