sun and moons (and a garden)

When I took my sun & moons piece 

with me to Yvette, it had been quite some time

since I last stitched on it.

That's what happens sometimes :

things are tucked away,

waiting till their turn comes again. 

When I opened it up

I took my little special bag with variegated threads

and in it were the new bits I bought

at HAWAR's lovely shop.

There were all kinds of red thread and lace band in it,

and the lace band triggered the next step

I could have couched it  but I sewed it on invisible

because I liked to see the change in colour.

At the same time I added my magic thread

around the sun.

(waiting for thousends of stitches more)

*

Almost forgot 

that I had a lovely belated birthday present last week :

a friend took me to a wonderful garden.

I drove up to her house,

we rode on a bike to the ferry,

crossed the river and came to the

"Mengelmoestuin"

("Hodgepodge garden")

(sorry but the site is only in Dutch)

The weather was so beatiful.

We had a stroll around the garden

and then had some tea

and also some delicious homemade jam.

It was such a wonderful afternoon !

Thanks Mir

(we will return next year for a workshop ...

making Calendula ointment perhaps)