Simple Sunday

I love Sundays when they are spent relaxing and just taking things slowly.

We've not many more of them left this month since we start the dog show scene again on the 19JAN.
Those Sundays are up at 5a (or earlier), into the shower, get DH up, make sure Misha does what's needed to be comfortable. Harass DH that time is marching on and he needs to get ready. Then it's make the sandwiches, pack the cooler, get the thermoses readied. Need to make sure all the show paraphernalia is packed, the cameras are at the door. Go harass DH some more that we are already 15 minutes late from the ETD. Pack the car, lay my show clothes on top of everything, and then deal with a hyper Misha because she knows that it's a show day.
Get dog and DH in car, and collapse in a heap in the passenger's seat! Then I can rest until we get to the venue.
And so it goes on.

It is fun really. Misha enjoys showing and she loves to see the other dogs and people. One of her favourite spots is on the top of the crate watching everything.
I like seeing the other competitors, comparing Samoyed notes, and especially seeing all the beautiful Sams.
But it is hectic, and I do love when we have Sundays off!

I've been stitching; not a lot, but I've done some.
My WIP is Rose Garden by Holbein Embroideries. Yesterday I unpicked two tiny areas no less than 3 times! Talk about aggravation! Then after finally getting the motifs placed correctly I found I was out by one thread in another area I thought was finished. Me being me, I will have to go back and frog that area and restitch it correctly.

I've decided to make some changes to the original design. I like it, but feel it's too crowded with little things. I'm leaving out a lot of what seems to be surplus fill in motifs. It will make it a bit more airy. My MIL and I were discussing the overall look on Christmas Day and she does agree.

I had ordered some silks from Hand Dyed Fibers for some of my projects on my Challenge list.
I received my set of tags and spent FRI doing an inventory of them and figuring out the new ones I need to order.
The tags are great. I had joined the Fiber of the Month Club and got all the colours Vikki had up to last FEB. I was planning on using them as a huge colour card. But, it wasn't very practical, so I decided to order the tags and am so glad I did.
Now I can free up all those lovely skeins of silk to use in other projects!

Some fabric is making its way here.. I know I said wasn't going to get stash...but the fabric is needed for the projects on the Challenge. After going through what I have, there were not enough suitable. Also, technically, the silks were ordered last year! ;)

I'm off now - we are going to the PsIL house today for lunch. It's always lovely to see them and I'm looking forward to it. :)