My Granny do cross stich, my mom does, my aunties does, my sister does. Now I do! So amazing to me to keep stitching and patiently wait the outcome of it. Those blooming orchids up there is something that took about one month to finish (as i am a beginner). When I did it, I did it for four hours non-stop, really can't stop it. I got mistakes on color column counting and i had to unstitch the fails and start again.
check out  these free cross stitch pattern. I have some pattern books and I know how hard it is to find it on this decade! Find the tools and let's do it!