Annette's Acre

Just hold back your excitement – I make no promises keeping up this streak.

Received my LHN exchange today from Nic:

(I always forget I’m going to *get* something when I send a package out…  LOL)

Something I’ve seen on a blog or two lately:

Annette’s Map

Make yours @ BigHugeLabs.com

Almost makes me want to visit West Virginia, just to fill that hole…..

As you may have guessed, life has been…..hectic.

Thank you all for your good wishes for my new graduate.  She’s spending the summer working before starting the local Community College in August, focusing on biology and genetics.

I have been reading, playing a game now and then (Secret Agent Clank and Lego Indiana Jones are the latest) stitching on exchanges (pictures momentarily) and winding down on the work project that has consumed me for the last 18 months.  I’m still amazed that it’s almost completely released!  Of course there’s always another project in need of special attention – the next “rescue” gets my full focus starting on Monday

My recent Freebie Exchange for the “Hooked on Exchanging” Group:

This is Martina’s Roses by Martina Weber finished as a biscornu (click for larger pic).

The Little House Needleworks Exchange for the same group:

Night & Day by LHN.  My very first pinkeep finish!  I must say that Vonna’s tutorial is *great* and I’ll definitely be using the technique again – so easy!

Finally, I finished off this biscornu this weekend:

(click for larger pic)

Spring Garden freebie from Indigo Rose (center rose replaced with button).  It has a purpose, but I can’t share quite yet.  It’s not an exchange, though

A couple weeks ago, Mom and I had a great outing….to Hobby Lobby!  Yes, HL has made it to Arizona and not only are there two in Phoenix, but one is 5 miles from my house!  Mom and I spent a leisurely 2.5 hours walking *every* aisle on Saturday afternoon.  I didn’t break the bank (under $50 spent) but the amount of inspiration and ideas I brought home was priceless.

My reading hasn’t been quite as fast as I’ve been working from home or after hours appointments have been keeping me from vanpooling to work (where I get the lion’s share of my reading done lately).  I have finished The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde (my favorite of the Thursday Next series, I think), am re-reading Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop (3/4 complete) and read Blood Noir after seeing author Laurell K Hamilton at a book-signing in Scottsdale (the crowd was….interesting).   I’ve also been looking at an Amazon Kindle.  Anyone have one?

Off to watch a movie and work on a UFO RR!