
I am taking my annual summer vacation early this year -- Saturday May 27 to Sunday June 4 -- for various and sundry logistical reasons that are not worth unpicking. Suffice it to say that I have started to pull together some items and will start actually packing my suitcase tomorrow.
(It's basically clothes, my laptop, some books, some snacks, cosmetics/medications/earrings, mandatory things like my phone and my wallet. Nothing terribly complicated.)
The thing I'm dithering about is what craft project(s) to bring. I have an embroidery sampler kit thingy, which is designed to teach several basic embroidery stitches while producing a spiral of flowers and leaves, which I definitely want to bring. But I also want to bring a cross-stitch project in case it turns out that I dislike and/or am virulently frustrated by embroidery. I have two kits and a handful of patterns for which I'd need to buy some supplies Thursday or Friday (or perhaps in the twin cities).
The kits are quotes with flower borders, which I've done before but might elaborate on with different color choices?
The patterns are:
1) A stylized spreadsheet with text saying, "RELAX, I have a spreadsheet for that" and a square frame with flowers at two corners
2) Two cats sitting on a crescent moon (facing away) with some stars dangling down on strings
3) A hummingbird drinking from a morning glory, with some other blossoms/leaves and random decorative curlicues in the background
4) The present I have been TRYING to design for my friend Cat but life keeps getting in the way so maybe I should focus on that first???
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Anyway, like I said, I am pondering options. Probably the embroidery sampler kit will occupy all my non-reading, non-hiking, non-cabin-chore-related time, but eh, why not dream big? :)
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In completely unrelated news, tonight was my congregation's annual meeting. We passed the budget, elected four new members to the Board of Trustees, and passed a resolution to put some tangible actions behind our Welcoming Congregation status. \o/