Wondering if embroidery in hoops displayed on the wall is much cooler than on tea towels? I somehow doubt cool and embroidery are two words that have ever gone together. I don’t really care. I especially enjoy embroidering something which has a practical purpose. I need more tea towels – I’ve got more ideas. The glasses were from one of my Sublime Stitches transfers books, the writing is mine, scruffy and all.
Harvesting strawberries! So yummy and surprisingly the birds haven’t gone for them. The other day a squirrel was spotted in a friend’s garden picking their strawbs, holding them gently in both his paws and nibbling away!
Loving the scent wafting up from my pot as I come in and out of the front door, waiting for the apple blossom geranium I chose as a tiny plug plant months ago, to reveal its flowers.
Opening a free copy of Garden Illustrated to my best page first! I’ve said:”Really sheds are so expensive but just think; when you move you just roll this onto the back of a truck and take it with you!” to raised eye brows.
Carrying my blanket yarn in a completely coordinating bag. This was a coincidence but made me smile when I realised. The motifs are now joined in one long strip of about 180cm, this is the length of the blanket. I’m halfway along the second row now. Zippidy do dah.
Reading The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville, only to p.5 so far but it’s going to be a cracker. I read the first of the trilogy The Secret River in Australia one visit.
Not missing resting my injured leg. I’ve washed laundry, hung it out, hand washed my car, washed up, baked 2 loaves of bread, cooked dinner, cleaned walls, hoovered, cleaned the filters, folded laundry and tidied it away, watered all the plants, emptied the bins, cleaned bins, re-potted plants, rearranged outside pots, ironed (the tea towel above ha ha strenuous!) driven – once so far, yesterday, but it was fine with an old lady tubi-grip, food shopped, collected a library book, am walking downstairs nearly normally again. It’s good to be busier again.
How about you, what are you up?
The Little Room of Rachell 
Busy, busy, busy Rachel! Fancy coming round mine and being busy here? Nice embroidery very COOL
Sure, if you provide the air fare or a helicopter – not sure it’s up to the long drive just yet.
Thank you. Nana C you are the epitome of cool, so I will take your word for it.
Your embroidery is very, very cool. Especially this piece. (And how on earth have you kept the birds off your strawberries without netting?)
I agree. The embroidery is super awesome. And, it’s making a come back! Display it with pride. :D
I will be drying up the dishes with pride. :-) thank you.
Thanks very much.
I know….maybe the pot is too close to the house?
Embroidery isn’t just for grannies anymore. Nice work.
Thank you, nice to see a new commenter too.
I am a great fan of creating useful things. My arty friend didn’t understand that I thought it more valuable than art you just look at. And I can just see you with one of those huts!
I’m not sure you can quantify art, but I certainly try to avoid displaying truly naff craft, or at least figure if it’s only on a tea towel it’s useful as well as providing a creative outlet during the decoration. I’ve got lots of embroidered pieces from a long time ago which I didn’t know quite what to do with, at least this way you stitch, you wash and go.
Are you offering to buy me a hut? Yes please, thanks you very much.
All the things you make are great! But sorry, can’t quite stretch to a hut.