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As Promised

Knitting, My Nest, Papillon Mystery Sampler, Stitching, Travel / May 16, 2007 by Michelle / 16 Comments

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Finally some photos from our San Antonio trip that was for our first anniversary. I can’t believe I haven’t had time until now to sit down and sort through these. I’ve picked quite a few to share, so I will have to break them up over a couple of posts. These are photos from our first day. We went to the four of the five Spanish missions (the Alamo is considered the fifth). The first, above, is Mission Concepcion. As it was Good Friday, all of the missions were having services, so we did a lot of our looking outside.

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After Mission Concepcion, we drove over to Mission San Jose and then to San Juan Capistrano. Here is a photo of San Juan – it is beautiful. You can still see a lot of the painting on the inside and outside of the buildings. Below is a photo of the Rose Window.

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And here is a photo from one of the buildings surrounding the church itself. These were whole communities and included granaries, etc.

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The last mission we visited on Friday was San Francisco de la Espada. What an amazing day. That evening, Eric took me to dinner at a little place called Azuca, which means “sweetie”. It was a fabulous dinner and afterwards we went next door to their mojito bar and had really fantastic mojitos. This is a photo of one of the chandeliers in the restaurant – made by the glass-blowers next door. It reminds me of Chihuly’s chandeliers.

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And finally, Eric surprised me with a horse and carriage ride through the city, which he had already arranged. What fun – I’ve never been on one before! The weather blew in though that night, so the rest of the weekend was cold, wet and rainy. It was like 80-something degrees on Friday, and then 38 degrees Saturday morning. But, I’ll show you more photos next time!

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Before I end the post, though – here are promised photos of the knitting I am practicing on. Not perfect, but not bad for a beginner. I noticed I have a hole though, I may have to see if I can rip it back a couple of rows to fix it.

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And finally, progress as of last night on my Mystery Sampler (can you believe the difference a new camera makes!!). Once I finish the green motif in the bottom left corner, I will be done with part 1. Oh, and please go take a look at Carol’s blog today, she finished stitching the block on my RR that she is helping me out with. It looks beautiful! She’ll be sending it off to Jenna next! I did do the nine-block layout because I liked the look of it, even though there were only seven stitchers in my RR. Thus, the two extra!

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I am grateful for Carol!

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  1. Missy Ann

    May 16, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    Awwww!! A carriage ride, that is so sweet.

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  2. Missy Ann

    May 16, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    Awwww!! A carriage ride, that is so sweet.

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  3. Margie

    May 16, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    Your pictures are so pretty! I just came back from vacation myself and mojitoes are my new favorite drink! 🙂

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  4. Vonna

    May 16, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    Lovely pictures 🙂 The carriage looks like a magical thing, I bet you felt like Cinderella being whisked around the city streets in a carriage with your prince charming 🙂

    p.s. I’m grateful for Carol too!

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  5. BeckySC

    May 16, 2007 at 5:18 pm

    Wonderful pictures, Michelle 🙂

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  6. Aussie Stitcher

    May 16, 2007 at 5:54 pm

    I love the picture of the carriage Michelle. It looks like you and your hubby had a wonderful first anniversary. Congratulations to you both and here’s hoping for many more to come.

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  7. Jenna

    May 16, 2007 at 5:57 pm

    Great photos! I’m glad that you had such a wonderful time. Eric is such a thoughtful man. 🙂 I think that your knitting looks really good. Very even and consistent.

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  8. cathymk

    May 16, 2007 at 5:59 pm

    San Antonio looks beautiful. The Missions look so peaceful and magestic.

    Lovely progress on your mystery sampler too!

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  9. cathymk

    May 16, 2007 at 5:59 pm

    San Antonio looks beautiful. The Missions look so peaceful and magestic.

    Lovely progress on your mystery sampler too!

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  10. Sharon

    May 16, 2007 at 8:27 pm

    Beautful pictures! Your RR is lovely too.

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  11. Cheryl

    May 17, 2007 at 3:52 am

    Thanks for sharing your pictures!! It looks amaxing. I love looking at people’s holiday photos. Well done with the knitting and your sampler looks great

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  12. Isabelle

    May 17, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    Beautiful pictures Michelle, you must have had such a wonderful time!!

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  13. Isabelle

    May 17, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    Beautiful pictures Michelle, you must have had such a wonderful time!!

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  14. Juls

    May 17, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    I love the pictures and such a beautiful carriage ride…such a romantic husband….he’s a keeper!
    I love the Chihuly glass!!! He did the entrance ceiling at the Bellagio and has a shop there as well!!! I’ll take a picture next time there and post it!!!
    Oh and I tagged you…

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  15. tkdchick

    May 20, 2007 at 7:30 am

    Wonderful pictures! Your mystery is looking great!

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  16. monique

    May 20, 2007 at 8:26 am

    OMGosh! I’m a big Chihuly fan… he put on a fabulous exhibit at the art museum here several (many?) years ago, and since then I’ve been hooked.

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cozyegg

Artist, Designer, Podcaster.
INFJ and lover of all things Victorian, Gothic, romantic

Cozyegg Designs
Happy Sunday, friends! This piece was a mystery sa Happy Sunday, friends! This piece was a mystery sampler published in the first five issues of The Gift of Stitching magazine beginning in February of 2006. I started this in 2007 and finally finished it several years later, turning it into a ten year anniversary sampler for Eric and I. I chose my fabric based on what Carol of Garden of Stitches chose for hers. I ran out of one of the Vikki Clayton silks midway through this piece and @senoritastitches kindly lent me some of hers so I could finish (this was pre-Vikki returning to dyeing).
 
I really love this piece with its motifs and specialty stitches, so I wanted to share it for both #xstitchsamplersunday and #saltboxstitcherweeklysamplerpal - @carolfun53 has been doing her #xstitchsamplersunday for about a year now, so I highly recommend taking a look at all the beautiful pieces shared on that hashtag.
 
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Mystery Sampler by Papillon Creations from The Gift of Stitching magazine
32ct Sandcastle from Silkweaver
Hand Dyed Fibers by Vikki Clayton
 
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For the first Friday the 13th of the year and #dar For the first Friday the 13th of the year and #dark13stitching @eclecticpossessions suggested we work on Tombstone Spots. We started this piece last year on the only Friday the 13th of 2022 and I think I’ve worked on it a couple times since then. Really love this piece and happy to have it out again.
 
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Called for Weeks threads
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It’s the first of two Friday the 13ths this year It’s the first of two Friday the 13ths this year which makes #dark13stitching extra dark this month. I hope that you’ll join @eclecticpossessions and I by stitching on whatever dark, spooky, gothic stitching is calling to you.
 
What are your stitching plans for this special day?
 
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