February 14th = LOVE: {luv} n.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY !

My DH has been in Germany all week and is expected to return tomorrow. I guess that will really depend on how storm PAX affects travel in the Northeast.  He ordered flowers to be delivered tomorrow but due to the storm FedEx has been making early deliveries and dropped these beautiful roses off this morning.  

I am still attending my photo lessons and decided to do a little practicing. I like taking pictures that have a blurred background...

And I like to try and capture detail, so I photographed the snowflakes falling...

I snapped this picture, adjusting the camera setting each time. Can you see what is happening?

Although the birdhouse remains in focus, the background gets blurrier.  Pretty cool.

I decided to pull a much neglected project out of my WIPs and have made some progress.  Here is a peek...

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Until next time remember....

"Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

-Robert Heinlein

Exchange Sent and Received

This wonderful HOE Stitcher's Choice exchange arrived from Carol S.

Designer: The Sampler Girl

Design: Dash Away All

Fabric: 32ct Precious Metals Belfast Linen

Floss: Crescent Colours

Stitched by: Carol S.

What a sweet design and so nicely stitched and finished.  I really love the sparkle in the fabric.

Thanks, Carole.  I am so happy with the design that you selected; it's perfect in every way!

Here is the ornament that I stitched for Jayne N.  

Designer: Just Nan

Design: Making Friends

Stitched For: Jayne N.

Primitive Betty's offered a cute freebie on her blog, so cute that I found myself stitching it twice.  The first is the original design, the second has a slight modification...

Designer: Primitive Betty's

Design: 2012 Halloween Freebie

Stitched for: Becky K. 

Backing used on both 

Designer: Primitive Betty's

Design: 2012 Halloween Freebie

Stitched for: Melissa C.

Tomorrow will be my first ski outing of the season.  This winter has been so cold that I have had little interest in skiing.  Temperatures in the single digit, not to mention negative numbers, does not make for a fun ski day!  This weekend is expected to be a toasty 25 degrees, and with the 10" of new snow that fell on Wednesday I am all set to hit the slopes with my DS. 

Thanks for stopping by and...

Until Next time ~ remember:

There isn't a person anywhere who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can. 

...Henry Ford