Bluing Out The Sky

I've begun stitching the treetop at the back top of the house, and I added more dark blue to the sky.  Other than that, the house is still taking shape.  Slowly, I'm edging to the end of this set of two pages.  I've been on the same ones since I took this back up.  Lots of stitching to do!

Jack Frost On A Hot Day

 After a walk through the zoo on a weekday, we had lunch at Pappas Burgers in Fort Worth.  Their signature drink is a Jack Frost - imagine a Jack and Coke slushie.  It was goooood, too, especially in the hundred degree heat.  We also had nachos (loaded with everything, but nothing special) and burgers - huge and excellent.  The place as a 1950's feel to it, and most of the wait staff goes to Texas Christian University.  Tips go toward college students.

Putting In The Bricks

Bricks and bits of house led to more than usual progress this week.  Maybe if I can keep working on this on the side, I can have a finish soon!

One More Row

Only one more row to go to finish part five on the third corner.  I'm also almost done with part six on this corner too.

Yay, Finally!

I finally made it through my second square! Looking at the diagram, I think this was the largest piece of the whole sampler.  And now, it's done.  Off to catch up on the rest.

Barbecue!

 On our last evening in Louisiana in May, we went to Silver Star Barbecue.  I'm always up for barbecue, and, even though they weren't photographed, we had fried pickles too.  If you haven't tried fried pickles dipped in ranch dressing, I recommend you do so!  Both Andreas' parents had ribs.  I had sliced beef with onion rings, and Andreas had sausage.


The sliced beef was well smoked, if a little dry, so I just used more sauce.  It wasn't too peppery and had a slightly spicy flavor.  Onion rings were on the sweet side, which is the way I like them.

Second Ornament Started

I started my second ornament of the Winter In July challenge.  This one is from the 2002 JCS ornament issue and is by Catherine Strickler of Indigo Rose and is called Peace On Earth.  I'm using Bijoux for the sparkle and Needle Necessities variegated.  I like how it's coming out so far.