A Flurry of Activities ...

Hi everyone ... Happy July!

We have had a flurry of activities in our family over the past two months ... all good! ... all happy! ... our daughter, Jill,  graduated from college with a degree in meteorology and a minor in communications, and within weeks accepted a position as a broadcast meteorologist  at a television station in northern West Virginia. She has been on the air for about three weeks now. Her colleagues have all been very welcoming and supportive, the community is a good mix of established and new development, and she is relatively close to home (yay!) ...  she's happy and excited  ... all and all it seems to be a great start to her career!

Here are just a few photos from graduation ...




 

























Needless to say, we are very proud of her and are excited to see her begin to 'live her dream'.



While we were in the process of moving Jill she asked if I had finished stitching the "Sabrina" (from Miribilia) that I had started a couple of years ago. She thought it would be perfect for her new apartment ... she somewhat surprised me with that, but, of course, I was happy to dig her out of my WIP basket and start working on her again.

Here is how Miss Sabrina looks to date ...

When I returned to stitching about 25 years ago, I stitched "Lavendar & Lace" and "Miribilia" designs almost exclusively. But more recently my interest has turned to reproduction samplers and it's been awhile since I have stitched a L & L or Miribilia ... whew! I've forgotten how elaborate and detailed they are. I think I have only about 1/3 of her gown completed ... and have not even started the beading yet!!! But I am thrilled Jill wants her for her new apartment! She mentioned there are a couple more of the 'glamour ladies' from Miribilia that might be nice too... hmmm, it just may be time for Jill to learn to stitch! :)

So that's what I've been up to! Thank you for taking a minute to stop by and visit. Hope you are enjoying your summer!

God Bless,
Lanie  xxoo