A stitch in time...

It has, my dears, been a most interesting time of late in many ways. Firstly, my two seamstress friends and I have enjoyed another of our sewing days, much to our collective delight. A day spent in stitching that resulted in another completed garment in a most becoming soft olive green. It has to be said that I am most proud of the achievement, for I have long remembered the comments of my sewing teacher at school and, it has to be said, dear souls, they were not glowing endorsements. 'Tis but for the patience and excellent teaching skills of my dear friend and colleague that I have achieved so much and for this I am most grateful. Thoughts have now turned to the next garment I can produce in return for my excellent tutor and thus much discussion has ensued over yarn weight, colour and pattern. Oh, the very joy in contemplating the next woollen and indeed, material garments really is quite palpable. 

I have also had the fascinating opportunity to undertake people watching at its finest, the interaction and interplay of characters and their personalities, in detail. Human beings really are fascinating and the minutiae of life really is quite something to behold and is something that will always interest me, having worked in this field for some years, in my early career.  There is, my dears, something to be said for being able to leave it all behind and shut one's door at the end of each day, dealing as one does with people on a daily basis. Some of life's simple pleasures are those of gaining one's sanctuary at the end of one's day and having one's close family and dear friends with which to throw off the professional mantle and be carefree. Oh, the joy of peace, quiet and sanctuary, with the sure fire love of one's near and dear one's,  however difficult the day job may seem. All part of life's rich tapestry, do you not agree. 

On a more exciting note, I have been the delighted recipient of a small parcel of a length of fabric that really is rather lovely. I am so excited at the prospect of producing another garment made with such a gorgeous fabric but, my dears, shall take the wise counsel of my learned seamstress friend before I finalise my pattern choice - one does not wish to attempt anything beyond one's fledgling experience, before advice and guidance is duly considered. Less haste, dear souls, less haste.