The Kindness of Strangers

Linda from Litla Skvis has been too, too kind. She sent me three charts from my wish list so I can have something to look forward to stitching when my finger heals. This gift couldn't have come at a better time. First, I am tired of the whole finger situation and not being able to do the things I normally do--even the laundry. Next, I have deduced that I won't be getting a second interview for a job I really, really wanted. (I had the worst phone interview ever, which came mere hours after I found out I would have to have surgery on my finger the next day. I was a jumbled mess. And it still upsets me that I blew it so completely.) Then, just before I opened the package, I jammed my right long finger on the closet door jamb as I was hanging up my coat. That kind of hurt, you know, a little. So it was just a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. And then a little surprise from someone I've never met. It just makes you smile, doesn't it? Thank you, thank you, thank you, Linda!

While I was over at Linda's blog telling her how fabulous she is, I saw this meme:

Why did you start your blog? I started my blog because I wanted people to know that you didn't have to be a little old lady or a demure housewife to enjoy cross stitch. But I like how it has become a stitching journal and a diary--I've never been the sort who could keep one.
How did you come up with your blog name? I had a project that I hated.
Do your friends and family know about your blog and if so, what do they think of it? I'll take this separately: my family is vaguely amused by it. I think only my cousin's husband reads it, not even the dude. Everyone else thinks I'm a big dork. I have a few friends who read it, and since I am not much of a telephone person, it's a good way for them to know what is going on in my life.
How do you write posts? That's sort of a weird question. It's kind of like asking how I breathe air.
Have you ever had a troll or had someone leave unkind comments? I think people know better than that. It's all in your attitude, people.
Do you check your stats? Yes.
Do you care how many people read your blog? Sometimes. Depends on how lonely I feel.
What kind of blogs/posts interest you? My reader includes mostly cross-stitch blogs, a few sewing blogs, a couple of designer's blogs, some craft magazine blogs, a couple of friend's blogs, a grammar blog, and a beer blog. I think the posts that interest me most are the ones when people philosophize about their hobby. In an interesting way.
What do you like and dislike about blogging?

I like having met people from all over the world who share my hobby and understand the depths of my obsession. And don't judge! I dislike when native English speakers abuse the language. You are on a computer, use spell check and grammar check or do a little googling for goodness' sake! You're letting the side down! The "foreign bloggers" blog in better English than you do!