Shoveling is over for now?

DH came home a few days ago, but I've barely seen him. He's sick! And he better keep that to himself because I do not have time to be sick. I'm unsure what the issue is, but I went to the pharmacy to get him some ginger ale yesterday. I made it to the store at 4:50 p.m., they closed at 5 p.m. because of the holiday! It was my lucky day! Everything is back to normal today. 

After walking the girls, I cleared the end of the driveway, which looked great. 

At last - I'm caught up!

We usually keep our front step clean, but there was no way. So, there's enough room to get to the house, and we don't need to clear the patio area until the weather is much warmer. 

The front step

No, not much in the way of shoveling snow, but it was blowing like mad, and I saw drifts in my driveway. I'm unsure how big they are, but hopefully, they do not require shoveling. I'm done with shoveling for at least a couple of days. While my muscles didn't get sore, they are just tired!

But we got icicles. Oh my - I was in the upstairs bathroom and looked out the window. Yikes!!! Those are big icicles. Many of the houses in the neighborhood have some. 

Icicles

There are also big ones on the front of the house. I would be afraid to knock them off because doing so would bring down the eaves trough, and there's so much snow on the roof that new ones will form before I'm done. 

More icicles

We had Monday sewing, and I could putter, which was good because stuff has been sitting on the tables for months, and I need to put it away. I finally got the crystals on my machine-embroidered mitten ornaments. 

Putting crystals on my mitten ornaments

Then, I had to add eyes to the cardinal. A pigma pen worked much faster than sewing on a bead. That leaves the Santa who needs a face, and it's done with TINY applique shapes. I have them all traced, and half are fused in place. The snowman also required fused applique shapes, which are now traced and fused to the fabric. They just need to be cut out. That's a job for next week. It will be nice to finish these things. And then, I can move on to the next project. 

My mitten ornaments

OK - so the subject of hangers for small wall hangings came up, and well, I have a drawer filled with various shapes. Of course, I have a drawer full. Anyway, I want to know if anyone is interested. I already have one person but I want to share the wealth. So, if you are interested in these styles of hangers, and I think there are some tabletop ones as well, let me know, and we can talk. NO - the one with the maple leaf on top is NOT up for grabs. I'm keeping that one. 

Hangers for small quilts

I'm hosting a hands-on machine embroidery workshop this weekend. It's two nights and three days. Oh my—there are so many little details to think out. What supplies should they bring? Fabric, thread, bobbin threads, etc.? But I think I've sorted it all out. Now I have to pack because I'm taking some supplies and samples for them to look at. 

Thankfully, my day job is half of what it was last week. And except for making a few extra samples, I'm good. 

The city-plowed sidewalks are still horrific for walking, so the walks are shorter, and neither is happy with turning around. Murphy was so confused yesterday. She kept walking beside me and looking at me quizzically. This is NOT right! But we took a small side street, and she was in front again! 

Well, that's it for me. 

Have a great day!!!

Ciao!!!