A Gift of Books

Books are such wonderful gifts and I was the recipient of not one but two books from friends.  

 A Book of Simple Living by Ruskin Bond was sent by a dear friend. She sees my life mirrored in the stories in this book and I must say she's right.
You can open the book at any page and start reading, the stories are more detailed observations and advise which springs from experience.
 
Let me share what I found on page 30.

'The smallest insect in the world is a sort of firefly and its body  is only a fifth of a millimetre long.One can only just see it with the naked eye.Almost like a speck of dust, yet it has perfect little wings and little combs on its legs for preening itself.

That is perfection.'

The second book is from a friend who is a foodie, enjoys my cooking and sends me recipes. He knows I like Bengali food and has brought Mutton Kosha all the way from Bangalore.
I have yet to get started on The Calcutta Cook Book but it's my type of cook book it has stories about the food along with the recipes.
I must add some simple dishes from this book to my repertoire and I'll have a Bengali to critique the results so I can hone my skills of preparing Bengali cuisine.

I hope you have something interesting to read. Have a great weekend.

1 year of Stitches at the end of February

After the 17th of February I didn't find time to do any stitching, not until the 25th.

 25th February 2017. A Woven Wheel.

26th February 2017. Love the circular puffy structure of the Woven Wheel and I couldn't stop at one so I went ahead and made a few more. Looks like the flowers of the Acacia tree which is in bloom and visible from our deck.Like little powder puffs.

27th February 2017. Couldn't think of how to connect or embellish the woven wheels so I decided to start on a butterfly.
There are a number of butterflies to be seen in the Lamb's Rock area where I live so I decided a couple of butterflies should be featured.

 28th February 2017. The place I live in is very popular for those interested in butterflies.On weekends you'll find camera toting enthusiasts peering into bushes and lying flat on their stomachs to get a shot of these delicate creatures.This is the first of two.