Another year.....

As the sun sets over Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains, thus another year draws to a close.

This has been a year with a lot of

Sunshine

and

a lot of Stitching.

I have not had much time for blogging recently and an unhappy incident when I accidentally deleted all the photos that I had taken over the past few weeks did not help matters.

Most annoyingly, the photos were those I had taken of the annual Christmas at The Barn event at Lucinda’s last month, including embroidery pictures that were sold and of which I now have no record. It was most careless of me.

Photos too of a glorious autumnal day where I captured amazing scenes of the local Northern Irish countryside for future stitching purposes. All gone!

Sadly, this year’s Christmas at The Barn was the last one that Lucinda will host at her home. The tiny winding country lanes and muddy field for parking are not really conducive to the hordes of vehicles and people that made their way to Lucinda’s, undeterred by the heavy rain that fell.

However, this does not mean an end to the event - as next year, there is an exciting plan for the event to be held at the nearby beautiful Larchfield Estate.

There will be a lot of stitching and some new soaping ideas to prepare for this, but in the meantime and between commissions, I have indulged in some stitching for myself. After a moment of consternation when I “ran short of twist” – (just like Miss Potter’s “Tailor of Gloucester”),

I have finally been able to complete the Bucket of Foxgloves

 designed by Caroline Zoob 

and which is now framed and in place upon the fireplace mantel in my bedroom.

Happy New Year everyone and Happy Stitching!

xxx