New start

I'm absolutely nuts about ancient Egypt. Heaven and Earth Designs has a beautifully design Egyptian Temple and of course I had to have it. I knew I will stitch it some day, some day not to soon. Well, soon came sooner that I thought. Yesterday I decided to keep Kelly company in frustration so here they are, my first 261 (of 143,125) very tiny stitches of Egyptian Temple:

Not much to look at... but this is how it will look when done:

And that's not all. After those mini stitches, that you can hardly see I worked a little on the Tiger:

Wasn't the best choice of relaxation for my eyes. From extremely small to confetti... Thank goodness for the 24, the show came on and that was the and of my stitching.

How was your weekend?

Mine was fabulous! The weather was good (a little cold but the sun was shining and the sky was blue), the food was excellent and I had a great company. As a grandma-in training I coloured Easter eggs (I haven’t done that in the last ten years). I watch some Easter movies, a little of Jesus Christ Superstar (love the music), King of Kings, Jesus and the first part of new Ben-Hur. Three times I saw Jesus being crucified and three times he has risen again. And I was stitching a little on the Tiger. It is going much slower that I expected, I think just because there is tons of confetti stitches.

Swans are back!

Even though the snow is still on the ground and temperatures are below freezing point we have first signs of spring: the return of the swans (and other waterfowl).  As they head to their nesting grounds further north, the birds gather by the hundreds at M'Clintock Bay on Marsh Lake just minutes from my house. The bay is the first open water in the region and offers them easy access to food. During the peak of the migration (usually mid- to late-April) as many as 2,600 swans have been counted at Swan Haven (I love this name!).