when people are wonderful

My Mother’s Day began wonderfully - and has continued in that same vein all day. Rowen and Nicky gave me strict instructions at breakfast time that I was not to do any work other than “sewing and putering”. Niek surprised me with a huge bouquet of flowers, the kids had all made gifts (Max’s included some stitching, which I will share in a future post), and Niek gave me a memory card for my camera. Hooray!

After a leisurely morning and early afternoon, we went for a walk in the Reeuwikjse Bos after the worst heat of the day had passed. It was a scorcher today! We limited our walk to just over an hour, as the kids and dog were sort of sagging from the heat, but it was nice to get out. I saw wild geese, swans, and ducks with ducklings. And four really cute kids. 

I haven’t done too much stitching for the past couple of days - I did mention that it had been hot, right? I don’t like stitching with sweaty hands, especially when it’s a project that can’t be washed. However, Thine Forever is slowly coming along, as you can see here.

I finally had the chance to call ABC Stitch Therapy, where I had a small store credit, and ask about having that pesky skein of NPI 584 sent to me in a regular letter envelope instead of paying $10 or so for international shipping … and not only did they agree, but they’ve already sent it! Thank you Marie, and the rest of the great staff there at ABC Stitch Therapy! I’m relieved that I’ll be able to finish this design in the charted colors.

And to acknowledge more wonderful people, thank you for sharing your online fabric buying tips with Sara! I just love how everyone is so helpful and generous with each other.

I hope everyone is either having a wonderful Mother’s Day or making your own mom’s Mother’s Day memorable, or a bit of both. I’ve spoken with my Mom and we enjoyed an imaginary trip to Bangor, a luncheon at The Olive Garden, and a long browse at Borders, finishing up with a cup of hot, flavored cofffee before undertaking the long drive back Downeast.

Here’s Arden, showing us how to keep cool in the heat.