An Unexpected Gift

I received a box in the mail.

Inside, carefully packed was something quite unexpected.

It was a gift. A surprising gift. A note was attached.

 

The second-to-last sentence is the operative one.

 

After the final unwrapping, I burst out laughing.

 

This is needlepoint!

And expertly, perfectly framed. I mean, even the back is stunning! I love the blue.

Do I really swear that much? BAD Ross!

I had zero idea that the gift was in the making. A century from now, after I am long gone, this may turn up in flea market and somebody will think: Huh???????? And they will, of course, buy it.

Thank you, Tammy!

 

 

13 Comments

  1. mlaiuppa on May 11, 2024 at 9:08 pm

    That is perfect for you and the Cross House (and the Carriage House too). And the colors are also perfect.

    I think it might be counted Cross stitch, which makes it doubly appropriate for the Cross House.

    • Barb Sanford on May 17, 2024 at 1:24 pm

      It IS cross stitch! That makes it doubly hilarious. Good eye!

    • Kim Beierlein on May 18, 2024 at 11:06 am

      Yes! What an inspiring GIFT, inspiring invigorating is the lead here, you go Ross!

  2. Dan Goodall-Williams on May 12, 2024 at 5:46 am

    This is fantastic. Don’t we all wish that we lived right near the Cross house so we could help Ross.

  3. Marcia on May 12, 2024 at 7:48 am

    Fabulous! What a terrific gift. Can’t help but think there needs to be a companion piece….Squee!

    • Ross on May 12, 2024 at 11:37 am

      HA! You’re right, Marcia!

  4. Susy Hammond on May 12, 2024 at 9:09 am

    Perfect!!!! You do have many adoring fans who DO delight in your posts and commiserate when things aren’t quite as wonderful. That is a wonderful gift, and you SO deserve it. Thanks for cheering up our lives.

  5. Patty D on May 12, 2024 at 10:42 am

    Love it! I have always wanted to own an older home to renovate so I have lived your dream vicariously – yep, the squees and the fucks! And to actually tour the Cross House this April – amazing! I’m still smiling. Thanks for everything, Ross!

  6. Brian A on May 12, 2024 at 3:08 pm

    I burst out laughing, too! Now the question is, where will you hang it? It would certainly make for a conversation piece in the octagon bedroom, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Seems like it belongs in a room where everything has, at some point, gone wrong.

  7. tiffaney jewel on May 12, 2024 at 10:49 pm

    Tammy, you are just the best.

  8. Candy on May 13, 2024 at 8:17 am

    It can officially be said that Tammy does indeed give a fuck.

  9. Leigh on May 13, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Hahaha Candy! Thank you, Tammy for giving lots of f***s. Excellent Cross stitch for the the Cross House. (Thanks mlaiuppa.)

  10. Arkay on May 17, 2024 at 3:53 pm

    It’s not a word I favor, but that is hilarious and so completely apt. Tammy’s very talented; the entire design is just beautiful. I look forward to where it finally hangs.

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