I have finally been able to find some stitching time.  The last few months have been a trial, it must be said.  I have been meaning to try out some crewel work for some time now and have been building up a stash of Appleton's wool.  Some members of the household weren't as enthusiastic about my attention being on the embroidery, and attempted to fight for some lap space.I'm working on a crewel kit that I found on eBay - an old Elsa Williams pattern of a squirrel and some pine cones.  It's great fun, I'm really loving working with wool.