An almost finish, a start, and where does the time go?

The weather was beautiful yesterday so when I got home from work the first thing I needed to do was water the flower seeds I had planted last week. Then I got the weed killer and sprayed the dandelions that are rearing their ugly heads. Gathering up the recycling for pu today was next and then cleaning of a small table that had been gathering stuff. I am almost done with the France small. I only have to stitch is a few stiches to the motif at the upper left and add a 3 once I hear that my friend's family member is able to head to France for a vacation later this year. I am not adding a skull unless she asks me to add one.

I came across this picture of a sampler as I was clearing off the small table and decided I want to stitch it next. I will have to quit walking at lunch since it is getting hotter so I need to have another cross stitch project to work on. I have no idea where I got this picture.

I picked out some linen. I am using Fox & Rabbit Duxbury. This will be my first time using their linen. I got this on sale a while ago from The Fat Quarter Shop and was not sure if I was going to like stitching on it. The weave seem a bit tighter and the holes small. I found a color floss I liked and started on it this morning. I am happy the linen stitches up very nice and here is my small start.

I need to get back to the sewing machine. It is just hard trying to squeeze in sewing, exercising, and house projects in the few short hours I have every evening.