Surprise!!!

Friday's mail brought a surprise to me. Anne of Doll's Musings had a giveaway for followers and I was the lucky winner. And I do mean it when I say lucky. She sent to me a whole package full of goodies along with a beautiful card

There was a tea and chocolates, and ribbons, and a beautiful piece of fabric with gorgeous floss

but the most precious gift I could ever imagine was a treasure box made by Anne herself

I can almost feel the joy, see the smile on her face when she was stitching this precious piece. Now I'm smiling looking at it. I love the blossoms and the bird and will cherish this box forever. Thank you Ann from the bottom of my heart.

I can't believe it but I do have a 'stitchy' update. I was working on M. Quertier 1799 and here is my progress:

 

I think I'm half way done, there is only twelve more motifs left to stitch and the writing. If I could stitch one motif a day I could be done by the end of the month! 

So long my friends,

Evalina

Today is the first day of the rest of my life

Some twenty years ago (well, almost twenty) I fell in love and I'd lost myself. I was there before and didn't learn my lesson - so here again story repeats itself. Today I'm older, fatter, more miserable but no matter what TODAY is the first day of the rest of my life and it's up to me what the rest of my life will look like.

Wiped my tears off and taking Frosty Girl for a run. She is really fun to be around. If you are not tired yet of watching her - here is our new video

So long my friends,
Evalina

Happy Monday!

For many Monday is the toughest day of the week, it is that day of the week when our brains take all day to reboot from all the weekend activities. 

Wishing you a happy Monday and a start of a beautiful week!

 

 

 

So long my friends,
Evalina

Canada and I

Today is the day! Twenty years ago for the first time I put my foot on the Canadian soil and since then I've never left Canada. When I'm looking back I see a young woman, a little scared, a little disappointed but with the open mind and heart for the new adventure. So far I have seen most of this beautiful land (except Maritimes - that's my project for the next year), have learned about many cultures and got cured from feeling sorry for the natives. It wasn't always easy, there were times when I was looking for a job, when I just 'survived' between the first and last day of the month but somehow always the next day was better than the previous one. And there were fun times like driving across the country, watching boxing with Jamaicans, buying my first car, being on the 'top of the world', having maple syrup for the first time, and so on. I love Canada, I love the freedom and stability I have here and I am so very proud to be Canadian. Happy 20 anniversary to me!

So long my friends,
Evalina

Happy name day to me!

The weather is awesome, snow all gone, snow tires in the storage, temperatures in 70s.  What a gorgeous day to celebrate. Yep, today I'm celebrating my name day. If you want to know more about name day click here.

And I have a little stitchy progress to show you. Last week I was working on M. Quertier 1799 and I was able to finish another motif:

All together there is 26 motifs and I have done 11. I'm almost half done!

I was also working on Miss Mary Mack and the more I stitch the more I like her :)

And look what snail mail brought to me:

A beautiful pair of earrings made by Rachel from Blue Finch. Thank you so much my dear, the timing is perfect! If you like to see more of her awesome creation follow this link: Blue Finch store. I spotted there 'must have' pearls and some more...

Now I'm back to celebrations!

So long my friends,
Evalina