Tuesday, August 23, 2011

It has been a while...

It has been a while since my last post not because nothing is happening in my life but because I'm falling apart... First was my thumb (still sore but manageable and I can stitch a little!), now it is my shoulder. For over a month it is bothering me and making my life difficult. And to make things worse last Saturday I flew from the porch to the driveway, like a bomb... I was lying on the ground and I had no idea: should I laugh or cry? In my mind I saw my body falling dawn in the slow motion and that made me laugh but the added pain wanted me to cry... thank goodness no broken limbs, just a few bruises and scratches


And that's not all; I also had a flat tire. Part of Alaska Highway is under construction (and there are no other roads) that will take me to work and somehow a very sharp stone get into my brand new tire:

 Do you see it?

And that is inside the tire, not fixable - I got a brand new tire and for a first time I appreciated the road hazard insurance!

Now I will quit winning and get to an awesome stuff.

I received the most beautiful mail art from my stitching buddy, our lovely Meari. Normally I wouldn't show addresses but she did such amazing job and picked a very lovely alphabet so I do not mind if you see mine

the front

and the back

I wasn't going to open this gorgeous envelope until Meari receives mine, but since I was so hurt and so beat-up, ... I opened it... and, oh my!, so many goodies were inside:

 a lovely chart that I decided to stitch and make a broach or a name tag for my stitching retreat in September

 a whole bunch of teas that still waiting for me to try them

a lovely floss that for sure it will get used

and a package of flower seeds that will be planted in the spring. There also was a postcard (didn't take a picture, darn it!) with a little history facts. Thank you so much Meari, you've made my day! I was in such happy mood that I stitched some... I've started a new project though...


Maybe this weekend I will get back to my Guardian Angel.

So long friends,


18 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear about all the bad luck you have been having. I hope things turn around for you soon and you can get back to stitching. Such a nice package you received.

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  2. Are you trying for a new record?? Glad that you are ok. Your mail art is awesome. Hope you are on the mend and will be stitching again soon.

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  3. Ouch! Hope your scrapes heal fast. Flat tires suck!

    Beautiful Mail Art!! Meari always outdoes herself.

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  4. Glad the package came to cheer you up, lovely stitching. Hope you're healing fast.

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  5. Such beautiful mail art from Meari! Your new Halloween project looks great!

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  6. Sorry about all your mishaps. Love your mail, that would be hard to open. The cherry vanilla tea sounds delicious.
    Teresa's Heartfelt Stitches

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  7. Oh Evalina! You poor girl. I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself. (Sounds like something I'd do!)

    Glad you liked the mailart package. I knew you liked birds and flowers, so that's what I ended up making. It's nice to know it brought some comfort to your ouchie day... kinda like a band-aid :)

    ((hugs))

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  8. Ow that looks and sounds painful! I had a dive off a porch once too, not fun! I totally agree though, you don't know whether to laugh or cry. I think I managed to do both at once :D

    Those are some very lovely things, and I'm glad they made you happy :) Take care and no more trying to fly!

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  9. Sounds like you're having quite some bad luck lately Evalina. Feeling really sorry for you.

    The mail art packet from Meari looks great. What a great way to cheer you up after all that.

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  10. You poor girl! Heal fast! The gifts from Meari is very lovely. Glad they cheered you up!

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  11. I had to come back and look at your envelope pics. No wonder you didn't know I stitched on the back, LOL.

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  12. ouch ouch ouch, poor you!
    Nice package from Meari.

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  13. Sorry to hear about the fall and then the flat tire. Meari's package was so sweet, glad she was able to cheer you up some. May you heal quickly.

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  14. Ouch! No more injuries for you please!

    And it is a lovely envelope, I was admiring it on Meari's blog as well.

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  15. Why is our reaction to laugh when we fall?

    What a beautiful piece of mail-art to receive!!!!

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  16. Oh dear Evalina. I do hope you start to heal all those booboos.

    Are you loving Halloween Rules??
    I am close to a finish on mine. (I should really update a picture of it on my blog, lol). It's been thoroughly fun and not overly challenging. Hope you enjoy it too!

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  17. Such a lovely envelope. I've only done one myself and it flew to Australia unharmed! Don't take any more spills! You need your hands and arms for stitching!

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  18. Ouch, you really did hurt yourself, those scrapes and bruises had to be sore!! Hopefully you're all recovered by now. What bad luck on the tire as well. Last year I drove into one of our city's big potholes that took the tire right off its rim...thankfully the rim wasn't too badly damaged so I didn't need to buy a new one but did need a new tire.

    Love the way your friend decorated your envelope, so much lovelier to receive than the ordinary old bills! She really sent you some wonderful goodies as well:-) xoxo

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