Stash

Hi friends! No, I do not have the finish to share with you today. I am soooooo close to a finish. I do have a bit of stash to share with you. I spied this book on ebay very cheap so I snatched it up!

There are many patterns by Gerda Bengsston and Ida Winckler also within.💕

I have plans to get these patterns stitched up ?this year?

My dear friend Jenny mentioned she was reading The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen by Syrie James, and I realized this was a book I missed reading! So I got it from my library and read it. Oh is it good! I must say, I was leery of the author's ability to write a book within her own book that was supposed to be a long lost Jane Austen book. I doubted that the writing style would match that of Jane's and the quality would be poor. I was pleasantly surprised.
The minute I saw the letter, I knew it was hers. There was no mistaking it: the salutation, the tiny, precise handwriting, the date, the content itself, all confirmed its ancient status and authorship…

Samantha McDonough cannot believe her eyes--or her luck. Tucked in an uncut page of a two-hundred-year old poetry book is a letter she believes was written by Jane Austen, mentioning with regret a manuscript that "went missing at Greenbriar in Devonshire." Could there really be an undiscovered Jane Austen novel waiting to be found? Could anyone resist the temptation to go looking for it?

Making her way to the beautiful, centuries-old Greenbriar estate, Samantha finds it no easy task to sell its owner, the handsome yet uncompromising Anthony Whitaker, on her wild idea of searching for a lost Austen work--until she mentions its possible million dollar value.

After discovering the unattributed manuscript, Samantha and Anthony are immediately absorbed in the story of Rebecca Stanhope, daughter of a small town rector, who is about to encounter some bittersweet truths about life and love. As they continue to read the newly discovered tale from the past, a new one unfolds in the present--a story that just might change both of their lives forever.

Since I no longer have a garden, I miss my pansies the most! They are my favorite flower. So I bought some and planted them in my poodle planters and placed them on our window sills! Here is a picture of one planter with very dark pink pansies.

More physical therapy today with Bridget. Then stitch, stitch, stitch! Tomorrow Brian can work on me here at home!

Thank you so much for your many, many kind words on my little Mabel pattern.

I hope you have a fantastic week my friends! Thank you for stopping by.

A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.  Proverbs 15:1

Stitching and praying,
Vickie