Another late post thanks to a 1.5 hour stitching session this evening, on top of the 3.5 hour stitching session this afternoon, and the 45 minutes this morning... The second and this shades of grey are now stitched, unless I missed a few stitches here and there like I did with the first shade, but now the design is looking les like abstract writing and more like what it actually is. Still not saying, since it's a surprise for a friend, but it is coming on. Still have all the background to stitch, but hopefully that won't prove too fiddly...