Stashy Goodness and Some Stitching

First, thanks for all the comments on my previous posts. Trouble is currently lording it over the other two that *her* picture has been on the blog more than theirs! Darn cats and their egos!! So to keep some peace in this household, here are pictures of Salem and Spot...
 

Salem
Brother to Trouble and Spot. He has green eyes and a very thin tail.
 We think his dad may have had some Siamese in him

Spot, yes Spot, she has a spot of white on her right back paw.
Sister to Salem and Trouble. Yellow eyes just like Trouble
We usually call her" Dot" or "Spotty Dotty" as DSon mentioned that "Spot" was not really a girl's name.

As I predicted in my post last Sunday, my "weekend cottages" kits arrived yesterday! Less then one week from order to delivery and there was even a nice handwritten "thank you":



Weekend Cottages from The Nutmeg Company
(back - l to r) Summer in Sussex, Autumn in Stratford on Avon, and Christmas in East Anglia
(front) Easter in the Cotswolds

These are great kits (just a very happy customer) they come with everything except scissors - even the pieces of plastic canvas that support the walls come pre-cut. These are small, about 6.5cm (2.5") when finished, but that's the perfect size to sit on my computer at work so I can dream of where I'd like to be my office is in the basement and is despite large windows a bit dark and sometimes dreary.

I have another order that is finally winging its way to me. According to the update site, it was shipped Thursday, so will probably be here Monday or Tuesday - today if all the planets and stars line up correctly.

Egyptian Garden you ask, or maybe you don't, but here's the latest update pic:


Egyptian Garden by Chatelaine
Stitched on Sand Belfast (yes, the photo is washed out)

If I can remember correctly, which is questionable most of the time, I finished the beading of the pyramid (shows up fairly well here), filled in the "water box" and started whatever type of Egyptian plant that is. This weekend I hope to finish the whatever flower, the cat (over-one and I've got a bad case of "allergy eyes" right now so that will be a challenge) and start the outer border.

My DDad is back in the hospital - I think he has something going on with one of the nurses, I mean three times in six weeks? The pneumonia in his right lung is now almost cleared up but his heart rate went down to 49 yesterday - which is, I suppose really great if you're a marathon runner, but DDad's definitely NOT. There was talk of a pacemaker early on yesterday, but as of last night the discussion was that his sodium level is extremely low and that that's the problem. DSis and I were talking of stopping in the local farm supply store and picking up a salt lick for him, but not sure he'd appreciate that. Actually, given DDad's sense of humor, he probably would...