What's All This Then

 Yes, it is true, I am returning to my cross-stitch roots.

I never, though, had a keen needleminder like this time around.  It gets a little tricky with the metal spring part of the hoop.  I think everything's good to go and, whoop, the magnets and the metal do a little dance.  

The full design can't be revealed, as this will be a gift.  But I'll let you in on it as the work goes along.

Tap and I walked in a new place today, and found this bamboo grove.

Bamboo in Georgia?  Odd, but true.