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The Plum Street sampler commemorating 250 years for America— what specialty stitches are required in this chart. It is gorgeous and I would live to stitch it— just not into lots of specialty stitching at my age.
Thank you for any info.

So I've always been a fan of Q-snaps, but now I am finding them getting heavy and harder to hold for long periods of stitching. I'm finding that I set my stitching aside far sooner than I'd like. I am considering switching to a hoop, and am interested in the Nurge rectangular hoop. My question is how long can you leave your work in the hoop without leaving "hoop marks". I tend to do cover-all patterns, so my work stays in place for 4-6 weeks at a time before I reposition it. I would really appreciate some advice. Thanks.

And carnivals, and music, and food, Fiesta is starting here. It runs from April 16 to 26. There is a day parade, night parade, River parade, and even a pooch parade.

The Battle of Flowers parade is the last Friday of Fiesta. There is no school and many businesses close. The next night is the Flambeau parade.

Our kids were in the band, and participated in the Battle of the Bands competition on a Thursday night, then marched in the Battle of Flowers on a Friday. There are so many schools, they rotate every other year.

Several years ago, my husband and I would work with a group selling snow cones and fresh fruit cups along the route of the Battle of Flowers parade. One year, the weather changed at the last minute, and it was incredibly cold. The booth organizers had to pivot, and we sold hot chocolate!

Here is the link to the schedule. Click on a day and a list of events for that day will appear. There are many events throughout the city. It is a happy occasion, and people smile a lot more during this time. No one gives it a second thought if you are out and about wearing a flower crown or a vest covered in Fiesta medals. 😊

https://fiestasanantonio.org/

Viva Fiesta!

Good rainy Thursday morning everyone. We sure didn't linger long outdoors this morning very long. Looks like today will be an inside day doing inside jobs and some stitching. Have an excellent day!

Today is Thursday ……………………………………….. Good Morning, MJ 💕

Good Morning


Leviticus 18: 21 - 30


21 You shall not give any of your children to offer
them to Molech, not shall you profane the name of
your God; I am the Lord.


22 You shall not sleep with a male as one sleeps with a
female; it is an abomination.


23 Also you shall not have sexual intercourse with any
animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman
stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.


24 Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all
these things the nations which I am driving out from you
become defiled.


25 For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought
its punishment upon it, so the land has vomited out its inhabitants.


26 But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments, and you
shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the stranger
who resides among you


27 (for the people of the land who were there before you did all these
abominations, and the land has become defiled),


28 so that the land will not vomit you out should you defile it,
as it has vomited out the nation which was there before you.


29 For whoever does any of these abominations, those persons
who do so shall be cut off from among their people.


30 So you are to keep your commitment to Me not to practice
any of the abominable customs which have been practiced
before you, so that you do not defile yourselves with them;
I am the Lord your God.' ''


Have A Bless Day!

Good Wednesday morning everyone. Still sleeping with the windows open and it was actually too warm and I didn't sleep very well. Today is a trip to our meat market up in Michigan and packing the freezer. It's nice we only have to go every 2 months now since we bought the chest freezer last summer. Still stitching on the seed packets and waiting for the 250th happy birthday America pattern. I can't believe we are almost halfway through the month and the year! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Today is Wednesday……………………………………………Good Morning, MJ 💕

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