It won’t be long before the largest and most heavily stitched LHN design will be available for purchase.  It’s a design that has been long in coming but now that it’s almost here I’m letting the cat out of the bag (so to speak!).

Next month we are releasing a design called “The Library”.  It’s big (and spans three pages)!  You walk up to the door of the library, open it, and walk into a world of books.  The library is old-fashioned. . . . . trimmed with bricks and ivy.  The verse I wrote for the design is, “An open book is a window into the world”.  You will discover the worlds of the Classics, Mysteries, Romance and Westerns.  Each genre is represented by a scene within a window.  It’s a book lovers delight!  Renee Herman gets an award for getting the model stitched and back to me before I knew it.  Just wait until you see it!  (Coming the end of September).

As many of you know, we lost our beautiful Golden Retriever, Molly, over six weeks ago.  After the loss I threw myself into designing a small piece that would both help me with my grief and  provide us with a visual remembrance of her.  “A Walk in the Park” can be personalized for your dog or you can use the Woof-Woof lettering we provide.  I can think of a number of ways you can fill in the center box but the choice is yours of course.  The design is stitched in two colors but for those that like a little more color, simply add whatever you wish . . . . . . there is no shading which makes the color changes really easy.  This one ships at the end of the week also.

Molly went to the park twice a day for most of her life.  The last two years she jumped at the chance to get her leash but she only made the walk once a day.  Even up to her final week she still managed a few trips.  It was one of the simple joys of my husband’s life. . . . . . . a walk in the park with his beloved Molly.

This is a preview of a new design we’ll be shipping at the end of the week.  It’s a wonderful fall piece that spells the word “Pumpkins” inside the gourds.  Who’s that peeking out from behind that pumpkin?   

We finished things a bit differently this time.  I had Vonna (http://tts-finishing.blogspot.com/) finish the very wide design into a cube for me at it turned out just great.  It can be set on a mantle, entry table, etc.  The sky is the limit on this one!

It’s time to start thinking about fall and winter stitching!

Just about every afternoon we can count on these big puffy clouds appearing out of almost nowhere.  The build higher and higher and move into the valley, bringing with them rain and wind.  This is monsoon season in Arizona.  The rain can come quickly and fill streets and river beds in no time.  The rest of the year the river beds are dry and look a bit odd without water. 

It’s getting dark in the house now. . . . . . . just like it does every day about this time.  Not good for stitching. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . but they are beautiful, aren’t they?

Now this is a departure for me . . . . . . . combining a wonderful children’s verse and the look of a LHN sampler.  I just love the fairytale nature of this design and how it draws you into the scene. 

This is due out at the same time we release “Mayflower Landing” which is close to the end of the month.

Until then. . . . . . . . . .

It’s time to reveal a snip of a new pattern, not yet released.  “Mayflower Landing” is an all-time favorite design of mine.  The subject material is near and dear to me as it plays into the amateur genealogist in me.  I have a personal connection to the Mayflower in my own family history.  The design is a large one and contains an original verse written by me.  Watch the LHN web site in a week or so to see the full view of the design.

Amid all of the sadness in our home was a ray of sunshine.  I received a beautiful package from my friends in Italy at Casas Cenina.  Gorgeous wrapping, gorgeous print.  They put a smile on my face.

Our Molly girl went to sleep Saturday night.  Our house is so lonely without her.  She never knew what a huge fan club she had and how so many of you had come to care for her through this blog.   She was born February 15, 1998 and came to us in April the same year.  Molly was loving and faithful . . . . . . . . such a wonderful companion. 

Molly isn’t doing the greatest these days.  She seems to be telling us that her sands of time are running low.  She went to the vet today and meds were added as well as new food.  It’s the best we can do right now. 

She posed so beautifully this morning for pictures . . . . . . . she even let me shoot a movie of her.  Molly has always been a bit camera shy. . . . . . .I guess she never understood all the flashing and noises.

Thank you to all my friends who have been such loyal Molly fans.  It has helped us both along the way.

Diane

I’m going through a period of rearranging closets, drawers, books, etc. and dove into the model “issue”.  This is only a partial view of what I dealt with this morning as I began the task of getting all of this into the spare room closet.  Technically it’s the grandkids room where we have a futon for sleep-overs, tv, toys and Pixar movie posters (for me, not them!).  However today it became the keeper for LHN models.   The work was balanced out by the joy at seeing many of them again since some of them had been in totes for a few years.  Going back I saw some of my favorites:

The Old West and Captain’s Inn

Alphabet Rhyme and Two Red Houses

It was like visiting old friends!  Now I’m off to get some stitching done.

Diane

Thank you to those of you who stuck it out with me today while you were trying to read blog updates.  I was in and out of the control modules so many times adjusting colors, type, etc.  I even made a banner.  How about that!  Everything is set now so there won’t be any more interruptions.

Diane

This is a snippet of the second new release I mentioned in an earlier entry.  The design is scheduled to be released at the same time “Two Roosters” comes out.  Ron got all of the boxes to UPS on Friday so they are on their way. 

I want to make one more mention of the World Vision program from a personal perspective. . . . . . Ron and I support two children in Zambia.  We get periodic updates and letters from the children and their families, letting us know how they are doing, what they are learning, and how they and their family are doing health-wise.  It isn’t the type of organization that takes the money and then you never hear from them again.  Your sponsorship helps real people.  If you have ever thought about sponsoring a child or family with any organization, now is the time to do it.  So many children have lost their sponsors due to the economic crisis in the world.