I stitched my first piece in 1982-1983.  I didn’t stitch again until I retired in 2016.  I’m now 72.  This piece was inspired by Richard Saja.  He stitches on Toile stitching only people that are part of a vingette, leaving the rest unstitched.  He turns people into clowns, monsters, etc.  I have chosen to stitch the entire vingette where I change things or add things that don’t belong to time or place.  The fabric is Waverly wool printed with the Toile pattern Idyllic Days.  I stitched with DMC Cotton Perle #5 throughout.  By the time I was done, I has a huge/deep callous on my thumb.