Just when you think winter is over......

The last week or so has definitely proven that winter isn't over with us; at least so far as the temperatures are concerned.  Last Saturday was a cold, blustery day with wind gusts that seems to go through you. The high temperature on Sunday (2/12) was 29 degrees but with wind chill it feel like 17..... BRRRR! Luckily I was able to get lots of stitching done while the winds blew and so I have lots of updates to share.

Of course, the weather is still remaining as fickle this winter and this week ended with a high of 57 degrees with gorgeous sunny skies. There is a slight possibility we may see flurries later today but by mid-week the temps are to soar again to near 60..... crazy weather!

I completely enjoyed myself at the Friday Midnight Madness event at the Knitting Boutique. I just hung out with my girlfriends, Caroline and Beth mostly but there were several ladies there that I knew and it is always fun seeing what everyone is working on. I worked on my scarf for a while and then switched over to the stocking cap for Becky when I started getting tired since it doesn't really require any concentration, just lots of replication and ribbing.
I also made some progress on both of my cross stitching pieces. The Musician is coming right along and I am hoping to finish filling in the area near the treasure chest and to complete more back stitching this week. Joan Elliott is an amazing designer and I will be so happy when I put the last stitch in this design and get to have it framed.

Close-up of the area I'm concentrating on currently.

The Musician as of 19 February 2012.
Total stitches completed 9,291
Remaining stitches 13,333

Innocent Guardian is coming along as well. I have already reached this month's goal already so I think I'll try to pull out a smaller UFO to get some work done on it. Now the question is which one? I have quite a list of UFOs when you look into it I'm sad to say. Hopefully I can start making a dent on this list soon. I did finish up a few UFOs last year so I'm making progress slowly but surely. I guess it is my stitching ADD.

Innocent Guardian
Total progress: 2465 stitches

Reading wise, I have read several excellent books! Marie Bostwick has a series called the Cobbled Court Quilt Series which is just so well written, it is hard to put it down. I have read all 4 books and I can't say one is better than the other, she has really polished her novels every time. I also have read Jennifer Chiaverini's 'The Wedding Quilt' which was good but I was sad to see it being the end of a wonderful series of books. Some of the main characters died off in this book so I'm thinking she will be going in different directions. She just released another book called Sonoma Rose but this is a spin-off from the 'The Quilter's Homecoming'. If you haven't picked up this series yet, you must do so! I promise you, it will be a series of books you will love.
Until next time, keep your knittin' and stitchin' needles moving, spend time with family and friends and most of all, enjoy life!