Sunday, August 25, 2013

Pinned It and Did It!

Here is what I pinned:

When I pinned this quote, I wasn't planning on doing it or, at least, not quite this soon.  However, remember back on August 9th when I posted that I would finish the Arrested Development embroidery piece in two weeks?  Well that deadline whooshed by and this is how far I've gotten:

I had to chuckle.  My intentions were honorable, but life so very often has other plans. Embroidering on an over-sized pure white cloth while camping in a tent turned out to be a really bad idea as other tent campers will, no doubt, attest. What was I thinking?!?!  Then there was all the laundry and cleaning up of tenting stuff that took a couple of days, and the shopping to restock the kitchen.

I did get that one sentence of the embroidery done, though.  How fitting is it that it contains the word "buffoonery." Buffoonery, such a fun word, and so fitting to this pinning/embroidery experience!  I still remember learning it in elementary school.  I worked at finding every possible excuse to use it for months afterward. 

Nonetheless, I'm on a roll with this project now--two sentences are finished as I type this.  Should be done...well, soon.


4 comments:

  1. The good thing about self-imposed dl's is that sometimes it doesn't really matter if we're late, as long as we get cracking and git'r'done :D Now GIT'R'DONE! My goal is to have my D9P quilt done by the end of the month - I want to do finish 5 for Christmas. One is done and will be delivered by the recipient's Nonna, one will be done this month, and I hope to finish one a month for the last 3, so they're all done well in advance of Christmas. Fingers crossed!

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  2. My deadlines fly by at supersonic speed these days. At least you are about to finish this one and we'll look forward to seeing it! And yes..buffoonery is a fun word!

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  3. You are funny! Embroidering in a tent? Now, you have to get CREDIT for at least trying! Hats off to you! You tried. Can't wait to see it all done- you wild woman you :)

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  4. Ah, yes, deadlines! Self-imposed ones are the worst, aren't they?

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