~500 Post Giveaway~

Woohoo whoever would've thought

that I would reach 500 posts on my lil' blog

I started off reading other people's blogs and after surgery when I wasn't able to do anything and I put my First Post up

To celebrate I have 3 little Patterns and a Fat 1/4 from my favourite Designer (chosen by JoJo)

Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

If you would like a chance to win these just post a comment and you're in!!!

I'll draw this in 2 posts time!!!

I'm so grateful to be in the Blogging Community and for all the Friendships made!!!

Good Luck.......and a Happy Weekend 

Dzintra xo

Queen of the Armchair...What's In A Name!!!

I've been reading around on blogs about how we came to our Blog name....

Dawn started this off so pay her a visit if you would like to  join in...

I wasn't going to write about this but the more I read the more I wanted to join in...

so here is how Queen of the Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries came by her name...

This lovely machine embroidered piece was sent to me by Bev...
Thank you so much Bev!!!

I have been known as Ingrid but Dzintra (pronounced without the D...a Latvian name meaning Amber) was my first name which I started to use when we made our Sea Change 4 years ago...
it just seemed right!!!

My Hubby bought me a computer while I was recovering from emergency surgery in 2005 as I couldn't do anything but rest....

I started to read blogs (lurking)...

started an email and for want of a better name I called it dzintrastitcheries as I started to do stitching...

In 2007 I was reading a blog and followed it through to the button 'Create Blog')...

I pressed this and had no idea what I was going to say so I left it there...

Roll forward to 2008...

more surgery and not allowed to do anything again...

AND still lurking!!!

Got chatting to Barb of Theodora Cleave...

told her I was sitting around on the computer and she said something to the effect of...

So you're Queen of the Armchair then...

and Bingo...

I went to my untouched Blog...

wrote My First Post and the rest is history!!!

I thought I would write about our Sea Change...My Stitching...Family...Baking...Reading  and most importantly about Caring for dear sweet JoJo...

our Daughter who has a disability and who opened our eyes to a whole New World...

I also started another Blog...'My Dolce Vita' as I started a TAFE Course in Commercial Cookery to improve my cooking skills and get confident in trying out recipes and to meet people in the area...

 I chose Dolce Vita (Italian)...meaning the sweet life...or the good life in Italian...
and that's what I thought this course was all about!!!

I haven't looked back since pressing that little button that said 'Create Blog'...

I have made new Friendships...entered Swaps...Giveaways...learnt so much and most importantly Blogging keeps me in touch with the Outside World as Caring can be isolating at times...

And for this I am so grateful to each and every person who comes by...

I never dreamed I would still be here 3 years later!!!

Thanks Dawn for inviting us to tell about How We Got Our Blog Name!!!

My First Post!!!

Sunday 28 September 2008

My very first blog!!! Am recuperating after surgery, not allowed to do too much. Lots of reading, cross-stitching Christmas Stocking for my new Grandbaby Lidija ... This evening went to a bbq hosted by PT Cruisers Down Under and met fellow Cruiser Members on their way for a cruise to Great Ocean Road via Batemans Bay, Eden, Lakes Entrance, Sorrento, Apollo Bay. Sounds pretty good but can't make it this time due to the surgery ... always next time. Joanna so excited by all the Cruisers. This morning they all came by Surf Beach and honked and tooted - it was great... Off to bed soon, bbq has made quite sore ... all that sitting. Here's to all those PT Cruisers out there .... Happy Cruising whatever you do, wherever you are!!!