In the bleak midwinter

by chuckofish

It’s that time of year when we stay in a lot. It is a good time to clean closets, organize drawers and cupboards, and…needlepoint. I have done a lot of needlepoint in my time:

I love these elephants from Ehrman Tapestry in England.

…and this exotic blue water bird.

Not to mention these great bees on a brick = doorstop! Brilliant.

I did this millefleur design many years ago.

And this hooty owl as well. Now I am trying to psyche myself into getting back to my needlepoint, which I abandoned a few years ago as a really challenging Ehrman design and my failing eyesight combined to thwart my good intentions. Sigh. I am inspired by a friend of mine who turns 91 this year and still makes a lot of her own clothes! What do you think?