Author Archives: Jenna Magee

About Jenna Magee

IT professional, needleworker, editor/proofreader, author, singer, musician.

Needle to Fabric!

Yay! I’ve finally gotten back to stitching, after not having placed even one stitch since late January. I can barely believe myself that I went that long without stitching. Once I started this afternoon, I just couldn’t stop. I’m now … Continue reading

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Bested by RSI

Yesterday’s RSI pain spread across the two shoulders, incorporated the neck and spawned a headache by this morning which kept me from working. There was just no way that with the continued pain I was going to go back to … Continue reading

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Sunny But COLD!

It’s a beautiful, only now becoming partly cloudy day outside today. The sky is a lovely shade of blue. Too bad the temperature won’t get above freezing and it’s windy, too. Terry just came in from being at a meeting … Continue reading

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SBQ: Wagon Busters

This week’s SBQ was suggested by Rachel and is: What is your cross stitch weakness? (i.e., What do you have to have when you see it, even if you are supposed to be on the Wagon?) My weakness happens to … Continue reading

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SBQ: Scrapping Projects

This SBQ was suggested by Loretta and is: Do you have any projects that you have scrapped and started over? What made you start over from scratch? I have scrapped two projects, both of which are BAPs (at least, to … Continue reading

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SBQ: Crafting Other Than Stitching

This SBQ was suggested by Kathryn and is: Are there other crafts that you have tried and abandoned? Why do you like stitching better? I actually have tried my hand at many crafts for which I still have the supplies … Continue reading

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SBQ: Happy Dance?

This SBQ is: Have you had a happy dance yet this year? If so, tell us about it! (Or just point to the entry that mentions it.) If not, when do you predict it will be? No happy dances for … Continue reading

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I’m Ba-ack!

Yes, it’s true. I’m blogging again. Hard to believe I haven’t done so in a month. I don’t think I’ve touched a needle in that time, either, which is even harder to believe. The depression is waning. The psychiatrist thinks … Continue reading

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Where Have I Been?

I’m still here, mostly. I’m still trying to climb up the side of this pit of depression that I’m stuck in. I’m not at the bottom of the pit, but I’m definitely not at the top, either. I’m somewhere in … Continue reading

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SBQ: Stitching Accompaniment

This SBQ was suggested by Outi and is: What is your favorite past time while stitching? Do you just enjoy silence, listen to music/audiobooks or do you “watch” TV/movies? Do you have specific favorites you listen to/watch while stitching? I … Continue reading

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