Another Dragon

This Compass Rose Dragon is a delightful little stitch.  For one thing, it is nice to stitch on 28 ct every so often.  There's no need for my magnifying lamp and I can take the stitching outdoors or to work for lunch time stitching.  At this time of year, it is ever so pleasant to stitch on the patio.  And then there is the fact that I have always liked the soft blue green colorway of the DMC 500-504 family of floss that is used in this piece.  It is a very easy stitch, almost elementary, really.  A no brainer and a welcome relief after the fussy shading of Cafe du Monde and the demanding specialty stitching of The English Band Sampler.  Progress is rapid.

I spent two hours stitching this Wednesday morning before work and another half an hour at my lunch break.  Of course, there wasn't much time for stitching in the evening since the annual parish ministry team dinner took up most of the evening.  I really wasn't very much in the mood for it since, this year, the words team and Christian didn't really seem to apply to everyone.  One of the deacons has been engaging in some rather nasty back-biting and sabotaging of others.  But, of course, that's not the pastor's fault and when he so generously invites us [and our spouses] to gather for a meal, we should all come.  I did resist the urge to kick the offending deacon under the table and was on my best behavior.  But I'd really rather have been at home stitching.  I am taking back some over-contract hours that I worked and will have the rest of the day off today.  I hope to get all caught up with my housework leaving the next three days free for a stitching marathon.