Annette's Acre

All My Acres….

Annette | March 2, 2010

Joe: Hello Stitch Fans! It’s great to be back here at The Acre!

Fred: Yes, Joe, our little trip to Vancouver was fun, but it’s sure nice to be home.

J: Hey, Fred, did you manage to see any of our coverage of the Zamboni Races on TV? The network gave me a schedule, but my DVR recorded some crazy infomercial, instead.

F: We didn’t make the network schedule, Joe.

J: Oh.

F: But we know we’ll make The Acre schedule! Let’s get to today’s events!

J: Sure thing. Fred. We’ll start with the Market Report! Looks like She made a few purchases at the LNS Market Day last weekend. I see Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow with a nice piece of 30-ct fabric, but it looks too small?

F: She’ll be doing it over-1, Joe.

J: Wow. That’s pretty ambitious.

F: Yes, but She can handle it. A good light and magnifier, you know.

J: I have confidence! I also see Lizzie*Kate’s Artfully Aging with a nice piece of Maritime White fabric and the new Jenny Bean sampler. And I’m sure it’s no surprise to the fans to see those scissors!

F: Oh no, I think we could have easily predicted that one! Don’t forget the French Country Homes and the last Loose Feathers. All in all, a great selection.

J: Next on the program is the February Goal Review.

F: I’m afraid we don’t have the positive results we saw for January’s. This was a challenging month.

J: Let’s review one by one…

Complete all stitching/beading “below the fold” on Summer Queen

Sadly, this one didn’t get addressed at all. But let’s not dwell….

F: The next one isn’t much better, Joe.

Complete LUV Letters by Primrose Needleworks

We did see a little progress, but didn’t make it to the finish line.

J: Next up:

Start/Finish next LHN Ornament: He’s a Flake

F: Ouch. She “Flaked” a bit on this one.

J: You could say that, yes.

F: All is not lost, we hit the last one!

Start knit scarf for SL

J: Oh yes. The photography can use some help, but that’s a huge start!

F: Should we mention that finishing the scarf was her goal for the Knitting Olympics?

J: No, let’s celebrate the monthly goal success and let the medal chance go without comment.

F: Sure thing…. all in all, not a stellar performance, but given the work hours and the *great* progress on the scarf, I’m willing to give her a passing mark for the month.

J: Me, too, Fred. Me, too! Let’s move on to March’s Goals.

March Goals:

Finish Baktus scarf for S
Finish He’s a Flake ornament
Start/Finish Jenn’s Mirabilia RR
Make some progress on Summer Queen

F: I think that’s a good set. Not too easy, but not too demanding. There are several books on the shelf that will be demanding attention, after all.

J: And of course, we have a birthday at the end of the month. Our intrepid reporter in the field! The big 2-0!

See you next month, Fans!

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All My Acres – January Goals

Annette | January 31, 2010

Joe: Hello Stitch fans!! Welcome to this special edition of “All My Acres.” Today, we’re reviewing the January Gooooooooooooo…

Fred: Hey, Joe?

J: …aaaaaallllllllllsss…. Yes, Fred?

F: I know you’re a frustrated soccer announcer and all, but let’s not overdo, ok?

J: ::sigh:: Someday, Fred. Someday.

F: Let’s recap the Goals set way back on January 2:

Finish page 3 of Summer Queen
Finish MP bookmark
Finish pink baby blanket for S
Hit 50 days on the Xbox streak

Definitely do-able on all counts. How did she do, Joe?

J: Not bad, considering one was impossible. Let’s go thru them one by one:

Finish page 3 of Summer Queen

Here’s the current progress pic:

Using the handy Photo-Strater, I’ve highlighted the area where she went above and beyond the goal:

F: Wow! That’s a good amount of overage there. Nicely done.

J: Yes. I think we need to up the ante for February. But we’ll save that for the end of the show. Next we have:

Finish MP bookmark

F: I know that was done! We saw the picture on January 15th.

J: And a fine finish it was. Another Goal to mark “Complete!”

F: Can we carry that on to the next one? ”Finish pink baby blanket for S”

J: I’m afraid that one is still in consideration. I know the plan was to finish the blanket on a car trip scheduled for yesterday, but unfortunately that trip got cancelled. I see the blanket sitting on the couch and less than a half skein of yarn to go, so we still have a chance to see a finish yet today.

F: Hmmm… it would be easier if we had some football or baseball on this afternoon.

J: I know. We do have a How It’s Made marathon. And there is always the DVD collection. I think She can do it.

F: As long as She isn’t distracted by….

J: Shhhhh…. stay positive.

F: Got it. What about the last goal?

J: Sadly, this one was never possible. If She’d checked her streak numbers on the day She posted, She’d have seen that it was broken on January 1. So the best we could have hoped for was hitting 30 days.

F: Did we get that far?

J: No.

F: Oh.

J: Yup.

F: Ah.

J: So that’s it for the January Goal Recap. Did you have anything else to add?

F: Why, yes, Joe, I do! We know She was out of town most of this past week, but there was stitching accomplished and coming home early allowed for another finish in January! This is the Pagoda Pincushion from one of last year’s Gift of Stitching magazines: