Another Finish

Two cross stitch finishes back-to-back?

Are pigs flying?

Do the Cubs have a chance of winning the World Series?

Were the Mayans right about 2012? 

Naked hedgehog (aka before backstitch)

Look at that cute little face! 

Can you spot the difference?

ZenTea's Atlanta Tea Room

This past Christmas, my favorite baby sister gave me some loose leaf tea from the ZenTea tea shop she discovered around the corner from her work. I liked the Iced Berry Wine flavor so much, I dragged Dave to the shop over the weekend to pick up some for a co-worker's birthday.  While we were there, he tried a licorice black tea and I had an Iced Matcha Latte.

The verdict: Cute little shop with an impressive selection of teas and a super-friendly staff; I could definitely spend a happy afternoon drinking tea and knitting or reading in their Atlanta Tea Room!

The only storefront for eZentea.com is in Atlanta.
Like those stormclouds?  We got to watch it pour while sipping our drinks.

We brought home a new tea strainer so both
Dave and I can brew loose leaf tea at the same time!

Carrying the Torch

Captain Picard carrying the Olympic torch...

Your argument is forever invalid.

Is my nerdy fangirl showing again? *grin*

Big Finish!

I began this blog with the idea of keeping track of my stitching projects, primarily The Sewing Room. I've been working on backstitch for over a year with the hopes of eventually finishing for Mom's birthday or for Christmas. Throughout the process, I texted pictures of my progress to my BFF in California.

With less than a week to spare, I stitched on my initials and declared it complete.  I presented it to my mother this past weekend--Happy Birthday, Mom!

Summer Baby Knits

It's about time I finished something! This morning I wove in the final ends on this bib and burp cloth set, and tonight I'll give it to the 9-month-pregnant mother (yes, it should have been gifted a month or two ago...)  The yarns of choice are Sugar'n Cream's "Over the Rainbow" and "Playtime" knit in stripes since they're very complimentary variegated colors.  And I couldn't resist the monkey-themed girls onesies to go with the hand knit items.

Absolutely *love* the button!

Punny Friday

Now back to the rest of your regularly scheduled Friday afternoon...

Tea Problem

Do I have a tea problem or organization issues? Or both? 

The home stash

Dave's favorite: Lipton's Black Pearl

The work stash

My (current) favorite: Adagio's Grapefruit Oolong