After a long time

I have been very busy during the last month with a lot of work, house as well as my transcription. I have finished the ship project (cross stitch) I was talking about in my last blog. Now trying to finish some of my other uncompleted projects. I will soon upload some pictures of my work for your valued comments. This month too is a very busy one but I hope to find time to write something.

Regarding cricket, I was very happy to see Sri Lanka clinch the Asia cup. Really enjoyed watching the match.

Have a nice day

Cheers

Cricket and Brazilian embroidery

Have been watching the IPL cricket matches. so could not write anything. Sad to see the Mumbai team with Jayasuriya and Tendulkar go out of the competition. It was very nice to watch Jayasuriya batting, sixes and fours to all parts of the ground. Now the semi finals tomorrow.

I started another cross stitch project on antique ships, the ones with large sails which will be good to use as wall hangings.

I love to do Brazilian embroidery. Could anyone give me a good site from where I can learn it.

Cricket fever

I had such a lot of work and what with the cricket matches going on, no time to write. I am a cricket fan too. I am enjoying watching the matches which is telecast every evening. While watching the matches I do my cross stitch.

I have finished stitching the Arabic cross stitch and now outlining it with gold back stitch. It looks good.

A Dieter's Prayer

During the last week we have been experiencing heavy rain with lightening. So whenever I was unable to stitch or sit at the computer, I read some old books. In one of the Riders Digest I found an interesting poem which you too will enjoy.

A dieter’ prayer for the holidays:

Lord, grant me the strength that I may not fall

Into the clutches of cholesterol.

At polyunsaturates, I’ll never mutter,

For the road to hell is paved with butter.

And cake is cursed and cream is awful

And Satan is hiding in every waffle.

Beelzebub is a chocolate drop

And Lucifer is a lollipop.

Teach me the evils of hollandaise,

Of pasta and gobs of mayonnaise.

And crisp fried chicken from the South—

Lord if you love me shut my mouth.

-Quoted by Steven A Pickert, M D, in Organic Gardening.

Here is some more pictures of my trip to North of Sri Lanka.

Why the price difference

Today I was able to finish my work early. I took out my cross stitch bag and found that there are several unfinished ones. While stitching one of the projects – a cushion cover covered with strawberries, I was wondering why the DMC 6 strand embroidery thread costs more than the Anchor one. DMC costs 3 times more than Anchor. Is it only in Sri Lanka or is it the same everywhere? Hope someone will enlighten me on this. The cushion cover looks lovely, the pattern was in one of the Indian books I bought at a store. Very soon I will put some pictures of my work on this blog for your comments.

Happy cross stitching!!