Stitchy and Small Appliance Shopping, Foundation Pieced Trees

It was a banner autumn for mushrooms.  I photographed many around the trails and especially liked the tiny little one I spied growing inside this log.

You all know how I love my small appliances! 

 I've been wanting a Yogurt Maker for a long time. Hubby ordered this Electric Yogurt Maker below and it came a week ago. Only then did I remember I need the starter mix too.  So that has now been ordered.  I'm anxious to try it out this week.

I had one years ago when I lived in the far North and used it for three or four years before it konked out. I enjoyed the yogurt it made very much. I don't think the local Hudson's Bay store even carried yogurt and the price would have been prohibitive even if they did. This particular one earned a lot of stars on Amazon.

We had to drive down to Brockville( an hour from us) for Hubby to have his hearing aids adjusted at a clinic there. I made a quick visit to the local Michaels and bought a few DMC threads I needed for the present autumn project and for two smaller ones I have tucked away. I was able to get every single number on my list!  It is wonderful to have the materials on hand when the mood strikes to start a project.  

I struck up a conversation with a woman while there. She spied the threads in my basket and said, cross stitching heh?  She said she cross stitched too, was working on a piece with praying hands.  We parted with her saying, it helps keep my sanity. I couldn't agree more, I said back.
                                   

While there I also bought two new crochet hooks, smaller sizes than my current one, to start my Yuletide Blanket over again with the correct tension this time.  That got crossed off my to do list.

I found the time to experiment with foundation sewing a couple more scrappy trees. I realized I really like the way this can showcase fabrics and their pretty designs.  I'm treating this like small stitching in between big stitching so hopefully I'll have a few to show from time to time...with trunks attached, :).

I have to replenish our Vitamin D supply. I take the pills and Hubby likes the drops. With a Canadian winter upon us in a couple of minutes, we have to be sure to keep up this very important vitamin. 

I'm beavering away on quilting the Courthouse Steps and really hope to have the slabs all quilted by the end of the week. That's a great goal for now. 

No pressure though, just enjoying the stitching journey which I hope all of you are too. 

Enjoying linking with Texas Quilt Gal, Quilt Paint Create, Quilt Fabrication and Life in the Scrapatch.