Modern Heirloom?

We take things for granted when we see them everyday don't we? I made this from a cross-stitch kit in 1999 as a celebration of the millennium. It took me 7 months to work and I withheld the last few stitches so that I could complete it as the date changed to 01.01.00. I had it professionally framed and it hangs in the hall. I haven't really looked at it for a long time - it's just 'there'- but visitors constantly remark on it. No blip for today - then I thought of this! click to large image to see the details and remember some of the important dates and people in our history.