It's no secret that long stitch can be quite relaxing. Long (haha) before I had children, I made a tapestry of native Australian flowers. I recently found it and took it out of its wrapping paper. When I moved in with Happy-Husband I hid my long stitch tapestry. I guess I didn't want him to think I was an old spinster sitting at home in front of the television after work crafting away... which of course I was... well except the old bit.Upon unveiling it to the family (yes it's been in hiding that long), Happy-Hubby smiled politely (sometimes it's better not to ask them what they;re thinking), and the girls were rather intrigued. We talked briefly about what the flowers were and how Mummy had made it. Then they started to touch it, and I did a quick "defensive-crafter" maneuver and whipped it back into hiding, terrified that the hard work of all those long lonely nights would come unraveling in no time.
Dreams change, priorities too, but it's nice to touch a bit of personal history and remember when... perhaps in a couple more years my preschoolers are 'big' school kids, I'll be brave enough to pull the tapestry back out, and hand them their own needle and thread. It's a nice thought.
Enjoy your weekends people, and keep dreaming. x
PS - For those of you who wondered what wattle looks like, when i posted the make your floral emblem post, the picture above won't help, because the glory of the plant has again been simplified into a number of yellow dots!
