The Big 5-0

Dearly Beloved and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary yesterday by running away from home for the week.

We fled to the mountains and had a lovely time, other than navigating highway construction. I'm not sure how much is recovery work from Hurricane Helene and how much is the never-ending, eternal, and forever construction on I-40. I do know that the GPS had us doing a number of U-turns on about every foray out into the world.

That was the only problem with the trip. We did some sightseeing, some shopping (I got to Sassy Jack's), a lovely visit with a treasured friend who lives in the area, and a lot of dining. We enjoyed the getaway. And BDE brought dinner to us last night to celebrate some more. 

So now we are focusing on making it to 60 years.

Not much stitching occurred while we were away, but a good bit happened since we got home. 

I took Merry Cox's Americana Sewing Case with me, and did a little bit on it.

Did I mention that it's all over one? Did I realize that it is all over one when I decided to take it with me? Did I get a thread off in 1998 and that's why I stopped working on it, or did I make that mistake on the trip? Am I going to try to find it and rip the border out (since that's where I think I made the mistake)?

The only question I'm going to answer is the last one, and the answer is a resounding "NO!" I am not ripping anything out.

And then I filled in one of the red motifs on All That Glitters.

I really wish the colors didn't looks so washed out in the photo. This is a really vibrant red. Dearly Beloved, who doesn't pay much attention to what I'm stitching because I'm always stitching and he can't keep up with the number of projects I tackle, even glanced over, stopped dead in his tracks, and announced that he really, really likes this design.

And last, but not least, I finished the cutwork on Elizabethan Rose and started doing some of the fiddly little detail work that needs to be done before I can add the petals.

There is more to do, but I'm hoping to have a finish by the end of the month.

Tomorrow, though, is Sampler Sunday and I'm definitely in the mood to work on the third flower. 

I believe I'll thread a needle and start Sunday a little bit sooner.