I am baaaack

It seemed so difficult to come in to post even a short comment.  The longer I was away, the easier it became to put it off.  But I am back, at least for now. 

This is just a little teaser.  It is from an exchange gift.  I will show you the completed project when the recipient has it. 

I have been stitching, just not taking pictures.  I have been giving myself the excuse that the sun is not out so the light is not good.  That is true; we have had a lot of gray, rainy days lately. 

This is a little project I have been working on.  I think that I need to make some more parts for it.  For now, this is what I have accomplished.  After I added the first picture, I decided I needed to show you the backs of the thread winders because the paper is so wonderfully colorful. 

In addition, I began working on a baptismal banner for a friend.  The baby will be born in about a month so I have to get busy.  I began it last night and will show you progress when there is a little more to see. 

Yesterday we worked in the garden.  I still have winter cover on the iris.  Out weather has been so strange.  We had such warm temperatures earlier in the spring that I took some of the winter cover off.  Then we had temperatures below freezing.  We tried to protect the iris but unfortunately it looks like we will have a sparse bloom.  Just the same, I will enjoy every iris.  The daffodils were unbelievable this spring; I think it was because the winter was so relatively mild.