Sideways

 I made a mental list of things I wanted to do on the second day of the New Year.

And not a single bloody thing was accomplished. Unfortunately, Dearly Beloved also made a list of things to be accomplished on the second day of the New Year, and every single one of them interfered with what I wanted to do. As most of them were things I had been gently requesting that he do (the phrase "nagging the hell out of me" was used a number of times), I got out of his way.

There are times when I wonder how we've stayed married for 48 1/2 years.

Anyway, when peace finally reigned over the kingdom, I decided to forget the list and reward myself for endless patience and stitch for what was left of the evening.

And part of that was sideways.

The Queen stitches on the bud on the left are worked horizontally. They are sideways. RST 1779, what are you doing to me?

I thought the easiest thing to do was hold the frame sideways and work the Queens the way I normally do. This might have worked if the frame weren't large and heavy. It came unbalanced and bonked me on the head a couple of times.

So, I pondered and studied and decided it is possible to work Queens sideways. And so I did.

Which means I did accomplish something on the second day of the New Year, even if it wasn't on my mental list.