Summer Postcard Blog Hop

Hi friends! Boy, has it been hot here lately. We have reached 100º and been mostly in the 90's for days. The kids have gone swimming at a local quarry for relief. I was even able to walk the trails surrounding the lake there. :) Oh that felt so good friends! To enjoy a wonderful walk in nature and experience NO increased pain, what a blessing from God.

Our friend Jo is hosting a Summer Postcard Blog Hop. This is the sweet, stitchy postcard I was sent.

This adorable pooch sampler was stitched by our friend Anna. Here is what she has to say:

 I've attached a photo of Little House Needlework's "Dog House Sampler" that I stitched for my sister. Her dog was called Belle so I changed "Bark" which was charted to the dog's name. I also tried to make the coat look more like Belle's. It now serves as a lovely reminder of Belle who has crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

I have a rescue dog called Stella, and she, and all the dogs in the family--my aunt's, my cousin's, my parents', and my sister's three--are part of the family. They even exchange presents among themselves at Christmas! (Although Stella does get a lot of human help making the homemade dog biscuits.) Pets bring so much joy to the house! Rescuing Stella even got me involved as a volunteer for a rescue organization. There's nothing better than being able to help those who can't help themselves. (My aforementioned cousin, and her family, have fostered 25 dogs as part of the organization I work with. Twenty-five! And people think one person can't make a difference.) 

Isn't that a neat story my friends?! I love to read of rescue dogs being helped and saved. We saved our Henry. He was a former breeder dog. He lived half of his days there in a cage. The breeder told me she let the dogs out in the house on a rotation. Here he is a loved family member.♥ 


Madeleine made us poodle pancakes this weekend.

A few of you friends have requested a picture of the toad living under my acorn squash. Here's for you!

Here is my progress thus far on My Mom's Garden. 

You may have noticed a few things I changed up top. I got rid of the "My". I just stitched another motif in it's place.  This is not going to be my mom's garden, but my garden!  I also used two strands of DMC to satin stitch. Maybe when you use one strand of the silk it has good coverage, but not one strand of DMC.

I hope you have a stitchy week. Come back next time! 

Stitching and praying,
Vickie