Back in March 1994 I purchased a needlework magazine purely because it had in it the instructions for a blackwork chessboard. This has been maturing in my stash for all those years until last week I decided the time had come. And now I am obsessed, not with the blackwork per se, but with the idea of a hand stitched chess board. Hopefully my picture framer will be able to fulfill my mental image of the finished piece but meanwhile I plod on one square at a time.
And my new 'M' is framed and hanging on the wall. I am really pleased with this one and it completes my collection I think. There doesn't seem to be a need to continue this on and on.... even though I have two Great-Nieces both with the same initial. Neither share my love of embroidery :-(
Once again it is raining but I am grateful as I planted out some lettuce plants. A new variety for me, this one is called Drunken Woman. I also planted a cherry tomato plant. Ever so slowly my garden is filling up and the potatoes planted in a tub are showing sprouts so it will probably be new potatoes for Christmas. Lovely.
That all sounds wonderful - indoor happiness and outdoor happiness! Do you play chess too?
ReplyDeleteI do play chess but badly:)
DeleteLove the chess board such a beautiful piece of work.
ReplyDeleteOh my dear, what a treasure that chess board
ReplyDeletewill be...it is coming along splendidly. Hope
the rains nourish your garden and bring you
a worthy harvest...
Catching up with blog reading. Love the map of New Zealand, what a clever idea.
ReplyDeleteThe M is beautiful too. Maybe one of your nieces will discover a love for embroidery when she is older?
I also like the idea of reading to the DBEM. I record myself reading a poem a day and send it to a friend who was shielding during the original lockdown, we have just kept going!
That chess board is really cool. Do you play? I don't, but I've had that idea for a crochet blanket chess board complete with crochet chess pieces a couple years ago. Never got around to it either!
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