Tuesday, January 17, 2012

an incredible Random Act of Kindness

A mysterious envelope appeared in my mail today. Large and white, with my name and address hand-written on the outside, and no return address.

To say that I was intrigued by this would be an understatement. The envelope looked innocent enough, so I decided to open it...

I opened it and peeked inside. A sheaf of white paper, stapled in one corner. Cautiously I removed the papers, and...

Wonder of wonders--Loretta Spears' Mystery X--Fascination was in my hand!

Long out-of-print, and virtually unavailable ANYWHERE, and yet now, this wonderful chart sits next to me as I type this.

There was no note to identify the giver--but I sincerely hope that it is someone who reads my blog, as I wish to be able to express my gratitude for this gift. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I will think of you and your kindness with each stitch, and each time I look at the finished design.

I'm already planning a trip to my LNS to purchase canvas and floss as soon as possible. And yes, as soon as I have the supplies in hand I will be stitching this lovely chart--thanks to the kindness of a stranger.

There are no strangers, only friends we haven't met.

5 comments:

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

What a lovely surprise! I don't know if you want to know how it looks at the end or not, but two folks have just blog stitched this and I put links to their work plus photographs (with their permission) on the Loretta Spears blog I'm building. This is just in case you want to see what they did.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/mystery-10-fascination.html

Enjoy your treat!

Patches said...

It really is beautiful that good acts of kindness still exist.

Mouse said...

oooohhh isn't that lovely of someone :) I've just googled it to see what it looks like and its gorgeous :) love mouse xxxxx

Nicola said...

Oh you are so lucky I have been admiring this pattern for ages and have been following two pin pals progress on stitching this piece.

If you need a home for the pattern when you have finished .........

Mangogirl said...

wow! what a lovely surprise!