A Little Stitching

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends I do thank you so much for all you kind thoughts.  All the cyber hugz make me all warm and fuzzy.  Since I didn't shave on my sick day it was a little on the extra fuzzy side!!  Or should that be scruffy side, when I'm not feeling good that kind of detail personal grooming falls to the wayside quickly - now don't get me wrong, I'm gonna take a shower  - and nothing short of a coma wold keep from one, but shaving, I can skip.

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Last night I worked on the left side capital letters, and am just burning through my little skeins of WDW "Charcoal." I am really happy I acquired a couple more than the chart called for.  There was a question in the comments about the missing letter "I."  I am thinking that Lisa left it out on purpose as many older samplers where also missing the letter "I."  I think is was because the letters "J" and "I" where used interchangeably, but I could be wrong - it has been known to happen.  :)

There you go sports fans - a short one today.  Thanks again for stopping by and for all the super comments, I do appreciate them very much!!!

Take care,

edgar

Craptastique .......

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends - the title sort of describes the last day or so.  As you know I took a day off yesterday.  Feeling at about 30% - and just loving the porcelain reading room was my yesterday!!!  That wraps it up nice a neat.  I realize that was a bit of a TMI moment, but in a nutshell - it was my little life.

In between visits to the RR I napped on and off for most of the day.  Not a needle did I touch.  I just didn't have the energy.  The TV was on -  but wrapped up in a quilt with the who-hound heating machines I was too comfortable and I couldn't tell you what I saw if you paid me.  By the evening I came out of it a bit to watch the elimination on Dancing with the Stars.  I wasn't to surprised with what happened.  I am looking forward to next week!!

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I did get the camera out and took another snap of the ABC Hornbook in the daylight - and again the post title describes the snap......

Now it looks blue - and super wrinkled - but you get the idea of where I am - I had to restitch that sheep/lamb a couple of times until I settled on this version.  The recommended floss melted into the linen and then I chose another floss and he was really striped looking - I do like this version, but may change it out again.

There you go sports fans - I do thank you for the kind comments about the cake.  I'll get that recipe up in a day or two.  Thanks also for stopping by, do come again!!

Take care,

edgar

Monday Musings

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends another Monday is upon us - the weekend was a lot less wet than the week - so that's something to be grateful for.  We started off the weekend on Friday evening by going out to dinner to a favorite restaurant of ours.  It is a little Italian place we haven't been to in a while called Capri.  It is on upper market in the Castro district and has been there forever.  I had some delicious lasagna - it's what I always have when we go there.  I often have the same things over and over at specific places, I guess I get to liking one dish and just stick to it - occasionally I break out and try something new, but the old tried and true always wins in my book.

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On Saturday we made it to a few of the local Estate sales and I picked up a few things......-

A locally published version "David Cooperfield" - 1947, a great old vase, a wooden shelf, an old hard paste porcelain plate, a new box of Grinchy Xmas cards.... and we stopped off at a Blockbuster that was going out of business and I picked up a couple of BluRay flicks I didn't have.

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I made a recipe of my great aunts - Apricot Nectar Cake - I have seen the recipe on line as it is not hard, but very tasty.....

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 - and - I got in a little stitching - here is a progress snap of ABC Hornbook.... the Blogger thing is giving a ton of trouble - I'll try again tomorrow to post a snap.  sorry.

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There you go sports fans - a low key weekend!!  Hope yours was a easy going as ours. 

Thanks for stopping by, do come again.

Take care,

edgar

Stitchin' and a Rippin'

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends wrapping up this week we end on another very damp note.  Yesterday we had some pretty heavy rain storms.  Lucky me was out walking back and forth between the offices three - count them - 3 times - so my day stayed pretty damp!!!  Today we will be having those intermittent type rains - with - one hopes -  lots of breaks!

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I have been stitching steadily on the ABC Hornbook for the last few days.  I thought I was just breezing along and stitching away just fine - little did I know that I had miss counted two threads up and one over.  I ran up against my mistake on Wednesday evening.  I was very exasperated with myself!!  I tried to figure if I could fudge it a bit and make it work - but to no avail - it needed a major rip-rip-rip.  So that's what I did last night I pulled out a ton of stitching and started back where I had made the mistake.  Although I was sad to see the work pulled out I knew it would have driven me crazy to have everything off and wonky.  Even with the piece being a bit wonky in design - it would have been much to off in the end.  I usually count twice to stitch once, but this time I should have counted thrice!!  I'll have a snap on Monday - or maybe Tuesday.

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Last night the flicker was "Fallen Angel" - 1945 - starring Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Charles Bickford and Anne Revere.  Directed by Otto Preminger, this follow up Film Noir to his 1944 release (and much more famous) "Laura" - is usually cast aside as not as good and completely neglected.  I found this super B&W film to be really spectacular.  The acting was top notch - from the subtle grifter type that Andrews plays to the slutty Darnell - everyone was perfectly cast - the camera work superior - and the lighting/closeups and long takes make this film well worth a look!!

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That's about it for today sports fans.  Thank you all for your kind comments and stopping by for a visit.  Do come again!!

Take care,

edgar

TCM Tribute April 10, 2011

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends as I continue to think about Elizabeth Taylor's death yesterday my thoughts are drawn to her film legacy.  She was many things to each decade - from budding star in the early forties and small rolls through the decade - to the 1950's where she tested her acting abilities with more grown up rolls - as the decade was ending she was hitting her stride as a screen goddess and top movie actress.  The 1960's dawned on a roll she did not want but won her that elusive 1st Oscar.  As the rest of the decade unfolded she played other great rolls - being the good, the bad and even the ugly!!.  The 1970's saw her with fewer quality acting opportunities and her screen career wained, but she found other outlets for her abilities and fame.  

TCM (the best teevee station out there) is having a 24 hour retrospective of her work on Sunday, April 10, 2011.  Click HERE to see a schedule of the films they will be showing.  There are some really good choices.

My list of the top 11 

Elizabeth Taylor Films are:

Giant - 1956

BUtterfield 8 - 1960

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - 1966

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf - 1966

Cleopatra - 1963

Elephant Walk - 1954

A Place in the Sun - 1951

The VIP's - 1963

Raintree County - 1957

Little Women - 1949

National Velvet - 1944

I just couldn't cut the list to 10 - and here are two other films - "Life with Father" - 1947 - a great small part and "Father of the Bride" - 1950 - a super film.  She led such an amazing life journey - growing up on film and in front of the world.  Making big and small mistakes as we all do - and also making huge contributions to humanity.  Her life and legacy will not soon be forgotten.

Take care, 

edgar

A Legend Passes

Elizabeth Taylor - 1932 - 2011

a sad day -
edgar

The Stars Where out Last night

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends you are too kind - your comments are super and make this morning much brighter and bit warmer.  Today is another cold one and we are to be getting a bunch of rain as the day wears on - or like it happens sometimes the rain may just pass on by and make the south peninsula wet - you never can tell with weather patterns!!

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As you know I enjoy watching old movies, be they DVD's or TCM,  I also like to watch travel on PBS, Miss Ina on Food TV and the History channel - BUT - Last night I broke down and tuned into the first show of Season 12 on Dancing with the Stars - a show I have avoided for many a Season.  I tuned in for one reason and one reason only......  and that was to watch my girl Miss Wendy Williams.  Although she was a bit stiff you have to give her credit for all the hard work she has put in and getting out there on the stage and dancing!!  I was pleasantly surprised at how very entertaining the 2 hours actually turned out to be.  There was a couple of break out performances - Kirstie Alley and Ralph Macchio and then there were the less than stellar performances - but we will call that "first night nerves."  If you click HERE you can read the run down of contestants.  I did have a question though - if this show premiered in the summer of 2005 - how can this be the "12th Season?"  Just asking.  :)  It should really be called "Spring 2011 - Dancing with the Stars."  Can't wait for next Monday nights performances and then somebody gets the boot on Tuesday evening.  Boy, I've really gotten sucked in haven't I!!!

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There you go sports fans - thanks for stopping by, do come again!!

Take care,

edgar