Thank you for the wonderful responses.. I plan to watch a few YouTube videos as I may be confident to tackle something like this myself and my DH loves to make things out of wood too! Either way, I will be sure that it's framed and matted well considering it was made especially for me by my 82 year young mother! Definitely will get the non-glare glass - thank you Watson!
This is a pattern called Maggie the Messmaker and ironically there are so many references to each of our lives in this scene that she had to make it! It is definitely one of my favorites that she's made over the years. She has about 50 framed cross stitch pictures hanging in her home (most are very large Victorian style, Thomas Kinkaide, etc..) with the last count we added up a total of 90 or so that she's made including those given to family & friends. It's funny how she has the patience for Cross Stitch (I don't) and I love Quilting (she doesn't) and we both are always busy making something for one other
Oh - and she does sign each and every one so I will be returning it to her for her written blessing once it's framed.
Thank you all for looking and the wonderful feedback - I'll be busy this week deciding how to proceed!
Christine