my needlepoint

Since last summer when I had to make big changes in my life, I have become increasingly absorbed in NEEDLEPOINT. I love following the colors and varying stitches where appropriate and I get enormous satisfaction from watching the images/pictures emerge in thread! Some of my finished canvases are pictured below!

A smiling koi, and many colors in the dragonfly, butterfly and lily are enhanced by purple and pink mats and a bamboo frame. 

Leaves of gold and purple bargello background offset delicate pink flowers on this kimono. 

Mt. Fuji - the blue sky is velvet thread and the snow sparkles at the top of the mountain. 

My southwestern lizard. 

One of my SEVEN small kimonos, this uses a silk overdyed thread for the background. 

I love DRAGONFLIES. Note the stitch details in the water, and the sparkly thread on the wings. 

This is called "counted needlepoint" and the design is "Celtic Knot". The medallion in the center is made of Femo. 

Notice the detail on the flowers' leaves! 

I love stitching KIMONOS! This is the largest one I have done. The white bird is stitched in velvet thread! 

Last month, I went to Orange County, New York to attend my daughter-in-law Fran's "graduation" from a registered dietitian program. This has been Fran's dream for a long time and the family is VERY proud of her. The ceremony and seeing her deep emotion at having really done it, both moved me greatly.

While I was there, I also spent the day in my daughter Sarah's first grade classroom. She is a natural teacher and the children simply adore her. Below are a lot of pictures of her and her class.
I am very proud of Sarah and of Fran for their accomplishments, and my son Dan, who at nearly 32, has been the sergeant of the town police force for 3+ years already and is more than halfway to the required 20 years for an excellent pension!

I also had a wonderful walk with my friend Tedi in "my" woods at Goosepond State Park. What a delicious form of "re-creation".

Now I'm home and the first named tropical storm of 2006 is heading our way. May it NOT be a sign of the severity of the season to come!

sarah in action 

describing words