GO ECU!!!! or I Got Some Super Mail!!!

Blogging Buddies thank you so much for your super comments about my less than stellar start.  I did work some on "Tis the Season" last night, but there was also Edward VII to watch so again there was not much to show... and so no snperoo of that today.

I did want to show what came in the mail yesterday form my Friend in North Carolina - Dale - he knows what a nut I am about my Alma mater - East Carolina - and so he sent me some ECU stuff - and I got a snap...

he sent me a great new scarf, a reusable bag and some red skin peanuts.  I always have my reusable bags when I go to the store and now I have an ECU to add to the bunch.  I got a set of Envirosax about 7 years ago and they are still going strong, but I can always use another to help with the groceries.  The peanuts are great, because we can not get them out here - and I do love a good crunchy/sugar nut to snack on.  So easy to make, and you really miss them when you can't make then in the Fall when the peanut crops come in. - Thank you so much Dale!!

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The mail also brought me "February Cottage" and a few other bits and pieces for stitching - so I can get a little start on it at some point.

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Don't forget about the Great SF Gift-a-way  - we are down to the last 3 days to sign up.  You can click HERE to get to the post to sign up.  I can't believe that there are way over 100 of you dear folks signed up!!  Thanks!!!!!!

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That's about it for today sports fans - thanks again for stopping by, do come again!!

Take care,

edgar

Saying Goodbye

GR& DF not too much going on, the weather here in the city has been warm and lovely the past two weeks - breaking all records for this time of year  - the low to mid 70's during the day with light breezes - and plenty of sunshine.  It seems almost like an early spring.  I know that we are still in for some bad weather at some point but for now we just sit back and enjoy.

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Last night I had to say goodbye to my dear friend Dale.  I have talked about him on and off here at Blacksheep, well the last day of his San Francisco life came to an end and he leaves this morning driving back to North Carolina.  He has lived out here for 15 years+ and he felt it was just time to go back home.  We made a going away dinner for him last night serving some pretty tasty chicken enchiladas, Rico made a big salad and we wrapped up the meal with a Boston Creme Pie.  It is a sad day today........  Here's a snap of the both of us last Christmas - (with his silly stuffed Iguana).....

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That's about it for today sports fans - thanks for stopping by and for you kind comments - I do appreciate them all!!

Take care,

edgar

A pretty Long post with a Bunch of snaps

Where to start..... stitching this weekend was either more Christmas stitching or the finishing up of the large ABC SAL piece - and here is a snap -


This was a super SAL from Gazzette94 - It started back at the beginning of the year. Mine is stitched on 32 ct LL Vintage Barley using those buttery silks from Belle Soie - Plush Plum and Teddy Bear. The only change I made was in the initials at the bottom. I did that 1/1 so that I could include the year.

I also heard from Deborah over at Lavender Rose Ramblings that the 1st of the PIF's had arrived. Here is a snap of her package -

I used letter "D" from Alphabet Zoo to make a PynKeepe. It is stitched using HDF silk called Baneberry - one of my favorite colours. I am so glad Deborah enjoyed getting the package it was lots of fun making it up!!

On Friday evening we had Dale over for his Birthday dinner - his birthday was the week before but things kept us putting it off again and again - So it wasn't until Friday we could get him over - I made stuffed shells (he never would tell me what he wanted - such an easy guest to please) and here it is before the "cheesing" -


I also made some garlic bread and a big green salad - this was followed by a cake that Rico ordered form a work colleague of his - and here is a snap of that beauty -


Dale's favorite flower is the Sunflower - the cake itself was chocolate with a smooth chocolate butter cream filling - it was very good!!

On Saturday we ran around to a couple of sales and my haul was on the small side -

Here is $4 worth of goodies.... three vintage linen kitchen towels, a old measuring cup, one great old transferware platter in the "Oriental" pattern and a great old pair of gold plated embroidery scissors. Now you can't beat that with a stick!! We didn't get to as many sales as we normally do as Dale had to run down to San Jose to work.

I did get some shots of our "City Chickens" - Pidge and the pidgelettes -

Here are the Pidgelettes - Stan and Laurel - now we ever only saw one egg so I guess they are twins?? and here is big Pidge and her ever present stink eye....

Since the pidgelettes are getting so big she has been leaving the nest more frequently to forage I would guess.

And there you have it - another weekend in my life!! Hope everyone had a great one!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Take care,
edgar