Holy snot

I could have chosen another title. Something involving another sort of bodily fluid... hang on? Is that 'other sort of bodily fluid' actually a fluid? Well, let me tell you, in this case we're talking about fluids. But in order to keep things decent here, let me just say again, and in capital letters: HOLY SNOT.

We're home!!! But we're not better.

Turns out Pelle is suffering from more than 'just' an infection of his knee. His knee is nearly back to its elegant slimness, and it doesn't feel as hot anymore, but this afternoon, he became if not as ill as he was last week, then very nearly so. I called the hospital and they gave me some very interesting news. Apart from the tummy bug that has obviously been nagging him since last week, his blood tests show that he very likely suffers from Celiac Disease, which would explain all sorts of things about him, including the problems with his development. Please keep your fingers crossed for the poor little guy. If it turns out to be Celiac Disease all he has to do is follow a gluten-free diet for the rest of his life and he will probably feel a lot better soon! I'm not terribly well-informed on the subject, but I will keep you posted.

Now that I'm home I can show you some of the stitchy things I've been up to. First of all, Bea. Thank you all for telling me what you think about the colours. Now I know I will definitely use greens. Here's my progress so far (and the more perceptive among you will notice there's no green there yet):

Of course, me being me, I made a boo-boo in the left motif, but since I'd rather deep-fry my left pinky toe and eat it than frog anything, I found a way to keep it as it is without anyone ever noticing what I did and how I did it (and if you DO notice it: get a life!).

The next one I'm working on is Olde Shaker Tune by Homespun Elegance. I found this chart a couple of weeks ago at a REAL LIFE SHOP! Here! In The Netherlands! Amazing... Anyway, I found it and I had to start it, so I did:

The third project I started in the new year is something I'd been wanting to stitch since I first saw it stitched up by Su, years ago. Here's a pic:

Any idea what this is? Who the designer is and what the chart is called? If you do, leave a comment. The first one to guess correctly gets a hand-crafted giftie from moi. Harmien is excluded from this draw. She begged to know which project I had started, even at the risk of losing out on the stitched giftie. Now, she is either very interested in my stitchy endeavours, or she doesn't want any more of my stitching in her lovely house. Either way, Harmien, you're out!

I think I may go to bed now. I know, it's only seven in the evening, but since Pelle's been asleep since three this afternoon, I have a feeling I have a very interesting night ahead of me. Again, please send good thoughts for the little man. He really, really needs them! Thanks...