Happy Labor Day!

It's the last day of a long weekend here in the U.S. Labor Day, which has come to signify the end of summer.  Today is also my sister Christine's birthday, in August she moved back north to Pennsylvania. She lost her husband of 27 years suddenly a year ago in June, she sort of drifted through the year quite unhappy until she went back to PA for a visit and laid some of his ashes with his parents.  While she was there she felt at home. In May she started looking for a house closer to me, each house we looked at she just broke down and decided to wait, then in July she told me her house sold the day after she listed it and she found a house in PA and was moving in August.  She said while visiting PA it just felt like home, it's where she spent most of her married life with her late husband, it's  where all her friends live.  We have a sister that lives in the same city and the rest of our family are in NJ and NY.  She has been trying to get me to move with her and believe me it's been tempting.  

Hurricane Idalia blew threw quite easily in my area with some rain through the day, we had more rain during July and the two days after the hurricane.  The super blue full moon was visible that evening which surprised me after all the clouds the hurricane brought with it.

I finished the stitching on the hand embroidered autumn equinox piece, I am quite happy with the results.

Then I added the pumpkin and sunflower buttons and chose the backing fabric so I can finish the piece. Now I need to decide whether to frame it in a hoop, a frame or make a wall hanging.  I never know what I want to do with most of the pieces I make until I complete the stitching.

Originally I was going to have her holding the sunflower which I thought looked pretty good.

Then I placed the pumpkin in her hands and it just spoke to me, I posted the 2 photos on my Facebook page, the results were about the same.

I think I mentioned in an earlier post the pattern is actually a purchased coloring page that I changed the motif in the center from an apple to the goddess figure. The Etsy shop is Owl and Moon Art. I wonder if I should have placed an apple button in her hands.  I plan to stitched the original page sometime soon.   I am linking my post to Kathy's Quilts here https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/09/slow-sunday-stitching-1-finish-and-2.html  I may have missed Slow Sunday Stitching by a day but the linky party is still available for a few hours.  

On Thursday, the 7th I am scheduled for an injection into my spine for pain relief, I have been waiting for 6 weeks and believe me I have been counting the hours.  I wonder if  I chose back surgery would I be halfway through recovery by now?  I'm just hoping the injection works, the pain radiates to my legs, especially my knees so walking has become very difficult for me.  Most days I haven't taken my daily morning walks and some days I can barely lift my right foot to put on a pair of shorts.  My GP prescribed a pain killer which makes me sick to my stomach and quite drugged feeling so most days I wait until the pain is unbearable to take one, some days a half pill.  I try not to take anything on the weekends so I can get some reading and stitching in and run errands etc. with a clear head.  Yesterday I drove to the facility where I am having the injection so I know the exact route and I can plan my travel time, my appointment is at 3 p.m.

Have a Safe and Happy Labor Day!