Buddha…how old are you? yes I know that it is very impolite to ask your age….

Lotus lanterns have been hung in preparation for Buddha’s birthday in Seoul, Korea.

A man prays under lotus lanterns that have been tagged with prayer petitions in a Buddhist temple in South Korea.

This canvas is a Sandra Gilmore design. The words have been beaded and last you saw it, I was beading the lotus and working on the bakcground..

The background and the lotus are finished and now to stitch Buddha. As much as I really want to finish this, I will not get back to it for awhile. I think too for about the 12th time… but who’s counting? I have changed my mind on the thread for Buddha. For today anyway I am going to try Kreinik #4 086C or is 088C? Well it’s one of those discontinued cord numbers and I have 5 spools, but of more than 1 dyelot, so I need to see if I can match them up first.

For everyone who is aking well what about Leigh’s Holly Hills Russian Santa? well I’m getting there….I really have 4 of about 12 or so models, but again who’s counting? That I aboslutely have to make some more headway with. I have done absolutely no, nada, zip, zilch, none, not a lick of stitching this week, between the heat and the fires and finishing up my magazine work…

That’s my excuse and I sticking with it!

Even Mooch is in the Buddha state of mind…

Happy Birthday Buddha!

and here is my Buddha kitty sitting in a box that is way too small for her! but she does look cute.

and until next time…keep on stitching