Orion Rising

It's still dark when I leave the house at about 6:15 to go to work, and the past few clear mornings I've looked up and seen the constellation Orion high in the early morning sky.  Orion was the first constellation I learned to identify -- the three stars in his "belt" make him easy to spot -- and he's a winter constellation.  So even though looking up and seeing him in the sky is almost like seeing an old friend, it's also a little depressing because Orion's arrival means that winter isn't far behind.

 

I've actually been doing a little stitching.  I've haven't worked on Salina Dunwoody in several weeks, but I thought I'd share the latest progress with you.  I'm close to finishing the hated alphabet bands, so I'm planning to work on her for a little while this evening.  I'm also working the border as I go; that's my preferred stitching plan when it comes to borders because otherwise I find them soooo boooorrrring!

I've been making some pretty good progress on the little Christmas rose pin cushion.  You can kind of judge the size from the picture, using the needles for scale.  Love the colors in this one!

Finally, I was digging through the stash, looking for other smalls to work on, when I came across this piece:

It's a bookmark kit that I bought on some long ago trip to London, and I'd begun stitching the pavilion before I laid it aside and got distracted by other things.  I think it's about time I finished it, so I've been putting in a few stitches here and there.

DH has been off this weekend and he and I are both off tomorrow, so we'll get the rare luxury of spending three days in a row together -- nice!

Wishing everyone a good week and happy stitching!