I’ve been sewing and knitting for donkey’s years and I think my favourite kind of stitching is needlepoint/tapestry, probably because it isn’t so hard on the eyes. Cross stitch often has me just about going cross-eyed but I couldn’t resist buying this book a few years back.

As you can see, I’ve just about finished the strawberry design which will be a reminder of summer for me. I have the teeniest wee alpine strawberries in my garden which grow all over the place. They taste lovely, that is if you can find them before the blackbirds do. The flavour is better than that of normal sized strawberries but I always think that they would be just perfect as a snack for a Borrower from the books by Mary Norton.