Wednesday 5 September 2007

Finally Some Pictures!

Finally, something to show you! I'm trying to vaguely stick to my rota, so Tuesday is Awake the Dawning Day - I've now finished all the vines around the house, along with the eyelets, flowers and grapes. I didn't quite manage to finish the first bird before my eyes fluttered in fatigue on the couch last night, so this is where I've got to (sorry for the crooked photo):


We're in the middle of a tube strike in London - which is making my commute to work much longer. Instead of a 15-minute journey on the tube, I am now faced with queueing (that's the polite way of saying, elbows out and barging) for a bus, or else walking for 45 minutes from Paddington station to my work. Yesterday, I elected the bus option, and discovered that it also takes 45 minutes, and you have the added bonus of being squashed in like a sardine as the bus meanders slowly from one bus stop to the next. Today, I walked.
The hunt for a place to stay at the weekend is not going well - the only place I've found that agreed that they did have some rooms also (thankfully) let me know that they had a wedding booked for the weekend, and that it was likely to be a rowdy one. So, the search goes on...
Happy stitching all and thanks for dropping by!

8 comments:

Annemarie said...

I love the sampler that you're doing!
Good luck on finding a nice and quiet place to stay. Good luck, also with the tube strike. Every time I see it on the news I think 'so what, doesn't bother me' (sheepish grin), but from now on I'll keep my fingers crossed taht it's over soon :o)

Sharon said...

Your wip looks great. I hope you can find a place to stay and relax in.

Mindi said...

Wow! I must have missed a progress picture on Awake a Dawning Day, its really looking gorgeous. Good luck dealing with the tube strike, I hope it doesn't last long.

Hazel said...

Great wip! Its still in my stash lol! The strikes sound bad. My dh is on his way there now. xx

Dani - tkdchick said...

What a beautiful piece, I've never seen it before!

Urgh what a nightmare a transit strike!

Lennu said...

Your WIP looks beautiful! Good luck for searching a place to stay for the weekend, your plans sound good :)

Cheryl said...

I love this piece you're stitching! Seen it on a few blogs, it's so pretty. I heard about the tube strikes, used to live not far from London myself so know what a nightmare that must have been!

Sue said...

Awake the Dawning Day is coming along beautifully ;)