Hello! It's been a bit since I posted. I went to visit my parents out in Coldspring for a week and just got back in yesterday, when I promptly decided to do some yard work and I am feeling it today. I'm stiff and sore all over! I am working on a space in the back yard where the previous owners had planted several rose bushes.
The issue with doing this is that if you take care of your roses properly, they will bush out really nicely; if they are planted too close together, they will not bush out nicely because you can't trim and dead-head them like you're supposed to. So I chose one rose bush toward the back and chopped the rest down. I dug up a mini rosebush they planted right up against some bricks. The area is a mess in general, since it was neglected over the summer so weeds and all kinds of crap grew in it. I dug up a bunch of randomly placed bricks and slabs and now it's full of holes and looks pretty rough (and yes, so does that fence, and that is getting repaired this year as well).
The next step will be to dig the rest of the rose bush roots up, and then apply some weed killer to get rid of the weeds and crappy grass. Then I will pull all of that up, even the soil out, and put pebbles down. I plan to put some potted plants in the area and I think it will look nicer that way.
I digress. My trip to Coldspring was awesome. I drove it over two days there and also on the way back, which is the way to do it! That way I don't have to wake up at the ass crack of dawn and drive into the evening. I can sleep in, take my time, and still get there the next day at a decent hour. I worked the first couple of days from the house we were living in for a while, and then had the rest of the time off. I met my sister for lunch on Wednesday and then she and my nephew came to visit that Friday, so I was able to see everyone! I miss them already. My parents will be traveling for 6 weeks starting on Feb 16th so it was the last time I was able to see them before the trip. My dad was down in his back and has been resting so that he can not be miserable on the trip so we just hung out in the house a lot but that was okay because I was able to do crafts and still spend time with them.
I managed to start and finish this cross-stitch. I am honestly not sure who designed it, as it's in my old files from my laptop and I can't find any information on who did it.
I also dyed a couple of pieces of fabric. I found a new color (maybe new, maybe not, but new to me) of Rit dye called Hyacinth. Funny, I was binging Keeping Up Appearances (where the main character's name is Hyacinth, if you don't know anything about the show), and I thought it was appropriate. This pic doesn't do the color justice. It's so pretty and I am going to make Allen's Valentine's cross stitch on one of these pieces. I dyed the glittery aida, and I love how it looks like stars!
I am about to finish another diamond painting as well, and I think this one will live in a portfolio. I just have to get one, and I've spent just about all my extra money that's not gonna be used for food and bills on hotels, gas and food, so I will have to wait until I get paid again to get one! I'll post a pic of the diamond painting when it's done!
That's the update for now!
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