Tying up loose ends so to speak.....

One of the benefits of the move was I got rid of a lot of unnecessary items. One of the downfalls of the move is I saw how many partially completed projects I had. Let me set the stage a little better.




At one time I did needlework 24/7. Primarily cross stitch, I not only stitched for myself but for a local needlework store. I could thread a needle and stitch by candlelight on 40 count linen (well, not by candlelight exactly!). Then I got bored. I had a box of items to be framed (still do) and wanted something more practical. So I switched over to knitting (and when equally rabid).

But with the move I have vowed (silently, to myself) I would go back and finish up some of these pieces, since I was getting a little tired of knitting. I reached in an grabbed the first one I came across and this is it.

It's about 1/3 done and I love the poem on the piece. It's about weaving a tapestry of your life and what it will look like when all is said and done. So I have dragged it out and am almost (notice the almost) ashamed to say I started this when the pattern was first published in 1994. So for 14 years it has been in my stash and I will get it out by the end of the year...maybe.

Did I mention I had opened by big mouth and had gotten "volunteered" to do costumes for the first thing our local community theater is doing? Luckily it is a simple production which will only be one night and most of the characters are hobos! We will see how that goes.

And on the writing front, I have been doing more writing. Hopefully, I will get some transcribed (yes, I handwrite most of my stuff and have a future posting on handwriting vs typing) and posted. But I have found out there is a local writer's group. It meets in a couple of weeks. I can't wait.