A-Z Challenge - M is for.....

Good morning!

Today we reach the halfway milestone of this year's A-Z Challenge. Thanks for sticking with me, for looking, reading and/or commenting. Your continued support is very much appreciated.

So, for M we have:

Mayhem:
noun - violent or extreme disorder or chaos (in law it can also refer to deliberately injuring someone so that they are less able to retaliate, similar to maim)
origin - apparently early 16th century from the French mayhem, although only since the 19th century has it been used to describe disorder


It was not easy to find any "mayhem" charts but I did find:

Sorry About the Mess by Dimensions

Kitty Door Greeter by VeeandCo

Wonder Woman by Sue Cook (magazine chart)

My personal Ms include:
morning sickness - I suffered relentlessly with both pregnancies which is why I stopped at two children. I would have loved more but could not put myself through being that ill and hospitalised again. It was all worth though (or so my children tell me!)
musical theatre - I am a massive fan of musicals and musical theatre and, as mentioned yesterday, am particularly fond of ALW musicals. I haven't actually seen many live though; something I must rectify in my ageing years!


And my finished M project is:

Morning Song by Dimensions
(difficult to get a good picture)

This was my second ever cross stitch start and finish back in 1994. After stitching Midnight Elephant on black I decided to go for a chart on a paler background and, for some unknown reason, on the lower 11 count. Hence this is quite a big piece. I don't know how I managed it successfully, but I remember stitching directly from the colour chart without making a working copy and crossing off where I'd been. My brain definitely couldn't cope with that now!! Nor was I phased by the horrendous amount of backstitching involved; I just did it without a second thought. And no it's not an optical illusion, the inner mount has slipped. :(


Back tomorrow with a "fowl" (slight clue there) N.
Rachel x

PS I've reached another milestone today - this is my 250th blog post!! Wow, not bad for 25 months of blogging!