But that's not why we're here -- and I'll write up our adventures over the next few days! Here's where I was at the last check in:
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| last check in |
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| three weeks later |
Here's a comparison of the back of the canvas, as I know it's difficult to really see progress (or lack thereof!) on this brightly printed canvas!
Before:
Now:
Things are a little weird here in Seattle right now -- while we were away on holiday last week the first Americans died from COVID-19 not far from here, apparently there was a LOT of panic shopping, and both my husband's and my offices are closed indefinitely and we have been told to work from home. The airport was nearly empty yesterday, and the city feels very quiet. I suspect we'll be spending a lot more time at home for a while. Which is a long-winded way of saying I think I'll get more done, stitching-wise, over the next few weeks.
The other stitchers in this stitch-a-long have undoubtedly been more productive than I have, so check out everyone's blogs to see what they're all up to.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Hayley, Megan, Deborah, Mary Margaret, Renee, Carmela, Jocelyn, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny, and a big welcome to new members Laura and Cathie, and welcome back to Linda!
See you on March 29th for our next check-in!
So glad you saw the Northern Lights while you were away. What a spectacle! I hope you can settle into working from home. Still loving the acanthus leaves :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Avis -- oddly we're two days in and getting a bit of cabin fever ... and somehow I'm still not getting much stitching done! But little by little...
DeleteI've been wondering about you guys! Glad you are OK and can work from home. The northern lights, how spectacular! The acanthus leaves are coming along nicely, at least you'll have more time for stitching without the commute. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy! It's still strange to see how quiet the city is. We're just trying to practice "social distancing" while not driving each other mad. ;)
DeleteIt's amazing how much easier it is to see your progress from the back of the canvas. Thanks for that shot! When I was a teenager and living in MI we saw the aurora borealis a couple of times, summer nights. It's awesome whenever and wherever you get to see them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue! When I feel like it doesn't look like there's been any progress, I just look at the back. And we're so happy we saw the northern lights -- we were trying to play it cool before we went on vacation, were very "well, we'd like to see them but it's not guaranteed..." -- but we REALLY wanted to see them and we're so happy we did!
DeleteBeautiful Northern Lights!!!! Great work on the Acanthus!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gun! Slowly but surely!!!
DeleteThe Northern Lights are beautiful. Thanks for showing the back of the piece you are working on. I compared it with the front and could then see your progress. The college I teach at was just closed down for this week, because a student might have COVID-19. We will have to make up the days we are missing sometime. Next week is Spring Break. I hope our students are smart with their travel during that time. Enjoy the stitching time.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathie! I'm trying to keep my mind off things; if I could only make myself sit down and stitch in the evening I think I'd feel better.
Deletegreat progress!
ReplyDeletesorry to hear you're having to work from home. Hope you're able to work without distractions.
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Thanks Claire! The main work distraction is my husband -- but I'm probably his main work distraction, too!
DeleteOh a visit to the Northwest Territories and I'm glad you got to see the Northern Lights...which doesn't always happen. I lived for 4 years on Baffin Island in the NWT and only saw them once. But I did get to see them much more often during my 18 years in Labrador. Meanwhile, yes do be careful and keep yourself as isolated as possible. There is much unknown about this virus which is what worries me. Meanwhile, sounds like your stitching will benefit from the quarantine. Take care!
ReplyDeleteIt's been interesting talking to my colleagues (who are also WFH) -- they see it as a way for them to keep from getting sick, where as I see it as a way to slow the spread of the virus down in the larger community. I'm not saying I want to come down with it, but I certainly don't want to spread it to anyone else. I told my lovely little old grey-haired mother who, at 85, still volunteers almost every day at senior centers because "those old people need my help" that she wasn't allowed to go for a while. So she's going a little stir-crazy, too.
DeleteThe northern lights look cool ! Some decent progress this update too, sorry to hear you're having to work from home... We're investigating doing that ourselves except it's much more tricky in my industry, computers have to be powerful and so does your internet :D - GL with working from home I know it can't be fun.
ReplyDeleteWow! It looks like you had an amazing trip. With the small amount of stitching time, you've made amazing progress!
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