Gifts of Grace Block 1

I've finished the first block of the Gifts of Grace BOM. I love it and I'm learning. It looks better in person than it does in the photo. The beads I used on the flower stems and the bottom wing absolutely sparkle in person. It adds a  lot. I've never filled in letters before like in the word Peace. It looks like it was done on an embroidery machine when you see it up close. But I don't use too long a strand of floss cause I don't want it knotting up on me, and I'd get so close to the end that I'd really pull to finish the letter with that one strand. I need to not pull so hard and start a second strand so that it doesn't get so crinkly. But it, too, looks better in person. I'm starting on Block 2 now. By the way if you love butterflies you are a Lepidopterist. I never knew that. I just got an email notice that Lepidopterist's would love these old books about butterflies that Abe's Books has for sale.

I think Ben Affleck was just doing circuits in a helicopter over the house. DH saw him out at our local airport this morning in the passenger seat of a helicopter. He got a picture so we're going to try to blow it up - not literally - and see if we can make sure it was him. I was going to get a big, big, piece of cardboard and write "HI BEN" with a Sharpie but it's cloudy today so I couldn't even see the helicopter. That sound sure is annoying when you can't see anything. The only other time we hear helicopters is if the police are playing with theirs or if there's a Search and Rescue going on. It wasn't up there long enough for it to be either of those.

Not much else going on. I was going to go to the Maundy Thursday service tonight but I haven't been feeling well the last couple of days. I think I have a mild flu. I had a flu shot but that doesn't mean you won't get it at all.