Cross-stitch initial cushions

These are some cushions I embroidered with my parents' initials a few years ago (hehe, when I was into cross-stitch a while back...)  and sewed up the cushion covers with some gathered broderie anglaise edging.  I think on the backs I sewed proper little fold-over closures with buttonholes and cute pearly buttons; but I forgot to turn over the cushions when I was taking this photo to refresh my memory...  Mum and Dad pay me the honour of having them permanently sitting on their bed, and I love the all-white embroidered and belgian lace bedlinen they have here... but then the all-white look is my favourite decorating style.  As well as in clothing... but I'm told white doesn't suit me so I shouldn't wear it so much.  Apparently I should stick to ivory or beige.

On my walk this morning; below, the first signs of spring?  Seems incredible but there it is.
Truthfully I am sick of winter.  More accurately, I'm sick of the cold, we are still so desperate for rain.  My friend J was telling me how they may turn their sheep loose into the crops because the growth has been so pathetic they may as well utilise it for sheep feed... a bad situation.  She's measured that they've had all of 127mm of rain this winter (non-metric people, that's about 5 inches) and everything is as dry as a bone, keeping fingers crossed for a wetter spring...