Isn't this a fabulous piece of embroidered vintage linen? A friend who speaks German says it means: "Do it like the sundial, only count the bright hours", which, I assume to mean, "look on the bright side".
Lovely...
It's a dresser cloth, approximately 3 feet by 2 feet, it must have taken the maker such a lot of time and effort, it always breaks my heart to see something like this end up in a thrift shop - I had to give it a home.
I've been on a real tear with regard to new acquisitions lately, and not just linens...
I'm afraid I've amassed quite the collection of old books lately, even Nigel (who never criticises) remarked on how many there seemed to be...
...perhaps I should blog them all one day...
I really need to steer clear of the shops, it's not like I don't have enough projects to keep me busy:
The Lady Grey continues to haunt my days (just a ghost, of course, it's not materialising into anything concrete).
Lining is cut out...
I started a new shawl called Kiri by Polly Outhwaite. It's suppose to be a fairly easy knit. I'm working it in Elann Super Kydd in black. I made the mistake of starting it in a dimly lit room one evening, and it promptly had to be started over.
Here's a snap of the scraped first attempt:
so sad...
Also, on and off the needles lately has been Alan Dart's Gnomes at Home.
I started this project thinking it might make a cute Christmas display, but after finishing the first gnome,
I decided the gingerbread house was a tad tacky. I did finish the gnomette, but have yet to take her picture. I'll show her next time, she's rather sweet, with crooked ears.
Also, just look at what's been on and off the lemon tree!
Yes, it's a bumper crop!
