tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post7829946946595316631..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Works in ProgressKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-58668834548300442472007-07-02T22:35:00.000-04:002007-07-02T22:35:00.000-04:00Those are beautiful projects, Kristin. How excitin...Those are beautiful projects, Kristin. How exciting. I subscribe to ME and I can't wait to see your work in there. Congratulations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-54345110468595187382007-06-28T17:54:00.000-04:002007-06-28T17:54:00.000-04:00Hi , congrats on Home Companion. I will have to ge...Hi , congrats on Home Companion. I will have to get that! I love zinnias too. I also love fever few, and sunflowers, ans cosmos. so easy to grow for summer bouquets!! I planted green zinnias this year. they have not bloomed yet though.farmerjuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553938418085621621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-53185791304184217252007-06-27T23:46:00.000-04:002007-06-27T23:46:00.000-04:00For three years I've held onto the 2004 July/Augus...For three years I've held onto the 2004 July/August issue of Country Home because of the pictures of your beautiful home. Your use of colors and texture is inspirational. The idea I copied from that issue was putting a vase of flowers (you used zinnias) on a stack of plates in a cupboard. I look forward to checking out ME HC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-22884577382851026782007-06-27T19:00:00.000-04:002007-06-27T19:00:00.000-04:00Is there another flower that gives and gives and g...Is there another flower that gives and gives and gives like zinnias? I usually always plant them from seed and yes I end up with the same mess you spoke of. But it doesn't stop the zinnias from being beautiful and continuing to give wonderful cut flowers to adorn the home.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937372599110017905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-87716335442699868762007-06-27T08:04:00.000-04:002007-06-27T08:04:00.000-04:00Kristin, the magazine's people are quite right. "C...Kristin, the magazine's people are quite right. "Colorful Stitchery" is a wonderful how-to bible. And it doesn't surprise me that you also love zinnias! :-) They're as colorful as your stitchery or is it the other way round??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-31771636739927450442007-06-27T07:31:00.000-04:002007-06-27T07:31:00.000-04:00Congratulations on more characteristically colorfu...Congratulations on more characteristically colorful press coverage. I was first introduced to your work (and to your terrific home) when you were featured in County Home back in 2004. Still have that issue--so inspirational to me. May this ME exposure bring you lots more fans.KathieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656254673754646801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-31986473682244177792007-06-27T07:07:00.000-04:002007-06-27T07:07:00.000-04:00How nice for you. I think I see a lot of zinnia i...How nice for you. I think I see a lot of zinnia inspired colours in your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-62878984573820653302007-06-26T23:36:00.000-04:002007-06-26T23:36:00.000-04:00Those bookmarkers are lovely! Simple yet so prett...Those bookmarkers are lovely! Simple yet so pretty. I don't know if I could ever come up with projects "on demand" - I'd probably go blank. Congratulations on getting into the issue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-37438934061317482952007-06-26T21:11:00.000-04:002007-06-26T21:11:00.000-04:00As for weeding....once you get things cleared out ...As for weeding....once you get things cleared out (my next-door neighbor and I used shovels a few years ago to GREAT success!)...I recommend a shuffle hoe...some people call them stirrup hoes or dutch hoes....they cut the weeds down just below the surface of the dirt....you can leave the remains as they fall. The suffling also creates a fine layer of dusty dirt on the top of the ground....my mother called this 'grey mulch'. They are a wonderful tool for the gardener who doesn't want to be nose-to-nose with every weed in her garden!<BR/><BR/>Lee in IowaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-57295336011923864722007-06-26T17:58:00.000-04:002007-06-26T17:58:00.000-04:00Congratulations! Beautiful work!Zinnias are there...Congratulations! Beautiful work!<BR/>Zinnias are there for me, along with Cosmos!Peg-woolinmysouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790536800383924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-44448510763307470302007-06-26T17:50:00.000-04:002007-06-26T17:50:00.000-04:00There just isn't much better than a bunch of zinni...There just isn't much better than a bunch of zinnias, or even just one, for that matter. Unfortunately we don't seem to get enough heat here for the bigger, taller ones to do much, maybe one or two blossoms before the first frost. The smaller ones do OK some years, though. Maybe I'll try again by starting them early inside and once there's a fence to keep the deer out, hopefully next year.<BR/>As for the embroidery, it's beautiful! It's funny, because just last night, I embroidered some rather similar flowers up the legs of a pair of knee high socks, but in blue and yellow tones.<BR/>I'll have to keep an eye out for the new ME issue. What a nice surprise for you.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210760028111581098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-46019694441812397752007-06-26T16:51:00.000-04:002007-06-26T16:51:00.000-04:00I plant lots of zinnias every year for the same re...I plant lots of zinnias every year for the same reasons you do. And compared to other flowers, they last forever. If a vase full of zinnias can't cheer a person up, what can?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581612215378945075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-80667671738381702612007-06-26T16:00:00.000-04:002007-06-26T16:00:00.000-04:00Congrats on the ME photos! I really like the magaz...Congrats on the ME photos! I really like the magazine and look for it whenever it comes out. I definitely will pick up this issue.<BR/><BR/>I love zinnias too. In fact I love all kinds of those colorful mutli petal type of flower. I'm so late planting anything this year though (because of a move) I don't know if I'll ever get to it. <BR/>I guess I'll have to live vicariously through your flowers.<BR/>Oh, and I'm still trying to get my entry to the stitch-a-long ready to post... I'm still doing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-39908388762591189782007-06-26T15:58:00.000-04:002007-06-26T15:58:00.000-04:00I enjoy zinnias, too. But this year, the neighbor...I enjoy zinnias, too. But this year, the neighbor's dog dug out the pots I'd planted the zinnia seeds in and buried her bones!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the ME article! I'll alert my sil to watch for it as she subscribes.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-62347074833145833332007-06-26T15:46:00.000-04:002007-06-26T15:46:00.000-04:00i love zinnias, too. the only thing not to love i...i love zinnias, too. the only thing not to love is the powdery mildew, but i can live with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-7494512644366914812007-06-26T13:59:00.000-04:002007-06-26T13:59:00.000-04:00I am so living vicariously through you and your ga...I am so living vicariously through you and your garden. I'm not having one this year as I'm watching to see what comes out of the ground this first year in the new house. Next year though, watch out! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-87675477380848592852007-06-26T13:07:00.000-04:002007-06-26T13:07:00.000-04:00I look forward to my issue even more now. I love ...I look forward to my issue even more now. I love it when people I "know" appear in the magazines I subscribe to...it's like seeing a friend get a huge award!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com