Move over Mary Wigham

 I had every intention to start on Mary Wigham until I read on Siobhan's blog (Thanks again Siobhan) that Emmanuelle was conducting a SAL on Mary Glover.  I could not resist.  So Mary Wigham has to wait for just a while longer.  I believe you can still register to partake in the SAL if you leave a comment on this post.

 Since there will be 1 over 1 stitching in a later section of the band, I thought I'd better go with 28ct Sand Cashel.  You know the old eyes.  I'm using DMC floss.  I am thinking of tea-dyeing the fabric after all the stitching is done. I think it'll make it look pretty old.  I'm trying to completed Part 2 this week.

CC & C to date.  A little slow for obvious reasons.

 On Monday, I bought a beginner fife in C.  It's like a flute but with a shriller tone.  It was displayed in the music shop window.  I used to play the recorder in school and thought a fife which has a different method of blowing would be more challenging.  Initially I couldn't even get a tone!  It was all air ... sigh ... I thought my lungs would collapse from all that blowing.  YouTube came to the rescue and I learnt how to blow with my embouchure on the lip plate etc.  I'm only now learning the fingering and notes slowly.  I'd like to play some Irish reels when I get better.  As my piano teacher used to scream at me ... practice practice practice!  I wonder if Jane Austen played the fife? Hmmm ....