Further progress

As you can see, there have been a few more additions to the pillow cover.  There are two sailboats, along with a fence with flowers (all done using cross stitch on waste canvas).  I also added a pretty trim along one of the water seams (thank you Pam!!). 

I thought this poem, written by my mother, dated 1941 (while she was in the tuberculosis hospital)  rather fits the theme of my pillow cover...

White caps set on a stormy lake

Beneath a sky of grey,

A sea gull stirred by the moving wind

Sails smoothly across the bay.

A sailboat set by a cool green shore

Rocks heavily in the breeze

And the bright red hues of autumn leaves

Are showing in the trees.

While here I lie on a bed so dull

But in my heart a ray.

I dream of the day when my love and I

In our ship of dreams will sway.

I know the ship may sometimes toss

As the waters roughly roll,

But I'll feel secure, with the one I love,

And hold within my soul.