A New Project...

 

I know I've been asleep much of the month so far, but it's still hard for me to believe it's already September 13th. I wanted to show you what I began over the weekend. It took me two days to stitch this little bit. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. I'm still healing and get tired quickly. 

I've been following doctor's orders and will get my stitches and staples out tomorrow. I'm looking forward to that. I did miss Adrienne's wedding on Saturday, and although I've seen photographs of their wonderful day, I truly regret that I couldn't celebrate with her and her new husband, Joe. I'm hoping I can see them next craft day later this month.

 

I have something special I'll be embroidering for their wedding gift, but this is going to be a gift for another friend. If you can see the faint white lines on the linen, you'll see that it's not particularly large, but I want to fill much of the area with embroidered flowers. I think it will be lovely, so I'll keep stitching as I'm able and hope it meets my vision for the piece.

I'm drinking decaf tea these days - it doesn't aggravate healing the areas involved in the surgery - so I have my morning cuppa, and sometimes another at "tea time". It's time for that morning cuppa and then I'll try to stitch a little bit and hope I can stay awake. If I get tired, I'll be lying down again. I know you want me to concentrate on getting better, and I assure you I'm really paying attention to my body and doing what I should. I'm doing everything by the book. I really never want to have another surgery. I'm hoping that that fond desire will be achieved with my adherence to the rules right now. Trust me. For me, that ain't easy!