Tag and duh

How come sometimes I can find nothing to write about and other times I have so much to say I just don't know where to start? I should have written another blog post last week, but hecticity in our cottage was rife. We were *this* close to ending up in the hospital for a second time, but thanks to a couple of very sweet and helpful doctors Pelle was able to recuperate at home. He is now back at school, and I'm back at the old computer. Not doing what I should be doing (i.e. working), but answering some e-mails (one at a time!), trying to wade through hundreds of missed blog posts, and trying not to give in to the incredible urge to stitch. First though, a tag. I was tagged by Melissa of delightful Words and Blooms. She wants to know five things that I'm addicted to. My first reaction was 'oh, how nice of Melissa to think of me'. My second reaction was 'DUH! Everybody who has followed my blogs knows five things I'm addicted to'. And my third reaction was: 'Only five???' I'm sorry. I can't possibly limit myself to five main addictions. I have at least 6 that I am confronted with all day, every day. I need these things as much as I need the air that I breathe. Here are the first four, all in one picture:

1. coffee.

2. stitching (not necessarily the Beatrix Potter sampler, although it does have a very addictive rythm to it).

3. words on my computer (which, as you may imagine, encompasses a lot more than just 'Bloglines'. I'm not addited to blogs, Bloglines, blogging, e-mailing or anything. I am addicted to the written word though, and since written words (my written words) are my livelihood and I write them on this computer, I suppose you can say I'm addicted to my computer as well).

4. music. Lately I have started to listen to music again. Really listening. Not just playing it on my car radio, but letting the music wash over me and move me and carry me away to other worlds. I have to admit that this particular CD by this particular Dutch band is my current favourite, but I'm just as addicted to all kinds of other music. Can't get enough of it.

My fifth addiction? The house that I live in at present. It's my haven, and I think it is Pelle's too. No matter the foulness of the mood I'm in, as soon as I set foot in this house, it's gone. It is, in every way, perfect.

My sixth and main addiction is the duh-est of the duhs:

Pelle, the joy of my life. Very thin after everything he's been through, but smiling, as you can see!

So now I have to choose 5 tagees. I can't think of anyone who hasn't been tagged yet. Oh, I know one, I think! Harmien? Have you been tagged? Well, you have been now. I know you don't like tags but go one. I can't think of anyone else :o)

1. Harmien

2. Wee Bird (Sue. Check out her blog, it's fabulous!)

3. Valie (ditto)

4. Donna (extraordinary designer of By the Bay Needleart)

5. Annemiek (Once Upon A Stitch)

I really don't know if you girls want to play, and if you don't, that's perfectly alright.

Oh, before I forget!!! We have a winner! I thought guessing the design and designer of my new sampler would keep you all busy for a couple of weeks, but it turns out we have some very clever stitchers in our midst. Mind you, mentioning that Su had stitched this sampler was perhaps not the smartest thing to do: Annemiek just took a peek at Su's old stitching albums and found the picture of Moira Blackburn's 'Nobody Loves Me'! So that's the one, ladies, and Annemiek is the winner. Sorry, Margaret, you were too late!

Next blog post will be about stitching, and only about stitching. That's a promise! Meanwhile, thank you so much for visiting and for taking the time to leave comments. They mean a lot to me, and I do believe all of your positive thoughts have helped the little man and me through another very difficult time!