Surfing for embroidery ideas, I came across: Garden Fairies: Hand Embroidery Book Catalog. The books have the most gorgeous photos I’ve seen. I’ve taken to getting a list of books like this and checking them out at the library first to see which ones I can’t live without….it’s a nice way to not buy a heap of books you only look at once!

My 2021 “Phrase” of the year and Happy New Year!
So, one of my issues last year was stopping to just enjoy life. Unlike most people, we escaped the health and employment issues of crazy 2020 but I couldn’t help but wait for the “other shoe” to drop – basically waiting for something bad to happen. In searching for a