Hey blog buddies! I hope you are all doing well, and have everything you need. Here in NZ, we’re about to go onto a State of Emergency and as of midnight tonight, everything non-essential will be shut. For our family, it’s kind of odd…
On Monday, my much loved mother in law Carol passed away in the early hours. She had fought her illness for so long & was physically ready to leave, but not mentally until this last week. Because of the situation we can’t have a funeral, so at this stage, we’re looking at church on June 19th, on what would have been her 74th birthday. I miss her already.
Stitching wise, plans are out the window. Work on what makes me happy is now my priority, so first up I finished Mermaid of Atlantis this morning. The fabric is Cook Strait lugana from Countrystitch.
There’s a number of changes:- The Kreinik 060 is completely omitted. In the border, I used DMC 3371 & Mill Hill 16609. In the tail, I used Mill Hill 00332. In the fish, I used 011HL.
- In the garland, I used MH 00525 instead of 10036.
- Skin bs is as always DMC 356.
- The fish has a mix of DMC 2141, 2142 & 2144.
Anyway, time to go. Please keep well, keep in touch, keep on praying.
sewscrapmuse 
I am sorry to hear of the death of your much loved mother-in-law. That has been a long difficult process for you all. It is one thing to know that it is coming and quite another when it actually happens, so my love across the oceans.
Thank you. I hadn’t seen her for a few weeks, so it’s really hitting today. Monday it wasn’t real. Today it is.