Well I seem to have gone AWOL in Los Angeles - I mean I have always wanted to go to Disneyland and see LA but not in a bubble pack bag - I can think of more suitable forms of transport!

The long and the short of it is that my original package appears to have gone astray - the PO here tell me they can trace it as far as LA - I live in constant hope it will miraculously appear on Jane's doorstep before Number 2 parcel gets to her!!

I have been frantically stitching my topper for this RR and it is a sad effort compared to No 1 - I have also copied some of the charts I had copied previously and included some threads and the journal replacement - I just need another couple of days to put in the basic outline for all of you to follow and I can send it off to Jane by Tuesday/Wednesday. Katrina and Jane are working on a stitching schedule to fit in with this RR so I don't hold everyone up - thanks you two - and I will be pleased to wave goodbye to No 2 - I am not happy at the frantic stitching effort of the past few days to get this skeleton in the mail - I like things well planned and perfect and I feel this lies well short - the ugly duckling will be out my door this week and it won't be a moment too soon!