hootin' and cookin'

 
Last weeks stitchy piece.  Some of the usual culprits (embroidery, mosaics......), some not so usual (owl!!!, little birdie, mushrooms and logs!!) and a new piece in stitch is born. 

Had a lot of fun with this one, playing around with some looser filling stitches.  I do like the way the log turned out, all logs should look like that!!! but the little birdie has to be my favourite bit, all egg yolky and looking a bit easter chick-a-likey.

This is another piece destined to fly away from me soon to go live with Rita under the guise of my contribution to her hoop-up theme, which was, can you guess??????

Woodland creatures ( I think, well......... hope!).

 

 
And just for complete contrast and nothing-to-do-with-the-above-ness let me just exhibit a photo portrait of Saturday's dinner.  In case you are none the wiser, this is in actuality known as Toad in the hole, why I don't know but please rest assured that no leaping amphibians are harmed in the making of (unfortunately, the same cannot be said of oinking pink farm animals with curly tails).  This is the kind of meal my husband rings up during the day to request for dinner (then promptly works overtime so his ends up decidedly on the just edible side of crunchy.

Well, that's it for the today's episode.  It said hootin' and cookin' in the title and hooting and cooking is what you got!  I do hope you found it a pleasure, please feel free to share your own weekend dinners below should you wish to do so!

Back soon!!

Comments

[Corinne]

Rita is going to love your woodland friends - they are so cute!!

[Katy]

lovin' the owl - he looks a little bit naughty though, I'm thinking he might want to squash that little chick with his foot.

Toad in the hole - I LOVE toad in the hole, and haven't had it for a million years (thanks to the dairy allergy). I wonder if I could trick the family with some soya milk yorks pud? Worth a try, don't you think (and if they hate it I can eat it all myself. Win-win!)

[Jenny]

Please expand on Toad In The Hole...no idea what this meal consists of, but looks yummy!

love your newest stitchin piece...cute mushroom.

[Anna]

love the woodland creatures!

[Kaye Prince]

Love the newest stitchery Aneela - it's great and I love owls!

Let's see, what did we have for dinner this weekend? Friday we had cheeseburgers (yum!). Saturday we went out for our Valentine's dinner (since we couldn't go out last night); I had lamb three ways with brussel sprouts and potatoes, Alex cad arctic char with beets, and for dessert we had espresso semifreddo. And last night, I just had soup because I came down with a sinus cold and that was all I could manage!

[Julie]

I love toad in the hole - If there is any left-over outside bit I love it cold!

[Mrs Bun]

Your stitchy doodles are so lovely. Each one has tons of fun in it. Great gift to pass on.

Toad in the hole is the Bun's favourite tea. Strange how sausages cooked separately to the yorkshires never get them quite as excited. Mmmm?

Hope you're enjoing half-term.
Lisa x

[Rebecca]

Well I'm at a lost as to what Toad in the Hole is, I might have to do a google search on that one. This weekends dinners were, barbecued chicken and potato salad on Saturday, and off for a valentines dinner of lobster on Sunday.

[Mary on Lake Pulaski]

Cute stitching again Aneela!
It was crock pot Tortilla soup at our house made with boneless skinless chicken breasts...not Easter chicks.

[Rita]

Awwww, your owl and lil birdie on a log is so so so cute! And love the different stitches and the wee mushroom! Thanks so much, Aneela!! You're so wonderful!! And your cooking looks so yummy! Hope you're having a wonderful week!

[AbigailsCrafts]

That owl is seriously adorable. And your dinner has me sooo jealous (I miss having an oven!)

[sumea]

i so love this owly embroidery :o)