Nov 18, 2011

OH, HOW I LOVE A TREE

This beauty is called The Tree Speaks, and it's by Carriage House Samplings. I fell in love with the sentiment expressed thusly:

I am the beam that holds your house
I am the heat of your hearth on cold winter nights
I am the board of your table
the handle of your hoe
the door of your home
the wood of your cradle
the timber of your boat
My fruits quench your thirst
as you journey on
Come rest in my shade

Isn't that the coolest? According to the chart, the design was inspired by a verse called "Friend of Man, The Tree Speaks" that the designer's father-in-law admired on a plaque in his aunt's home in Pittsburgh.

Guess we all know what I'll be doing today....

Happy Weekend, everybody! Woo Hoo!
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8 comments:

  1. BethNovember 18, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    You have such great taste in needlework. Wishing you a superb weekend!

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  2. The Knitting Cross StitcherNovember 18, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    That is a wonderful verse and a lovely design.Happy stitching:)

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  3. UnknownNovember 18, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    What a lovely sentiment! Enjoy stitching this - can's wait to see your progress.

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  4. MelanieNovember 18, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Really looking forward to your progress on this. I have this in my stash and just the same as yourself it was the verse that caught my eye first.

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  5. LoriUNovember 18, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    HEY! Where is our picture of Thanksgiving framed???

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  6. RuthNovember 18, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    That is a perfect verse -- happy weekend!

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  7. KaisievicNovember 19, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Oh, I have seen this design before - it is lovely. Good luck with it.

    Hugs, Kaye xoxox

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  8. StitchinowlNovember 19, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I haven't seen this CHS pattern before - lovely verse. I look forward to seeing your WIP.

    Carolyn

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