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Reader. Writer. Word nerd. AuDHD. Gluten and dairy free baker. Cross stitcher.

I love movies and stories, but only the ones I love.
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102 stitches
102 stitches tonight In-progress capture of The Wizard of Oz Tree by tiny modernist cross stitch. Tucked into the bottom of the Q-snap, you can see a rainbow over the towers of the Emerald City. On either side of the rainbow, striped sticking with red shoes hang down from a tree branch. Each side of the branch also sports some leaves and a red flower. And there are some red blobs. And some colorful clothing. The Needle minder shows the backs of two angels, one with black wings and one with white. Three of the wings hang loosely behind them. One of the white wings is lifted above the head of the angel with black wings, as if to guard him from falling rain.
August 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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82 stitches tonight.
I’m not fast, but at least I’m not steady either. Meh. I’ll get there someday.
In-progress capture of The Wizard of Oz Tree by tiny modernist cross stitch. Tucked into the bottom of the Q-snap, you can see a rainbow over the towers of the Emerald City. On either side of the rainbow, striped stockings with red shoes hang down from a tree branch. Each side of the branch also sports some leaves and a red flower. Some red globes float near the top of the middle shelf. Needle minder is the superhero, Ladybug, doing a flying kick. The text reads Miraculous Ladybug.
August 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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88 stitches
In-progress capture of The Wizard of Oz Tree by tiny modernist cross stitch. Tucked into the bottom of the Q-snap, you can see a rainbow over the towers of the Emerald City. On either side of the rainbow, striped sticking with red shoes hang down from a tree branch. Each side of the branch also sports some leaves and a red flower.
July 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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It’s been a while since my last cross stitch post. So here’s my update. I have no idea how many stitches since the last time I posted. But I can tell you that tonight I did a total of 151 stitches.
In-progress capture of The Wizard of Oz Tree by tiny modernist cross stitch. Tucked into the bottom of the Q-snap, you can see a rainbow over the towers of the Emerald City. On either side of the rainbow, striped sticking with red shoes hang down from a tree branch. Each side of the branch also sports some leaves and a red flower.
July 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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My honey just came back from a trip to Portland (and therefore Powell’s City of Books) and gave me a pressie. He knows me so well!
A hand holding the box for Drag Queen Oracle deck.
May 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Eggy Pie! Or as some people call it, quiche. I used a gluten free pie crust and subbed vegan options for the dairy bits.

This recipe was a favorite of mine until my food issues cropped up. Glad that I can have a version of it once more…

www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/spin...
Baked spinach quiche on a small baking tray. Baked spinach quiche on a small baking tray.
May 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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198 stitches. Behold a foot!

It’s funny how adding a contrasting color lets you see the white better. Both in the stocking and the clouds.
A leaf, a line across, and a stripy stocking with a ruby slipper. Two fluffy clouds hang underneath the shoe. Today’s needle minder is an image of Cat Noir’s head grinning. Under his face are the words Cat Noir dress
April 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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270 stitches. If you squint you can see the white stripes. If you squint.
A leaf floats in the middle of the left side of the fabric. A thick, green line cuts directly across the middle of the fabric. The needle minder is Mary Poppins holding her umbrella aloft. In large letters across her skirts it says “Mary Poppins”.
April 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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An auspicious beginning. 87 Full stitches, 123 half stitches. I made a leaf!
Gridded and mottled Aida fabric in a q-snap frame. There is a leaf on the left, and a line going across the middle of the fabric. The needle minder is a movie clapboard that says, “I speak fluently in movie quotes”.
April 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Quickie finish for a friend. Protection from the evil eye. Goodness knows we can all use a bit of that these days.

Pattern: Hamsa Mandala by Ink Circles
Alteration: only one of the hands.
Fabric: generic white aida, 14ct.

Started 03-24-2025
Finished 03-27-2025

Total stitches 1094
7 hrs 40 min
Cross stitched hamsa with the fingers pointing down. Decorative elements are vaguely plant-like.
March 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Stitching done! At some point I need to wash and press it, but that’s a future-me problem. Today I bask in the glory of completion.

Are they also in your kitchen?
pattern by Nitka

Fabric by Mystic Fabrics: Lemongrass, Opal 16 Aida

Started July 31, 2023
Completed March 23, 2025
Sprites in red hats play on 3 shelves, jumping on and around with baskets, pots, and various kitchen implements.
March 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Gluten free and dairy free cheeze fondue! Today is a good day!
Cheeze fondue with carrots, grapes and a bowl of baguette cubes. There’s also a plate with Cheeze covered bread waiting to be eaten.
January 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Life is short. Eat dessert first.

Gluten free, dairy free chocolate fondue with strawberries, grapes, dried apricots, marshmallows, and Jojo sandwich cookies dippers. 😋
An electric fondue pot filled with chocolate fondue. In front of the pot are strawberries, dried apricots, grapes, chocolate sandwich cookies, marshmallows, two plates, and two fondue forks.
December 31, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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Gluten free baguette.

This is my first time trying this recipe but won’t be the last. It was so easy, and they came out looking like baguettes!

Recipe: courtesy of Chef Alina’s baguette and Kaiser rolls class.

Flour used: Pamela’s 1:1
Two golden brown baguettes on a cooling rack.
December 31, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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300 stitches
A striped blue gnome hat, a pink nose, and the outline of a beard, partially filled in.
December 31, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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109 stitches done today, plus a bunch of half stitches.

Hanukkah Gnomes by DementedStitchers/etsy
Fabric: Mystic Fabrics’s Brain Fog Opal 16 Aida
Image ID: A stripy blue gnome hat and nose, and the outline of a beard. The needle minder is a teddy bear wearing a yarmulke and tallit, with a fully lit hanukkiah in front of it.
December 30, 2024 at 6:10 AM
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What I have discovered is that while Most people seem to be excited about pumpkin spice season, I actually get excited about cranberry baking season.
A loaded loaf of orange cranberry bread with one slice lying down flat on the serving platter, letting you see all the bits of berries and raisins inside.
December 12, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Out of context quote of the day:
Fireplace vs. baking cookies in an oven—why just be warm when you can be warm AND have cookies?
Giant chocolate chip cookie missing a couple of bites.
December 7, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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222 stitches today. It’s coming along. And I’m happy to say that my pot pie crust came out delicious even the next day. 👍🏻
A section of cross stitch still in progress. The right side of the 2nd shelf cuts across the space. A salt shaker is on the left side of what’s visible. The toy horse’s shape continues to come into more clarity as details are added. To the right of it is a pitcher with flowers printed on the side and boughs off some for The needle minder is a pastel rainbow unicorn-Pusheen.
December 3, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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Yesterday was a busy day for being a recovery day (where I don’t do anything). 220 stitches AND a gf/df turkey pot pie 🥧 from scratch. I feel quite accomplished.
A section of cross stitch still in progress. The right side of the 2nd shelf cuts across the space. There is a profile of a horse and there is a blue-green pitcher shape with flowers both printed on the side and hovering over it. The needle minder is a chonky cat lying on its side and the caption reads “It’s too peopley outside”. A round pie with perfect, golden crust. In the middle, a simple heart is carved into the crust to vent steam. A marble rolling pin with a wooden handle is partially visible to the right of the pie plate.
December 2, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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217 stitches
A section of cross stitch still in progress. The right side of the 2nd shelf crosses the rest of the pattern. There is a profile of a horse and there is a blue-green pitcher with partially colored in flowers. The needle minder is off a unicorn sitting in front of a cotton candy cart.
December 1, 2024 at 6:04 AM
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288 stitches
A section of cross stitch still in progress. The right side of the 2nd shelf finally crosses the rest of the pattern. There is a profile of a horse and an outline of a pitcher. The needle minder is an outline of a unicorn, around some bookshelves. The caption reads, “Easily distracted by unicorns and books”.
November 30, 2024 at 6:46 AM
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150 stitches today
150 stitches A section of cross stitch still in progress. The right side of the 2nd shelf finally crosses the rest of the pattern. There are shaped blobs of brown and teal, but they are not specific shapes.
November 27, 2024 at 6:21 AM
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…more dishes, chicken casserole, and then shaped the marzipan into autumn leaves.
One large Orange cranberry loaf and there minis Chicken casseroles, with a few servings already removed. Multi colored leaf-shaped marzipan candies.
November 25, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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I have no idea how many stitches this was, but I finished page 1 of the pattern, so Yay! Time to move the q-snap.
Image: A cross stitch in-progress of tiny elves with red hats frolicking in a kitchen cabinet. On the top kitchen shelf, elves dance around a pitcher, and on top of some baskets, some canisters, and near a tea pot. The second shelf down is only half done. There is an unfinished banner that says “ska vi fik”. One elf sneezes at spilt pepper and the other dances on the fallen pepper shaker.
November 23, 2024 at 6:29 AM