SEPT, OCT, NOV & DEC

I spent the first 2-3 months in NY with
a very painful and bad case of the shingles--
so not alot got done--

 Sept--
just a bit of counted cross stitching got done--
the severe pain in my whole right side of my torso
started mid month--

October was a blear--really-

little bit more done on the cross stitch--

2 applique hearts somehow got stitched--

and started a pair of socks--
these have hardly been worked on since--

November-

Fall did get finished--
found I could cross stitch for awhile after I ate breakfast--
but knitting really made my side flare up--
as did typing on the computer--

Dec-
finally some better-
though I think I had food poisoning really bad for 5 days after
Anne and I ate at Curlys on a Tues--

I did alot of sorting of my fabrics mid Nov and sent 3 totes full
with Denise to her shows--she made me a $100 but have lots left yet???

Then I sorted sewing notions ect-
and packaged up 2 medium boxes full--

and sent them to Lynn in CA to hand out to quilters who lost everything in
the fires out there--

Made 18 Polar bear Chmas ornaments and sent them to blog friends and others--

started knitting these little stockings--
(have 12 done--in different colors for next year so far)

this was my 'tree' this year--

and in the gifts plus some from Anne and Melinda--

from Carol in NY

from Alice, Sunny, Melinda and Anne--

And my big big accomplishment in 2018--
In Dec I got this one done--

the summer one--
and that means that I got all 5 samplers finished--

So I did get some quilts quilted this past year--
lots of counted cross stitching done-
and bom blocks done--

Today the last day of the year--2018--it is cold breezy and over cast--(30 degrees)

AUGUST

This months color was orange--

a few more hearts got done-

and some cross stitching--

the summer abc got all the letters stitched in it--
but then decided to go back and do the designs on the fall one--
in hopes that it would be done in time to display this year--

and a couple more sweaters--

also in July and August I had 2 PT guys coming in 2 times a week for work outs--
Danny came and we did lower body--
and Mac came and we upper body--

and I packed and packed--
we shipped 22 boxes this time--and shipped them UPS from Staples--
still had a lot of broken items even with all the bubble wrap and quilts --

I flew back into Elmira on Aug 29th and knew the minute I stepped foot on the tarmac--
I wanted to go right back to Fl--Anne (and Fred) picked me up at the airport--
and then I started a huge adventure------

JULY

this months color was red--

and I decided to finish the applique on my dress's quilt that i am designing-
needed to finish 4 dresses-

and I got them all done--

another joy/alice block--

a third set of heart blocks got started--at end of the month--

and I started putting the first set of blocks together--this is my set--

and the summer ABC got started--

and even more sweaters got finished--

I had also gotten a call from NY about an apt back at the Jefferson-

the kids think I should move back so did say 'yes'--???

JUNE

Finished the spring sampler--

got more hearts done--
I kept the applique heart thing for another month--
this time blue was the color and these are a gift for Anne--

worked an appliqueing these hexies down--

two more emboridery blocks by Joy/Alice got stitched--

and more baby sweaters--

and some hats--

MAY

Now things get a bit out of hand this month--
first is my birthday--
and then a couple days later--
the lady across the hall from me--
tried to burn the building down--
my apt took some water damage from the sprinklers--
so spend 5 days at Dawns-

this months color was pinks--

and for the kites--I did 3

then there were Mermaids to stitch--from Joy-

and here is where I left off with the next sampler-

and this quilt did get quilted--

and my heart a day --hearts

and another sweater--

or two--

my birthday gifts--
From Alice--

way too many goodies--
from Sunny-

and from Carol-