Sadly, on the 16th of January my gorgeous Mother In Law passed away.
She had suffered the indignity, for her,
of having been in a nursing home for 3 and a half years. She was placed in full time care after struggling with Multiple Sclerosis for around 25 years. She was only 69 and was only weeks away from celebrating her 45th Wedding Anniversary. She had the utmost faith in her Lord, and is now in His care.
My DH is handling her passing remarkably well, I know that it is his own faith, knowing that his Mum is in a better place, that gives him the strenght that he needs at this time.
R.I.P. Marg. You will always be in our hearts.
Now onto some other news.
Luke, our now 17 yo, had his trip to Vietnam just before Christmas. He had a "Good time". Like most teenage boys, he doesn't say much or go over board with details or enthusiasm, but we are still hearing bits and pieces from him.
We had a lovely Christmas, it was just us 5 for lunch with some friends calling in for an afternoon drink. And to celebrate the New Year we went to a nearby town called Lakes Entrance to see some fire works. They were wonderful, and they lasted for around 15-20 minutes.
Last week, after MIL's funeral we had a week at our holiday house, it was just what we needed after all the stress and emotions. On Australia Day FIL took all of the grandchildren (6), except Luke, to see a Disney stage show production. Luke stayed home and DH and I enjoyed some time by ourselves doing some shopping. One of the things that I bought was an ASUS tablet, using it to do this post with, and I love it.
With my stitching, I have been working on the 7 Sins but then I decided that I would like to work on The General, photos below, as I am sure that it is something that my Dad would love. I took the photos with my tablet, I was unsure how just the one photo would look, so I decided to break it into three photos. They are in order top to bottom. (If you want to see them bigger, just click!)
I have also had a little finish. It is the Travelling Stitcher by LHN, using the threads in the chart pack and stitched on cream linen either 28 or 32 ct. I am now stitching the little needle-book that goes with this piece.
Well my lovelies, I hope that everyone is well and getting lots of stitching done. I would also like to thank everyone who stops by, whether you be a follower, commenter, reader or a lurker.
Stay safe.
With my stitching, I have been working on the 7 Sins but then I decided that I would like to work on The General, photos below, as I am sure that it is something that my Dad would love. I took the photos with my tablet, I was unsure how just the one photo would look, so I decided to break it into three photos. They are in order top to bottom. (If you want to see them bigger, just click!)
I have also had a little finish. It is the Travelling Stitcher by LHN, using the threads in the chart pack and stitched on cream linen either 28 or 32 ct. I am now stitching the little needle-book that goes with this piece.
Well my lovelies, I hope that everyone is well and getting lots of stitching done. I would also like to thank everyone who stops by, whether you be a follower, commenter, reader or a lurker.
Stay safe.
