Week Ending

Today I finished a little cross stitch piece from The Gift of Stitching electronic magazine, I Celebrate Even My Mistakes by Lynn Herzberg, July 2007. I added a few buttons and beads that weren't called for, but thought they helped fill it in a bit.

Did you see the lovely full moon earlier this week?

~Happy Stitching~
Charlene in SC.USA

Next Full Moon

A Wonderful Sight

December 12 — The Full Cold MoonSky watchers will be dazzled by an exceptionally high, bright, and large Moon. In fact, this Moon is 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full Moons this year. Why? The Moon is both in its full phase and at a point in its orbit that is nearest Earth, called its perigee. When these events occur together, the Moon is closer to Earth than usual. The effect? The Full Cold Moon will appear especially large near the horizon as the Sun sets. The Moon is also high at this time of year; when it's overhead (near midnight), it will light up the landscape. Take a magical stroll and see your world at night. You won't need a flashlight! The Old Farmers' Almanac

~Happy Stitching~
Charlene in SC

February 20, 2008 ~ Lunar Eclipse

These are not the greatest pictures and certainly don't do justice to the eclipse, but they're the best of about 100 I took! I only wish I had taken one after the event was over - this morning at about 6:00 dawning the moon was as bright as I've ever seen it.