A finish or two or three ...

Today has been another hot, dry day and the promised drizzle did not eventuate.  Perhaps tomorrow the rain will come.   We sure need it.   I washed my car on Saturday and that usually guarantees it will rain LOL.
Now for news,  It's official!   On Friday afternoon the HD3QBEM very cheerfully told me she is now legally blind!   How many people do I know who are happy that they have been accepted as members of the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind?   Anyway we can now access their assistance with magnifiers, audio books and for me the best is their extensive large print library.   Guess who will be choosing the books?   We went out for Sushi lunch yesterday to celebrate.
The elephants are done, complete, finished - down to the snap fastener under the flap.   I am quite happy with this one and must remember to send a photo to my niece as she was the one who brought these two Pachyderms from India to my house.

Yesterday while engrossed in "A Touch of Frost" I completed some more of the Christmas ornaments.  

Hopefully tonight, the stimulus of "Lewis" will help me complete the Lavender Hussif.   I certainly feel more in control now that so many of the WIPs are being completed.
And last week the mail man brought me this -which may become my next project.   

This is from the Historic Needlework Guild and I will definitely be substituting those words.   The chart says AVAS but has the DMC equivalents and Wallet is screaming "make it DMC" so that is probably what it shall be.
I have been cross stitching my February page for the NMMSAL and am tired, once more, of the little x's so a sampler is probably just what the doctor ordered.   We shall see.   I also have everything ready to start my self-designed Blackwork Etui.   
And now it is time for dinner preparations so I'm off.

An almost finish

Today has been a public holiday here in Auckland and we have enjoyed beautiful hot weather.  I love days like this - my to do list is always long.  Did you hear the satisfied "mmm" as I crossed off each item?
Garden weeded - yes!
This week's meals cooked - yes!
All  net curtains washed -  yes!
Ironing done -  yes!
Finished my book - yes!

And of course some stitching got done too.  This is the almost finished piece.   My niece Heidi brought me these two lace elephants from India last year.   A couple of rows of drawn thread hem stitching + a struvdor on the flap = a handkerchief sachet.   This is still only pinned and tacked but hopefully the seams will be stitched and the lining inserted this week so I can call this complete too.
Oh well, back to work tomorrow....