Orange & green garden flowers in a round green glass vase

Orange & green garden flowers in a round green glass vase

Raided the garden for some cherry flowers 😊

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Small raffia bag with brightly coloured circular floral embroidery sewn in as decoration

Having a day of finishing things. I completed this Canevas Folies pattern in May, but only now getting around to doing something with it. It’s too easy to just leave things in the done pile, & move on to the next project without giving them a decorative or functional purpose…

Embroidery of a cornfield in a dark blue frame

Embroidery of a cornfield in a dark blue frame

Just framed this pretty Roseworks pattern ready to be sent off as a gift.

It’s hard I know. Six years and still can face the idea of another…

He’s a recent addition - not there when I was a child.

Leaning castle tower & ornate metal gates

It leans just a little!

Intriguing…

Oversize wooden statue ‘holding up, a leaning castle wall

Lovely day trip to Caerphilly castle today. So easy to neglect things close to home, but this was definitely worth a re-visit after 15+years. I know it’s at least that long as no photos on my phone!

Today’s walk.

Heron sat on a tree

Great view of a heron on our local canal today.

How strange…

Ah my spelling!!!

Crewel work embroidery owl on dark linen with foliage, flowers & fruit setting

Just finished this lovely little Melbury Hill kit. I went quite rouge though, and decided to use my stash of beautiful hand dyed silk & wool threads for the foliage & moth.

I don’t know what to say…

😹Think I’m more English!

Embroidery with green foliage and butterflies

Embroidery with green foliage and butterflies

July segment of year long stitch-along finished!

I look like a criminal on mine!
Plus the added sting of a ‘blue’ passport 😿

Crewel work embroidery within a peacock, pomegranate & leaves in rich blue/greens

Crewel work embroidery within a peacock, pomegranate & leaves in rich blue/greens

Another project finished, though my stash never goes down 😊
This one was fun to make and took exactly three weeks, while working full time.

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Yes exactly that, stops the wool in the completed areas being damaged & hoop marks in the fabric.

Crewel work embroidery with peacock

I’ve been busy with embroidery - my current project includes another peacock.

I’v been kind of hiding from reality & really busy in work…
Hope you are doing ok under the very trying circumstances x

A selection of purple flowers from the garden including clematis & lavender

Flowers from the garden

Large lime green flower head in glass bottle vase

Large lime green flower head in glass bottle vase

The Angelica is liking the warm weather & makes a lovely cut flower.

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We are still trying to convince British Gas that our actual usage is £158% less that their ‘estimate’!!!
We caved & ordered a smart metre to try to get it resolved & then that got cancelled & rebooked with no warning & no one bothered to tell us! So much sighing….

Embroidery of a barn owl flying across a full silver moon night sky.

I’m please with the way this lovely little Jenny Blair pattern has worked out. I used to be scared of PDF patterns, but this one was fairly easy to trace. There is something very satisfying about creating a physical object this way.

How lovely - anexcellent present! That sounds like great fun.

Yep, when I got caught I was right in the middle of dealing with a problem, and …. sigh.
I’m glad the do it actually - much better to be mortified and learn from it than a BL scenario!