Freedom & Courage counted thread sampler Like many Americans of a

Like many Americans of a certain age

Second in our American Flag Series

I ran across a quote by Thucydides recently that essentially said the secret to happiness is freedom and the secret to freedom is courage

E Pluribus Unum—Out of Many

The model was stitched in The Gentle Art’s Simply Wool threads on 36 count Mayflower linen by Fox & Rabbit

Freedom & Courage counted thread sampler Like many Americans of aI ran across a quote by Thucydides recently that essentially said the secret to happiness is freedom and the secret to freedom is courage. It occurred to me that so much of our freedom rides on the back of the courage of others, which we all too often take for granted. And, in taking the courage of others for granted, we often forget that we must be courageous ourselves. So in the midst of those musings, this little pattern was born. The entire