Report From a Blustery Day

My goodness did we have wind today!  There's a large oak tree in front of the house and when the wind blows it brushes against the siding and makes the most dreadful racket.  I took the cats to the vet this morning and drove through little whirlwinds of leaves.  And yes, you read that correctly, I took the cats, as in both of them.  I've never taken them both at the same time before, but it actually worked out very well.  I had them in separate carriers but took them into the exam room together.  Timothy, Mr. Social Butterfly, wandered around and looked out the window, then settled down with his feet tucked under him and waited for his new best friend the vet.  Mimi wasn't quite as thrilled with the whole situation and stayed under the chair until it was her turn.

I haven't been doing much stitching, but I wanted to show you the stitches in the Tapestry Sampler.  This first picture shows some of the bargello work and petit point, but the diagonally-stitched area with the blue thread coming off it is cross stitch with 2 strands of DMC (on 24 count!)

More bargello and petit point:

There will be another pear to the right of this bit, then another section like the first bargello.  The white stitches around the pear are kind of an open basket-weave stitch; I believe the designer called it "dotted Swiss stitch".  It's a nice contrast to the petit point.

More petit point, some satin stitch and some herringbone:





I'm glad I remembered this piece and pulled it out.  I like the design and I like the earth tones.  It'll be fun.

Happy stitching to everyone!