Close to finish Madonna

Madonna Dolorosa is looking better and better. I wanted to put her aside so much and stitch something different but I'm still keeping my promise (to myself of course) of stitching one project at a time. It looks like in a week or so I will do a happy dance.

So long my friends,
Evalina

Madonna has a face!

Madonna has a face now:

Look from my window on the rainy day in Port Alberni

So long my friends,
Evalina

Morning visitor

The winter is gone in my part of the world. Lawns are green and early flowers are ready to bloom. Well they are but not in my garden... This morning I had a visitor checking for any new sprouts:

 And I was gonna to do some gardening as soon as the rain stops.

I'd put away for a while ASiT and decided to work solely on Madonna Dolorosa. Here is her progress:

So long my friends,
Evalina

30 day minimalism challenge - no more

So I quit the challenge. The challenge asked me to "go bare-faced".

Re-set what you consider essential by following a bare-bones beauty routine just for today (no make up and minimal skin care). You may well discover that many of the products you thought you need are really optional and can then streamline your regular routine a little.

Are you kidding me? I'm a beauty consultant and, for God's sake,the last thing I would do is to show my bare face in public.

Another day it asked me to downsize my beauty collection:

 Tackle your beauty products today! Write a list of everything you use on a regular basis from the top of your head (without checking your beauty cabinets). Throw out or give away everything else.

All right, I made a list - there was NOTHING to throw out or give away. On the contrary - my list was longer that what I had in my cabinets. I must go shopping! 

I was working on two projects lately, the Madonna and Stitch in Time. Here is my progress on both:

So long my friends,
Evalina

I wonder why...

Defence ministers from France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Australia and the Netherlands will join U.S. Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter tomorrow in Paris to discuss the future of the fight against the extremist group.

Six months ago Canada hosted the same anti-ISIS meeting and now our invitation to Paris 'got lost in the mail', no longer we are a trusted partner... I wonder, why?  Below is our new Minister of National Defence. Why ministers from other countries excluded Canada from important conversations? Somebody, please, help me to understand!

I did not vote for this guy or this government, cross my heart!

So long my friends,
Evalina