First Blooms

We finally have our first blooms of spring in the garden now. OK, many of you have had daffodils for a while and your forsythias are in full bloom, but here in New Hampshire it is the crocus that is just beginning to show for us. I bought a spring bulb collection last fall from the two little twin girls across the street from my house. They were selling many things for a fund raiser for school. Knowing we did not want candy or cookies or candles, I was happy to see a spring bulb mix. What I received, of course, was a tiny box that was really no more than 4" square. All of the bulbs were tiny. But, as you can see, I did get some pretty crocus blooms out of it... and there are some tulips coming up behind them too.... who knows what will happen with the rest of the bulbs from the box. My expectations are not very high.

And, although I stitched an awful lot today, all I can show here in my blog is this bit that I did on the 18th Century Band Sampler (aka Long Dog Samplers Mystery Sampler). It has been almost a month since I stitched on this, and I am glad to be back at it. With the final installment coming out today in The Gift of Stitching magazine, I am really happy with the disclosure of the final part - very pretty! This sampler has a lot of flowers in it and really is very spring- like :-)

Goal Review:

March Goals:
1. Work on Barnabee's Quest SAL -yes, and finished it
2. Work on Dawn, Fairy Spirit of Grace SAL -yes
3. Work on And A Forest Grew - yes
4. Work on 18th Century Band Sampler -yes
5. Work on Houses of Hawk Run Hollow -yes
6. Stitch some gifts -yes, I stitched 8 gifts
7. Work on Paradigm Lost SAL -yes
8. Work on Bordeaux Sampler SAL -yes
9. Finish Rachael's Neighborhood RR and send to Annemarie -yes, I finished it and it is safe with Annemarie, and I now have Barbara's
10. Stitch an ornament for the Christmas Ornament SAL -yes
11. Work on The Mermaid and the Sea -yes
12. Take Freebie Challenge on FGBB -yes, I stitched 10 freebies this month
13. Decide on what to stitch for biscornu exchange on FGBB - yes, decided, stitched and posted off
And, I also worked on Mermaid Heaven again this month

April Goals:
1. Work on Houses of Hawk Run Hollow
2. Continue Paradigm Lost SAL
3. Continue Bordeaux Sampler SAL
4. Continue Dawn, Fairy Spirit of Grace SAL
5. Work on Mermaid Heaven
6. Work on And A Forest Grew
7. Work on 18th Century Band Sampler
8. Start Monochromatic Exchange project for SBEBB
9. Stitch some gifts
10. Decide on what to stitch on Barbara's Neighborhood RR
11. Work on Mermaid and the Sea
12. Stitch an ornament for the Christmas Ornament SAL
13. Do freebie challenge again, if there is one for April on FGBB

Stitched on today: Finished a gift, and 18th Century Band Sampler