Week 7 Stocking update

I am so grateful that my husband is a handy man!

I tried to find a new clip on magnifying glass but no such luck. I have had that glass for a long time.  So, I asked my husband if he could work his magic and he did!

Here is my light clipped on to a monitor to keep it in the right position for the glue to dry.

Look at what a good job he did!

And here is my progress! I just have to finish that last Wiseman and I better do those leaves on the trees before I forget. But it was fun to change up the pace and do some words.  

The day I take the picture of my progress is on Thursday but I don't always post the progress right away.

Have a great week!

Week 6 Stocking Update And An Eye Issue

I did make progress but not a lot. But some is better then none. 

Can you see the progress? Obviously the word Him is the most noticeable. But there are more leaves on the top trees and the third Wise Man's body is done. 

I did a lot of birthday celebrating. And I also hit some hiccups. 

My magnifying glass that clips on my floor light's pole broke. I do have it taped for now. I might buy a new one if I can find one.

The other hiccup is a little bigger.

This is my left eyeball. On Monday evening I felt a feeling of a falling film over my eyeball. Tuesday during the day I felt my vision wasn't as clear as it could be. But nothing super strange. 

Tuesday evening I was out with friends and after dinner while my friend was driving I noticed a bar of lights in front of my eyes. 

Obviously not normal.

So, Wednesday morning I called my eye doctor's office and was seen.  The doctor who examined my eye took this picture with his phone and sent it to me to explain what happened. 

The white arch is the top of my implanted lens from about 2009. 

It has slipped it's mooring. It does happen but it is not common. 

Of course, if it different or uncommon I would do it or have it. 

The shape of the arch is the same shape of the bar of light I see when I look only with my left eye, only flipped over. 

I have to see the retinal specialist who will replace my lens or reattach the loose side. I don't see him until March 19th and then they will schedule surgery. Until then, I am not to bend over or pick up heavy items. And I will have this crazy double blurry vision which will slow down my stitching efforts. 

The good news is the pressure in my left eye is normal after my laser surgery 6 months ago for Glaucoma and my retina from my detached retina is still attached.

But I will continue on. 

Week 5 Stocking Update

I am late posting this but the pictures was taken on last Thursday. 

I had a wonderful busy weekend and a couple of days to spend

celebrating my birthday. I can't miss those celebrations!

Even when progress is made there can be some obstacles. 

I was stitching away and felt something strange on the bottom. 

I flipped it over and what did I behold? A bird's nest.

A clump of threads on the bottom. 

A different angle of the birds' nest.

All gone! 

It feels and looks much better. 

Look how much I have gotten done!

There won't be as much progress for the next Thursday report, 

too much celebrating taking place. 

Stocking Update Week 4

Well, I did very little reverse sewing this week.

And it was only where I was working. 

What a relief!

It was nice to have stitches already laid down. 

That helps when I am tired I don't have to stop to count. 

I just do the other side of the X.

Stitches Laid Down

Do you love how I store my needle?

The X completed

I still have a lot of little leaves to make. 

The picture was from Thursday night February 1st.

Four weeks from when I started on Thursday January 4th.

Yes, I am still marking my chart, sometimes. 

Now that I have posted my progress I am going to do more stitching!

Happy Stitching!

And

Happy Weekend!