Six Nice Things

Hey, y'all. How's everybody doing? I think we're better here, but more on that at the end of the post in case you prefer to skip it. I want this to be a stress-free and pleasant place for everyone, but some have very kindly asked after my dad and I'd like to provide an update.

Speaking of pleasantness, I have some nice things for y'all... Ready?

1) It is about to get seriously Christmasy on this blog. The sewing room is tidy, the finishes box is out, and I am in a finishing zone. First in line: our 2020 Christmas ornaments, and my 2019 ornament (how did that get left unfinished?!). And so much more! Will I get it all done? Stay tuned to find out!

2) Super cool fabric. In a moment of madness, I started a sort of large-ish Christmas project even though I already have plenty to stitch (and do!) two and a half weeks before Christmas. Because I wanted to use this fabric. Makes sense. This is Whitewashed Board from Fabric Flair available here. I believe it's also available in 32 ct. and 14 ct. Aida. I can't wait to show y'all this project!

Overseeing my work.

My other project, on a delicious mint green fabric (one whole row of progress before I started the one above!).

3) Freebies. There are a couple of "freebies-in-progress" at the moment and you may want to check them out.

With thy Needle & Thread is running a free SAL called Merry & Minty. It's a four part SAL on her Facebook page, but you do not have to have an account to access the charts. 

And there's a 12 Days of Christmas freebie series ongoing. It has a basic color scheme that would be easy and fun to customize.

4) Comfort food. One of my favorite comfort foods is my mom's spaghetti (below), but I also looove chicken spaghetti. This is the recipe I use, although I bake chicken breasts to use in it instead of boiling a whole chicken. It's delicious and it makes a ton. I could eat the whole dish by myself. (But my mom's is still my favorite.)

5) Cinnamon Cake. If you're watching carbs, I just came up with a cinnamon variation on my standby Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake recipe. Simply add 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and swap cinnamon chips for chocolate chips and ta-da! Sort of like a mini, lower carb coffee cake. Mr. Wonderful says he likes it even better than the chocolate chip.

6) The top of Tiger Lily's head. So smoochable. 

Hope one of today's goodies has taken your fancy and brightened your day! Have a good one!

Update:

My dad was finally able to move out of the hospital to a (different) rehab center this past Monday. We are much more comfortable with this new facility than the one he went to initially, but he still has a long road ahead. He went into the hospital, strong and healthy, on 30 October for a serious but not uncommon surgery that should have required only an overnight stay. And here we are nearly six weeks later. It has been nightmarish, but the Lord has blessed us in so many ways over these difficult weeks. I so appreciate your kind words and your prayers. Y'all are one of my blessings. Thank you.