A Jet-Lagged Happy Dance
25 February 2006 18:13 happy dances, round robins, exchanges, & gifts
Well, I made it back to Germany on Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, my luggage (which included ALL of my stash – old and new) didn’t arrive on the plane with me! I had a very short layover in Philadelphia and my luggage didn’t make it onto the flight. It was supposed to arrive on the next flight from Philly, but that wasn’t going to be until the next day (Thursday!). Luckily for me, my stash and other luggage arrived home with little fanfare on Thursday afternoon.
Besides the fact that I didn’t have any of my current projects to stitch on until Thursday afternoon, I have also been very jet-lagged the past few days. As a result, I didn’t have much ambition to stitch until today, but this afternoon I sat down and finished up my square on Jo’s round robin.
As I have mentioned before, I stitched this same pattern for myself about two years ago and I must say that I like it as much now as I did then. I really like the way the Kreinik’s give the leaves and the umbrella the appearance of being wet… it makes you think the little bird is really trying to keep her eggs dry!
I am glad to get this finished up because it has to be mailed out by Wednesday. In addition to that, I also have another robin that is due March 15, a birthday exchange piece that also needs to be mailed out around the 15th, and my Spring Exchange needs to be done by March 30. I guess I am going to have a busy stitching month in March.
Oh, and one other thing that I should mention: I have made an executive decision to move “Stitcher’s Sampler” to the UFO pile. I just have no desire to work on this piece anymore.
25 February 2006 at 19:57
Argh! We lost all our luggage for a few days once - it’s so frustrating isn’t it! And worrying too. Glad it all turned up safe and sound. You might have lost my exchange piece!!! LOL!
26 February 2006 at 01:19
Hi Renee, your square for the rr looks great. Glad to hear everything went well with your luggage. Have a nice weekend.
26 February 2006 at 01:22
What a cute little bird!! Glad you made it home safe!
26 February 2006 at 01:23
Wow, I’m glad that you were able to get your luggage back so quickly.
I love your addition to Jo’s round robin and I’m sure that she will too!
26 February 2006 at 04:08
Glad to hear that you made it back home safely. What is it with airlines and luggage? There are times where I think they have never seen a suitcase in their lives:)
What a cute finish! Great job!
26 February 2006 at 14:35
This piece is so cute! I’m sure Jo will love it!
It’s fortunate that your luggage reached you a few days later after all. Hope you adjust to the time difference quickly - it’s so much more difficult eastwards than westwards! 
26 February 2006 at 15:53
Your bird is adorable. Good luck with the jet lag. When I travel (usually between US and Japan), I get it, too. I certainly know how miserable it can be!
26 February 2006 at 19:33
Glad to hear you made it home safely. Can’t wait to see my RR in person!
27 February 2006 at 17:30
Good to read that you (and your stash) arrived safely, even though not the same say.
What a pretty happy dance!
Rest, rest and rest again!
27 February 2006 at 18:00
The bird is so cute!
04 March 2006 at 18:05
Where ever did you find this chart? It is so cute! I would love to do this one for my niece. Is the chart still in print? Thanks, Lynn