The Start of IHSW

Bit of a short post, I've been at work every day this week and the stitching has suffered!  Last night I didn't even read any blogs which is my usual evening pastime and spent the time stitching instead.

It's the third full weekend of the year, so here's the start of the Discworld Mappe that I will be stitching this weekend:

I put up a "Guess what it is" post in the IHSW Facebook group and the answers have been very amusing.  From a snake to a mermaid to a bird who smokes too much.  No-one has guessed the correct answer which regular followers will know is - a flying heraldic hippo.  Obviously.

Maybe backstitch will make it clearer...

I haven't shown this next piece for a little while.  It's my Temperature SAL based on Hetti's design:

This takes us up to 16th July and we finally got some red in there, a high of 27 degrees Centigrade.  It has become obvious to me that temperatures in this neck of the woods are much lower than those inland.  It's the cooling sea breeze I guess.

Finally, the Summer Postcard Blog Hop has started!  The first card went out to Ariadne from Greece, so follow the link below and find out who sent the card to her. 

Ariadne from Greece

If you want to take part, just email me a photo of something you have stitched which is suitable as a postcard to a fellow stitcher along with a short message of the kind you write on a postcard.  I will forward the photo to another participant who shows it on their blog.  The photo can be anything Summer themed, beach themed, holiday themed, you get the idea!   It can be a new piece or something from your archives.