Day 4 in Portugal.

So much for posting an update every day! I must admit I started this at home. I haven't done much stitching but I was awake at 4am on Sunday morning doing some and up at 7.30 this morning getting an hour or so in. I've just stopped and been outside for some breakfast and it is far too hot to comfortably sit out and I'm not ready for sunbathing yet. Despite using lots of mosquito repellent and after sun with mosquito repellent in I've been bitten. Fortunately just on the bottom of my legs and feet. Some years my whole body has been covered. 

 Anyway here's my stitching update

I think it's coming along nicely. The finished design is about 3 x 3 inches so it's not very difficult or needs a lot of concentration. There's just enough amount of block stitching and colour changes to stop it becoming too complicated and having to put too much effort in.

Hubby has just left for the airport to collect my son BFG as he's flying out today to join us. It's been funny just the 3 of us but admittedly much cheaper for meals out, I've spent less on shopping and there's still food in the fridge which will all change from today but I have missed him, so looking forward to seeing him. Don't know if I'll feel the same this time tomorrow when I'm removing empty milk cartons from the fridge, seeing how empty the fridge is and refereeing arguments between the 2 of them (yes even at their ages they still argue over who got the most/had the last etc) 

DDhas been nominated for the ice bucket challenge so she's doing it today and I know BFG will take great pleasure in pouring ice water over her but what he doesn't know is she's going to nominate him and he has to complete within 24 hours so she'll get her own back by doing the same to him. 

Kitted up and ready to go

Kitted this up ready for my holiday on Saturday 

I'm looking forward to starting these Tuscan Cats. I love stitching on holiday. I get up on a morning and have an hour or so before the rest of the family get up, something I never get chance to do at home. I'm hoping to put the first stitches in tonight just to get started. I can't decide which one to start first though. Hopefully I'll get the chance to post lots of updates. 

Middle of the nighter

Well here I am at 3.15 in the morning wide awake thanks to a swollen, painful knee. On the plus side it's surprising how much I can get done in the middle of the night. I can catch up on my soap operas and get some stitching done. 

I'm still working on the same 2 pieces. I had hoped to get them finished before we go on our holidays on 23 august which I know I won't but I am so enjoying doing them

The first one is a vase of flowers. The colours are stunning but I'm disappointed in myself for not allowing more material at the to and bottom of the piece I totally worked out the size wrong (maths was never my strong point)  I did want to display it by stretching it over a frame but I don't know if I have allowed enough material to do this. 

The second piece I'm working on is the sister piece to 'Keep Calm and Carry on' it will say Now Panic and Freak Out' which requires very little counting so it's perfect to work on after a long tiring day at work. 

A finish and a WIP

I finished this yesterday 

It's been easy to do. I started it on holiday in April and only got it finished yesterday but I seem to have lost my sticky bug and with the lovely warm weather we've been having we've been it and about more. I do have a sister project exactly the same but it says 'now panic and freak out'  I intend to start 'now panic' and work it along side my current WIP which is this

Again this is easy as it's block colours but it's done on 28 count even weave so sometimes on a night if I'm too tired I worked on the 'keep calm' I always have a couple of projects on the go at once. One a more complex and another a more easy one and I work on whichever one takes my fancy on the day. It's so hard thought not to look at the lovely new designs which are released and ones published in magazines and resist buying them or starting a new project but I'm determined to finish WIPS before starting a new project (famous last words)

3 Vases of Flowers

I am really enjoying doing this but with it being on 28 count evenweave I'm doing it through the day and early evenings. 

When I'm not working on this I'm still working on this it's soooo easy as it's block colours so not a lot of counting or concentration needed. 

I seem to have got my stitchy bug back which is good really. I've done a couple of hours today on and off. 

An Update

I know I shouldn't have but I started something new yesterday. It's from this months Collection and I'm doing it on 28 count evenweave. I must admit I'm finding it difficult working on evenweave so I'm going to work on it along side Keep Calm which doesn't need as much concentration. 

Here's how far I've got so far with the vase of flowers

Hers how far I am with keep calm which is easy to do and I can work on this when I'm too tired to concentrate. 

I am enjoying working on Keep Calm but sometimes it can be a bit boring as thers only 4 colours in the pallet. When I've finished this I will start Now Panic 

Another small finish

Finished this morning. I started it a while ago but have spent the last couple of weeks finishing it. Going to do another UFO next but just can't decide which one.