"The ayes have it"

One of the benefits of having a 16 year old in the house revising for her GCSEs is that every time that I insist that she sits quietly in the kitchen working for an hour, I also can sit quietly working for an hour! So, progress is being made on both fronts. Mind you, I'm glad that it isn't me doing the GCSEs. I hated it all those years ago (about 50) and certainly wouldn't enjoy it now.

In contrast, I am enjoying my blackwork. Feeling my way around the creases of the eyes ...............