Author Archives: Jenna Magee

About Jenna Magee

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

Where Has All the Stitching Gone?

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Jenna Magee

Yes, I am still stitching, believe it or not. Things are just proceeding very slowly, as I’ve been having trouble sitting down and focusing on it lately. I have a nice sized finish to show off, but it’s kinda secret … Continue reading →

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Holiday Plans

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Jenna Magee

This year, I think I may give myself a gift for Christmas, and that is to take off the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Terry and I have plenty of vacation time and I’m feeling a bit like … Continue reading →

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Anxiety

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Jenna Magee

I realized that I’ve been struggling with a slightly elevated level of anxiety the past few days. Phoebe seems like she has managed to pull a muscle in her neck or something; she can’t manage to shake her head fully. … Continue reading →

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Lovely Sunday

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Jenna Magee

Terry and I spent a lovely afternoon with Cathy, Rob, Joshua and Evie on Sunday. Given the circumstances of Joshua’s adventure with the washing machine drain hose and the resulting aftermath, I think that Cathy was most relieved when I … Continue reading →

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December Stitching Goals

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Jenna Magee

Finish My Piece of Cathy’s RR Finish Biscornu #1 for Christmas Gift for Mom Finish Christmas gift for Terry Finish current SOLAK square in progress Start and Finish SOLAK square for Mary

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November Stitching Goals in Review

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Jenna Magee

🙁 Start and Finish My Piece of Cathy’s RR 🙁 Finish Biscornu #1 for Christmas Gift for Mom Finish Stitching Biscornu #2 (top and bottom) for Christmas Gift for Mom 🙁 Finish Christmas gift for Terry 🙁 Work on Heirloom … Continue reading →

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SBQ: To Knot or Not?

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Jenna Magee

This week’s SBQ is: How do you secure your thread when you begin a new one? Specifically, do you or have you ever used a waste knot? It depends on what I’m doing. In regular cross stitching, I use the … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday Again?

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Jenna Magee

Darn, I so wanted to sleep in this morning, especially when I realized that I had mild abdominal cramps when I woke up. Spoot! Now I’ve spent half of my day coding in one programming language and I need to … Continue reading →

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Something Old and Something New

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Jenna Magee

Something old that I found hidden in a box of my childhood toys and memorabilia (including a ton of pens and pencils, which Anne will find amusing) is one of my early cross stitch works. I would say one of … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Happiness

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Jenna Magee

Happy Thanksgiving, my US friends! I know it’s a day late, but we’re celebrating a day late. I spent 3 hours on my new cell phone Tuesday night catching up with a friend from high school. Anyone who knows me … Continue reading →

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