ut Yesterday, my Episcopal Congregation traveled to a member’s farm to celebrate Rogation Sunday. Since the ceremony involved a blessing of the fields, I assumed that the definition of Rogation would involve a few words about agriculture. But the word “Rogation” is defined as a request. For over 1,000 years, the term “Rogation” has been…
What Is A Morning Chair? My Morning Chair Is Where I Can Be Still and Hear Myself Think
Over 30 years ago, the bank and I owned a perfect piece of land that I called my Mississippi Farm. It only had 25 acres, but in my rose-tinted glasses, the place looked perfect. One of the reasons I loved that little space was that it had a huge gully that rendered most of the…
What Is A Perennial? What Is An Annual? Often, The Lines Blur in Areas that Have Milder Climates
What Is A Perennial? A Perennial is a Plant that Reliably Returns Year after Year. Coneflowers Are Perennials Black-Eyed Susans Are Perennials What Is An Annual? Annuals Only Live One Year. Generally Speaking, They Must be Replanted Each Year. Bachelor Buttons Are Annuals Zinnias Are Annuals Almost all Vegetables Are Annuals In most cases, all…
Black Oil Sunflowers – How to Grow – What You Need to Know
Black Oil Sunflower Jacki Kellum Garden May 19, 2025 Although it is early, my first sunflowers bloomed today. I am delighted to say that I have sunflowers in my garden much earlier than I did last year. Because I kept my bird feeders stocked all winter, I am blessed with early sunflowers. I buy 3…
Understanding the Color Changes in Embroidery and in Painting — To Suggest the Lights and Darks
The Sutesloly Floral Embroidery Project is semi-realistic, and it achieves that degree of realism by its use of layered colors to suggest a degree of shading — to suggest the lights and darks in nature. Notice the Darker Ring Around the Center of the Following Zinnia. Also notice the lightest area at the very center…
The Embroidery Stitches Used in the Sutesloly Floral Embroidery Kit – How to Read the Instruction Sheet
I am preparing to teach how to complete the Sutesloly Floral Embroidery Kit. The Good News is that I have already created tutorials for this project. The Sutesloly Pink Embroidery Project teaches all the stitches necessary to complete the Floral Project: Sutesloly Floral Embroidery Kit – The Printed Canvas I’ll Begin with the Outline Stitch….
How to Find the Entire List of Youtube Tutorials for the Sutesloy Pink Embroidery Project
I am currently teaching the most basic embroidery stitches via the Sutesloly Pink set of 4 embroidery kits available on Amazon. z I’ll be creating separate YouTube Playlists for each set within that Kit. This post will help you find all the tutorials for the Pink Sutesloly Kit: Step 1: When You Complete Step 1,…
The Corticelli Home Needlework Book – Published in 1898 – Flowers Embroidered with Long & Short Stitches
Wild Rose Design Embroidered with Long & Short Stitches Easter Lily Design Embroidered with Long & Short Stitches Nasturtium Design Embroidered with Long & Short Stitches Bachelor’s Button Design Embroidered with Long & Short Stitches Clover Design Embroidered with Long & Short Stitches Buttercup Design Embroidered with Long & Short Stitches Chrysanthemum Design Embroidered with…
How to Sew the Lazy Daisy Stitch – Learn Embroidery with Jacki Kellum
What Is a Lazy Daisy Embroidery Stitch? A Lazy Daisy Stitch in Embroidery Is A Loop of Thread — Often Sewn to Represent a Leaf or the Petals of a Flower. Step 1: Pull your thread through your fabric at the base or thinner part of the stitch. Step 2: Run your needle beneath…