Some random pictures tonight and some food for thought.

Wendy took this first picture; she calls it ‘the hands of the hand photographer.’ Lilia is our youngest embroiderer at the sessions, although she isn’t working on the jacket. She’s been fetching and carrying, generally helping, has taken photos of all the embroiderers’ hands at work, and has been getting embroidery lessons from Wendy. We’ve already signed her up to stitch on some of the 2000+ sequins.

Here she has almost finished the keepsake needle book generously donated to each embroiderer, every session, by Tokens & Trifles. The motifs on the needle book are adapted from one of Plimoth Plantation’s 17^th century samplers.

Then we have two photos of Carolyn’s oval lace pillow. She brought it for show & tell at the October session, when she came to have a lace strategy session with Robbin, Tricia, Wendy and me.

Lastly, something to think about. When I asked last session’s embroiderers what we (me, Plimoth Plantation, etc) could do to encourage more embroiderers to become involved in the project, one of the first answers was “mention the food.” Herewith, Marcia’s menu for the first day of the October session:

Morning snack: yogurt honey biscuits, ginger buns with cherry jam, orange marmalade, butter and/or cream cheese; fresh fruit (pineapple and grapes today).

Lunch: Chicken parmesan OR eggplant parmesan sandwiches, both on sour cream rolls; spinach curried salad; cranberry rum cake.

Afternoon snack: anise biscotti, coco-chewy scotch bars (these caused a small war when I brought a couple home); apple butter spice squares; orange chocolate drops.

Supper: Baked ham; Minnie’s Macaroni & Cheese (words cannot explain how good this is); herbed green beans; mini raised biscuits; chocolate moon pie.

Marcia’s meals and snacks have become legendary among the volunteer embroiderers, to the point where we are planning a collection of them. Wendy’s typing them up as we speak.