tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47245417972055260622024-03-18T22:06:28.427+00:00Sew many yarnsLyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.comBlogger1044125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-5586882496032355032024-03-17T19:26:00.001+00:002024-03-17T19:38:27.795+00:00A birthday trip away, a castle, birdwatching and a fabric shop.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Friday was John's birthday and so we headed for our favourite hotel in Somerset to celebrate. We left earlier than usual because we wanted to visit Nunney Castle which is near Frome. The journey from home was wet and therefore tiring. We needed windscreen wipers on and after a while the noise of their motor starts to give me a headache. Once we had turned off the motorway the rain started to ease and by the time we reached the castle it had stopped.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Nunney castle is a medieval castle at Nunney and was built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare. It is a moated castle and it's design may have been influenced by the design of French castles. It was remodelled in the 16th Century but was besieged and damaged by the parliamentarians in 1645. The castle is now a ruin maintained by English Heritage and is a tourist attraction. Whilst we visited the castle the sun decided to shine and the sky was blue.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qy1d788wMG_UCdeUNC_gxg5KtN3NMnESlVcPuBShkwwKIHXxnijVLCPxuuQbHApHd_O3dHBdH1lWU5rRi5RyBYcy4ZioElUeWFL6KRnyPCbANg3NNm567_KIc7wS4pMHBoSchREpY5nfKGI0581DZgcxwShvEgF7M9kQ5_XpiFYef0YtY6Mu__ExBztE/s4000/IMG20240315142912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qy1d788wMG_UCdeUNC_gxg5KtN3NMnESlVcPuBShkwwKIHXxnijVLCPxuuQbHApHd_O3dHBdH1lWU5rRi5RyBYcy4ZioElUeWFL6KRnyPCbANg3NNm567_KIc7wS4pMHBoSchREpY5nfKGI0581DZgcxwShvEgF7M9kQ5_XpiFYef0YtY6Mu__ExBztE/w480-h640/IMG20240315142912.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>We started our visit by walking all round the outside of the moat. There was a Little Egret that moved as we got close to it plus several mallards who kept their heads tucked in and carried on snoozing. As we walked round we saw this old barn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEuNh4ZS9OzpwDMDjCuNRzql7ahI-q9lKQNv8mCbGkTsm5Z3JNoA3NyEOlpZN4FYeef1y5Ng0pqRP3lnHKjBBjL-B7UfQk1rNRj5yEz8YpFMQXxMoGF_nX6dv95Rf3n2d_Jl4e_B0bC5I99CppkC32NsQa9NN5tg25DvsxNi6i24rq7hcxofr07Iy4r6H/s4000/IMG20240315142640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEuNh4ZS9OzpwDMDjCuNRzql7ahI-q9lKQNv8mCbGkTsm5Z3JNoA3NyEOlpZN4FYeef1y5Ng0pqRP3lnHKjBBjL-B7UfQk1rNRj5yEz8YpFMQXxMoGF_nX6dv95Rf3n2d_Jl4e_B0bC5I99CppkC32NsQa9NN5tg25DvsxNi6i24rq7hcxofr07Iy4r6H/w640-h480/IMG20240315142640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We crossed the moat by the wooden drawbridge which is firmly fixed.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdBeuTuSP1Ca-TuP5Dh_P55JvnLt1GD4_svsMJHjDXh8mGY4zMupPi92huQ6lzo9dsmCYKHeEPg1qlmvEEmdTht2b_v0kycsDrDYfrHyScGvUH0y8kxfZZ1xFVPWyd1EGYQDStM8KnVAFXXsuJYdpj-PSEgBdjth8BkNWuG9fvRoyj9XkPfOyVQqEzuJi/s4096/IMG20240315142548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdBeuTuSP1Ca-TuP5Dh_P55JvnLt1GD4_svsMJHjDXh8mGY4zMupPi92huQ6lzo9dsmCYKHeEPg1qlmvEEmdTht2b_v0kycsDrDYfrHyScGvUH0y8kxfZZ1xFVPWyd1EGYQDStM8KnVAFXXsuJYdpj-PSEgBdjth8BkNWuG9fvRoyj9XkPfOyVQqEzuJi/w480-h640/IMG20240315142548.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The keep is now badly damaged but inside you can get a good idea of the design of the castle. All 4 towers are still standing with the damage being to the walls. The castle originally had several floors but none of them remain but you can see where the floors would have been.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFUoamMicKOnYjctK2RhghGwOuECk2WgRTig5CYLA3z84IpS-mTX02904HU-Jdbo3dvuADqz-P7IIUX4ahIvdewEFuUx2SeEgwBDqmlXqXFVy2xnDVuUyG6pIPAqMfFK9O5sUHCW7lQ6eqJYnKj4wQqHp3seUNyYcFdccIzbUCU5wX5c1HCSZSR6ziYCM/s4000/IMG20240315142323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFUoamMicKOnYjctK2RhghGwOuECk2WgRTig5CYLA3z84IpS-mTX02904HU-Jdbo3dvuADqz-P7IIUX4ahIvdewEFuUx2SeEgwBDqmlXqXFVy2xnDVuUyG6pIPAqMfFK9O5sUHCW7lQ6eqJYnKj4wQqHp3seUNyYcFdccIzbUCU5wX5c1HCSZSR6ziYCM/w480-h640/IMG20240315142323.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">John stood in the main doorway while I took the photo from the drawbridge. It isn't a very imposing entrance to the castle. There has been a lot of rain recently and there was plenty of mud and puddles</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfskqzXDCHVsI7M6jcTS8Syh6Ny0Hmrr2-qRR84Uc2KSCP2oBI5PZxiR6lvnyH8de3xPnJTFp4rYlEG5DZvBGc710LpTlM6TTmSAjUUo-l1jslTsADrjGnJFoFPxxFioBlKtby-E8nzwiiqPotwAViCiLfXjiQrWf1zQzMM4hOaArPcaYhAxzw-3te4U81/s4000/IMG20240315142518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfskqzXDCHVsI7M6jcTS8Syh6Ny0Hmrr2-qRR84Uc2KSCP2oBI5PZxiR6lvnyH8de3xPnJTFp4rYlEG5DZvBGc710LpTlM6TTmSAjUUo-l1jslTsADrjGnJFoFPxxFioBlKtby-E8nzwiiqPotwAViCiLfXjiQrWf1zQzMM4hOaArPcaYhAxzw-3te4U81/w480-h640/IMG20240315142518.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">From one of the windows you could see the local village church so we decided to visit.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4eerE7shOxDajviA1kzS4fJbjqqrvY1aShSXLfThsltvW4DwqifKU0nd-g2laa6tzuElGMQkCiWD5w4421scqZML6DbyZZZLK5NKvNcRp3uC91RkWQynKgztWgZDS7P01mLvo28X4xm1ONst-YUM7oRyGyujyY1av7a4ueGnTUumyR-xqvXlgkl7G7m1/s4000/IMG20240315142240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4eerE7shOxDajviA1kzS4fJbjqqrvY1aShSXLfThsltvW4DwqifKU0nd-g2laa6tzuElGMQkCiWD5w4421scqZML6DbyZZZLK5NKvNcRp3uC91RkWQynKgztWgZDS7P01mLvo28X4xm1ONst-YUM7oRyGyujyY1av7a4ueGnTUumyR-xqvXlgkl7G7m1/w480-h640/IMG20240315142240.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We crossed a wooden bridge over Nunney Brook to get to the church.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMv_8Af_vkAiGKsniw-InZo_fufNxf-yPRggsIYIvf9IDbKbGxOc8iuPQbfMOnpCdeIB736e1DfS4pFZFUMRXpJFN2owCM2kKiIag5_X93jcDFFR4KY4YjIZCcPaOsnpazxNJpOKA-UvgxzBIw9lxT3LTvttfuaQ63BUEO7zxAi1ZJXvyQxh7ghtp-Ye9/s4000/IMG20240315143045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMv_8Af_vkAiGKsniw-InZo_fufNxf-yPRggsIYIvf9IDbKbGxOc8iuPQbfMOnpCdeIB736e1DfS4pFZFUMRXpJFN2owCM2kKiIag5_X93jcDFFR4KY4YjIZCcPaOsnpazxNJpOKA-UvgxzBIw9lxT3LTvttfuaQ63BUEO7zxAi1ZJXvyQxh7ghtp-Ye9/w640-h480/IMG20240315143045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The church is a listed building dating from the 12th century. In the porch there was this pretty metal flower display.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-zdQlL6BT7BZeZKEJhZaLsN5VI8TojdvN4O8RoLS9zhPmAqQDB2krZDWNUxeMeXl6L48TSbZS8LCGkSDL1_Egwnw26CNBMCbuZ0uL2D216NejdFlFI3h2oxG_nNUs1L5GtRdYxuGz_o3PsxsdiX7OcCmqo0G79bxaOH6K1lEtyQKrIgoFkmvOrDB4U5-/s4000/IMG20240315145421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-zdQlL6BT7BZeZKEJhZaLsN5VI8TojdvN4O8RoLS9zhPmAqQDB2krZDWNUxeMeXl6L48TSbZS8LCGkSDL1_Egwnw26CNBMCbuZ0uL2D216NejdFlFI3h2oxG_nNUs1L5GtRdYxuGz_o3PsxsdiX7OcCmqo0G79bxaOH6K1lEtyQKrIgoFkmvOrDB4U5-/w480-h640/IMG20240315145421.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inside of the church was quite plain. This stained glass window was a memorial to people of the parish who lost their lives in the South African war 1899 to 1902 (2nd Boer War.) .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8XWQf1jaOzb4YjWLHAwcnQjw5Ex1E9UpYk22QWrGPnLqrhERCiIWBnwrqqMuPTX2H-lxMr0vFlc3igMt6wcW7uYHB-NRyIJ7B2iQ7pf5mGg72sS53uCckcAShAWQs3Yep8l8SoAw6IBgmxBmvfKzD64Xoic9vaqOZjmgfigEnXRj8xwLBQWoXwcBh-hm/s4000/IMG20240315145133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8XWQf1jaOzb4YjWLHAwcnQjw5Ex1E9UpYk22QWrGPnLqrhERCiIWBnwrqqMuPTX2H-lxMr0vFlc3igMt6wcW7uYHB-NRyIJ7B2iQ7pf5mGg72sS53uCckcAShAWQs3Yep8l8SoAw6IBgmxBmvfKzD64Xoic9vaqOZjmgfigEnXRj8xwLBQWoXwcBh-hm/w480-h640/IMG20240315145133.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I liked the altar frontal </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30x_RAFHYUl9fxDIHBU1_SqFvsrwL1eGVi-d3A2SFU3ncQTZtJPKxmFDqK4exr7ajsKLL4CaE3VBju8RKBX0G9P2c2CO8fju-Cw3pyStDT1SDkC0P5OyqPCt4Ff4KsStLYVHBRWy9klpjP1U3uWqZUV_JmIWsoT5AEPxA_OH3AeIUEgwOIA98a5vvjADC/s4000/IMG20240315145112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30x_RAFHYUl9fxDIHBU1_SqFvsrwL1eGVi-d3A2SFU3ncQTZtJPKxmFDqK4exr7ajsKLL4CaE3VBju8RKBX0G9P2c2CO8fju-Cw3pyStDT1SDkC0P5OyqPCt4Ff4KsStLYVHBRWy9klpjP1U3uWqZUV_JmIWsoT5AEPxA_OH3AeIUEgwOIA98a5vvjADC/w640-h480/IMG20240315145112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;">especially the appliqued and embroidered fritillary.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjlJI6eCjnex_rdy5iRu25PiupSWJi9rYLSFcXnBZXc9aFmWeUEwhnmGwPiNBc3cG7ZVKQqh_Sdl5Kiujy8A_ji41DAqYuTsfTSeL-qR9kNpNBKkz6fQKNVBGy-8d40Yu6CfxQV9lj6jRfP3sHN1NPZ-qq-HJDu6RUujPQRI-sa1vYzNp6kMZ-9Vj6jIb/s4000/IMG20240315145119.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjlJI6eCjnex_rdy5iRu25PiupSWJi9rYLSFcXnBZXc9aFmWeUEwhnmGwPiNBc3cG7ZVKQqh_Sdl5Kiujy8A_ji41DAqYuTsfTSeL-qR9kNpNBKkz6fQKNVBGy-8d40Yu6CfxQV9lj6jRfP3sHN1NPZ-qq-HJDu6RUujPQRI-sa1vYzNp6kMZ-9Vj6jIb/w640-h480/IMG20240315145119.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We were rather thirsty by this time so stopped at the village pub for a drink before completing the rest of our journey. We had enjoyed the visit to the castle, church and the walk around the village but it was starting to rain again so we headed for our hotel. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Fortunately the rain wasn't too heavy for the rest of the journey.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a good days bird watching on Saturday when we visited Ham Walls RSPB reserve and also Shapwick heath. The heavy rain held off for the day but at times it went quite grey and drizzled a bit. When that happened the day seemed quite bleak but we had a good time and saw 30 plus species of birds. I didn't have my big lens with me so didn't even attempt to get bird photos.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuqeNVpaCqJgGwrv3IMpSc86-wW4EDDXcKMLLodcJybvRCmaCQFnr6y85yqp9836akFwxom80MgFy0giL9ETjkU4Su4oKhu9Mj4r3dRnnb6G-TjvwnH0P5c88UH8Hp_VAl7dy7-aBL0mUuT9U1ESxmM_rV3bypMe3AmB5tCfmmTjLOdDPdIt9Jw1LFiU4/s4000/IMG20240316124149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuqeNVpaCqJgGwrv3IMpSc86-wW4EDDXcKMLLodcJybvRCmaCQFnr6y85yqp9836akFwxom80MgFy0giL9ETjkU4Su4oKhu9Mj4r3dRnnb6G-TjvwnH0P5c88UH8Hp_VAl7dy7-aBL0mUuT9U1ESxmM_rV3bypMe3AmB5tCfmmTjLOdDPdIt9Jw1LFiU4/w640-h480/IMG20240316124149.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This flower was growing in a pot near the little shop area. I can't remember what it is but it was very pretty.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TK-X778iMFTWl3fkVSNHiq8ZPev-D20_Kcb79RMt0VuOoH6U_tmsGV4xtU6fWZMBrv8Du8Dm_FOwfc9ZahRo9Biq3mRdLciFbuFZWTM7TxCXwuH2uyIZs_cfiC1KAyBrcYRGhOOE2WaXfAJbF2HHNtRtdMsbiHADNzqQyoFJo37UQq2dAuegDOnQusVn/s4000/IMG20240316135639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TK-X778iMFTWl3fkVSNHiq8ZPev-D20_Kcb79RMt0VuOoH6U_tmsGV4xtU6fWZMBrv8Du8Dm_FOwfc9ZahRo9Biq3mRdLciFbuFZWTM7TxCXwuH2uyIZs_cfiC1KAyBrcYRGhOOE2WaXfAJbF2HHNtRtdMsbiHADNzqQyoFJo37UQq2dAuegDOnQusVn/w640-h480/IMG20240316135639.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">There were also a lot of daffodils and primroses along the banks of the channels. All of the water channels were very full. This area has had a lot of flooding recently.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7yTai1Q6gubRorB6WLTFBk66kgukxOx7ntAVbukdYkSiKvnT84f2sltqYTSSuHMnQHsO0JOtJh-Yxiiq75gknRoEI-AfcSzICaJ1ZdFiYvPUL9vbys3s29FSiVwbPrYH9QF9K2xkn9tyj4kt_Ry2dtYdrfYQ8MSddRchZ-aeFg6RXSb_fQoenynvoW7v/s4000/IMG20240316125637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7yTai1Q6gubRorB6WLTFBk66kgukxOx7ntAVbukdYkSiKvnT84f2sltqYTSSuHMnQHsO0JOtJh-Yxiiq75gknRoEI-AfcSzICaJ1ZdFiYvPUL9vbys3s29FSiVwbPrYH9QF9K2xkn9tyj4kt_Ry2dtYdrfYQ8MSddRchZ-aeFg6RXSb_fQoenynvoW7v/w480-h640/IMG20240316125637.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;">Today we visited my favourite quilt shop, Midsomer Quilting in Chilcompton. I wanted to buy the fabric for my double wedding ring quilt. I knew it would take some time to make decisions about the fabric so we decided we wouldn't plan any other visit today. As always there was a lot going on. One lady had bought her hexagon quilt to be quilted on the long arm. I was able to take a couple of photos. Some of the blocks had embroidered flowers and butterflies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW8NAHYl-IxA0OsbJWOh6GLyid4HWaGEshaUmbcu5FVHLn_JCYvkqUJjCMDOzB8C7Txr5EAw-te6gwBu_CPftkUpv4A1ptg96Catk2lOMmcjO314GGgiD6nmtehew6p2uyUnBZRcFIKJIjB_SggUrt58R-5RD0UDvPBqN5vnH0DUj53yzjfcsXN1OC3Yh/s4000/IMG20240317121151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW8NAHYl-IxA0OsbJWOh6GLyid4HWaGEshaUmbcu5FVHLn_JCYvkqUJjCMDOzB8C7Txr5EAw-te6gwBu_CPftkUpv4A1ptg96Catk2lOMmcjO314GGgiD6nmtehew6p2uyUnBZRcFIKJIjB_SggUrt58R-5RD0UDvPBqN5vnH0DUj53yzjfcsXN1OC3Yh/w480-h640/IMG20240317121151.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIYNDxQRvwrIuELwuot_rlmEN6BQ9z1Rpdcy8OrK6oedxS564QBHHFrwCckcc5Kux0O_kV2TSU1GhIdF5xl2Gpf8hMjL91CTLGdrFUWlc3_XLeFC7Gmrex1hzjrpIp0PsN0aayz8NCOcauTjFfGWUFg52V1lqjfTCZzjDxd6cNV9d_UQe361zhNi2u7ed/s4000/IMG20240317121135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIYNDxQRvwrIuELwuot_rlmEN6BQ9z1Rpdcy8OrK6oedxS564QBHHFrwCckcc5Kux0O_kV2TSU1GhIdF5xl2Gpf8hMjL91CTLGdrFUWlc3_XLeFC7Gmrex1hzjrpIp0PsN0aayz8NCOcauTjFfGWUFg52V1lqjfTCZzjDxd6cNV9d_UQe361zhNi2u7ed/w480-h640/IMG20240317121135.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Her friend was making me laugh as she was telling that not only had this lady embroidered these beautiful blocks but she also kept all her embroidery threads very neat and tidy unlike herself, whose threads strongly resembled a birds nest. She then showed me two of her own quilts tops she had bought for quilting. These are made using wool.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbNcHnONNgsfVyEtevbS1kHz9MSEhm60W90c7WRMRmu5SP72aj-DOR7zFcNj6gzFZL0wVhjViecc2NFxF84we5iHjYLrXwcz3Ztu59M0dwtewof7BJ_-TPpVcX8R9bJUZAaL2-8Y5SEi_jxOx3X-Te17L5urXIGddG3yLjM4kV7MZ6rQBCv5esATkG6U2/s4000/IMG20240317121337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbNcHnONNgsfVyEtevbS1kHz9MSEhm60W90c7WRMRmu5SP72aj-DOR7zFcNj6gzFZL0wVhjViecc2NFxF84we5iHjYLrXwcz3Ztu59M0dwtewof7BJ_-TPpVcX8R9bJUZAaL2-8Y5SEi_jxOx3X-Te17L5urXIGddG3yLjM4kV7MZ6rQBCv5esATkG6U2/w640-h480/IMG20240317121337.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1z7qTlM3a0nN6CgTcCYq-6DuyuA1_W3ejU4cm5GWSE51Ladg3pzLGvs6KLgJg2Jak-XYlD8bE_KcSZk4ttjzY_D0O3xTO-nAnn5e8EMDB7f2v95SegUeirvInj57FE2JnGm50E0afYEYuYbG_VFbcqgSfX5UAqpI1WfsbpbJZi1cvMIao9UsyooVDj1a/s4000/IMG20240317121408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1z7qTlM3a0nN6CgTcCYq-6DuyuA1_W3ejU4cm5GWSE51Ladg3pzLGvs6KLgJg2Jak-XYlD8bE_KcSZk4ttjzY_D0O3xTO-nAnn5e8EMDB7f2v95SegUeirvInj57FE2JnGm50E0afYEYuYbG_VFbcqgSfX5UAqpI1WfsbpbJZi1cvMIao9UsyooVDj1a/w640-h480/IMG20240317121408.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It's always fun when you get into conversation with other quilters. Their enthusiasm for their craft is infectious. Having chatted to these ladies I went back to choosing fabrics. I kept circling the shop as I slowly made my choices. My pattern is from Today's Quilter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6yZpD6f6iEtf3usjfpVfeon4tBT3X5TBuxzoval-IKoLEcg-gledv7h1MrPodMG76gOgr2S-y4jC3gMRvDRI8SWGCF7CRAF7SEUQXL6Mqfj3qPERTn6yQjsI0yGhfVDREQ4gr1EMwxPpzLJcWmb1XCK5xWqYy77Qa1q-mt7ALU-PN0wZJ7Yc7z59JSUY/s4000/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6yZpD6f6iEtf3usjfpVfeon4tBT3X5TBuxzoval-IKoLEcg-gledv7h1MrPodMG76gOgr2S-y4jC3gMRvDRI8SWGCF7CRAF7SEUQXL6Mqfj3qPERTn6yQjsI0yGhfVDREQ4gr1EMwxPpzLJcWmb1XCK5xWqYy77Qa1q-mt7ALU-PN0wZJ7Yc7z59JSUY/w640-h480/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is only the second time I have bought all the fabric for a quilt at the beginning. The last time was for the Mariners Compass quilt I made through 2017 into 2018. I renamed my quilt The compass home as making the quilt helped to keep me sane whilst I went through treatment for breast cancer. The pattern was a Quilters Guild pattern and I used their fabric choices.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvgAGl-zMR7_UlwMT_esyPYWLS45faqEDOsq0DWbu80471JkFmTrsTmFSMcZA_oBEOpPo1m4_epWytbiWvFerZbTQhWeRjOooq0lrUpM2Co5Mv_oJ1n_PNt1p-4ebcE5ZLmEfqta12O9lYv_oHhEM9qX30660sp9ckcKIUjPWHqZ91zrkSkf4BS3q2Mv6/s2048/IMG_0644.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvgAGl-zMR7_UlwMT_esyPYWLS45faqEDOsq0DWbu80471JkFmTrsTmFSMcZA_oBEOpPo1m4_epWytbiWvFerZbTQhWeRjOooq0lrUpM2Co5Mv_oJ1n_PNt1p-4ebcE5ZLmEfqta12O9lYv_oHhEM9qX30660sp9ckcKIUjPWHqZ91zrkSkf4BS3q2Mv6/w640-h426/IMG_0644.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This time I studied the pattern carefully and decided the colours I wanted to use and where i would use them. Here are my fabric choices.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIlxmvRkKrqWGLLQJoIVPIMykA0ne5AROn5Wr72YT3kO4x_ZSuGtKf6R3kgQ0fIOE6yF87RPFpCUBH0AZ7scknkW6pKZsRSubpysPjFIslZWi8YJgxXyCQKI1RasN3AJaAhFQRP3kE4Y6UYtvZN1vi__dSqrYxaBPql9ZH-4GFsXKttOOX6Id8dATySYu/s4000/IMG20240317185349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIlxmvRkKrqWGLLQJoIVPIMykA0ne5AROn5Wr72YT3kO4x_ZSuGtKf6R3kgQ0fIOE6yF87RPFpCUBH0AZ7scknkW6pKZsRSubpysPjFIslZWi8YJgxXyCQKI1RasN3AJaAhFQRP3kE4Y6UYtvZN1vi__dSqrYxaBPql9ZH-4GFsXKttOOX6Id8dATySYu/w640-h480/IMG20240317185349.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I also wanted this fat quarter because it is so cute</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78mnf4qyujSCvP5YjMejr6wj2PCYSl0Dy52oD2I03DkWYcnb-KuFeCovO-Nrl-GMAj2biun5-1nVZGmqZ0UhGfRsBRVNmz0Wc6HKsachNOzbG2B2FhCHdi0DaS3C3Da2ddXPMhLTAXrj2iuO-C-a06tvUNR6V2OyBHljaPiehAViTZNgO7kvbBBJNinkK/s4000/IMG20240317185456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78mnf4qyujSCvP5YjMejr6wj2PCYSl0Dy52oD2I03DkWYcnb-KuFeCovO-Nrl-GMAj2biun5-1nVZGmqZ0UhGfRsBRVNmz0Wc6HKsachNOzbG2B2FhCHdi0DaS3C3Da2ddXPMhLTAXrj2iuO-C-a06tvUNR6V2OyBHljaPiehAViTZNgO7kvbBBJNinkK/w480-h640/IMG20240317185456.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">John had placed bids on two of the 12 inch minis in the auction for Dorothy House ( a hospice) and he had won both of them. When he paid for them he said we would pick them up on our next visit so they have come home today. The first one is by Jane Blackmore and is titled 'Can't see the wood for the trees'</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIeP6C6C0t_1GX5kvdIr8izdj8QiMFPIHTcyioLsdpywcpEdskYkv2WAoZpIc6wVMYMklv2hrVPHtKGhR9E1lbjAMYFrG0bZNING5TavPEpmEqfROu9wVyZjXMpxsNv1ejRDB4oOAH0iDTYiC6907IwauVVsHrMEmY7O8MP3rKwOAhs0HHT-MeNRSeexu/s4000/IMG20240317185605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIeP6C6C0t_1GX5kvdIr8izdj8QiMFPIHTcyioLsdpywcpEdskYkv2WAoZpIc6wVMYMklv2hrVPHtKGhR9E1lbjAMYFrG0bZNING5TavPEpmEqfROu9wVyZjXMpxsNv1ejRDB4oOAH0iDTYiC6907IwauVVsHrMEmY7O8MP3rKwOAhs0HHT-MeNRSeexu/w480-h640/IMG20240317185605.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The second one is by Debbie Halfhide and is called ' Mad March hares.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RbwkbPM5HtAsxxMjGj6s-SB4X07M_kzPZOYuL-e9c-IvT0m7OxlLCgsDqx4oIH1hQx7J3L1ttCxIXKWP6tdinMBNFdcvGnm3rAF94rf3khVTQg-ede5V9AnQlfTUFaeuPdZqmp2AAeVtXGkydZdl248TeUflmH-MzwMl0vHH6r6ijTZEjstGVDmAXpuW/s4000/IMG20240317185534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RbwkbPM5HtAsxxMjGj6s-SB4X07M_kzPZOYuL-e9c-IvT0m7OxlLCgsDqx4oIH1hQx7J3L1ttCxIXKWP6tdinMBNFdcvGnm3rAF94rf3khVTQg-ede5V9AnQlfTUFaeuPdZqmp2AAeVtXGkydZdl248TeUflmH-MzwMl0vHH6r6ijTZEjstGVDmAXpuW/w480-h640/IMG20240317185534.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The theme last year was phrases or sayings. This year the theme is Bucket list. I haven't taken part yet but I have a couple of ideas for the theme and so I hope to submit at least one mini. Most of the minis are auctioned to help raise funds for the hospice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Tonight my slow stitching will be working on my countryside scene. I want this finished as I have other embroidery to work on. I didn't take it with me this weekend, instead I took my knitting and managed to get quite a few rows of pattern completed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo6BhAK2wtHRyfBBaByay04w2Cr0HwnOh3JLDW5FyqR8_uJ-uF7JT2owRTLe1k9jDRLf00bILTipwFELbGsdqMVpPFmCtLKxOc38q1uDQrC7bstp_7dg-QWMDO-mAPYr_i_vfd3hv476HE9pgHSfBBslmEBKtzHnOX0oXNipx1es9Wmh8mcV5kaELcYBE/s4000/IMG20240217233257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo6BhAK2wtHRyfBBaByay04w2Cr0HwnOh3JLDW5FyqR8_uJ-uF7JT2owRTLe1k9jDRLf00bILTipwFELbGsdqMVpPFmCtLKxOc38q1uDQrC7bstp_7dg-QWMDO-mAPYr_i_vfd3hv476HE9pgHSfBBslmEBKtzHnOX0oXNipx1es9Wmh8mcV5kaELcYBE/w640-h480/IMG20240217233257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking this post with Kathy from Kathy's Quilts for her <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> link up. I need to catch up with my blog reading as I haven't visited any since Thursday. I love seeing what everyone is making.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take Care</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span><br /><br /><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PevsnerP238_1-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"></sup></p></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-37642208913342060932024-03-13T23:26:00.001+00:002024-03-13T23:26:35.323+00:00Osbourn House.<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> On the Sunday of our trip to the Isle of Wight we visited Osbourne House. You are able to walk in the grounds outside the house but you have to book on a tour to see the interior. We arrived not long after opening time so had no problem booking onto the tour. We had a little time to fill before the start so we walked round the outside of the house.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqQ5lfBH-75i1DUzb_yRO9MA9fYz7zbcPTFzDKBOvRjklPVYl92thPm4w-sxTlzGhdNcmpVbEzk1kVfH1A-tRWSndRhAGckbN0sXiGcmD7EdlBRBvmlZ0WDoQ9vzC2opKFT7wbmruMa2h5NWnPbZEv19k54RAl7t7VPWS9c3q-fo1ZscviR85kooEeOXO/s6000/IMG_5860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqQ5lfBH-75i1DUzb_yRO9MA9fYz7zbcPTFzDKBOvRjklPVYl92thPm4w-sxTlzGhdNcmpVbEzk1kVfH1A-tRWSndRhAGckbN0sXiGcmD7EdlBRBvmlZ0WDoQ9vzC2opKFT7wbmruMa2h5NWnPbZEv19k54RAl7t7VPWS9c3q-fo1ZscviR85kooEeOXO/w640-h426/IMG_5860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought the Osbourne estate in 1845 and built a new mansion as a seaside retreat to escape from the court life in London and Windsor. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 with Prince Albert being very involved in the design. It is very impressive but it isn't to my taste. It felt it little 'bitty' if you know what I mean. Maybe the architecture that I like has more symmetry to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvo34a1OVVOOrDFTry3mgtnSh3yCjOsa4iT8ATep7uyJxbw_9BRcfr1Zwb-AuyZdrFVIib3bBCkepmZyUzHcfARO21jGf1_KOfccW_e9iXN-umddP9KIpiXXaYcXPzOZuTt1sWh0Lu1I5vUuBGJvu9WGvuHyB9GRzELcP9_t9RsgVkp1x6Lgxsn1phHMQ/s6000/IMG_5870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvo34a1OVVOOrDFTry3mgtnSh3yCjOsa4iT8ATep7uyJxbw_9BRcfr1Zwb-AuyZdrFVIib3bBCkepmZyUzHcfARO21jGf1_KOfccW_e9iXN-umddP9KIpiXXaYcXPzOZuTt1sWh0Lu1I5vUuBGJvu9WGvuHyB9GRzELcP9_t9RsgVkp1x6Lgxsn1phHMQ/w640-h426/IMG_5870.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I liked this statue at one of the doorways. He can come and guard our front door any time. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uNwyLgAGqso2BZ2egXRSauRIIwz9fo0OjAcmas-ir89AflGk3SSNE6QJ4cqLlRaL7vAxAV2SfcwmfOUkoN2p5tPehuYXAdnlpXBGmlEEb6jP8vNc3UmI8vGcukQh-tHX4ul80vTAMDXqIAGkt5xK7bA0bfJFKKORD0k_n4wfeuHn2GKKvnGf_-dWpvE7/s6000/IMG_5867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uNwyLgAGqso2BZ2egXRSauRIIwz9fo0OjAcmas-ir89AflGk3SSNE6QJ4cqLlRaL7vAxAV2SfcwmfOUkoN2p5tPehuYXAdnlpXBGmlEEb6jP8vNc3UmI8vGcukQh-tHX4ul80vTAMDXqIAGkt5xK7bA0bfJFKKORD0k_n4wfeuHn2GKKvnGf_-dWpvE7/w426-h640/IMG_5867.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The terrace garden was pretty even in the cold and slightly drizzly weather.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzoDbjYtIh7JIi4HqOvmnl62SMC_uzHyo36aJaBCK9w7t87I06v0rya2-zD3nHCOIZ1MngiouWH5zKLhsc3bQdcKtLfLWtSTHvfUJz3TGMS3O018UgovV-50OId88n55MOR3TqfFjQRmPfsVJK1vOqD6HtBQbBVSsBmKeXHfliIzguwVyvRah23OBqgOr/s6000/IMG_5869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzoDbjYtIh7JIi4HqOvmnl62SMC_uzHyo36aJaBCK9w7t87I06v0rya2-zD3nHCOIZ1MngiouWH5zKLhsc3bQdcKtLfLWtSTHvfUJz3TGMS3O018UgovV-50OId88n55MOR3TqfFjQRmPfsVJK1vOqD6HtBQbBVSsBmKeXHfliIzguwVyvRah23OBqgOr/w640-h426/IMG_5869.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Having walked round the outside of the house we joined the queue for the tour. I didn't take many photos in the house as I was more interested in the information the tour guide gave us about the house. As you are aware I like patterns so I was pleased to find these tiles. I'm always on the lookout for designs I could use in quilting.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIACrDlGrAN9PZ5uWj7bdOTb9A5x8nuL8HSNeFE11p3MKjA6f9cZ8y0zsEEPkbOALu2ljXvBX_q2LtEuEKm6ALUY-dlEGd0WQsn9t9ZGORqxLoor0cilWylPH2uU3RZjWGsDhBGK521Wh7xv6-cdI8JX-poL_365uIxweqCVGUEDhT__wzsF74KBTm1zli/s6000/IMG_5872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIACrDlGrAN9PZ5uWj7bdOTb9A5x8nuL8HSNeFE11p3MKjA6f9cZ8y0zsEEPkbOALu2ljXvBX_q2LtEuEKm6ALUY-dlEGd0WQsn9t9ZGORqxLoor0cilWylPH2uU3RZjWGsDhBGK521Wh7xv6-cdI8JX-poL_365uIxweqCVGUEDhT__wzsF74KBTm1zli/w640-h426/IMG_5872.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">How about this for an over the top light.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooLS_I_hPVoGlYY6p6Hn4FEizPuXylped2POPFGUdLtpQQxxiSKcskQNJIeUwKafk_GQK19E_s_mWV6eBqpMP0FtBu7oirsGmj595yT05Q6iqsIKBE1TljT0se9jNf4xTuJ1hEyUbS61W_xuYETUrPqEIdbCxcVmILFdXh-fLWM6PlHN1XGRXjt-UdKMf/s6000/IMG_5873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooLS_I_hPVoGlYY6p6Hn4FEizPuXylped2POPFGUdLtpQQxxiSKcskQNJIeUwKafk_GQK19E_s_mWV6eBqpMP0FtBu7oirsGmj595yT05Q6iqsIKBE1TljT0se9jNf4xTuJ1hEyUbS61W_xuYETUrPqEIdbCxcVmILFdXh-fLWM6PlHN1XGRXjt-UdKMf/w426-h640/IMG_5873.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">also a grand carpet in the state room.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y8csuPp9INF3oKHfXw6ooyrVpHXPhEXI4mxw3pvYNKUhhenHhxJiqCHFJUSDIizdEWeWrLcMfeiHnUCege8GQ8r3xeRrU-YMlO9epb_N3aCWzcCVt_wKf9SEq8-PvNH7SwdZX5XKhr2yux9sf_UZsmZp4ad8NScumo1C-9dq8lok1Mc96vpakzRUoUPM/s6000/IMG_5874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y8csuPp9INF3oKHfXw6ooyrVpHXPhEXI4mxw3pvYNKUhhenHhxJiqCHFJUSDIizdEWeWrLcMfeiHnUCege8GQ8r3xeRrU-YMlO9epb_N3aCWzcCVt_wKf9SEq8-PvNH7SwdZX5XKhr2yux9sf_UZsmZp4ad8NScumo1C-9dq8lok1Mc96vpakzRUoUPM/w640-h426/IMG_5874.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The drawing room was L shaped with the sofas in the one end and round the corner a billiard table which had beautiful decoration. According to the tour guide Queen Victoria enjoyed a game of billiards and was good at it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwmI5KZDwOZAFjCUUUbCduRk0EOeDAyHx7epFs1wCdKEtezwLLq9G6qFZRUoVT-7P6qoeq9z_E0T4ltoHIZPv9roLb11sAKHYoLoyO49pO22bzSx4dnCg3gwPOSpE7Yed7AUpwpykoGrylmC-z7HfKPfE6SfJu776FwEJrr8hpQdPW0XXdn_a4tlOJBEz/s6000/IMG_5875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwmI5KZDwOZAFjCUUUbCduRk0EOeDAyHx7epFs1wCdKEtezwLLq9G6qFZRUoVT-7P6qoeq9z_E0T4ltoHIZPv9roLb11sAKHYoLoyO49pO22bzSx4dnCg3gwPOSpE7Yed7AUpwpykoGrylmC-z7HfKPfE6SfJu776FwEJrr8hpQdPW0XXdn_a4tlOJBEz/w640-h426/IMG_5875.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As always I was on the lookout for embroidery.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Bx9jC1HmQ7X1AIIWs7Af8NNCF1j9YQcI5JoSBQw9qy72gGzRO3hinnl7lOK0folY5WTxi9ez_cuJXQtaQ4MH1E2_1VuuoR3rsglJc07mbRSIlnS2DBzi_FqBKKt2i1D-b6JLtE2OSJIUegzafSA5H9KcgYoYYJD7y0JDFrKQnS0dcYMoildQevNW_Sv6/s6000/IMG_5876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Bx9jC1HmQ7X1AIIWs7Af8NNCF1j9YQcI5JoSBQw9qy72gGzRO3hinnl7lOK0folY5WTxi9ez_cuJXQtaQ4MH1E2_1VuuoR3rsglJc07mbRSIlnS2DBzi_FqBKKt2i1D-b6JLtE2OSJIUegzafSA5H9KcgYoYYJD7y0JDFrKQnS0dcYMoildQevNW_Sv6/w640-h426/IMG_5876.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The last room we went into was named the Durbar Room. This room was designed by Rudyard Kipling's father Lockwood Kipling, and master carver Bhai Ram Singh. The room has intricate Indian-style plaster work which reflected Queen Victoria's status as Empress of India. The decoration in this room was amazing.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2YytT8auRdZVAw0XKH4OtHNFXoIc7x4Pc7UZGM93Nqupx-tv5hbZ2B2jiBBS4NX8bRP5HLzVFXc879lnsY-LQO66eI7FOuPq45DpWuFn2ei2-uL10w-E7PT_Rf9o475BmQ0rraYTIKAv4s3hpTAuoJ2aFUQidh-7wiQZV2PqUEkHRn2vLnwieD4LDpfE/s6000/IMG_5877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2YytT8auRdZVAw0XKH4OtHNFXoIc7x4Pc7UZGM93Nqupx-tv5hbZ2B2jiBBS4NX8bRP5HLzVFXc879lnsY-LQO66eI7FOuPq45DpWuFn2ei2-uL10w-E7PT_Rf9o475BmQ0rraYTIKAv4s3hpTAuoJ2aFUQidh-7wiQZV2PqUEkHRn2vLnwieD4LDpfE/w426-h640/IMG_5877.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcQLrl3ArB1kCijORAALmzordwvmOhKd3jQQpmS3Tyhp3vkUVC_-Cbs857MJJI2dmXx3Xu_PxYcFdFoPE7uPKtShOGCQ5WCfiR0uep6RIyxaaEfEa3_Sv84knhFakXrdAF-5DCXWJjqWENOskis8jWKA24fIzH6WWvraQd-vHdFlg-JxPqPGkRXCeDdKn/s6000/IMG_5878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcQLrl3ArB1kCijORAALmzordwvmOhKd3jQQpmS3Tyhp3vkUVC_-Cbs857MJJI2dmXx3Xu_PxYcFdFoPE7uPKtShOGCQ5WCfiR0uep6RIyxaaEfEa3_Sv84knhFakXrdAF-5DCXWJjqWENOskis8jWKA24fIzH6WWvraQd-vHdFlg-JxPqPGkRXCeDdKn/w640-h426/IMG_5878.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Below is a model of the central portion of the Ramnagar Palace in Benares. The model was given to Queen Victoria's son Edward. Prince of Wales. in 1875 when the prince was on a tour of India</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ9ljFTXESe7rujTMv3lW7TsfJHw39wwWiBu0kw3bOzoREzlt9NRL2AlpsM_M96BIWUj2kH7FkYJrGC1DZf0GP0urPaOrkypx9upIwXl4fFN7f0p_HHES_N9y6GiaMBu3s3UKe863ynbXvenFGlbiryvLu0zfibuCB29tUA87MQnQoYpukJqAuhLXcsAR/s6000/IMG_5880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ9ljFTXESe7rujTMv3lW7TsfJHw39wwWiBu0kw3bOzoREzlt9NRL2AlpsM_M96BIWUj2kH7FkYJrGC1DZf0GP0urPaOrkypx9upIwXl4fFN7f0p_HHES_N9y6GiaMBu3s3UKe863ynbXvenFGlbiryvLu0zfibuCB29tUA87MQnQoYpukJqAuhLXcsAR/w426-h640/IMG_5880.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a second model that had been given to Prince Edward by the Maharajah of Jaipur, while on his tour of India. It represents a typical early 18th century Indian palace and was made by the School of Industrial Art in Jaipur. It is made of plaster.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw48o8mA8yT_opf0tALjlCGOVcZmRaiARI0QKsQtgknQ6ZFBKj4Lgt9X92RAFaMUS3Mx4dXYGOrzAHDbcHCQuKua-JmDkBt9TwWtkmOZsvPViMzg0sbYZGyHYqF2MbpvfIY8xNUN2JRNv3_AHOczpJQrFlKhucTVfoEdiIHW-CwN3BnijnDw4T_WqdlX8/s6000/IMG_5882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw48o8mA8yT_opf0tALjlCGOVcZmRaiARI0QKsQtgknQ6ZFBKj4Lgt9X92RAFaMUS3Mx4dXYGOrzAHDbcHCQuKua-JmDkBt9TwWtkmOZsvPViMzg0sbYZGyHYqF2MbpvfIY8xNUN2JRNv3_AHOczpJQrFlKhucTVfoEdiIHW-CwN3BnijnDw4T_WqdlX8/w640-h426/IMG_5882.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also liked the wallpaper.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTR4PZ8BLbzbnxi0TJvRmwaA1NvKCPYES3NDcoMM6RKdG45dr0WFvWieD-JnovPO0L20965aZYPe17N5zCsKF1Iyd_ugZCb_kUn1zXFoIaCCqU5PQS-upDVgbbJ8n34KEJnB8-YrnxkW8Gee37H98DfkzAWsJLFv6d8ldDx9xewj6jz7GWQZJ3WeAxI5k/s6000/IMG_5884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTR4PZ8BLbzbnxi0TJvRmwaA1NvKCPYES3NDcoMM6RKdG45dr0WFvWieD-JnovPO0L20965aZYPe17N5zCsKF1Iyd_ugZCb_kUn1zXFoIaCCqU5PQS-upDVgbbJ8n34KEJnB8-YrnxkW8Gee37H98DfkzAWsJLFv6d8ldDx9xewj6jz7GWQZJ3WeAxI5k/w640-h426/IMG_5884.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After the tour we went for a walk through the gardens. Along the woodland walk to the beach we kept our eyes open for brown squirrels but didn't see any but we enjoyed the blooms</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABT8yShgls07BzVR5mV4v2pnBrhZt1Yae9xTY-U9k7wNmGZumT_qLPYpOKxXrCuQeTaFEMSLF74z1iSVDRTYS9rf29wKmPfdf0ztqmk6p4n9yTVV6rYERRmCHVz22C0BmVU6LOK5FN1FSyAftGkl5AOHydQvM7qpgbGBK1RHKZ2KLnj0PQHNgI7Wlb7A_/s6000/IMG_5859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABT8yShgls07BzVR5mV4v2pnBrhZt1Yae9xTY-U9k7wNmGZumT_qLPYpOKxXrCuQeTaFEMSLF74z1iSVDRTYS9rf29wKmPfdf0ztqmk6p4n9yTVV6rYERRmCHVz22C0BmVU6LOK5FN1FSyAftGkl5AOHydQvM7qpgbGBK1RHKZ2KLnj0PQHNgI7Wlb7A_/w640-h426/IMG_5859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There was an old Cypress tree.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ni3m-lhxr4WfIndfHANVcXzIV9i0QDCjznCHf_POMdAM1VFrWOSC7NazDLdVfzXGGKAOvqv98YNv1ndaEcbl5VKMVP2WNma24LVdOBVMV306OzYF0tuwPbCXWO41dJFj8JnimUuHrDbUdl5YJcffPMSVETkax9s_es599EEamtWw0HkVIafv_41Fa1kI/s6000/IMG_5863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ni3m-lhxr4WfIndfHANVcXzIV9i0QDCjznCHf_POMdAM1VFrWOSC7NazDLdVfzXGGKAOvqv98YNv1ndaEcbl5VKMVP2WNma24LVdOBVMV306OzYF0tuwPbCXWO41dJFj8JnimUuHrDbUdl5YJcffPMSVETkax9s_es599EEamtWw0HkVIafv_41Fa1kI/w426-h640/IMG_5863.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7epwuYaFWHbUzSQRUHKOUFzyKqtpVG5BjlZu6TZ9UwI4_imdZV_VC5fpceEoUUb-7tqI6VDyksyFRBgRYZoQe7ocwbfZHlT93pWFZf0yMBp_o1Uypq8Yc7NMNF8P_3nXAW-EvT2II3hHo2LO8JAld7ZWkB50mxTi-v8iSlyOYHQTdMQN4tBqFkeMBo_G9/s6000/IMG_5864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7epwuYaFWHbUzSQRUHKOUFzyKqtpVG5BjlZu6TZ9UwI4_imdZV_VC5fpceEoUUb-7tqI6VDyksyFRBgRYZoQe7ocwbfZHlT93pWFZf0yMBp_o1Uypq8Yc7NMNF8P_3nXAW-EvT2II3hHo2LO8JAld7ZWkB50mxTi-v8iSlyOYHQTdMQN4tBqFkeMBo_G9/w640-h426/IMG_5864.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We also visited the Swiss chalet that Prince Albert had built for his children. They all had garden patches in front of the chalet where they learned the skills of gardening.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4926y13uhiyrtZQ28QFjFRyqvgLulmzNcDFJ2oUzeLIRgZU_o0SMIHGO8z2VTuhQhkQfPbsNV6rHDYRN7IGBti_tUL1R8wD2hAmyha63vTbIoM8It8W8nxHKSz90xwt41VrgzkfM0MMsgp6_ogAMfmP02oXvAu-fIDWsCYLb842KbKhItZJcf58iS0Ybq/s6000/IMG_5857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4926y13uhiyrtZQ28QFjFRyqvgLulmzNcDFJ2oUzeLIRgZU_o0SMIHGO8z2VTuhQhkQfPbsNV6rHDYRN7IGBti_tUL1R8wD2hAmyha63vTbIoM8It8W8nxHKSz90xwt41VrgzkfM0MMsgp6_ogAMfmP02oXvAu-fIDWsCYLb842KbKhItZJcf58iS0Ybq/w640-h426/IMG_5857.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We ended our visit by enjoying a late lunch in the restaurant. We still had some time left before we needed to head to the ferry terminal so we visited Quar Priory but I'll tell you about that another day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I need to get some sleep as I have another day at work tomorrow before John and I head out on another weekend away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-5060408911272498832024-03-12T22:34:00.005+00:002024-03-12T22:34:52.068+00:00A weekend away<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm not sure how or why, but I seem to have forgotten to post about our trip to the Isle of Wight. I was so sure I had written about it that I've just been going backwards and forwards through my posts to try and find it. No there isn't a post about it, so I'd better get on and remedy that. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our trip took place over the last weekend in February, with the hope that the weather wouldn't be too wet or cold. We drove to Portsmouth to pick up the car ferry and the weather was cold but dry for the crossing. We left from the Isle of Wight ferry terminal in Portsmouth harbour</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j5KIQv4tkiDAKumTLZehRSOLpxLCrLjwCSh6j2r-OKLXhLfRTnSIEsH9XYlidCZgvJnXb_Ma3quRoSnrFcOKmh3eS7NXko5mhPEmpBrRfWjFZg1YbgyhAaiOlhoNokp5oOx6-u1WDwxz4wL_NRGG8HkRpQNtXh-ID8miwfgUKGqRR2il5seOnMnJybf5/s4096/IMG20240223140601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j5KIQv4tkiDAKumTLZehRSOLpxLCrLjwCSh6j2r-OKLXhLfRTnSIEsH9XYlidCZgvJnXb_Ma3quRoSnrFcOKmh3eS7NXko5mhPEmpBrRfWjFZg1YbgyhAaiOlhoNokp5oOx6-u1WDwxz4wL_NRGG8HkRpQNtXh-ID8miwfgUKGqRR2il5seOnMnJybf5/w640-h480/IMG20240223140601.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spent most of the crossing out on deck enjoying the sunshine. You can see the cars on the upper car deck. A lot of people had no idea how to deactivate their car alarm so they kept going off with the swell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrtDBJDwygALo-9qulK_2ZLIXGSDcJuKD-Obw8zrQv7OwNWWTL0MZI_EC9F04ygA_YM5ATPPENOdHdRpYbP9r8dZqjh3rxtDho-k4MZRxH2uVRG5OYA6Vi8tzKtnriIbBtB7PSYfbk6XFBIxSGIElIzEsmI82t0Bb4jlz8DIaevbh_PaKLt_KQD6iK6VO/s4000/IMG20240223140958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrtDBJDwygALo-9qulK_2ZLIXGSDcJuKD-Obw8zrQv7OwNWWTL0MZI_EC9F04ygA_YM5ATPPENOdHdRpYbP9r8dZqjh3rxtDho-k4MZRxH2uVRG5OYA6Vi8tzKtnriIbBtB7PSYfbk6XFBIxSGIElIzEsmI82t0Bb4jlz8DIaevbh_PaKLt_KQD6iK6VO/w640-h480/IMG20240223140958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The crossing was quick and we were soon on our way to Ryde and our hotel. Once we had checked in we decided to have a walk before getting dinner. We headed for the sea front . By this time the light was fading and the tide was out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnuCu6BZnIujDw77EKGXn-dn571_nzxBmkxCEvgINuP6VUgec9q2B4mZHaf90kAPeMa7KwJIB8LESgfLCdbaIBS-lHAjHrVrcSURDXiaWaEVrQ5962D5dNQF_Nn7A94nS7e-uoUQQSWB_EE-gkTqQ8GDEaBwaWfohvL1AhcslSPrEiFdzKvSjYklogGMD/s4000/IMG20240223152957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnuCu6BZnIujDw77EKGXn-dn571_nzxBmkxCEvgINuP6VUgec9q2B4mZHaf90kAPeMa7KwJIB8LESgfLCdbaIBS-lHAjHrVrcSURDXiaWaEVrQ5962D5dNQF_Nn7A94nS7e-uoUQQSWB_EE-gkTqQ8GDEaBwaWfohvL1AhcslSPrEiFdzKvSjYklogGMD/w640-h480/IMG20240223152957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking out to sea from the harbour wall, the beach was sandy and stretched a long way. I loved the sky</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYR6uH5dhxEHZqkXrzWBAR84UiVXq97kNo6FpRNPOy0iyYU18duIsyBqdQH3ccmjxNNiKBaghNY8-WXva3ZDvfc0iJfvNf00rm1wVAigWWjrXYGJGql8Yolfn6dz3y3jKfYiJWLLzoXZeThpsdVwZK4UDm_xntiooNI23IGwNfYJvy05Q0e6_4BwUyWr3/s4000/IMG20240223153021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYR6uH5dhxEHZqkXrzWBAR84UiVXq97kNo6FpRNPOy0iyYU18duIsyBqdQH3ccmjxNNiKBaghNY8-WXva3ZDvfc0iJfvNf00rm1wVAigWWjrXYGJGql8Yolfn6dz3y3jKfYiJWLLzoXZeThpsdVwZK4UDm_xntiooNI23IGwNfYJvy05Q0e6_4BwUyWr3/w640-h480/IMG20240223153021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We watched a hovercraft arrive and after a short delay to allow a change over of passengers the hovercraft slowly turned and headed back to the mainland.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3pyZfXclvdUUY3lVRT-X5TJfba_eWcOJs-Vpe77U1IZOPmC8VrvsdC94t7IvS2EQz2iJpys6xf_no0pTh0_K25OJt6SiNr3_re1JfrN4NciswzL9fj2_Ws11X8PAHrFYZypzS06IfnEGoBStC5ExmRrFeyfix0laAbJUq_DvXjriu358ucrj_C0ahRdM/s4000/IMG20240223155000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3pyZfXclvdUUY3lVRT-X5TJfba_eWcOJs-Vpe77U1IZOPmC8VrvsdC94t7IvS2EQz2iJpys6xf_no0pTh0_K25OJt6SiNr3_re1JfrN4NciswzL9fj2_Ws11X8PAHrFYZypzS06IfnEGoBStC5ExmRrFeyfix0laAbJUq_DvXjriu358ucrj_C0ahRdM/w640-h480/IMG20240223155000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtiJIHzAOroP6pzJowfdJdNZyA0SWrRUHkbIkzs6rDl-gbhXrBT4yaTtAuW3yL7BfO2ReN3NzNp18PoYrZaeYAVJwNPgN1DG3j47ohknxcXxvo9xfcFM3rIMZ5Pj0uqqJkfvIHTI0FBmpQmVx9yuVaSN1Vghp1EKrc3qgTWMjV4HwD3keNWpnQN8th_sX/s4000/IMG20240223155006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtiJIHzAOroP6pzJowfdJdNZyA0SWrRUHkbIkzs6rDl-gbhXrBT4yaTtAuW3yL7BfO2ReN3NzNp18PoYrZaeYAVJwNPgN1DG3j47ohknxcXxvo9xfcFM3rIMZ5Pj0uqqJkfvIHTI0FBmpQmVx9yuVaSN1Vghp1EKrc3qgTWMjV4HwD3keNWpnQN8th_sX/w640-h480/IMG20240223155006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We continued our walk around the town but the light was fading fast. We found a restaurant for dinner and then headed back to the hotel to decide on our visits for the next day. I'd taken my knitting with me so I worked on that for a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the Saturday we decided to visit Carisbrook Castle. It is built on top of a hill but doesn't dominate the skyline. It is a motte and bailey design and building began in the 12th century. The gatehouse was built in 1464</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOxMWiYGSzkEDlggQJd9ByeBJY15wsCthUJjpXfJ4YmXckiaVCZgSMHh6PIXbnDNppbnjD06_7jwQCD9ko24C3nysRV3EHsCY4IwqI-J2YN37V2FC1jQWwBcC4RPdieGqhyphenhyphen9wNOPXJeQ8h1V0NDXaa9yYqA6hH3MR5HDBO_ZjgSvHlJk5Qhg5JXRGJ2JB/s6000/IMG_5802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOxMWiYGSzkEDlggQJd9ByeBJY15wsCthUJjpXfJ4YmXckiaVCZgSMHh6PIXbnDNppbnjD06_7jwQCD9ko24C3nysRV3EHsCY4IwqI-J2YN37V2FC1jQWwBcC4RPdieGqhyphenhyphen9wNOPXJeQ8h1V0NDXaa9yYqA6hH3MR5HDBO_ZjgSvHlJk5Qhg5JXRGJ2JB/w426-h640/IMG_5802.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We looked in the rooms of the gatehouse and checked out the inner courtyard through the window.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh876FToZS7jTSgz_aLS69uQobFAn8O9YvXKgCi3isZd8Viu9BPai_RcMu1BoLjDIBhzKDMO7LEBL-f62cmPg04jKluFb0NcQ-NU-C_uNBGpUzJys9AaxObGvUKYtYXeL3yKZ3EK-hrPK7v_6ZOa9xJZQrCsQGdaztLbtPWpDyS5mW63qErNc4jcN5FxmuF/s6000/IMG_5803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh876FToZS7jTSgz_aLS69uQobFAn8O9YvXKgCi3isZd8Viu9BPai_RcMu1BoLjDIBhzKDMO7LEBL-f62cmPg04jKluFb0NcQ-NU-C_uNBGpUzJys9AaxObGvUKYtYXeL3yKZ3EK-hrPK7v_6ZOa9xJZQrCsQGdaztLbtPWpDyS5mW63qErNc4jcN5FxmuF/w640-h426/IMG_5803.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Near the domestic buildings in the courtyard, is the well-house which has a working donkey wheel. This is still working and operated by donkeys so our next visit was to see the donkeys. One donkey was about to give a demonstration of how the well worked but she wasn't in the mood to do work. She was in a very grumpy mood. By this time I was ready for a cup of tea or coffee and we just happened to be near the cafe so we stopped and enjoyed a refreshing drink and tasty cake. As we walked out of the cafe we met the donkey again and she was in a much better frame of mind having been given treats following her demonstration, The well is also famous as the hiding place of the Mohune diamond, in the 1898 novel Moonfleet</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, by J Meade Falkner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We took a walk around the garden created by Princess Beatrice, who was the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. She lived in the castle during the summer from 1896 to 1944 as the Governor of the Isle of Wight. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Iss3iJKiUfh0MRtWS_G4LZqTADyxyZoiJZsb2rdYwenHxxofCA6ZfOFst9FXS6Uo3i86pCjOPTtVDDMrdVooIDyG-FQJS3AZK5lrPklnjsJH-t0tsEmT89WOQuLzRcd222Uz8xxFYro8PpEpD_ONMjtu5mXUxdx3PnCeyfzHEtygeTAmNVphdVugoiL6/s6000/IMG_5811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Iss3iJKiUfh0MRtWS_G4LZqTADyxyZoiJZsb2rdYwenHxxofCA6ZfOFst9FXS6Uo3i86pCjOPTtVDDMrdVooIDyG-FQJS3AZK5lrPklnjsJH-t0tsEmT89WOQuLzRcd222Uz8xxFYro8PpEpD_ONMjtu5mXUxdx3PnCeyfzHEtygeTAmNVphdVugoiL6/w426-h640/IMG_5811.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">There were some primroses in bloom but mainly the beds were waiting for the weather to warm up before they burst into flower.</div><br /><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu4FVQ1aI7Drh7MR4yZrJAvPxv9nKESC-jPIKxIMpyv8UzCOJqvEIsB7yCNkixw60xQkSyCAJ_RJbAhPvqRTulpXIKGrVkHLPTurrbK4QbcltxOTHl4XvQ-Vclq9o3gjYP4kNomasD4KV-0Cr3AIYf5d0HVHO-GGEj8wL-fgTNwdcayU78OTwRLkiihIK/s6000/IMG_5810.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu4FVQ1aI7Drh7MR4yZrJAvPxv9nKESC-jPIKxIMpyv8UzCOJqvEIsB7yCNkixw60xQkSyCAJ_RJbAhPvqRTulpXIKGrVkHLPTurrbK4QbcltxOTHl4XvQ-Vclq9o3gjYP4kNomasD4KV-0Cr3AIYf5d0HVHO-GGEj8wL-fgTNwdcayU78OTwRLkiihIK/w640-h426/IMG_5810.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFOmCTv-uADP3ydg-5OpICT-l3HRgACct5eOb_XMY06r0vZe_D3fjVxMcYx0va0eoeL5ZTD0uG6aRNDHeYbTnun8F7iOCSfFL_oRicmx3Bw8YmyMeQOro1a28m_1YN6s1v0D8dCiXuW6oIS1uD25eG8eSPoaH_mAETk2An9C-iHAiZBZC54UOZ06Vm5af/s6000/IMG_5809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFOmCTv-uADP3ydg-5OpICT-l3HRgACct5eOb_XMY06r0vZe_D3fjVxMcYx0va0eoeL5ZTD0uG6aRNDHeYbTnun8F7iOCSfFL_oRicmx3Bw8YmyMeQOro1a28m_1YN6s1v0D8dCiXuW6oIS1uD25eG8eSPoaH_mAETk2An9C-iHAiZBZC54UOZ06Vm5af/w640-h426/IMG_5809.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">We visited the chapel which is<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> is located next to the main gate. In 1904 the current chapel was built to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Charles I's execution. There has been a chapel here since medieval times.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7A-UttgbnqLIeMmf_o8zzpaScEdFJSAIGaqQkF5AM1tp3SwewbJrYSlEMfgp0yj2IsdqMe_3eXtFNB7nv1wl2TFYLUj2ejJdmyPUBahiQW2M3itYc1q27Mu5FjmExew-17ufbvjKlp1NJKxM5MBkHCUaOwD4di3EzXv3iE9f5FWZrJaL5lAndUNr1rVX/s6000/IMG_5805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7A-UttgbnqLIeMmf_o8zzpaScEdFJSAIGaqQkF5AM1tp3SwewbJrYSlEMfgp0yj2IsdqMe_3eXtFNB7nv1wl2TFYLUj2ejJdmyPUBahiQW2M3itYc1q27Mu5FjmExew-17ufbvjKlp1NJKxM5MBkHCUaOwD4di3EzXv3iE9f5FWZrJaL5lAndUNr1rVX/w426-h640/IMG_5805.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ceiling was very decorative.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2khIcoxXk4aOb_gC6kAGHKw-8ziBXNkR9bgY9WNKTeTRPxa6tJD2WC4w0HKMpDLZlfuHjO-hcIaxSXiznXejWYbD3o3SP2E8xU741mdod5smv_DQbhY-2Ftoootq15JSytqEOdYK4sR7njK_7NoedEmsPATv7UujSRjPaLnUhkWsl7LR-6mZ0ziZOXJX/s6000/IMG_5806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2khIcoxXk4aOb_gC6kAGHKw-8ziBXNkR9bgY9WNKTeTRPxa6tJD2WC4w0HKMpDLZlfuHjO-hcIaxSXiznXejWYbD3o3SP2E8xU741mdod5smv_DQbhY-2Ftoootq15JSytqEOdYK4sR7njK_7NoedEmsPATv7UujSRjPaLnUhkWsl7LR-6mZ0ziZOXJX/w640-h426/IMG_5806.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc0bPsDMIwMmFN2e4sSTq7nydmTEGEb7O8Pz3C9OeR0IzjUa5cGTvD8WQlYyHGW1rKBkx4o-Wh4Zpla6ea0aE7gfRyqH1VqThJwf7OfzYKKuSrjP8ooSbYIUdh0YwCHS3y4qD9xypaHBAGBp38Z5R9D2vsrYOXLTHCxoas2b8b7yL4eIYOYuj4npf6uqD/s6000/IMG_5807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc0bPsDMIwMmFN2e4sSTq7nydmTEGEb7O8Pz3C9OeR0IzjUa5cGTvD8WQlYyHGW1rKBkx4o-Wh4Zpla6ea0aE7gfRyqH1VqThJwf7OfzYKKuSrjP8ooSbYIUdh0YwCHS3y4qD9xypaHBAGBp38Z5R9D2vsrYOXLTHCxoas2b8b7yL4eIYOYuj4npf6uqD/w426-h640/IMG_5807.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked all the way round the outer walls and then climbed up to the keep. There were a lot of steps but you got a good view of the surrounding area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhhDBn8S57INgluwwTP6eX8sPplL2LzOGnii7ldLaR8EMkBID9Xb2332lOlrVqXEB4DgNURHyvOQ9AMXVPbnewJhJsYyA-qiH6AzTz_ifZTGJ-ekXV6Tpk6IPTafBAsmHvYlmMPSdlKJsHzTJSXHEUI_813V1HZRNNcHbmdkHUQcZh54PePU23W5F4uNR/s6000/IMG_5818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhhDBn8S57INgluwwTP6eX8sPplL2LzOGnii7ldLaR8EMkBID9Xb2332lOlrVqXEB4DgNURHyvOQ9AMXVPbnewJhJsYyA-qiH6AzTz_ifZTGJ-ekXV6Tpk6IPTafBAsmHvYlmMPSdlKJsHzTJSXHEUI_813V1HZRNNcHbmdkHUQcZh54PePU23W5F4uNR/w426-h640/IMG_5818.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBQ57R72j6dIMgDDqfJA6PAlSdUxXoGakaIFR9GgVcAcxAzvlsCQBCIQ9y6oX0yVpdTgZmtEsM4iCoe6HIx6wMGJ8mkYVsDiMrwndXnbhc-AKmpvEZsFBpXGRnHDga6Ciw1j7GdMbAJAcu3eAj1-ulww-W_C1q-jgRnZs9ZZs8v_ucQgKVtg0uCKqHdbH/s6000/IMG_5819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBQ57R72j6dIMgDDqfJA6PAlSdUxXoGakaIFR9GgVcAcxAzvlsCQBCIQ9y6oX0yVpdTgZmtEsM4iCoe6HIx6wMGJ8mkYVsDiMrwndXnbhc-AKmpvEZsFBpXGRnHDga6Ciw1j7GdMbAJAcu3eAj1-ulww-W_C1q-jgRnZs9ZZs8v_ucQgKVtg0uCKqHdbH/w640-h426/IMG_5819.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihENJyucULAiQ6lGycND5jNTe6ocSyPJ8yM3ar1h-eC_JOsf0kh9zLVXhIzEED8lU_6pySKkLBi8U4Qnh0_FyjbyooXUMG5FxBMFzWJ3_ILVXDSg6uoJsjNjy9PF4XkW2V9MWnAoIJxPC9eAmB2K4iHx8iwxA8M7ji0lZIVFz_dlgs88hafVS6_jNGpN_/s6000/IMG_5821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihENJyucULAiQ6lGycND5jNTe6ocSyPJ8yM3ar1h-eC_JOsf0kh9zLVXhIzEED8lU_6pySKkLBi8U4Qnh0_FyjbyooXUMG5FxBMFzWJ3_ILVXDSg6uoJsjNjy9PF4XkW2V9MWnAoIJxPC9eAmB2K4iHx8iwxA8M7ji0lZIVFz_dlgs88hafVS6_jNGpN_/w426-h640/IMG_5821.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Finally we headed into the museum that housed a lot of memorabilia from Charles I who was a prisoner here for 14 months before he was executed and also from the island as a whole. Below is a bible and prayer book dating from 1634. The fabric and embroidery was fabulous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpmScAHPjoI5f1fhBYNpMVJiPYg7RJcsY8F0TEFK_E3S_n_TS626rLurtNciZyL0rehtsJqank-1QcZ9a42QsYMERcCLLaHSQ1NzoQifp7bF6ksbdEzsBsTzDSJYoDCWxKe5kGwiS9xykoP7ErlRVvrAE71jfHX_RxQCCBoZGT7_clI8QPx_xm1rNQT8o/s6000/IMG_5829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpmScAHPjoI5f1fhBYNpMVJiPYg7RJcsY8F0TEFK_E3S_n_TS626rLurtNciZyL0rehtsJqank-1QcZ9a42QsYMERcCLLaHSQ1NzoQifp7bF6ksbdEzsBsTzDSJYoDCWxKe5kGwiS9xykoP7ErlRVvrAE71jfHX_RxQCCBoZGT7_clI8QPx_xm1rNQT8o/w640-h426/IMG_5829.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a pretty 17th century needlework box from Newchurch. All girls would be taught needlework but most would have had a very plain needlework box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdKAVrobawPsUDZJBCHEd0TrMTmwJsAYGosV9nELVNXCAzSmF3F149ao-iHoWbeu-sCDqhBvf8ElbaF5N6paJJwN5P0Km60xnj01ACddxrVPX_qMPpmJvhe6-sqEIIlokshdwawo_79gkL27KQvblEaGxuB8Jhyphenhyphenz-42tXtPSTQTEQgSJVelcvyAVnU3xk/s6000/IMG_5830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdKAVrobawPsUDZJBCHEd0TrMTmwJsAYGosV9nELVNXCAzSmF3F149ao-iHoWbeu-sCDqhBvf8ElbaF5N6paJJwN5P0Km60xnj01ACddxrVPX_qMPpmJvhe6-sqEIIlokshdwawo_79gkL27KQvblEaGxuB8Jhyphenhyphenz-42tXtPSTQTEQgSJVelcvyAVnU3xk/w640-h426/IMG_5830.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is a linen nightcap belonging to King Charles 1</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWnRX0gFjq8Z21q12K_2K1xXWFWEiPPhHHkqG68zYVR-1FU7FmyZ9_1nMHVBoU8Lg1tuVnwl6f2soxKRJnZC2cQqtQnigWKFwwpXTbzrCce1dMEP7xCN0q864O6u9C0KB2B8ZanVbVcDdFDoMB3VxfctL3wYYlVr4WOTGf68rCSJelrsbYCoEwQSLZrj-/s6000/IMG_5834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWnRX0gFjq8Z21q12K_2K1xXWFWEiPPhHHkqG68zYVR-1FU7FmyZ9_1nMHVBoU8Lg1tuVnwl6f2soxKRJnZC2cQqtQnigWKFwwpXTbzrCce1dMEP7xCN0q864O6u9C0KB2B8ZanVbVcDdFDoMB3VxfctL3wYYlVr4WOTGf68rCSJelrsbYCoEwQSLZrj-/w640-h426/IMG_5834.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">This is a pattern book from Nunn's lace factory and the following photo shows gloves and a collar made from the lace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivl7YXht4dGrN0Z4uI2HAiUHYnsvgIa0lyKsxH4o5xGEYnp6s9MWlVtQdJo2U_HFZTshpsHPEtaE_3hMwu9f2RiI6zow4VgnsH2B4fMYzlxdhu-oQ7Gvk_1cnHKlKHKZEwbnIzJx9XvrjteThszjY6xLhSfXXRJMXax3NqeM6GCJgcX9Ed1P2yqOZ-ZGVq/s6000/IMG_5839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivl7YXht4dGrN0Z4uI2HAiUHYnsvgIa0lyKsxH4o5xGEYnp6s9MWlVtQdJo2U_HFZTshpsHPEtaE_3hMwu9f2RiI6zow4VgnsH2B4fMYzlxdhu-oQ7Gvk_1cnHKlKHKZEwbnIzJx9XvrjteThszjY6xLhSfXXRJMXax3NqeM6GCJgcX9Ed1P2yqOZ-ZGVq/w426-h640/IMG_5839.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OuWQA_E4VD26mIK1JuQTa1YyECwp_B_z3CJQlFwJrV0LplijlvspuaxW1VNXwJ_7WrMyIkdk84wFNsA63rS10oxKbzyfPJ83BvvsjYxUAaO-vZGSNNZEv3NHqKpuuGOHKD2d6HKFcxz9NXMAGLLbzzNeMFGKm__GzlkC6PAFVrIG4NAIFND91fPRqB2Y/s6000/IMG_5840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OuWQA_E4VD26mIK1JuQTa1YyECwp_B_z3CJQlFwJrV0LplijlvspuaxW1VNXwJ_7WrMyIkdk84wFNsA63rS10oxKbzyfPJ83BvvsjYxUAaO-vZGSNNZEv3NHqKpuuGOHKD2d6HKFcxz9NXMAGLLbzzNeMFGKm__GzlkC6PAFVrIG4NAIFND91fPRqB2Y/w426-h640/IMG_5840.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">A waistcoat nicely decorated with embroidery</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1l8TcMdGesStcYtb6eSjjRPKXv8NV5CASAoGJLCs4USo-7Afo2oqC0brHdED1OZaBvkshVNuAjPytAXrj2mz7i-5nzWno-NWPv4Qbo3wv6t8IAS4-24ZstGh6Eea7Gc6KnuXTCJyENzeVksvJ-K49gz5EXLlip_6WtH_rYrOgOrlKD5Y6NIpSzxcRS8o/s6000/IMG_5844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1l8TcMdGesStcYtb6eSjjRPKXv8NV5CASAoGJLCs4USo-7Afo2oqC0brHdED1OZaBvkshVNuAjPytAXrj2mz7i-5nzWno-NWPv4Qbo3wv6t8IAS4-24ZstGh6Eea7Gc6KnuXTCJyENzeVksvJ-K49gz5EXLlip_6WtH_rYrOgOrlKD5Y6NIpSzxcRS8o/w426-h640/IMG_5844.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I spent sometime looking at the doll's house, which was fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYZ0sr-k9wJZW-sIAHbvmwGik_Mb9hGG5RHpb4gCLhjHcedko9q_oJVB09DaWyJ51vIKDx_M173AI_Zs4psoEay9g_PSOlmvNpJVt7b_6hzu9lW8K8FxXBtMgvbqExyG_mAGVfX7W-hV_2UywmM4fD52GhDDKO5lEoVyOQeyOC6a7aAYDeyJCbifml55B/s6000/IMG_5846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYZ0sr-k9wJZW-sIAHbvmwGik_Mb9hGG5RHpb4gCLhjHcedko9q_oJVB09DaWyJ51vIKDx_M173AI_Zs4psoEay9g_PSOlmvNpJVt7b_6hzu9lW8K8FxXBtMgvbqExyG_mAGVfX7W-hV_2UywmM4fD52GhDDKO5lEoVyOQeyOC6a7aAYDeyJCbifml55B/w426-h640/IMG_5846.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I found the next couple of items very interesting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9r0WfnC13NfDsqzyutnkhZ9tTC3_M7nlF7BppVFgu82ctut3mwUqFHXPsMdMXY3IchK-AIXwTbz0O2fnTHYPGKj-58zQrJeVnHGVGv_Zjmd795BWYhB5ZwSq6KVFVyshBcToCd4HpqSKwmuUl24ehd3oTAZAkDLuvn8K7FQRwFzJcSfRh9XJyr1-Hp1W/s6000/IMG_5848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3qy9Ba28cmZ3Y1ZjwoJjAT79NrNYIyQSbtFiZAz0dMzRjkzn5GRoPed6CKw-Yf4sXJc_o478lWJlhU8PNWJ-WrFKJCQ_S69H8pzzBl3lLRt_fM-wBVSAxsn5wCEL65gzW1PyUR39YQgwG2jLP2KpcHBNKKcoOJUS82dCDJYxsrE2WsIABAw-w-wfCce_/w426-h640/IMG_5850.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Having seen all we wanted to of Carisbrook castle we drove to Osbourne house where we had some refreshment and took a walk in the grounds. We both enjoyed the walk but by the time we were finished we were tired so we drove back to our hotel for a rest before dinner. In the evening we read and I got on with some knitting. We had enjoyed our day </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I will tell you about our visit to Osbourne house on the Sunday in my next post. It's getting rather late and I'm working tomorrow so I need to get some sleep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Take care</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></div><p></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-4713952444284735182024-03-09T17:59:00.002+00:002024-03-09T17:59:55.673+00:00Catching up with sewing.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This week has been about catching up. Fortunately work has been very manageable but household chores had got a little behind. The last weekend of February we went to the Isle of Wight. Weekends away are great fun and relaxing but it means I need to get the usual weekend chores done during the week. The following weekend we had a trip to Minsmere on the Saturday and family commitments on the Sunday so again limited time for those chores. Never mind I've now caught up and also managed to get slightly ahead. This morning I gave a dining room a spring clean. All the furniture got moved, cleaned and polished if appropriate. Things that had gravitated to the room were returned to their proper place and quite a few items where either thrown away or put on one side to go to the charity shop. It looks beautiful now but I could do with a nap! I could have done the room yesterday but I needed to get my eyes tested, get some shopping and go to the bank. Instead of cleaning yesterday I choose to play with my sewing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I started my sewing by looking for the pattern for the double wedding ring quilt I've been wanting to make. The pattern was in Today's Quilter some time back so I had to look through the magazines I'd kept. I found it and printed the pattern out in colour. This will save me taking the magazine when I go fabric shopping next weekend, therefore no chance of it getting lost. I also found the templates which had come with this issue. Once I've got my fabric I will be able to start the quilt.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlO7saoMvTOUpnMQN7tgNaC-vAAdBT-2gewgxDaUFpvvhlnEZlBlHUYeKfcI4a0Y0PH6Xu-F-WYIvi4XJWgIoDRMeEu-2RQ7rbYVxzi86WYUNtZgqpEpq37vpVAIu29rnEkbOjEYqh8SjT5UX1ZNWI5zlwt8_VienDHw0TG5Vgu3UD20tIMTpM4UrcOTDk/s4000/IMG20240308210226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlO7saoMvTOUpnMQN7tgNaC-vAAdBT-2gewgxDaUFpvvhlnEZlBlHUYeKfcI4a0Y0PH6Xu-F-WYIvi4XJWgIoDRMeEu-2RQ7rbYVxzi86WYUNtZgqpEpq37vpVAIu29rnEkbOjEYqh8SjT5UX1ZNWI5zlwt8_VienDHw0TG5Vgu3UD20tIMTpM4UrcOTDk/w640-h480/IMG20240308210226.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is my number 4 challenge for the Chookshed Stitchers Challenge.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhgfx5jrwKaAW7qjQkDdVJX2q9vP7oD0LvpT6uhpRkkY4l-fRcAVqhQj5gGyyGLRAEhcaPXgntdzeMTpme-SkzyyHq1_8rPga7J4Ld-h6lktLk0HDYjJD6xB1eDlkCQPod-IVcjCq78qI4nZQqJm12Gk9_nw3N-2BqYxGyQB6C1IZTOM3OF6G0u6elOmp/s320/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhgfx5jrwKaAW7qjQkDdVJX2q9vP7oD0LvpT6uhpRkkY4l-fRcAVqhQj5gGyyGLRAEhcaPXgntdzeMTpme-SkzyyHq1_8rPga7J4Ld-h6lktLk0HDYjJD6xB1eDlkCQPod-IVcjCq78qI4nZQqJm12Gk9_nw3N-2BqYxGyQB6C1IZTOM3OF6G0u6elOmp/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm on holiday for two weeks from 21st March so I should be able to make a good start on this project.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After that I set about stitching together some of the blocks for the mystery quilt from Good Hope Quilters Guild. I am now a whizz at making half square triangles and this quilt is made entirely of them. There are two ways to put the blocks together one giving a star design and the other a square. I decided to do the square option. There are 9 sets of fabrics which make into 9 blocks I completed 4.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fJuH823ERLZ6M3pCwfpm9uXnvsUv5PvuFwQzCsrj0lbb3iOLenTv_4n7ttPzwoDul27J3NwkoxdcRLQb0BEWdz4n6BCoCQjYZ42qE8MH4U76K4y-5VYzlakKCjXoLWsEq5ysoO9P_1QWFuxT_rx6qvDU2O5dQLlHfi2TxAk4SbUglzN_7fjEFV0nXxZr/s4000/IMG20240308210012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fJuH823ERLZ6M3pCwfpm9uXnvsUv5PvuFwQzCsrj0lbb3iOLenTv_4n7ttPzwoDul27J3NwkoxdcRLQb0BEWdz4n6BCoCQjYZ42qE8MH4U76K4y-5VYzlakKCjXoLWsEq5ysoO9P_1QWFuxT_rx6qvDU2O5dQLlHfi2TxAk4SbUglzN_7fjEFV0nXxZr/w640-h480/IMG20240308210012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtG2k47EySjn2qwGqkdRaKwKAT-2fhqkdjdZMiVjxbc39fMdEAUwwQ_sSf7fCxtCBMg684vYnNEcn8O-lYLWJzllx8w23A_TaCyY_SGxAn5ZpJ5O2wMISjrxguTEX0ivD3Su27hNdJcrEZSAQTfhDquKjF3IUf9jnV5wGZ-WDiAOBi4LR7kFzvsXVCxRG/s4000/IMG20240308205950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtG2k47EySjn2qwGqkdRaKwKAT-2fhqkdjdZMiVjxbc39fMdEAUwwQ_sSf7fCxtCBMg684vYnNEcn8O-lYLWJzllx8w23A_TaCyY_SGxAn5ZpJ5O2wMISjrxguTEX0ivD3Su27hNdJcrEZSAQTfhDquKjF3IUf9jnV5wGZ-WDiAOBi4LR7kFzvsXVCxRG/w640-h480/IMG20240308205950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The colours aren't showing up as they are in person due to the light. I still have 6 blocks to make and these have different colours in them. I need to trim the blocks before I can start stitching the rest together.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After that I decided to play at making a mattress for one of the beds in the doll house. I haven't taken a photo so I will show you some other time. By the time I had done that it was evening and time to make dinner. After dinner I decided to work on my knitting. I'm on the second side of the front and it is going well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Last weekend John and I went to Minsmere in Suffolk for a bird watching day. I didn't take my main camera with me, just my phone so I haven't got any bird photos to show you. However we had a very successful day seeing over 50 different species of birds plus some deer. I did take a photo of my shadow self. I like this photo as it gives me very long legs. John was busy watching a bird through his scope. You can see one leg of his tripod.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aGB9fYabkYXOeSSkp1BcSxcDtSFAyUQ_x1XwSCjRIXvXa58Y_jjg3P8vP09nRnJSrCaAyslJcD5PGFeDydcFmFtaGpJrX4wZC7z3KvqIEPx9h3y02D5k79T5-kWWrYlRiv9Tze1wcyMTIPy6VY3pLMByMhm_RbzWVONut4amb9bMrsJKJr0Gr2Ecr8j7/s4000/IMG20240302114842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aGB9fYabkYXOeSSkp1BcSxcDtSFAyUQ_x1XwSCjRIXvXa58Y_jjg3P8vP09nRnJSrCaAyslJcD5PGFeDydcFmFtaGpJrX4wZC7z3KvqIEPx9h3y02D5k79T5-kWWrYlRiv9Tze1wcyMTIPy6VY3pLMByMhm_RbzWVONut4amb9bMrsJKJr0Gr2Ecr8j7/w480-h640/IMG20240302114842.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Minsmere is very close to Sizewell B nuclear power station. You can see the dome and building in the photo below. It is the UK's only Pressurised Water Reactor, which started generating electricity in 1995. It has an estimated decommissioning date of 2035. The picture is blurry because the phone was set to give the maximum enlargement. There are plans for new reactor, Sizewell C to replace the present one.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgml1ZICIONLMdjb7c2XgXzuInpq16uaJGAxI7bFHiLdezxV4yUEYytCMttQ-vlOnxFTyGsx0heusWfAhbpBZ5ET_rHo1ZcwhamdM2sWnBQMwccoWvZ3n5R0M1Rxwu7YaP4lPzF798PKaAjOCqQatv1e76RusX8qI23P9-2rHz_tNf9gazpa6L3gNXiIb1f/s4000/IMG20240302120436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgml1ZICIONLMdjb7c2XgXzuInpq16uaJGAxI7bFHiLdezxV4yUEYytCMttQ-vlOnxFTyGsx0heusWfAhbpBZ5ET_rHo1ZcwhamdM2sWnBQMwccoWvZ3n5R0M1Rxwu7YaP4lPzF798PKaAjOCqQatv1e76RusX8qI23P9-2rHz_tNf9gazpa6L3gNXiIb1f/w640-h480/IMG20240302120436.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Later the weather improved and I took this picture looking across the reed beds in a different part of the reserve.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkLAZl8Q_VhHF5chC7MqMm2VVHJbgtwhK5oRIdAZh6UaF-HHryeifUzIp_aY3GSDqHDF_9XLoqBLoIFGmIxSDlabyEHKwiv0GiYsTasT5NPEjQJezyI0DhSsoq52iZbtTndpEbRZxgmCLYNrYUXw2gUmO8Xu2ylErZuJITJ3Np32WSqF668qUb511mkrP/s4000/IMG20240302114908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkLAZl8Q_VhHF5chC7MqMm2VVHJbgtwhK5oRIdAZh6UaF-HHryeifUzIp_aY3GSDqHDF_9XLoqBLoIFGmIxSDlabyEHKwiv0GiYsTasT5NPEjQJezyI0DhSsoq52iZbtTndpEbRZxgmCLYNrYUXw2gUmO8Xu2ylErZuJITJ3Np32WSqF668qUb511mkrP/w640-h480/IMG20240302114908.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On the way home I tried to capture the sky through the coach window. The coach was traveling fast and so this was the best I could do</span></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUrcmKnCsTqokqCOu0yalsZQg95O24_VVwXVIfTSoj7CxW5Dkxl89gdL_XfM_JbCdZvaxlDWSaJv2mz8nbwhFRXL9HfyixAIOy3a1-CW1SXd18TBlaw2I45tPfZ3vD-tkgH5yU9u7fuL9VALMLfhgwhcfvbzOImPzYvR2DHbVMgqFUHt3ArojgIdUhga6/s4000/IMG20240302174147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUrcmKnCsTqokqCOu0yalsZQg95O24_VVwXVIfTSoj7CxW5Dkxl89gdL_XfM_JbCdZvaxlDWSaJv2mz8nbwhFRXL9HfyixAIOy3a1-CW1SXd18TBlaw2I45tPfZ3vD-tkgH5yU9u7fuL9VALMLfhgwhcfvbzOImPzYvR2DHbVMgqFUHt3ArojgIdUhga6/w400-h300/IMG20240302174147.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I need to feed Missy and Wesley. It's their dinner time and they are both staring at me, willing me to move to the kitchen. I still need to share our trip to the Isle of Wight but I'll do that in the next post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br />Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-63726326109223056602024-03-03T22:46:00.001+00:002024-03-03T23:30:15.349+00:00March already!<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The end of February was a little bit busy. It was fun going away last weekend but really I could have done with a weekend at home. I'll share our trip to the Isle of Wight with you soon but for now I need to sort out my sewing plans for March. Over the last week I had very little time for sewing but I did manage to spend time with my machine very briefly on Friday and today. Whilst away I finished the left side of the cardigan I'm knitting but I haven't touched it since. Although no sewing got done in the last week of February it was a very good sewing month. I completed two more rounds on the Red Manor House quilt, made 18 cycad blocks for the dinosaur quilt, completed the baby quilt for my colleague, started the quilting on the pinwheel quilt, started a mystery quilt and knitted the back and one side of my cardigan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Plans for March</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur_gJEKxg8rI6negYmeYvqK5GD-sNMqNdJsMHIcpOsRZsaDnoFSeuiGzc0UyAQ_pVTn3Yivkbs4rqnskopFXWRYoiUw090ByRDRQXxBnk-iREFzZCm2qXl2p-RUbfVO_flp6YHfNzRAdsX0Jv_Ozlf456TbcTg097LPiEH1-mWgEmb-_mD8dhISVlr8ad/s320/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur_gJEKxg8rI6negYmeYvqK5GD-sNMqNdJsMHIcpOsRZsaDnoFSeuiGzc0UyAQ_pVTn3Yivkbs4rqnskopFXWRYoiUw090ByRDRQXxBnk-iREFzZCm2qXl2p-RUbfVO_flp6YHfNzRAdsX0Jv_Ozlf456TbcTg097LPiEH1-mWgEmb-_mD8dhISVlr8ad/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Chookshed Stitchers challenge for March is number 4. My number 4 was to start a double wedding ring pattern quilt. I have decided to use the pattern from Today's Quilter. I need to find the right magazine but I have already found the templates for the pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxXgJtUWkZdOsRCn0L9Db_nDnrjTqyHyqVE2k_XWPsHasfEDGybo6iORDnxIMMn0ZBxYKHEMa2qpKuM9R6ACGz0SQ4KAJ0xgPEWRIgwJ6a5VqFEdCNQql9ezGNTV5lWGBW9dyYcpBQrDCGnIivkrA1hFQEKmcT3DleK6gKxs4xuAQf3MlGFg5BfkloxwZ/s4000/IMG20230508220615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxXgJtUWkZdOsRCn0L9Db_nDnrjTqyHyqVE2k_XWPsHasfEDGybo6iORDnxIMMn0ZBxYKHEMa2qpKuM9R6ACGz0SQ4KAJ0xgPEWRIgwJ6a5VqFEdCNQql9ezGNTV5lWGBW9dyYcpBQrDCGnIivkrA1hFQEKmcT3DleK6gKxs4xuAQf3MlGFg5BfkloxwZ/w640-h480/IMG20230508220615.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We will be in Somerset on the 15th March and I will be visiting my favourite quit shop, Midsommer Quilting, so I will be able to get the fabric I want. Between now and then I need to work on my other March projects and leave myself time towards the end of the month to work on this quilt.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe8qAvXF4Ceg5eVUtVCkmG9fD7FeHk0vktD-pH0YOHSl3aN_AdwnGY1s824mLYUvLRTTV6CCjVJnms0HiE1MYP5iTG7C6oaI-xDGCygpW0grqseib0xugquPT_aRlzodWJRzbCVk_cHQjFIP9edqblh4TleV30kIMlxwt030HfkL7R-kK9oU_EwpcDsaX/s1080/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe8qAvXF4Ceg5eVUtVCkmG9fD7FeHk0vktD-pH0YOHSl3aN_AdwnGY1s824mLYUvLRTTV6CCjVJnms0HiE1MYP5iTG7C6oaI-xDGCygpW0grqseib0xugquPT_aRlzodWJRzbCVk_cHQjFIP9edqblh4TleV30kIMlxwt030HfkL7R-kK9oU_EwpcDsaX/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I want to complete the next round of the Red Manor House quilt and this will be my One monthly Goal for March. I am hoping to be able to make the next round from my scraps but I may need to purchase some fabric. In February I completed two round. I did paper piece the arrows and whilst they are rather wonky I am very proud of them. I dislike paper piecing but I persevered and got them made.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_NGG_9LD9nGqLPz_EJVVrUoaV8GRt6ckbzYWSzo7AsFffdi6oeTm-1-SDTo7gkQo8Vp1YkmEok_q1KqEk6Pw_0Jk4goxJ7NvbkUfzs-V3gWWGyIA5Dx4kLuU8RhWKJInJ6AHhat6rjv0xkTbMRqX0JZ5OPl0xSNgSrQny5mOpgOwGWODWDGZuICF3Tzm/s4000/IMG20240218112159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_NGG_9LD9nGqLPz_EJVVrUoaV8GRt6ckbzYWSzo7AsFffdi6oeTm-1-SDTo7gkQo8Vp1YkmEok_q1KqEk6Pw_0Jk4goxJ7NvbkUfzs-V3gWWGyIA5Dx4kLuU8RhWKJInJ6AHhat6rjv0xkTbMRqX0JZ5OPl0xSNgSrQny5mOpgOwGWODWDGZuICF3Tzm/w480-h640/IMG20240218112159.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally I will be working on my knitting as I'd like the cardigan to wear in the summer.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On Friday I started a small project to make a tote bag. I'm using |William Morris fabric. I needed to cut some squares and here they are laid out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNebbDJ8Gpv9Aph7VIsy4KPRXWtYvh5XBla5ekTpmbHyWmDyfCH8Ut5lBtlFWH_nIaolE2qN2hv8R6sCRLF0E_GVsHM9Al-QXiz9xuTs69aEiHrXXNF3bbMRqpc49NU5vz90r0zo3HJc-R2XfEpavLcr4M35NJDtDpP12k4s1hZ3gxaCsHknO3atNToufU/s4000/IMG20240222192453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNebbDJ8Gpv9Aph7VIsy4KPRXWtYvh5XBla5ekTpmbHyWmDyfCH8Ut5lBtlFWH_nIaolE2qN2hv8R6sCRLF0E_GVsHM9Al-QXiz9xuTs69aEiHrXXNF3bbMRqpc49NU5vz90r0zo3HJc-R2XfEpavLcr4M35NJDtDpP12k4s1hZ3gxaCsHknO3atNToufU/w480-h640/IMG20240222192453.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I stitched the squares together for the front and back of the tote. The whole project went together very quickly and I had a finished item. My brother's partner is having surgery this month and I decided to get her some presents to cheer her up whilst recuperating. I made the bag to put the presents in. For some reason my photo won't upload to the blog. Hopefully I manage to make it work tomorrow. It's getting late so I need to go to bed as I have work</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> tomorrow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally before I go my photo uploaded.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBjXmb4TVPUxSlS_Za3F62f-SN-PmMMQl5EYaaPZNyPiglqWMpkf7JDHkrMhMFBr-C73InI2eIYNnM60TEHLlBzfGYpQPCPDy0H0-hQqXvwUnEhQMbd7Kn8l1yUN5JGIcN8kDG4fNApLkxNscpGnP-ttj-TYT_XttF6iId2wcnjzd66ouvvRjshGgGeEx/s4000/IMG20240303223042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBjXmb4TVPUxSlS_Za3F62f-SN-PmMMQl5EYaaPZNyPiglqWMpkf7JDHkrMhMFBr-C73InI2eIYNnM60TEHLlBzfGYpQPCPDy0H0-hQqXvwUnEhQMbd7Kn8l1yUN5JGIcN8kDG4fNApLkxNscpGnP-ttj-TYT_XttF6iId2wcnjzd66ouvvRjshGgGeEx/w480-h640/IMG20240303223042.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Lyndsey </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-6940695572729916652024-02-20T22:07:00.002+00:002024-02-20T22:07:08.971+00:00Sunrise and quilting<p><span style="font-family: arial;">When I went to the car to go to work I realised there was a lovely sunrise. On the shorter winter days it would still be dark and if there was a pretty sunrise, it has been after I get to work or whilst I'm driving. This was my first chance of the year to get a photo. Seeing the sunrise always makes me happy.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTC191OHDGZnZ_3zVRVgLuK-8xwO-KjlQY50XCcZpcZzz70j8l64c_kga16WaQvy9ovGnHtqgLl7Kp0eyVmnL1UIjP6Py03XTins4arI7igjsGunDpcfPG7ypPVlXeE_yyxdGvUcSQhxXr2np5E6jJI6k42LJO9y8_fxv-16c1p8rZ7ajyhnOj-xUId1P/s4000/IMG20240219065242.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTC191OHDGZnZ_3zVRVgLuK-8xwO-KjlQY50XCcZpcZzz70j8l64c_kga16WaQvy9ovGnHtqgLl7Kp0eyVmnL1UIjP6Py03XTins4arI7igjsGunDpcfPG7ypPVlXeE_yyxdGvUcSQhxXr2np5E6jJI6k42LJO9y8_fxv-16c1p8rZ7ajyhnOj-xUId1P/w640-h480/IMG20240219065242.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday evening I settled myself comfortably to complete sewing down the binding on the baby quilt. There wasn't that much left to do so it didn't take long.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt-4sRLuA3tNqN-w74mPnqRB-RqN7LKGhEE-H2qoLvfe_Lhie7t40nnkI6U5HkJhSvNbJVFD25kANxher4LGr-giAJF7OnvpqdU0_S-oJnDewiVtmQ610_JPjq4owMFfTJMXGEaP5rtHSQVFajuCLOlHRkttBgQnPEq4mIiJskQE-VZ_9voPfWIE5enoi/s4000/IMG20240218224221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt-4sRLuA3tNqN-w74mPnqRB-RqN7LKGhEE-H2qoLvfe_Lhie7t40nnkI6U5HkJhSvNbJVFD25kANxher4LGr-giAJF7OnvpqdU0_S-oJnDewiVtmQ610_JPjq4owMFfTJMXGEaP5rtHSQVFajuCLOlHRkttBgQnPEq4mIiJskQE-VZ_9voPfWIE5enoi/w480-h640/IMG20240218224221.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm very happy with this quilt. The baby is due in March and once he or she is born I'll add their name to the label and stitch it to the quilt. That leaves two more baby quilts to make, one for a colleague and one for one of my students. My colleague and his wife are expecting a baby boy in late March or early April so that is my next project. My student is also expecting a boy but in May.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This evening whilst waiting for dinner to cook I quickly got my machine out and made a start on the quilting on the pinwheel quilt. I had an idea of what I wanted to do in the square blocks and this is what I started working on. I am using these two motifs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzlIYixBidcZH-zB4shTf8fACqHR7sUgqG2LYq5gaXcc8truymgJlBNs3AoKur-3QxIrzwZ4KaeUXJhtdoUNC6RrteyuiuefG2igVmTXk0RRGQrgi0hzq2a-dM3AUVvN_v9fRjcstmWF8aaVKBYVWNr-G7bUOoooSsQ6EluTeOT0khGQ5JOqWA1gWywDi/s4000/IMG20240220213132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzlIYixBidcZH-zB4shTf8fACqHR7sUgqG2LYq5gaXcc8truymgJlBNs3AoKur-3QxIrzwZ4KaeUXJhtdoUNC6RrteyuiuefG2igVmTXk0RRGQrgi0hzq2a-dM3AUVvN_v9fRjcstmWF8aaVKBYVWNr-G7bUOoooSsQ6EluTeOT0khGQ5JOqWA1gWywDi/w480-h640/IMG20240220213132.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Currently I have no idea how to quilt the pinwheel blocks. Every so often over the evening a little glimmer of an idea has been trying to develop in my brain. Hopefully I will get the full picture soon as I would like to get this quilt finished this month.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After dinner I picked up my knitting whilst watching a re-run of Waking the Dead. I did have to unpick a row as I got too engrossed in the programme but I soon corrected the error.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm hoping to finish work early tomorrow and so will be able to get on with the quilting. I also need to check I have everything I need for our weekend away. We are visiting the Isle of Wight and I am really looking forward to it as I haven't been there for many years.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I need to wash my hair and then make sure I have everything I need for work tomorrow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-16384779204544557232024-02-18T16:43:00.003+00:002024-02-18T16:43:40.238+00:00A busy Sunday.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I know Sundays are supposed to be restful before you return to work on Monday but I was excited to get some more sewing done so I got myself organised and made a start. On the Red Manor House quilt the next round is a border. I had identified some red fabric to make the binding for the pinwheel quilt I have yet to quilt. So I got to thinking, was there enough fabric to do the border on the Manor House quilt and the binding on the other one. It took minutes to measure the fabric and yes there was enough. I Quickly got the machine set up, cut the fabric strips needed and soon had the borders added. I then tried to take a photo but Missy decided it was time to photo bomb. I think she felt I had spent enough time over the weekend sewing and I should be playing with her instead. Anyway you probably get that I sewed on the next round. I love the red, it's such a rich colour. I'm so pleased Missy didn't have muddy feet. It was raining when I let her outside this morning but since then the rain has stopped and it's been nice and sunny. When the sun first started to shine it was like a light bulb had been turned on.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sz9SHfgQhpEcU9vptgW5HfVQA_tXd7ktf73fbhyAAyDIiSaDcdxUBsomhq892Qo-F7CvZisV4B5XLdyApglgT1GY5I9kT5q6lVWEnHr_xw-kmNoPcD_sY-xsBkCR2OSfrXGST_BM3kmQto3OJwzyr-GiCtX2_JNKyxE94yFHNa7fGE9nTkvMrZ1m8VIQ/s4000/IMG20240218112159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sz9SHfgQhpEcU9vptgW5HfVQA_tXd7ktf73fbhyAAyDIiSaDcdxUBsomhq892Qo-F7CvZisV4B5XLdyApglgT1GY5I9kT5q6lVWEnHr_xw-kmNoPcD_sY-xsBkCR2OSfrXGST_BM3kmQto3OJwzyr-GiCtX2_JNKyxE94yFHNa7fGE9nTkvMrZ1m8VIQ/w480-h640/IMG20240218112159.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The next round on this quilt is an Irish chain border. I'm trying to make this quilt from scraps and fabric I already have so I will try and follow the instruction on the dark, pale etc fabrics so I can create the pattern but it will be a scrappy round.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Having finished, that I sewed the final half square triangles for the Mystery quilt I'm doing. All the instructions have now been released but it is still fun. The half square triangles have taken me longer than I expected. There were two colour groups I hadn't shown. Here are the middle square for the blocks. Possible I shouldn't have taken the photo of them on the pink background.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIsCtn5uSY9pAU1kHn-kbFsw2jj2P7uTvbdEK0VJAHNWeQe_ebS0uMNpJnyQUimrBZtiP89fw0PIkpIEO9teZdQqaCRIyMKWLNLDZzCsrhtF4s5QrCwkfm4j5_weXmOO0WN8dBAshUFnvXGXhlpD7USvNNV-SnHOiDFIrZhQPRLcY4C8gc6T3co3XVAlB/s4000/IMG20240218130244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIsCtn5uSY9pAU1kHn-kbFsw2jj2P7uTvbdEK0VJAHNWeQe_ebS0uMNpJnyQUimrBZtiP89fw0PIkpIEO9teZdQqaCRIyMKWLNLDZzCsrhtF4s5QrCwkfm4j5_weXmOO0WN8dBAshUFnvXGXhlpD7USvNNV-SnHOiDFIrZhQPRLcY4C8gc6T3co3XVAlB/w640-h480/IMG20240218130244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Although all the half square triangles are now made I need to trim the blocks. I'll try and fit that in over the evenings this week. Once that job is done I can start sewing the blocks together. There are two layouts for the quilt but I have yet to decide which one I prefer.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before putting my machine away I sewed the main pieces of the sewing machine pincushion together. The pattern is by Debbie Harris Designs and I bought the pattern at last years Stitch Festival. It turned out quite well. This years Stitch Festival is in March and I will be going with my friend Michelle again. We had a lot of fun last year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2tIBgMmpx9R_ONG8DPzwXxTyB7dXtBoJks3MvK37MdqEk2HPTDpR9yRdIIgMxqrcx2osQtp931tnx8E1eiJc8ONYGUXORkD-O6O9V51o-OHqUf5kCozqVpIw-xBWBlHRnTckcUc06jY4IYZdHuR_aICT5P96BFjFvhoN5dfzx0doCK0xe_Q288-rcry2/s4000/IMG20240218160309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2tIBgMmpx9R_ONG8DPzwXxTyB7dXtBoJks3MvK37MdqEk2HPTDpR9yRdIIgMxqrcx2osQtp931tnx8E1eiJc8ONYGUXORkD-O6O9V51o-OHqUf5kCozqVpIw-xBWBlHRnTckcUc06jY4IYZdHuR_aICT5P96BFjFvhoN5dfzx0doCK0xe_Q288-rcry2/w480-h640/IMG20240218160309.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This evening I will finish stitching on the binding of the baby quilt and then I'll move on to the little country embroidery. It is my goal for February to finish this piece. There is still a fair amount to do but I am away this weekend coming so will be taking this with me for some slow stitching relaxation in the evenings. I love how this piece is progressing.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-8HJBGPdklBp00G6JdpWgWxG_HnmH-TCeQyqnYCoPgq9zqBvv1rl07NXrupBkkp7fNn2D4nqshyphenhyphendrQsqjifhwLxYbsWAy7mMexH62mX1w7H_Igx2yFB_1oSr8HdfswNjBgZVpMHrG8gxafRRYJHysBX4m5jCmaZGi4sXUnDNu5BleROYUDSsd9YpxlU0/s4000/IMG20240217233257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-8HJBGPdklBp00G6JdpWgWxG_HnmH-TCeQyqnYCoPgq9zqBvv1rl07NXrupBkkp7fNn2D4nqshyphenhyphendrQsqjifhwLxYbsWAy7mMexH62mX1w7H_Igx2yFB_1oSr8HdfswNjBgZVpMHrG8gxafRRYJHysBX4m5jCmaZGi4sXUnDNu5BleROYUDSsd9YpxlU0/w640-h480/IMG20240217233257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking this post with Kathy from Kathy's Quilts for her <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> I'll pop over later and see what Kathy and others have been working on. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-32909079110383923692024-02-17T23:34:00.002+00:002024-02-17T23:34:28.706+00:00Flowers and paper piecing.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Over the week I've either been knitting the back of the cardigan or working on the little embroidery. The knitting has been the easiest to work on as the pattern is easy and so I can enjoy watching the TV at the same time. I have now finished the back and started work on the left front.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38xQSefh3gkLlFeoWbocp5-xnnoASe0mthQjqA1Y_eqS-uw-hRkF8_t_UPIYsQbcAn7z9h6myxh5Sftc58xNxZnT2D1bHpvQl5Qxo3DZd8GljvqE5qTTcJCkynUpENoH8xVjBrPgoeTZXUDbseV6sxVNQfYOMTFr_7coY3UXhTQ2Db8NfLcHvFfaLJn5s/s4000/IMG20240215200906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38xQSefh3gkLlFeoWbocp5-xnnoASe0mthQjqA1Y_eqS-uw-hRkF8_t_UPIYsQbcAn7z9h6myxh5Sftc58xNxZnT2D1bHpvQl5Qxo3DZd8GljvqE5qTTcJCkynUpENoH8xVjBrPgoeTZXUDbseV6sxVNQfYOMTFr_7coY3UXhTQ2Db8NfLcHvFfaLJn5s/w480-h640/IMG20240215200906.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The embroidery has also moved forward and I plan to have this finished this month. I tried watching TV whilst stitching but managed to stab myself a couple of times so I gave up.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItQExtej6j5TPVTp2caBz0aVQhis5Gog0cWXfS1-QwKfUCQVbxNpgcf5T-9wVABA4pSSnLjDeN88dGy2IaKYq0U7Zfuz7xqiJtXwieudl8n-d7KbtPk-Iu_UGG2jisgYgSDe-0cmNoJmZSH6WnGOzUkgDB5qud7Fh1TQUpBGKGW70wz0_9SShgwAjtigA/s4000/IMG20240217233257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItQExtej6j5TPVTp2caBz0aVQhis5Gog0cWXfS1-QwKfUCQVbxNpgcf5T-9wVABA4pSSnLjDeN88dGy2IaKYq0U7Zfuz7xqiJtXwieudl8n-d7KbtPk-Iu_UGG2jisgYgSDe-0cmNoJmZSH6WnGOzUkgDB5qud7Fh1TQUpBGKGW70wz0_9SShgwAjtigA/w640-h480/IMG20240217233257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Every two weeks I have a flower delivery. It's fun getting the delivery and finding out what's inside. I could look on the website but that takes some of the fun away.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3tJuKXAU1pm3RytclCYgDp3TZcUgOtNjxaiaKbSFKAVC_AovhLUuDaXE4NJYGFlmmdpBhh6wkxTLuGJKaDhUf4T7TQm5kgPYdg68bJNV9EvoJ0_qKatuouMnqU_lUeAIwc1ZRHdpH3BFBibZ7fTDMFYh14K2I8BPcQKtRd9MUK7VOQ8qt3Dt9TRerOOx/s4096/IMG20240215182732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3tJuKXAU1pm3RytclCYgDp3TZcUgOtNjxaiaKbSFKAVC_AovhLUuDaXE4NJYGFlmmdpBhh6wkxTLuGJKaDhUf4T7TQm5kgPYdg68bJNV9EvoJ0_qKatuouMnqU_lUeAIwc1ZRHdpH3BFBibZ7fTDMFYh14K2I8BPcQKtRd9MUK7VOQ8qt3Dt9TRerOOx/w640-h480/IMG20240215182732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The flowers come with instructions for arranging them and plant food . They usually last a minimum of two weeks and depending on the flowers they often last longer. The flowers are well packaged to keep them safe from crushing and the boxes are reused. I love the little caps they put on the 'blooms'.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8ILPEwuVCV1NMf91e4eWveffrNNoLPq49d1GvLCN57nxAbhZa-DS_bfc3Gfu42BtLFo6Xts2QEvnclxgOXrVH2tkHPfb1TvhDuEr_cJ6W23rOvIoLhT1SbNS5iUlKD0axq5KXDqXoatw7vug_hqMcW-aQ11P4ECODLAZAzJEI8gBHpSkH-vztFlUEY83/s4096/IMG20240215183015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8ILPEwuVCV1NMf91e4eWveffrNNoLPq49d1GvLCN57nxAbhZa-DS_bfc3Gfu42BtLFo6Xts2QEvnclxgOXrVH2tkHPfb1TvhDuEr_cJ6W23rOvIoLhT1SbNS5iUlKD0axq5KXDqXoatw7vug_hqMcW-aQ11P4ECODLAZAzJEI8gBHpSkH-vztFlUEY83/w480-h640/IMG20240215183015.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>I tend to put the flowers into a vase so they can open properly and then move them into a more appropriate vase if needed.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FICr-C13_gI0YkyGTNnEWzLZBDMYR25BK_r27WsOBY_nSt71yG2rMd12pAFF7jDkc5UxSVmEdsdHXAzxPa9wXCms0LXTWL4JgP0cpMQ800hJ-BmAxawA3rkEiieAYTM4_Tj8BdnReUHfJAvXjNI-6WMwbSNH-MU9mJS_cD3xehdbrIW9_SnikCuDJj1a/s4000/IMG20240215185241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FICr-C13_gI0YkyGTNnEWzLZBDMYR25BK_r27WsOBY_nSt71yG2rMd12pAFF7jDkc5UxSVmEdsdHXAzxPa9wXCms0LXTWL4JgP0cpMQ800hJ-BmAxawA3rkEiieAYTM4_Tj8BdnReUHfJAvXjNI-6WMwbSNH-MU9mJS_cD3xehdbrIW9_SnikCuDJj1a/w480-h640/IMG20240215185241.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Some of the flowers from the last delivery will be good for a few more days.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday morning John and I went to visit Katy, Olly and Aubrey. Katy wanted some help with putting up a shelf and fixing a baby gate on Aubrey's bedroom. We were supposed to go to Kew Gardens in the afternoon for the Orchid festival but we were both very tired so we headed home. We stopped in Kingston to pick up a pair of knitting needles. Somehow I've lost one of the pair that I need for knitting the ribbing of my cardigan. We decided to have a cup of tea before driving home. It was really refreshing and made the drive much easier. Once home I rebooked tickets for the orchid festival.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I had a sewing day. My plan was to complete my February challenge for the Chookshed Challenge. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd70qy-9sbepo1-1yuOMFl448btaobuJyEHbD2K4RFZGo5_awVj1l63ODO7MD38BvuH-4KI5VTfjsoB0TsxXx4MJVvDYkSVC_CEw34I1qWaaGzljvh7vB4yFcBDt9IV2_5LZaPVQTZskYXFYnAXen7F8OvqGrjT9zogR6dRwqLlDy2yNdhDfMliJ-ftU43/s320/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd70qy-9sbepo1-1yuOMFl448btaobuJyEHbD2K4RFZGo5_awVj1l63ODO7MD38BvuH-4KI5VTfjsoB0TsxXx4MJVvDYkSVC_CEw34I1qWaaGzljvh7vB4yFcBDt9IV2_5LZaPVQTZskYXFYnAXen7F8OvqGrjT9zogR6dRwqLlDy2yNdhDfMliJ-ftU43/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The challenge was number 2 and my number 2 was to complete the next round of the Red Manor House quilt. This is how far I had got before the challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mE-sBIgJVROSCflIOt7hw3Y75Ir0Zm5z6NiwiDccKz3MCi5nYlS0ruVCW6xZxIZNcDjetkhpNqYoBT0_Dhy_vnTRT08sEI97N1Jai5Ge_6hVMEHlEwFFGa6FQGsrW1fGERhf7JMJUjJZ0HjwbAj1XEchu4nrtzJtmoilbnoF3S2bJPqGbthzmgad3gpE/s4640/IMG_20210220_172101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="3480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mE-sBIgJVROSCflIOt7hw3Y75Ir0Zm5z6NiwiDccKz3MCi5nYlS0ruVCW6xZxIZNcDjetkhpNqYoBT0_Dhy_vnTRT08sEI97N1Jai5Ge_6hVMEHlEwFFGa6FQGsrW1fGERhf7JMJUjJZ0HjwbAj1XEchu4nrtzJtmoilbnoF3S2bJPqGbthzmgad3gpE/w480-h640/IMG_20210220_172101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The diamonds in the last round were foundation paper pieced and although I managed to make them and it wasn't too difficult, I didn't enjoy the experience. The four corner blocks of the next round are paper pieced and I had put this quilt to the back of the cupboard as I didn't want to do any more paper piecing. Still a challenge is a challenge and I also need to move this quilt along. I did raw edge applique for the dove, flower and sheep blocks and then set about making the arrow blocks. This proved a lot more challenging than I would have liked and there was a lot of unpicking in an effort to get it right. In the end I managed an acceptable job. Acceptable to me that is. This quilt is for me, so providing I'm happy with it there is no problem. Having made the arrow blocks as well as I could I then had problems sewing the various blocks together. I put blocks in the wrong order or upside down. I got fed up with unstitching the blocks. Finally I got it put together and although the arrow blocks are a mess I am happy with how it looks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjo0L5Vrovsqab1_2H1rhy12OB8TgGfYkPJZEgg_jodfmwyLkKjN0vwE7KcalCTsGH20SzETDfigNbZKBihJ-5TKMnd9ejbSaGvMVmQ_bOB3CeC3n350tErzvilbt1LrJ2vRg2UxAJ0B3RxYusctm7dRoZPGd4-8XsHHlGxorfrtUl36aNn6lxXP4KdTK/s4000/IMG20240217191846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjo0L5Vrovsqab1_2H1rhy12OB8TgGfYkPJZEgg_jodfmwyLkKjN0vwE7KcalCTsGH20SzETDfigNbZKBihJ-5TKMnd9ejbSaGvMVmQ_bOB3CeC3n350tErzvilbt1LrJ2vRg2UxAJ0B3RxYusctm7dRoZPGd4-8XsHHlGxorfrtUl36aNn6lxXP4KdTK/w480-h640/IMG20240217191846.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">If there are any more paper pieced blocks I can assure you I will be using applique instead. The next round is a border followed by Irish Chain, and no paper piecing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have some household jobs to do tomorrow and want to make some bread but I think there will be time for sewing. For now it's time to head to bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-45973738357347553552024-02-11T21:30:00.001+00:002024-02-11T21:30:59.115+00:00Bird watching, and sewing.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday John and I went on a coach trip to Titchwell Marsh in Norfolk for a day's bird watching. The journey there was good, with no hold ups and by the time we arrived the day had warmed up and the sun was shining. There is quite a lot of walking at Titchwell and on Friday I had pulled a muscle in my left leg so I was looking forward to some bird watching but not the walking involved. As luck would have it an ex colleague of mine was on the same trip with her husband. She had tripped at home that morning and banged her head so we decided to leave our husbands to get on with the bird watching whilst we had a slower start, with coffee. We joined two other members of the trip for the walk round the reserve and the birdwatching. The four of us took everything at our pace and had a great day. I met up with John for lunch and he was having a good day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We had been told that there was a tawny owl roosting in a tree along the boardwalk. First we spent some time watching the birds on the feeders. There were a lot of chaffinches, blue tits, long tailed tits, gold finches and bramblings all very busy eating. I was fascinated watching them flit about and forgot to get a photo. When we returned to the feeders later the pigeons had taken over. We headed out to try and see the owl. Having located the right tree we eventually found the owl near the top, partially hidden by ivy. It was impossible to get a good photo due to the distance. Turning round this little robin was singing his heart out and he stayed very still whilst I got his photo.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDhyndW1vG0ZLpwR8K_xnUNAmS1YLhEO1c80x3U4QJ5YLPqRZI8iazfUwINRrS-K_aYl4Khz1OhDZYl6l-iA8UeoO-aVdJ4KC3KWPiUhqLYkZN435Pj9BOXv0Zq9lZ6jk3FBBKciVEwlhLdHyUeNn9S-pI4gz6liJt2yVxGqcsxUHj0RuTy5mxoy82LXq/s6000/IMG_5791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDhyndW1vG0ZLpwR8K_xnUNAmS1YLhEO1c80x3U4QJ5YLPqRZI8iazfUwINRrS-K_aYl4Khz1OhDZYl6l-iA8UeoO-aVdJ4KC3KWPiUhqLYkZN435Pj9BOXv0Zq9lZ6jk3FBBKciVEwlhLdHyUeNn9S-pI4gz6liJt2yVxGqcsxUHj0RuTy5mxoy82LXq/w640-h426/IMG_5791.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">When we moved on to the freshwater marsh there were a lot of birds which we could see using binoculars but were too far away for a good photo. I really must remember the bigger lens.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBU8sNaxRQ88AbfB6DWT34as8s3AvjUS-zsqMl-zcGzVbOeMyqWbqAcpfH2YwZAFD1m5lL8K5J-cCEDGdnvqFDS1svRaZxrXatSeSFxsf5cFSEIAei5uglx2BXW37lVT-aboyV6-QhR9NfcgjCcMgFuv1teqWg3sxbyEZ9CEEBmXchDQyd4hLv6Q8JPTZ/s6000/IMG_5792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBU8sNaxRQ88AbfB6DWT34as8s3AvjUS-zsqMl-zcGzVbOeMyqWbqAcpfH2YwZAFD1m5lL8K5J-cCEDGdnvqFDS1svRaZxrXatSeSFxsf5cFSEIAei5uglx2BXW37lVT-aboyV6-QhR9NfcgjCcMgFuv1teqWg3sxbyEZ9CEEBmXchDQyd4hLv6Q8JPTZ/w640-h426/IMG_5792.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The front island had a group of golden plover and also lapwings. We walked down to the beach, past the salt marsh and the tidal marsh. I was very happy that the mud was in the marsh and not on the path. I like the patterns in the mud and that it glistened a silver colour in the sun</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_CwiitMe69x8zu5BNJcZfEbwoCSP2P_oyqc1WbPS-TfgAcQIpCxG9s9mUlyvOUevEVKPH0ZmdqquuUmBFpD9PsTZojDIpQ4x8PGIHL-mLedPBjoxgmJkxxRRxPtUbnuWV9CBmVqlvNo5Hgo0ufQk46qXRLThFo0zbaYOkuGeTpjl81OYopfWkkVnRXIb/s6000/IMG_5800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_CwiitMe69x8zu5BNJcZfEbwoCSP2P_oyqc1WbPS-TfgAcQIpCxG9s9mUlyvOUevEVKPH0ZmdqquuUmBFpD9PsTZojDIpQ4x8PGIHL-mLedPBjoxgmJkxxRRxPtUbnuWV9CBmVqlvNo5Hgo0ufQk46qXRLThFo0zbaYOkuGeTpjl81OYopfWkkVnRXIb/w640-h426/IMG_5800.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">At the beach we spent some time looking for shells. There were a lot of broken shells and you had to look really carefully to find the whole ones.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittqzbblfSmCloezwh5TgzHaecbuh2OEbYIhIutYUd6n9SKCzzUx3Lf0YZXaM8FYkJHxIdbX0w-B7y1V_SN-XLHjR3-LbNWinLtQ8H2o3mp_GcqoXq8a9jd3lqsSPK-n0PqsXoQsJ_5sx7cLDdQP1bGtHgbKKjQp_RgSllfDA7eRvfAZ0v45huDVBagMyd/s6000/IMG_5799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittqzbblfSmCloezwh5TgzHaecbuh2OEbYIhIutYUd6n9SKCzzUx3Lf0YZXaM8FYkJHxIdbX0w-B7y1V_SN-XLHjR3-LbNWinLtQ8H2o3mp_GcqoXq8a9jd3lqsSPK-n0PqsXoQsJ_5sx7cLDdQP1bGtHgbKKjQp_RgSllfDA7eRvfAZ0v45huDVBagMyd/w640-h426/IMG_5799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The beach was deserted except for a few people</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy95RHR_QvNhmiG05FsiV-ckS1sC3jf8lAZc9bRpqpAPfPGo1icusLP-NxuGFXt3iFpS0kpRJ5h4xF1t2cP6siKIA2JLBqMItFGYDtPKpkTlJeVCy2JkBttvBaVEl7iXpV0xAFVyR6iVdj3nPD-CcxHK65XyExHYo1c-hnMHq3BO8A-9Q8pKAqwrMlcSjw/s6000/IMG_5798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy95RHR_QvNhmiG05FsiV-ckS1sC3jf8lAZc9bRpqpAPfPGo1icusLP-NxuGFXt3iFpS0kpRJ5h4xF1t2cP6siKIA2JLBqMItFGYDtPKpkTlJeVCy2JkBttvBaVEl7iXpV0xAFVyR6iVdj3nPD-CcxHK65XyExHYo1c-hnMHq3BO8A-9Q8pKAqwrMlcSjw/w426-h640/IMG_5798.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Out on the sea there were scoter ducks. These are sea ducks and found far out from land. We looked at them through the birdwatching scopes that some people had with them.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfXMUQ32IqPXKPHOHXWwEHmlVf4D6YgDMkLvw5pZ44wQ8H8pEjKtfOF-qYgqiFoV7zgIoI77cpBACgYrqQ3AzAUv_VfQWCa_gx2zNcfSTTRvyCe2UMujcP0DyGwc9mnWiwNYqrHM19f6k40n4DV5JIC435Yc8GiUAXpiWxUW0dklStRquUGO1tpk8Npx1/s6000/IMG_5797.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfXMUQ32IqPXKPHOHXWwEHmlVf4D6YgDMkLvw5pZ44wQ8H8pEjKtfOF-qYgqiFoV7zgIoI77cpBACgYrqQ3AzAUv_VfQWCa_gx2zNcfSTTRvyCe2UMujcP0DyGwc9mnWiwNYqrHM19f6k40n4DV5JIC435Yc8GiUAXpiWxUW0dklStRquUGO1tpk8Npx1/w640-h426/IMG_5797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Normally I am far more engaged with bird watching and I was pleased to see several birds that were a new spot for me, including the Bramblings. Having taken a more slower approach to the day I wasn't feeling the pain from my pulled muscle but I still enjoyed the trip. There were a lot of different species and as a group 89 different bird species were seen. John saw over 50 different species and that included several that he had never seen before.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I decided I would try and catch up with the mystery quilt. I managed to get quite a lot done. I completed making the half square triangles for 3 more groups and making the large blocks. Here's what I finished</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kYjQdWtQQEdq7C7nD4JkryZ1mTtR7NYzkNdwuaed15Hnx21rXL_ekB6RMPLSttQvcOJFXvl_ODqFY9tsqO_hDYevIFRARLWCN5QfWy8jUsgRA9hfH56VkBTuVWw_EWcJ2DGw7kNIUnbNxF0gqZlr6hX4pxrUhkhZJk5mqmJpqf4Yci2PZEfiybIC7xgz/s4000/IMG20240211134602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kYjQdWtQQEdq7C7nD4JkryZ1mTtR7NYzkNdwuaed15Hnx21rXL_ekB6RMPLSttQvcOJFXvl_ODqFY9tsqO_hDYevIFRARLWCN5QfWy8jUsgRA9hfH56VkBTuVWw_EWcJ2DGw7kNIUnbNxF0gqZlr6hX4pxrUhkhZJk5mqmJpqf4Yci2PZEfiybIC7xgz/w640-h480/IMG20240211134602.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I still have two more groups to turn into half square triangles and I need to do some block trimming. There have been far too many HST's in the last couple of weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Having packed this away I went on a hunt for suitable fabric for the remaining appliques on the red manor house quilt. I am making this quilt from fabric from my stash and preferably from left over scraps. I am trying to reduce my fabric supplies at the moment as they seem to be taking over a lot of space. In the end I went through all my supplies, refolding fabric, sorting it into the right storage boxes and generally tidying everything up. I haven't quite finish but it is already much more organised, and I found fabric I could use in the blocks..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also spent a little time this evening planning how to quilt the pinwheel quilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrO9Jv8K86H6j7FBxHm2LrFJfGG-1-0FgpcWFnhs3Fm7FeFkPGAGWw0v8WEePyoanlz3XYRVlraP0TlpqAmJIHCxTjt0z_54zfeyD3-4BhJ839HbuMijuYoIwBhdLfxB3xzJH8LWUY2EWYPe51utNoCbIgDWSc4PcAkhcawSkmBtXq0QV_tZquXB-s5rT/s4000/IMG20240131193802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrO9Jv8K86H6j7FBxHm2LrFJfGG-1-0FgpcWFnhs3Fm7FeFkPGAGWw0v8WEePyoanlz3XYRVlraP0TlpqAmJIHCxTjt0z_54zfeyD3-4BhJ839HbuMijuYoIwBhdLfxB3xzJH8LWUY2EWYPe51utNoCbIgDWSc4PcAkhcawSkmBtXq0QV_tZquXB-s5rT/w640-h480/IMG20240131193802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have an idea of what I want to do in the four patch squares but it is the pinwheels that are currently giving me brain ache. I'll sleep on it and maybe a plan will have miraculously popped into my head when I wake up tomorrow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have some slow stitching to do tonight on the baby quilt binding. I have one long and part of a short side to complete and I have sufficient time to do it, so by the end of this evening I should have a finish. I will need to add a label but I will leave that until the baby is born and I have his or her name.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtB0Erf20odnlVxggOR9T63H-LBFfpbYnSs_0NvGzHEDzlcMXUocGwRxWUet6LZ8q4Yx-TeelrX462Z213YOWDU00pnKvT2cx1p8rLc_fh-kXei-f2H_0N4MC9tlu-lrwWt8g6dEc3aMn4drI5EBCe-sr6T0Ofon_FHAS8cWa7JnzhonySypfMLSV4uXE/s4000/IMG20240211211756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtB0Erf20odnlVxggOR9T63H-LBFfpbYnSs_0NvGzHEDzlcMXUocGwRxWUet6LZ8q4Yx-TeelrX462Z213YOWDU00pnKvT2cx1p8rLc_fh-kXei-f2H_0N4MC9tlu-lrwWt8g6dEc3aMn4drI5EBCe-sr6T0Ofon_FHAS8cWa7JnzhonySypfMLSV4uXE/w640-h480/IMG20240211211756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I like the fabric I'm using for the binding. This was a piece left over from a redwork quilt I made. I'm linking this post with Kathy from Kathy's quilts for her <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-66746956658475436152024-02-09T22:54:00.000+00:002024-02-09T22:54:03.687+00:00Mystery quilt.<span style="font-family: arial;">A busy week interviewing and marking as well as teaching, so not much sewing has been happening, however I have moved projects forward. The mystery quilt I started from Good Hope Quilters Guild called 'When you shine' has been moving along slowly. This is made using 9 fat quarters. I had fun choosing the fabrics which were then cut into 4.5 inch squares. These were divided up to give 9 groups of fabrics and from them half square triangle units were made. So far I have created half square triangles from three of the groups. I've already posted the first group and here is the second group</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41pLwkvcJMtHiq_I06CX3Q3wBTwnL9z2tKpqKNMHaagNgJ-a5vJYdb38fZFBxkbMYcshuhhNH9-9hRrcT3qP9SNr3DOZEAmWD-A1XXQe4sItIxJHLZsunrjniliO1Wv0BDR1ExHmH5ECw4O2vNoZ_qOzvVOs3S_behQwxGPbBUC_phl7PUNKBFKgl5uSo/s4000/IMG20240205193546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41pLwkvcJMtHiq_I06CX3Q3wBTwnL9z2tKpqKNMHaagNgJ-a5vJYdb38fZFBxkbMYcshuhhNH9-9hRrcT3qP9SNr3DOZEAmWD-A1XXQe4sItIxJHLZsunrjniliO1Wv0BDR1ExHmH5ECw4O2vNoZ_qOzvVOs3S_behQwxGPbBUC_phl7PUNKBFKgl5uSo/w640-h480/IMG20240205193546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the blocks for the third group. I still need to sew the large block together and trim the rest of the HST's.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUX8_vRuBgO3NFe38rlAP7ZG6j3ynF70ZIc5bXx24maiqnRpK8VbAeZoWGR6X0EnnlibccowxED-qGHBROl9lm5GCigZCcfoWqPSAdg45y1WtJrDcdGff-9_uHGE3PfPQjQC0VmbEdguyqQmF-a_ZQPdUE0w7-DUhhXhBJT-p_POTEMzhqL9_8Nc4lz-lQ/s4000/IMG20240209222223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUX8_vRuBgO3NFe38rlAP7ZG6j3ynF70ZIc5bXx24maiqnRpK8VbAeZoWGR6X0EnnlibccowxED-qGHBROl9lm5GCigZCcfoWqPSAdg45y1WtJrDcdGff-9_uHGE3PfPQjQC0VmbEdguyqQmF-a_ZQPdUE0w7-DUhhXhBJT-p_POTEMzhqL9_8Nc4lz-lQ/w640-h480/IMG20240209222223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">That still leaves 6 groups to turn into half square triangles. I may live to regret starting this mystery!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the evening over the week I have been slowly stitching the binding down on the baby quilt and have one side left to stitch. I have been alternating the binding with my knitting. I am so close to finishing the back of this cardigan. I haven't done any knitting for ages and so I'm really enjoying it. The pattern is quite relaxing to knit but every so often I make a mistake and have to unpick a row.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Tc2eHiwnG56K5Bd3rtxeTapjmdbR48pFsfJfUHFXvfCBffSRbWPhCC1b6j6_BkzBDzqZc6WMa_11TbzaA5l5AYEyM2FsKKLt34NwQY4hrYztIUhnqLHqWS4Yhk9nkvnhfgGEsPBILhN9eAZB1NUhSwJYKVElFUtc9YShJrEnA2k2wo_PaPo5NWe9QPZ6/s4000/IMG20240209222934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Tc2eHiwnG56K5Bd3rtxeTapjmdbR48pFsfJfUHFXvfCBffSRbWPhCC1b6j6_BkzBDzqZc6WMa_11TbzaA5l5AYEyM2FsKKLt34NwQY4hrYztIUhnqLHqWS4Yhk9nkvnhfgGEsPBILhN9eAZB1NUhSwJYKVElFUtc9YShJrEnA2k2wo_PaPo5NWe9QPZ6/w480-h640/IMG20240209222934.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I also made the quilt sandwich for the pinwheel top.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-L3Rnlo9snkGItSO2ZoATpSDfxqsRUdeKcGW2s-i-sY4vplYwpgjOUcSp5SiATLsq3I-ENhGVgoHi93ZLimWREUfQ442xsDCfgs-lB2etN0s0HSR5HQIHyEjwKyN41lyY9r6vyVE00gw_OTt2BXzJx1evj9YVVY3iIJ4M5SMXZBjUz7Tyw20ES4O1Fqu/s4000/IMG20240131193802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-L3Rnlo9snkGItSO2ZoATpSDfxqsRUdeKcGW2s-i-sY4vplYwpgjOUcSp5SiATLsq3I-ENhGVgoHi93ZLimWREUfQ442xsDCfgs-lB2etN0s0HSR5HQIHyEjwKyN41lyY9r6vyVE00gw_OTt2BXzJx1evj9YVVY3iIJ4M5SMXZBjUz7Tyw20ES4O1Fqu/w640-h480/IMG20240131193802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I had to piece the backing as the bear fabric wasn't quite big enough. The red strip fabric goes across the middle of the back. The quilt is now sandwiched and I just need to decide on the quilting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXl7tBL-e3hY8014-y3XxL_luR3gWNdW7fh-hwKavYjnrUAv7rx9JxopVISH1GeGzcipmXnx5oTKucidMZSFnO0zEIBA-ZZJtKfxl93GG26jZCzAOsoTrdE9p4JDdsO9dXbStO5BcxTfi2s6gwMr4W7ibQfbPelLY5Ww_ZHxAWcvaJ6sz42oGNYnCadb-c/s4000/IMG20240209193449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXl7tBL-e3hY8014-y3XxL_luR3gWNdW7fh-hwKavYjnrUAv7rx9JxopVISH1GeGzcipmXnx5oTKucidMZSFnO0zEIBA-ZZJtKfxl93GG26jZCzAOsoTrdE9p4JDdsO9dXbStO5BcxTfi2s6gwMr4W7ibQfbPelLY5Ww_ZHxAWcvaJ6sz42oGNYnCadb-c/w480-h640/IMG20240209193449.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Tomorrow we are going on a bird watching trip. This is another coach trip but this time to Titchwell Marsh in Norfolk so sewing will be on hold. Unfortunately I get travel sick if I try and knit, sew or read on a moving vehicle. I do enjoy watching the scenery go by rather than having to concentrate on the road. You do miss a lot when you are the driver. We should be home about 7;30 and so I can fit in a little hand stitching and hopefully finish the binding. The weather forecast for tomorrow is reasonable but being on the coast it will probably be cold and windy. I need to remember my wooly hat and gloves. I'll hopefully have some good photos to share.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-62558484873438159612024-02-05T09:43:00.000+00:002024-02-05T09:43:02.412+00:00Catch up time and slow stitching.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday I decided that I needed to catch up on some sewing. John was out for the morning and Lucy and Richard were doing their own thing so it was a perfect time to take over the dining table and catch up on some sewing bits. Last year I decided to make this dinosaur quilt.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaawPVkWHVV_rsAzQGs5fEiRZrVKd4rnxAZEAVkQbu9-XFBwIh_GtW9Cu56nKe9Z7OpAnT4d6LDX9QXcH1AiSXrTpxr-H88Ie062QT9yRpLasmohhB-UA5iAacuY2ejtH8U9DcRc4ydYJX6DptlE-T3C-pm510jq8b31_TtM86940u8nE6fNcxInzItcW/s4000/IMG20220511135416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaawPVkWHVV_rsAzQGs5fEiRZrVKd4rnxAZEAVkQbu9-XFBwIh_GtW9Cu56nKe9Z7OpAnT4d6LDX9QXcH1AiSXrTpxr-H88Ie062QT9yRpLasmohhB-UA5iAacuY2ejtH8U9DcRc4ydYJX6DptlE-T3C-pm510jq8b31_TtM86940u8nE6fNcxInzItcW/w480-h640/IMG20220511135416.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and in January I made the fern blocks. There are three blocks of each colour.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibEAe241xfJjQ-mvdTuy95LwDuJyrju3fh6QN-F1bxGgsVv-_bsweGAOduTet9Y1Pc0aK8HVF-txaPHGqq0GMPTj5dqi9OLJFiEwCWpwUnCzNc2O0jOPHV5OgXO7AxCDPiG916WX3q51TgRXDnwzwob77gL-EFfhAqAuMUrq7BdUARpR0o8wp8kVAYt1l/s4000/IMG20240106190428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibEAe241xfJjQ-mvdTuy95LwDuJyrju3fh6QN-F1bxGgsVv-_bsweGAOduTet9Y1Pc0aK8HVF-txaPHGqq0GMPTj5dqi9OLJFiEwCWpwUnCzNc2O0jOPHV5OgXO7AxCDPiG916WX3q51TgRXDnwzwob77gL-EFfhAqAuMUrq7BdUARpR0o8wp8kVAYt1l/w640-h480/IMG20240106190428.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I pulled out the bags I had prepared for each of the blocks. Two had the colourful fabrics and the background but the rest needing the background fabric and I needed to cut the sashing and border fabric. It took quite some time to get all the cutting complete. At this stage all the fabric is in big pieces e.g. width of fabric. As you make each block you subdivide the fabrics. This suits me as there are quite a lot of small pieces such as 1.5 inch x 1.5 inch. I would lose these pieces if they were already cut. By the time I had finished, all the block bags had the background and colourful fabrics in them.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzQpMWaN3mHgPHHWCqOnnOvamnoK5AMGI4UXgMCGvfbX8e3xyCOss3Zwe0_pubd2jZ6ZGTzbD-M3wJEsEBm8wSgZfKENpRLTIE0gRo4ksTS3CTAFA7gDdczOZo5rCEN9vpQlqMjBvA8hp9YI4X-FctK99wL-UgKKQBmcu_hzBUsXKRpoSakGxnbrUSuOW/s4000/IMG20240204131645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzQpMWaN3mHgPHHWCqOnnOvamnoK5AMGI4UXgMCGvfbX8e3xyCOss3Zwe0_pubd2jZ6ZGTzbD-M3wJEsEBm8wSgZfKENpRLTIE0gRo4ksTS3CTAFA7gDdczOZo5rCEN9vpQlqMjBvA8hp9YI4X-FctK99wL-UgKKQBmcu_hzBUsXKRpoSakGxnbrUSuOW/w480-h640/IMG20240204131645.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Everything is carefully labelled so I don't have to stop and worry if I've pulled up the right piece of fabric. It took some time but it was time well spent. After that I decided to make the Cycad blocks. There is no point in starting the dinosaur blocks until all three plant blocks are made. This is because they fit into the completed dinosaur blocks. In total there were 18 cycad blocks to make, three of each colour. These blocks are all trimmed to the correct size and ready to go when needed.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4GfX_buHYlDj01QOB_C4MutEWHyA_fjhtgWIupAg7MVZpH_6BimVeyvI-rk0pdAyozIisu9BEkALuRuHwkmP3Un1EdZKtPf1DSsgFIBURTfwBktxf61-gkCY6iTZzntKlEHJfmNbL8_MCoozaCdMnaXgiNoPWiYoiHUGH-rP2D7uK_WW-u8FSYQwsZ1o/s4000/IMG20240204174205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4GfX_buHYlDj01QOB_C4MutEWHyA_fjhtgWIupAg7MVZpH_6BimVeyvI-rk0pdAyozIisu9BEkALuRuHwkmP3Un1EdZKtPf1DSsgFIBURTfwBktxf61-gkCY6iTZzntKlEHJfmNbL8_MCoozaCdMnaXgiNoPWiYoiHUGH-rP2D7uK_WW-u8FSYQwsZ1o/w640-h480/IMG20240204174205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I still have the vine blocks to make before I can start the dinosaurs. I've set myself the target of making one type of block a month. I have the vine and 4 different types of dinosaur blocks to make, so this project should be completed by the autumn at the latest.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Sharing the dining table with my machine is a flower arrangement. I love these frilly tulips.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-92HOIofq2IpPN8W23gA0iN8W2iEoxMixBGIFY0ieYGwDpFRs7j57FVzmKnGHpTt1VV1-EYiZF0MrDG0abFFEFmCJVlo5tw9_Q-v3mtTWS2kfG7nl46NKpj7fLeBW-ULD65UU0BoY-JMRjpdAm6fizJBIMGyxMLAqhq5bkelNMxqwh4RXhUGft_exv5F/s4096/IMG20240204135208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-92HOIofq2IpPN8W23gA0iN8W2iEoxMixBGIFY0ieYGwDpFRs7j57FVzmKnGHpTt1VV1-EYiZF0MrDG0abFFEFmCJVlo5tw9_Q-v3mtTWS2kfG7nl46NKpj7fLeBW-ULD65UU0BoY-JMRjpdAm6fizJBIMGyxMLAqhq5bkelNMxqwh4RXhUGft_exv5F/w480-h640/IMG20240204135208.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The lilies are also a fabulous red.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwr14A3-wMnfYNxvgIT14Kn_ZJLVrjnho_IHgJ2E4umiAx2NKy6CMSYsUffVOytkg5W4RFZ1L0DnB7RacPsraIs6TDDcaas9Z8CwCT7zGR61QKokkwFzFYIp1my8bI2JCwLCmxxBiU6dggUTU1KLUGOkYDDQyUeo53wEQM2Vwf3A4YrBuItfdMon3YAw7/s4000/IMG20240205092913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwr14A3-wMnfYNxvgIT14Kn_ZJLVrjnho_IHgJ2E4umiAx2NKy6CMSYsUffVOytkg5W4RFZ1L0DnB7RacPsraIs6TDDcaas9Z8CwCT7zGR61QKokkwFzFYIp1my8bI2JCwLCmxxBiU6dggUTU1KLUGOkYDDQyUeo53wEQM2Vwf3A4YrBuItfdMon3YAw7/w480-h640/IMG20240205092913.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In the evening I had planned to do some stitching on my poppy embroidery but we decided to watch a film and so I opted to carry on with my knitting. I find it easier to knit when watching TV. I have almost finished shaping for the armholes and the back will be finished quite soon.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I am working from home as I am interviewing students this afternoon and all our interviews are conducted online. That means I should have some time for sewing this evening as I don't have the commute home. Right now I'd better get organised and start work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-88761240025397424822024-02-03T20:13:00.003+00:002024-02-03T20:13:55.977+00:00A walk in Richmond park..<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today John, Lucy and I had planned to take Missy on a walk along the Thames path. Our plans changed when older daughter asked to join us but keep it more local to where she lives. So we opted for a walk in Richmond park. This is a lovely open space and Missy had never been there. We knew she would love it so we changed the venue and drove to the park to meet Katy and her 20 month old son. Grandson and Missy were very excited to be walking together and both of them were very gentle with each other. We parked at Pembroke Lodge near the Richmond gate and after having a coffee we set off toward Kingston gate and beyond. As we moved away from the road I was able let Missy off her lead and Grandson decided it was time he went walking as well. They spent some time chasing each other. On our walk we came across this large tree stump.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQf1G5usZDbV0It64PPeamy17UwzDN0C1Gff7dM_HspDux6Y3nzpu2aS2jGHAbX3cXWQXXGL8uRYFA1LmPDpCcEVW5XcTB7Om9F5K2cVX6Z7_SeUg0IU9bCDTrB9SEdhJD52JKVQAAygx9EjTJaTZcJv9InAd8JFeCP6nYmbxg9LnkIDjhEuVLIS3zZzm/s4000/IMG20240203121031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQf1G5usZDbV0It64PPeamy17UwzDN0C1Gff7dM_HspDux6Y3nzpu2aS2jGHAbX3cXWQXXGL8uRYFA1LmPDpCcEVW5XcTB7Om9F5K2cVX6Z7_SeUg0IU9bCDTrB9SEdhJD52JKVQAAygx9EjTJaTZcJv9InAd8JFeCP6nYmbxg9LnkIDjhEuVLIS3zZzm/w480-h640/IMG20240203121031.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grandson decided he wanted to see inside and once there he played at being in a rocket. Missy would have liked to join him but I thought that could get a little dangerous.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K_EpGduBPQpUx_frs6WKtdZlyjO2ERyCnsbl5DOM706CshdJXyNa5Z_FA8NpUN-PYNCDeG2lZwns2a7VKB5bzDENsfxlX34NM_qaXt50x39phPoBg-2wZSpaJhiSVqKndJjcO3xek24AC22S0dLge6-jYnphx1H58tKNA4DE13N3htHMov9VF_tBtwM5/s4000/IMG20240203120831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K_EpGduBPQpUx_frs6WKtdZlyjO2ERyCnsbl5DOM706CshdJXyNa5Z_FA8NpUN-PYNCDeG2lZwns2a7VKB5bzDENsfxlX34NM_qaXt50x39phPoBg-2wZSpaJhiSVqKndJjcO3xek24AC22S0dLge6-jYnphx1H58tKNA4DE13N3htHMov9VF_tBtwM5/w480-h640/IMG20240203120831.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Walking further on we came across a herd of deer. There are a lot of deer in Richmond park and at this time of year there is a cull when the park is shut. This is to ensure that the number of deer doesn't exceed the number the area can support. Deer in UK don't have any natural predators and hunting is not allowed in the park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvwUf6911iWrkXbh1thZmKbUbkSdabOnzCCQl3XDjlunbwcik-CcVuTAOWenKwRb81ey3ac5MID_CpW5n8X3mjw58-wnn_8lhhC75ie85_JlEqhi7DLoggtULX1f5RtYJTzZz4v106r_1tfQRMI0he2sOqI70rikV1gDuhywOTUqFV6ZmDXAmzPJIXnhS/s4000/IMG20240203131848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvwUf6911iWrkXbh1thZmKbUbkSdabOnzCCQl3XDjlunbwcik-CcVuTAOWenKwRb81ey3ac5MID_CpW5n8X3mjw58-wnn_8lhhC75ie85_JlEqhi7DLoggtULX1f5RtYJTzZz4v106r_1tfQRMI0he2sOqI70rikV1gDuhywOTUqFV6ZmDXAmzPJIXnhS/w640-h480/IMG20240203131848.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grandson wasn't at all concerned by the deer and told me they were reindeer! We kept Missy on her lead for safety. Not much further on we stopped for a snack as it was lunch time before heading to the Isabella plantation. This area is fenced to stop the deer getting in. It is a beautiful garden area with ponds, ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers. Missy was a little annoyed to find she had to be on her lead in this area. We came across a scots pine and I had to take a photo. I couldn't fit all of the tree in the viewfinder it was so tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-j0QHnX_rlbqpR4fG_Yud6C0c1QaFpEFx0lvR73Sb7zmR6LNS0NTboyXzPFo9gR9Dk4mcTU6zNc9LTj_gNiDsMGRCWQeXHbl-CJIaRhYMmg807VV5GO3-yBRTde225G4roArHg8weh4T_IvakTnrn3rjMgLsttlTs8egY3b1chcu05NC7qwEhH4AS9p3/s4000/IMG20240203135256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-j0QHnX_rlbqpR4fG_Yud6C0c1QaFpEFx0lvR73Sb7zmR6LNS0NTboyXzPFo9gR9Dk4mcTU6zNc9LTj_gNiDsMGRCWQeXHbl-CJIaRhYMmg807VV5GO3-yBRTde225G4roArHg8weh4T_IvakTnrn3rjMgLsttlTs8egY3b1chcu05NC7qwEhH4AS9p3/w480-h640/IMG20240203135256.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>My grandson loves flowers and spent some time hunting them out. The dwarf narcissus were pretty</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JKvyQ0j9u0sjxCXDU4ACKA-Mkc6EBYIBkrVAUUZ5M0vO3Rn2Yphu5bBLVe37CRveOS4tDBvfqgXiiqBfD9JDSC9D4vSGZZ0RiTecQAw3o32RiUOWHugDto3DBsHI4p0K3Ea9WUSXpIBt_ll_6P63giwV7fSpATegAtAyr-N2XgR219s0fV9IACU_5lZf/s4000/IMG20240203135510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JKvyQ0j9u0sjxCXDU4ACKA-Mkc6EBYIBkrVAUUZ5M0vO3Rn2Yphu5bBLVe37CRveOS4tDBvfqgXiiqBfD9JDSC9D4vSGZZ0RiTecQAw3o32RiUOWHugDto3DBsHI4p0K3Ea9WUSXpIBt_ll_6P63giwV7fSpATegAtAyr-N2XgR219s0fV9IACU_5lZf/w640-h480/IMG20240203135510.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Grandson picked up some of the blooms that had been blown off the camellia and carried them for a while </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvSMgyuNvAhMKQ6AUIPkFtMxQFIWySo2Iqda1XJ5oaLNNTPHshy7axD8MARI1nki1-Faz8Ed4YY7RdWzY5XiaUGdTg-QJd3ouS5epoJ6oLhkQe-2-QBDXDOf3TWZ8p56d9PUTQqkTjG4t6OYdwilnfz2ahnghODEbALzXhrokGpT-Oz6fJ7hjq3UTzVxn/s4000/IMG20240203140413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvSMgyuNvAhMKQ6AUIPkFtMxQFIWySo2Iqda1XJ5oaLNNTPHshy7axD8MARI1nki1-Faz8Ed4YY7RdWzY5XiaUGdTg-QJd3ouS5epoJ6oLhkQe-2-QBDXDOf3TWZ8p56d9PUTQqkTjG4t6OYdwilnfz2ahnghODEbALzXhrokGpT-Oz6fJ7hjq3UTzVxn/w480-h640/IMG20240203140413.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm not sure what this plant is but I liked it. Any ideas anyone?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpXc1Ac6fjl4DtEThP-Ml1d5fU7lDaG7_7joW-HVn9r3CuAX6JgTCcgo9VM-rVvBiAJAINQ2VLl-eWNudPC4KXko5F2ZvATD1o0RziQ32VS3sCMcwfRtK7jSlDHeDvTwmODdtofigtIsE8ffYdPUKwl7o7AiF-l5QYobP2Xlj7DV5GJn5DC5yMU2_nga1/s4000/IMG20240203140847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpXc1Ac6fjl4DtEThP-Ml1d5fU7lDaG7_7joW-HVn9r3CuAX6JgTCcgo9VM-rVvBiAJAINQ2VLl-eWNudPC4KXko5F2ZvATD1o0RziQ32VS3sCMcwfRtK7jSlDHeDvTwmODdtofigtIsE8ffYdPUKwl7o7AiF-l5QYobP2Xlj7DV5GJn5DC5yMU2_nga1/w480-h640/IMG20240203140847.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>There are several ponds in the Isabella plantation but we hadn't send any ducks until the very last pond.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZemZnkpTtZmV6VDkZprI2VGe9n4ZcXVG462QnI0hFQBqr2BVszGO0ijCyDnKzNjykObhgr_pvmYLxWSrr9qSSd5fqdvNVUP-QI7t9eXth2MyX4iP8R7JGHJGslMNuL-yJs1dT1SILELGgo-x2bMm85hZZ1zqFvH4ZJbEhNKu03ecu4Bmjuu9cAu_WKP9/s4000/IMG20240203141843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZemZnkpTtZmV6VDkZprI2VGe9n4ZcXVG462QnI0hFQBqr2BVszGO0ijCyDnKzNjykObhgr_pvmYLxWSrr9qSSd5fqdvNVUP-QI7t9eXth2MyX4iP8R7JGHJGslMNuL-yJs1dT1SILELGgo-x2bMm85hZZ1zqFvH4ZJbEhNKu03ecu4Bmjuu9cAu_WKP9/w640-h480/IMG20240203141843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the plantation and once again Missy was happy to be off her lead and running free. It didn't last for long as we soon came to the road which took us back to the car park. A lovely family walk involving some running, singing, talking and a lot of giggling. By the time we got back to the car we had walk almost 6 miles. Even Missy was feeling a little tired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at home I had some housework to do and then I'd planned to get the sewing machine out. I decided that I would do some hand stitching and then a little knitting later in the evening whilst watching TV. I couldn't rustle up the energy needed to get the machine set up or pull out the project bags. I love reading about the sewing rooms that many of you have and I'm currently trying to make a space in the house where I can leave my machine set up. I'll show you the hand stitching tomorrow. For now I just need to relax.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take care</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><p></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-24194108358373924972024-02-02T19:50:00.000+00:002024-02-02T19:50:00.059+00:00February plans <p><span style="font-family: arial;">This morning felt like a bit of a rush. Although it is my none working day I had arranged a meeting with a student and her mentor. We hold these meetings every 12 weeks to ensure the student is progressing well and there are no major problems. The mentor had lots of questions and so the meeting took quite a time. As soon as it finished I needed to be on my way to the hospital for my MRI abdomen scan. They didn't think I would need any contrast medium given by injection but in the end I did. That meant the MRI took longer than planned. It is an odd experience but not frightening. I spent my time concentrating on my breathing which was useful as at times I had to hold my breath. Without holding your breath the abdomen will move as you breathe. I was very impressed with the unit, it was new, very modern and clean and bright. The staff were friendly and helpful. Once home I decided to finish watching my Agatha Christie murder mystery to chill out and relax. I'd intended to do some knitting whilst I watched it but I became engrossed in the storyline. Next up John and I went for a walk to get our daily exercise so it was afternoon before I was able to start planning my February sewing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhw4OB728Hz-bbQXBCa77YK7t2CDlS9L1EJ708AuByfV3XbntSJGencYb6_amtcPbjSfxFUldmzA42XPtFL_yMUHeNwrbtKrQwpBr2VU-w_sLBPtLApjsjtam08tBpNV3kZni5QH3ieA9GQS0aJZtgxRDhTxTidkdCPc72gk1mAp_vQDy-VSpDGHUlXcQ/s320/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhw4OB728Hz-bbQXBCa77YK7t2CDlS9L1EJ708AuByfV3XbntSJGencYb6_amtcPbjSfxFUldmzA42XPtFL_yMUHeNwrbtKrQwpBr2VU-w_sLBPtLApjsjtam08tBpNV3kZni5QH3ieA9GQS0aJZtgxRDhTxTidkdCPc72gk1mAp_vQDy-VSpDGHUlXcQ/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Chookshed stitchers challenge for the month is number 2. My number 2 project is to progress my Red Manor House quilt by completing the next round. So far I have completed this much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJblu6EsXCPrtusUrAw8AVib3fgEVAgh3QmuSlp-HiLomhUBQQsPW6VuYgotxdm6V3JMfllxQr12P3d6djQOWWsp2m5P4nyjYGbCLlo8x3Njxb3anRsEWC2R8DPhqnBnZCnLZ8U_CERtMAfl2pVXLH5NKapbhcGVmDjZ0Uk6SbfocNavk4ZL8IIxfcctAc/s4640/IMG_20210220_172101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="3480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJblu6EsXCPrtusUrAw8AVib3fgEVAgh3QmuSlp-HiLomhUBQQsPW6VuYgotxdm6V3JMfllxQr12P3d6djQOWWsp2m5P4nyjYGbCLlo8x3Njxb3anRsEWC2R8DPhqnBnZCnLZ8U_CERtMAfl2pVXLH5NKapbhcGVmDjZ0Uk6SbfocNavk4ZL8IIxfcctAc/w480-h640/IMG_20210220_172101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a photo of a completed version of this quilt from the Festival of Quilts 2023. This was made by Brenda Otter and Lynda Edmunton from Abergele UK.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyT-WnEzAcy4bcHUZbpPD0j6ubyAGQ6NLeK7i-otbAbxZi4hxJA2M1Pko3u8OvsEJ7vOBKZUqaYsVNyrJOOoXFjDwM1XKO3I35etr_G5zHgOqv5NY2sASQTDsj_i6ePjni7Pt8ZhdlMtrYzIT5JjWtRpBX8S00VMEB71y2vW7O-rFpuGneUjdTn1alDqTG/s4000/IMG20230804162419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyT-WnEzAcy4bcHUZbpPD0j6ubyAGQ6NLeK7i-otbAbxZi4hxJA2M1Pko3u8OvsEJ7vOBKZUqaYsVNyrJOOoXFjDwM1XKO3I35etr_G5zHgOqv5NY2sASQTDsj_i6ePjni7Pt8ZhdlMtrYzIT5JjWtRpBX8S00VMEB71y2vW7O-rFpuGneUjdTn1alDqTG/w480-h640/IMG20230804162419.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My version has been languishing in a project bag for some time and the reason is simple. The arrow blocks in the next round are paper pieced and I don't like paper piecing. I managed to make the cute diamond blocks but I paper piece so rarely that I forget how to do it and have to re-educate myself in the technique. The animals ,plant and birds in this round are appliqued and I've already made a start on them by completing the plant blocks. Guess I'll just have to get the next round made or you'll all be calling me a wuss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5Muva19D_5MFmQRxHvDLmAVhuBD_wmE_e2dnBeA_TOiV28-W4Yy7Sm2Izt2Ih_fl3ZihWh5L1f8ym_MOCPV0lQCna9nFee6tq6CFAYaXOl1bBwkPux1atL-Oo-dAVV2R8k8txjK3lbeQd-44UXXhNV6PHaijpzyIGEDmuQtVCC7RjRog6XaQcW674kWj/s320/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5Muva19D_5MFmQRxHvDLmAVhuBD_wmE_e2dnBeA_TOiV28-W4Yy7Sm2Izt2Ih_fl3ZihWh5L1f8ym_MOCPV0lQCna9nFee6tq6CFAYaXOl1bBwkPux1atL-Oo-dAVV2R8k8txjK3lbeQd-44UXXhNV6PHaijpzyIGEDmuQtVCC7RjRog6XaQcW674kWj/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />For this challenge I didn't complete my January goal which was to complete the little poppy embroidery. In fact I did no work on this project at all. This is how far I've got with the piece. I need an audio book to listen to whilst I stitch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3ehxvlHBAIEjKWGJ-zrjGQoZpkWhyphenhyphenvBROhcxh0gUubtMSjOv8E7dkcqHEQoYvKIx7PiLf8beyFsO6xe3aioSn6fDnjXzcNWs0fOSdRV04wRkL1sfCDh3i6pTr7hQ8qAq0A9vMnEtXmlSlaqGeDXMOonvPNSocg2hnz-4OyS8irmCtHvKEk27Ne-64hhz/s4000/IMG20240121204918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3ehxvlHBAIEjKWGJ-zrjGQoZpkWhyphenhyphenvBROhcxh0gUubtMSjOv8E7dkcqHEQoYvKIx7PiLf8beyFsO6xe3aioSn6fDnjXzcNWs0fOSdRV04wRkL1sfCDh3i6pTr7hQ8qAq0A9vMnEtXmlSlaqGeDXMOonvPNSocg2hnz-4OyS8irmCtHvKEk27Ne-64hhz/w480-h640/IMG20240121204918.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I want to finish the baby quilt I've made for my colleague. There is just the binding to stitch down, so shouldn't take long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIV9vbeXVI0RJKcgPSMLgY8FYA2DkfL8slYioCQuOii5rsd4gQDZHTWncVBJl5p53gAZggSQeeIXk-HCvXTK8IlhU0quDSExBytRXyC7s9blg7ZeqrQ-xk0RdsRKMkdM3eYwTG6Zkon24gwM3Q4JaM17ydopsvix_JbyX3o18cN_mKvjciLS2cMUNjw6W/s4000/IMG20240121192235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIV9vbeXVI0RJKcgPSMLgY8FYA2DkfL8slYioCQuOii5rsd4gQDZHTWncVBJl5p53gAZggSQeeIXk-HCvXTK8IlhU0quDSExBytRXyC7s9blg7ZeqrQ-xk0RdsRKMkdM3eYwTG6Zkon24gwM3Q4JaM17ydopsvix_JbyX3o18cN_mKvjciLS2cMUNjw6W/w480-h640/IMG20240121192235.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I need to sandwich and quilt the top I created last month so that it can be donated. I also want to finish the mystery quilt along I joined. This quilt will also be a donation quilt. I intended joining in with the rainbow challenge in January but run out of time so I will need to make a green block and a block for this months colour. It sounds like it's going to be a busy month so I need to be super organised since we are going on another bird watching trip next weekend and at the end of the month we are away in the Isle of Wight. At least there is an extra day in February this year to help fit everything in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take care</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-21310667063037328662024-02-01T23:19:00.004+00:002024-02-01T23:19:59.277+00:00Welcome to February and a walk.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUMD8wxiGcSlmhE4DlESmV5GuYJwXNq3ehGNz2fNUEthCwnwo0hy7xEYfDmB9jWfz6zE-zKroby33Gr4HCSG79j1zJeMJLHJYAf7B9EGJ7a1zNkmcYTal5JeOY_Y9Mgm_nM1YZf3oGg2ka0-ZEaugZWTlsJi4rCqk4rZZu19SdvZw1FMRCixL9BR7be7kR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="326" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUMD8wxiGcSlmhE4DlESmV5GuYJwXNq3ehGNz2fNUEthCwnwo0hy7xEYfDmB9jWfz6zE-zKroby33Gr4HCSG79j1zJeMJLHJYAf7B9EGJ7a1zNkmcYTal5JeOY_Y9Mgm_nM1YZf3oGg2ka0-ZEaugZWTlsJi4rCqk4rZZu19SdvZw1FMRCixL9BR7be7kR" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I always love a new month, they seem full of possibilities. Maybe a new project, new fabrics, visits to new places and of course celebrations. This February we can celebrate Chinese New Year on the 10th, Shrove Tuesday on the 13th (yummy pancakes), Valentines Day, the start of Lent on the 14th and, being a leap year, an extra day on the 29th. We will also celebrate Missy's 2nd birthday on the 11th. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">January has been fairly productive. I completed a baby quilt, I just need to stitch down the binding. I've made another quilt top which needs to be sandwiched ready for quilting. I completed the vine blocks for the dinosaur quilt and started a mystery quilt a long and a log cabin pillow. I also knitted the back of my cardigan up to arm holes. I'm rather pleased with my progress since work was busy, we had a trip to Slimbridge and a weekend away in Worcester. I also set my reading challenge for the year at 30 books. I need to read 2.5 books a month and in January I read 3, so I'm on target.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I said I'd tell you about our walk on Sunday. We planned to complete a circular walk starting and finishing at the main street of Elmley Castle and taking in the summit of Bredon hill. The hill is home to Roman and Iron Age relics and standing stones and has inspired A E Houseman and Ralph Vaughan Williams. As we ascended the hill from the village we had great views across the area even though it was rather misty.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToPGDbjwWE0Agw415GpRPX73cvxEgrdeXmynxRDpw8ug5EOeqtOEMU7qOMjXJfTGDFeZKZAxhGsB0vYbLLlPfp9uxgsPLbZYX9Eaqc-ayttvPFGII1s-M-AtK7FBCBfyX_2YIdioMOgukdEkfl6zfn22oiMoltZv8zcN7F_ycEPcWiQmyG1CRtxpN6nxw/s6000/IMG_5765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToPGDbjwWE0Agw415GpRPX73cvxEgrdeXmynxRDpw8ug5EOeqtOEMU7qOMjXJfTGDFeZKZAxhGsB0vYbLLlPfp9uxgsPLbZYX9Eaqc-ayttvPFGII1s-M-AtK7FBCBfyX_2YIdioMOgukdEkfl6zfn22oiMoltZv8zcN7F_ycEPcWiQmyG1CRtxpN6nxw/w640-h426/IMG_5765.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the summit there is a tower known as Parson's Folly. It was <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">built in the mid-18th century by John Parsons V (1732–1805), MP and squire of Kemerton Court. He is said to have built the tower to 39 feet tall to raise the summit of Bredon Hill to exactly 1,000 feet. The tower now houses communications equipment. The views were spectacular from the summit.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XZYsABf6a0eWpQ-Z7D2I0fh_i4aaiuP1Z6Jfvum9UkUpiWLW39e8aEHXvt5fvYcysA7jq8y-AWFiuR6ZK5_rxUXla82CgIe24bHc3WIUTlewHxOHsEGIbzkWBU5Mw3m3olhElIgFGjkOVNpmebDTibbflZg6NAUZcN3zVtrBGbKcibLchlVwEdRXTxn6/s6000/IMG_5771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XZYsABf6a0eWpQ-Z7D2I0fh_i4aaiuP1Z6Jfvum9UkUpiWLW39e8aEHXvt5fvYcysA7jq8y-AWFiuR6ZK5_rxUXla82CgIe24bHc3WIUTlewHxOHsEGIbzkWBU5Mw3m3olhElIgFGjkOVNpmebDTibbflZg6NAUZcN3zVtrBGbKcibLchlVwEdRXTxn6/w640-h426/IMG_5771.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was very windy at the top but the wind was doing a great job of blowing the mist away. The top of the stone in front of John had a topograph on it and we had fun identifying the distances to the local towns.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXYEdXfsmbfBD8cBkd9tMdqtfJJvmFhoyfVmOWvPHeoNTYUbd5WBbaF08IT-5nQvorv3IIIRWHsyEsst64URWkoBubfGh7TBD_vMp_iUfBjoH9afWR8vcNETvsWD0i1DQUQ5oFffILtWfld1vRydABmSmTEFaqaobo5qFp6ZVQ_QPnOM80y7N-G2IYUxn/s6000/IMG_5772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXYEdXfsmbfBD8cBkd9tMdqtfJJvmFhoyfVmOWvPHeoNTYUbd5WBbaF08IT-5nQvorv3IIIRWHsyEsst64URWkoBubfGh7TBD_vMp_iUfBjoH9afWR8vcNETvsWD0i1DQUQ5oFffILtWfld1vRydABmSmTEFaqaobo5qFp6ZVQ_QPnOM80y7N-G2IYUxn/w640-h426/IMG_5772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started the descent going though a wooded area and then along the field margin until we can to this barn. The little dot on the top right hand of the roof was a kestrel. It didn't fly off until we were very close.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQF6CaTJFAEklGCX8JuAWqCLNWbJaNJXDHRNaA2GUeKGZ8JuQ12naYLbf8A0Yf5CETOyD8pwMbpBwVE8v28gUD5f0XrPrfBQTHDkcxEUa7VR1HyBog-WlaVD-N4PQrN11EGwXcz6tF9gbrjf6veRPAVk_dCuvUcQJJXZkXpWdSb9_O-qQ1M4ql-hqlsNv/s6000/IMG_5775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQF6CaTJFAEklGCX8JuAWqCLNWbJaNJXDHRNaA2GUeKGZ8JuQ12naYLbf8A0Yf5CETOyD8pwMbpBwVE8v28gUD5f0XrPrfBQTHDkcxEUa7VR1HyBog-WlaVD-N4PQrN11EGwXcz6tF9gbrjf6veRPAVk_dCuvUcQJJXZkXpWdSb9_O-qQ1M4ql-hqlsNv/w640-h426/IMG_5775.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The barn had a sundial high up on the wall and this seemed to be the remnants of Sundial Farm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUhM5v2XuM2mUJxCHHJvrHi-zLIv5Cb-hlcROV7C9ZbP3S-n4IfbB27LK_ZHBaLadJPh6BcWgYZtgpRgAok1i5-_i9WTbDK8N1oCO36SdojUoTTnl9wgWE8l4zVWSppONZxN3L6yXiBBRdZpXWX-Uuww7yTl0SCdGGB8HvUadXxsru3ut8yV6GTXDSUiV/s6000/IMG_5779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUhM5v2XuM2mUJxCHHJvrHi-zLIv5Cb-hlcROV7C9ZbP3S-n4IfbB27LK_ZHBaLadJPh6BcWgYZtgpRgAok1i5-_i9WTbDK8N1oCO36SdojUoTTnl9wgWE8l4zVWSppONZxN3L6yXiBBRdZpXWX-Uuww7yTl0SCdGGB8HvUadXxsru3ut8yV6GTXDSUiV/w640-h426/IMG_5779.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE0g43PbE3vuYEEq-56YoJtJOqNP25zDIIXMkNZzmIAlNURF7J_YCAsZWzbWO6ozIYyqAa6cM1PrGRMdQVUcHqJN70ucVgMl2tPIqYnDK1xZes6nw2edzuAQk63R0QC9oGwS9vaRiWhD8Gc6Vmqjq4z9jfng9CMTtpkzFVn2KfqhU8sGrJnFn2yD9LXb7/s6000/IMG_5780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE0g43PbE3vuYEEq-56YoJtJOqNP25zDIIXMkNZzmIAlNURF7J_YCAsZWzbWO6ozIYyqAa6cM1PrGRMdQVUcHqJN70ucVgMl2tPIqYnDK1xZes6nw2edzuAQk63R0QC9oGwS9vaRiWhD8Gc6Vmqjq4z9jfng9CMTtpkzFVn2KfqhU8sGrJnFn2yD9LXb7/w640-h426/IMG_5780.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We continued descending with sometimes a brief slope up</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbLz4SH4JcqB86aEAkAsq_rX3exg-wUWLf-BvUAZywdF-lTQq5Oz331I3fYxDXSbpRcow2Ne7wc8J8ydwkE09-0sJ5d5YTiMPuNikegngU_TgrjchTiUAuBYglgBazG9pm1hGfmCeBvKb_D7frZnsjXrrqrKy6CVbGg8_XPtTkcjTxnA33LxmsSNG4_7w/s6000/IMG_5782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbLz4SH4JcqB86aEAkAsq_rX3exg-wUWLf-BvUAZywdF-lTQq5Oz331I3fYxDXSbpRcow2Ne7wc8J8ydwkE09-0sJ5d5YTiMPuNikegngU_TgrjchTiUAuBYglgBazG9pm1hGfmCeBvKb_D7frZnsjXrrqrKy6CVbGg8_XPtTkcjTxnA33LxmsSNG4_7w/w640-h426/IMG_5782.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Towards the end of the walk there was a steep descent and we said goodbye to the views across the country.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pVXWE7_xWuVBzSCadO7zr4bYaPchdZcn8V2749KYNU1ELn9q83lqE1uVBOx-p-OGLsfDYEZB8yUcJ5RO-rukX-KEVCr7JM73MXGLbvix0MYFoYCQMMA8c3mXgr4IwhSq5vR0jtuuMahUJmwlUg46NzILQWNg20yqQIQLHh3hlN1JghmF337RrH9R-ubU/s6000/IMG_5784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pVXWE7_xWuVBzSCadO7zr4bYaPchdZcn8V2749KYNU1ELn9q83lqE1uVBOx-p-OGLsfDYEZB8yUcJ5RO-rukX-KEVCr7JM73MXGLbvix0MYFoYCQMMA8c3mXgr4IwhSq5vR0jtuuMahUJmwlUg46NzILQWNg20yqQIQLHh3hlN1JghmF337RrH9R-ubU/w640-h426/IMG_5784.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just before we arrived back in the village we went past this waterfall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzyJM0Sdl5wD-wcHUG-GpudT-FcwpypGsmbVwA8cccPNsuea0Y8Wofg8f7I4xj875I8oVPPKSUILg_ZPgzcd4oV4oWtpr4b6BS0Q4EPO2ljyaRzed37aZwLzi3sZ__8qRV7EaRdXbTaNxmBXMjLOzuNgsNkp6GjdLRY4lfO7hRtdIMNd7zDvyl-A2C1c-/s6000/IMG_5785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzyJM0Sdl5wD-wcHUG-GpudT-FcwpypGsmbVwA8cccPNsuea0Y8Wofg8f7I4xj875I8oVPPKSUILg_ZPgzcd4oV4oWtpr4b6BS0Q4EPO2ljyaRzed37aZwLzi3sZ__8qRV7EaRdXbTaNxmBXMjLOzuNgsNkp6GjdLRY4lfO7hRtdIMNd7zDvyl-A2C1c-/w426-h640/IMG_5785.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We came out at the church and we walked through the churchyard to get to the road. There was a beautiful drift of snowdrops.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQcwpEfGCll_URE76CKVGPxj_baYNF-lafrwOvcI9XoEcb2Vsj3V5dhgl9WEqsFA50at9k7v0hm79ILLZtS5XZeYZ24lPm1nPm4WDFJ8J1Lj2PbqDk994bOThiyj6pJcUsEXikEJdArYEZ15suSt4cO5cRQPa_R_v4FNBbnhnJnw4_DyiDCtrInV-PMaG/s6000/IMG_5786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQcwpEfGCll_URE76CKVGPxj_baYNF-lafrwOvcI9XoEcb2Vsj3V5dhgl9WEqsFA50at9k7v0hm79ILLZtS5XZeYZ24lPm1nPm4WDFJ8J1Lj2PbqDk994bOThiyj6pJcUsEXikEJdArYEZ15suSt4cO5cRQPa_R_v4FNBbnhnJnw4_DyiDCtrInV-PMaG/w640-h426/IMG_5786.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once back at the car we changed out of our hiking boots and visited the local pub for a drink and something to eat. John enjoyed the local beer and I had a pineapple juice since I was driving. Refreshed we set our route back to home and enjoyed an uneventful journey.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't do any sewing when I got home today, instead I watched an updated version of an Agatha Christie murder on TV. Tomorrow is my none working day but I have an MRI of my abdomen so the plastic surgeon can check the blood flow is good enough to undertake my breast reconstruction. Once I get back home I am having a sewing day. I also need to think about my February projects.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Take care</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /> </span><p></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-24452606667488061912024-01-31T22:53:00.001+00:002024-01-31T22:53:08.842+00:00A weekend away and some sewing<p><span style="font-family: arial;">John and I try to get some time away at least every other month. It's not that we don't like being at home, we do. It's just that sometimes you need your space as a couple. We have son and younger daughter living with us plus Missy and now Wesley, the cat. It's fun but sometimes we want to slow down and be able to enjoy being us. Last weekend was our first trip of the year and we went to Worcester. Worcester is a cathedral city in the heart of the West Midlands on the banks of the River Severn The weather was cold but sunny and we had a pleasant drive. We stopped at the services on the motorway to pick up coffee and whilst we enjoyed our drink we watched the little penny wagtails picking up crumbs in the car park. Once we had settled into our hotel we had a brief wander around the city centre. We had no plans for the evening other than a good meal and chill out time. Relaxing was important as it has been busy at work and stressful at home looking after Wesley and nursing him back to health.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On Saturday we set out to walk along the Worcester and Birmingham canal and then follow the River Severn. There were a few ducks on the canal.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rfYKCRn86gWl_1oJiEvRW3msr0vFqHXXxGGIsc8M5YhOodPJ9U7bQthOuv6zJMUvKaR8K77LrA6gXKy5k1YQxjcgrAvTJd8NaLT3CtkjQt2rwpX7WqBOR8rxdfjXwe58McW0U0nKZqmcUbbZskpQt9VxZHvK4vQKCGleyJoNN2ZzYxOORdsB_Xv7czPn/s6000/IMG_5712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rfYKCRn86gWl_1oJiEvRW3msr0vFqHXXxGGIsc8M5YhOodPJ9U7bQthOuv6zJMUvKaR8K77LrA6gXKy5k1YQxjcgrAvTJd8NaLT3CtkjQt2rwpX7WqBOR8rxdfjXwe58McW0U0nKZqmcUbbZskpQt9VxZHvK4vQKCGleyJoNN2ZzYxOORdsB_Xv7czPn/w640-h426/IMG_5712.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the marina we found a variety of traditional narrow boats.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2B-TugjWuyRYUXOBnHMQEMyCAkLcdatkx84y5aLvVxXV8CEP-07hMhyphenhyphenUwLfh6wduRPmhPvNZ4EXLsH6YMZiEcxmeGJgRWbypcoa4Qwg3rUgC4Y9USl8AABXSZmgBO46cUJATDTSLtUmbOUihJfgGmNW76zW7DMaf_eMGmRiLEz2JyxdGhrssr08NZIEl4/s6000/IMG_5713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2B-TugjWuyRYUXOBnHMQEMyCAkLcdatkx84y5aLvVxXV8CEP-07hMhyphenhyphenUwLfh6wduRPmhPvNZ4EXLsH6YMZiEcxmeGJgRWbypcoa4Qwg3rUgC4Y9USl8AABXSZmgBO46cUJATDTSLtUmbOUihJfgGmNW76zW7DMaf_eMGmRiLEz2JyxdGhrssr08NZIEl4/w640-h426/IMG_5713.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We passed the locks. I love watching the boats going up or down in the locks but on Saturday morning there were no boats travelling along the canal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDhAUn2ecWnWrJpCiy-K3UoHqu4QKRnt1E6Pm79tnzlB_OQqJgXfR623LpyrJ8ehkqXbOUBMT-oGDMZWpqs9pfCrZf0GNzqBlx9LPfL-nLJyFjLjD_xxZ9wACbQ2NWZbfZef1BZhIJFuvJVC7LLvTHc3ovdYSE0Vki3wet5cWewPZwC1LHCFuFVRvQCtN/s6000/IMG_5716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDhAUn2ecWnWrJpCiy-K3UoHqu4QKRnt1E6Pm79tnzlB_OQqJgXfR623LpyrJ8ehkqXbOUBMT-oGDMZWpqs9pfCrZf0GNzqBlx9LPfL-nLJyFjLjD_xxZ9wACbQ2NWZbfZef1BZhIJFuvJVC7LLvTHc3ovdYSE0Vki3wet5cWewPZwC1LHCFuFVRvQCtN/w640-h426/IMG_5716.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The canal joined the River Severn and we followed the river for quite a distance but the ground got more and more boggy where it had been flooded so we turned round and returned to the city. We decided to have coffee and then have a look round the city centre. Some of the streets are narrow and the building are old. We went back in the evening to get pictures as the streets were very crowded earlier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy81Q0Ykiz9cCfNbxdDdbDgWUfpZ-Y0GPk5zjx7AK4ENMTNIp5P3h2-SVWnYb7VpaXxO79kkFE3jVR3KUY7E70A31dWO2h-M7179kene3EERhCdmyxnRw7TyOWNT-Q6-UzgqrjcuMPLojxqnXQ3XJKdkQ3irtwm5EQpnkDdg2tT71fQaRJCgoGf8iGBvaA/s6000/IMG_5758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy81Q0Ykiz9cCfNbxdDdbDgWUfpZ-Y0GPk5zjx7AK4ENMTNIp5P3h2-SVWnYb7VpaXxO79kkFE3jVR3KUY7E70A31dWO2h-M7179kene3EERhCdmyxnRw7TyOWNT-Q6-UzgqrjcuMPLojxqnXQ3XJKdkQ3irtwm5EQpnkDdg2tT71fQaRJCgoGf8iGBvaA/w426-h640/IMG_5758.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWCQF7cSfqkMcrvuMMKKajEMTxpsI5xap_U9MYHqFXaZ6emNXy-3RVWckgHg6d9Iv9OQdef1fKKJ-QfrqGsJJN5QmmyCbBtyNm8pnvar-OLyUdm0-NDqkCsvWuJPCZitGEw5W_w-ZkubvndyQ917RRKJq4qOwkoI3q7x6Wx5NEGZqVRMx5tHsrfxRSuAo/s6000/IMG_5759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWCQF7cSfqkMcrvuMMKKajEMTxpsI5xap_U9MYHqFXaZ6emNXy-3RVWckgHg6d9Iv9OQdef1fKKJ-QfrqGsJJN5QmmyCbBtyNm8pnvar-OLyUdm0-NDqkCsvWuJPCZitGEw5W_w-ZkubvndyQ917RRKJq4qOwkoI3q7x6Wx5NEGZqVRMx5tHsrfxRSuAo/w426-h640/IMG_5759.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo_0YkE7-OCFoLq-1gVLnLU69gDT5v8CQ3Jep70-QAJm29Wgs3kmzpMS2lGT-WwNuUWy90weWhcpCONpRHEwCULZxsU_higPYRrQemBKoIM1VLmf4OfMB0M-QVfWyHTyRV8PwYV8EOxN1IMp9B71Q8wrfWIUOTteIoGljflXqcXSwIXyAuJuufRivuLSd/s6000/IMG_5760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo_0YkE7-OCFoLq-1gVLnLU69gDT5v8CQ3Jep70-QAJm29Wgs3kmzpMS2lGT-WwNuUWy90weWhcpCONpRHEwCULZxsU_higPYRrQemBKoIM1VLmf4OfMB0M-QVfWyHTyRV8PwYV8EOxN1IMp9B71Q8wrfWIUOTteIoGljflXqcXSwIXyAuJuufRivuLSd/w640-h426/IMG_5760.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Having explored the shops we headed to the Cathedral. I had fun trying to get a photo of the tower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtA6jisZ_oR8bX_DzdlHCoRXrYpfEvgSYKFmbLgX4qkGhPnO7d0KZqVlIq9FDpD00KO5aql1UzLTrB87q7Nr92-VFteOIGYnTdKViLUgl_mML1PibACzlbsnknP3F4lMCJDS7ygDJMoC7lHV6AcqBKxzx4tt0OPZrNXMv8AIwKYprPMtCNzS_GmkC4ihM/s6000/IMG_5724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtA6jisZ_oR8bX_DzdlHCoRXrYpfEvgSYKFmbLgX4qkGhPnO7d0KZqVlIq9FDpD00KO5aql1UzLTrB87q7Nr92-VFteOIGYnTdKViLUgl_mML1PibACzlbsnknP3F4lMCJDS7ygDJMoC7lHV6AcqBKxzx4tt0OPZrNXMv8AIwKYprPMtCNzS_GmkC4ihM/w426-h640/IMG_5724.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The entrance into the cathedral</span> was very decorative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDr_HFr5vEzG3fXNDVVoTLbJVztbeocC8F5j2iARtO61RVfOidn1pB_1ODGCXzunY2ugAggDcbBSdY0MKuxxaA4S20N5-JY3XxGMKOZhS_G98-KmqWQgQSaEiggaIHpeTR_gvV9dve_a5i9yvVTwvaUaM8n-ZhQEKhqF-R2ljZN8Gu1RxR7vrEK9oV6oj/s6000/IMG_5732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDr_HFr5vEzG3fXNDVVoTLbJVztbeocC8F5j2iARtO61RVfOidn1pB_1ODGCXzunY2ugAggDcbBSdY0MKuxxaA4S20N5-JY3XxGMKOZhS_G98-KmqWQgQSaEiggaIHpeTR_gvV9dve_a5i9yvVTwvaUaM8n-ZhQEKhqF-R2ljZN8Gu1RxR7vrEK9oV6oj/w426-h640/IMG_5732.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The altar was very ornate but beautiful.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAltC4Tt42s53MQf9ZjT_I2rTsrCxL-mMCJfYOu8gHNdSIoHYqPNGV7-2Agivxia81gYf1Hz9hRkGY5_1UHFYSoDcX3kWS9aJ-RHT3jMzwTRqwdmLNQIAPMKRrR_IRTOMy9FbohMAldtwbl9drXLuv_PmlPPXXFAaERIIxsaBdCwbxw7oqwvcrnOC9c-k/s6000/IMG_5737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAltC4Tt42s53MQf9ZjT_I2rTsrCxL-mMCJfYOu8gHNdSIoHYqPNGV7-2Agivxia81gYf1Hz9hRkGY5_1UHFYSoDcX3kWS9aJ-RHT3jMzwTRqwdmLNQIAPMKRrR_IRTOMy9FbohMAldtwbl9drXLuv_PmlPPXXFAaERIIxsaBdCwbxw7oqwvcrnOC9c-k/w640-h426/IMG_5737.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I particularly likes these tiles.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitublhRUqC23vFI5jhbTpnrEhnJlrrD1BKCxocobp_e9qcnSKMcbwRgMLnOncWF-wrXe3y3sU6_WxctzWyohKykwNm3p9KBAuVFMQ6lJyTiRF5ACG9inubRAwEfRetGtrfi4UiNFR6JgijqKDNgh7JMT_Yo_oZG6iNOsj208X1yBfD1thZ1R-XaWAPo9-3/s6000/IMG_5739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitublhRUqC23vFI5jhbTpnrEhnJlrrD1BKCxocobp_e9qcnSKMcbwRgMLnOncWF-wrXe3y3sU6_WxctzWyohKykwNm3p9KBAuVFMQ6lJyTiRF5ACG9inubRAwEfRetGtrfi4UiNFR6JgijqKDNgh7JMT_Yo_oZG6iNOsj208X1yBfD1thZ1R-XaWAPo9-3/w640-h426/IMG_5739.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This tapestry was one of the few pieces of textiles that I found as we looked round.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaTLKFD_RqQ4aDmcmsU_5PydaVkeFp5HfRMHn13k-Ej-eQy6gxjahNX17mGXAsIuSp1D6jj9bgkyjsQ0aqye4onqbjj0vS2iry2eiUhypy3-LkiGJMo7JUsUuu055NEYMrlEL42qXEWlU3DR4gYcV69VUjntOa_uI68473fVeGlDiR5-EJsSmrnnqVPo0/s6000/IMG_5741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaTLKFD_RqQ4aDmcmsU_5PydaVkeFp5HfRMHn13k-Ej-eQy6gxjahNX17mGXAsIuSp1D6jj9bgkyjsQ0aqye4onqbjj0vS2iry2eiUhypy3-LkiGJMo7JUsUuu055NEYMrlEL42qXEWlU3DR4gYcV69VUjntOa_uI68473fVeGlDiR5-EJsSmrnnqVPo0/w640-h426/IMG_5741.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile the ceiling was beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqOcLkUIn_ebrQi4NaTvLw_CYK97z7BkikEKxot9NI42YZiIcPEZUnKu3YP-ZMDANr83zN9rqtJULjZuCgfQzfVuFLRPw7jqujRdSg7RpBzH8uhAdg-1x4o2gINuitdN7SFgsPoqu67iRFgGI2xLqkCVZApTT4ET8fDDDC57j_bNzz0L1BUbEJcZ-HThu/s6000/IMG_5736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqOcLkUIn_ebrQi4NaTvLw_CYK97z7BkikEKxot9NI42YZiIcPEZUnKu3YP-ZMDANr83zN9rqtJULjZuCgfQzfVuFLRPw7jqujRdSg7RpBzH8uhAdg-1x4o2gINuitdN7SFgsPoqu67iRFgGI2xLqkCVZApTT4ET8fDDDC57j_bNzz0L1BUbEJcZ-HThu/w640-h426/IMG_5736.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">After we had explored all the Cathedral we walked to the main bridge in Worcester so we could get a photo of the cathedral. We saw the spire of a ruined church.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XOmM9mVFZjM_O0gIms4JZDvhnKZ6XqaHDsPbE9929cX69WtODM4jGntjUwase0GA8rFrwCUtqsEZe5OioecB_7KeaUYNUO2iBEQom0elDKiB3OBDOYweNVRgZwLCDLy2yOAdzS4JthLP088uP2qWKF7mSGoxyZ8w3GDqEZy5xbTiC34-l-OXCJb7Hs7E/s6000/IMG_5754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XOmM9mVFZjM_O0gIms4JZDvhnKZ6XqaHDsPbE9929cX69WtODM4jGntjUwase0GA8rFrwCUtqsEZe5OioecB_7KeaUYNUO2iBEQom0elDKiB3OBDOYweNVRgZwLCDLy2yOAdzS4JthLP088uP2qWKF7mSGoxyZ8w3GDqEZy5xbTiC34-l-OXCJb7Hs7E/w426-h640/IMG_5754.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The were a lot of mute swans on the river.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWjJ_SAR4jcG3PIHLfciWYjIitP-fDOTN2N4NNu-BJalbTVGjaRf1QkOrCd6PO41slQvMshb3rqplSi8_3Ie8U3gZWTIp6xJf2u6xnoFWHqB_5IsJmtToUCAqGsmqcdI3nDOzuDtsXYj6U5Wzqi-peZDjLGRbUlU6WcVKm-6zxaBR5FGhlHivxzsx-Niw/s6000/IMG_5753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWjJ_SAR4jcG3PIHLfciWYjIitP-fDOTN2N4NNu-BJalbTVGjaRf1QkOrCd6PO41slQvMshb3rqplSi8_3Ie8U3gZWTIp6xJf2u6xnoFWHqB_5IsJmtToUCAqGsmqcdI3nDOzuDtsXYj6U5Wzqi-peZDjLGRbUlU6WcVKm-6zxaBR5FGhlHivxzsx-Niw/w640-h426/IMG_5753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">There was also a good view of the outside of the Cathedral.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhClGfnpnXYLqLousMzJyyLN5366OfOna63sNn9cXz3tD14Scdtdxfc31S_lCK0RLXCxQXqoqZJMPkySK5VNgYShRW85eSLH1nlBaUPnXbTFeYBTL31tHTfBuWE_k1Z4HW5ArhBenJJVOVpDWsMqFg2I0VMb-MFiGU_7st2nQ2xJyunNFd844gN9OqlPf9/s6000/IMG_5752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhClGfnpnXYLqLousMzJyyLN5366OfOna63sNn9cXz3tD14Scdtdxfc31S_lCK0RLXCxQXqoqZJMPkySK5VNgYShRW85eSLH1nlBaUPnXbTFeYBTL31tHTfBuWE_k1Z4HW5ArhBenJJVOVpDWsMqFg2I0VMb-MFiGU_7st2nQ2xJyunNFd844gN9OqlPf9/w640-h426/IMG_5752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We went on another walk on Sunday but I'll tell you about that tomorrow,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This evening when I got home I had some time to myself and I enjoyed some sewing time. I started by sewing the pinwheel blocks together into a quilt top.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHEmDvTpnLfsTUyZp8CNs5JpPS1vDW2-wE2ukqg-N9l3I6ooeLbc2qock2muW8kSJ89rQ2L_kw9lZrZGU3lAcZ0IaMNNOPwwVUTB58VujlAXzg3jDjEp8OyL1Uqim84HKv-B0soOhzcsBsC4WdtFNNDLMexEIS0o6FKqUWg8mgLvcLSI0reCzNeqzrqix/s4000/IMG20240131193806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHEmDvTpnLfsTUyZp8CNs5JpPS1vDW2-wE2ukqg-N9l3I6ooeLbc2qock2muW8kSJ89rQ2L_kw9lZrZGU3lAcZ0IaMNNOPwwVUTB58VujlAXzg3jDjEp8OyL1Uqim84HKv-B0soOhzcsBsC4WdtFNNDLMexEIS0o6FKqUWg8mgLvcLSI0reCzNeqzrqix/w640-h480/IMG20240131193806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm not adding borders to this quilt top . I need to make the quilt sandwich and I already have the backing fabric for this quilt. I love these cute teddy bears</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY_EeXE3m_CKVbgEOGsHXvhQ5MsuLpZJwe45IP3lM-_pfqbKsF-QAiymGICBRCzPNZpTvh9SQXmmZxJU9DR0LRarIfTfmYqY0t78jDqWzSwdn2mUl5y7dxdRqIFQw02lWj4sXl1WI5eJIHDNNtViZNQGdvsO86S7JjTz933P6jzxqaieGWrYQ4xjRsCa_/s4000/IMG20240131193924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY_EeXE3m_CKVbgEOGsHXvhQ5MsuLpZJwe45IP3lM-_pfqbKsF-QAiymGICBRCzPNZpTvh9SQXmmZxJU9DR0LRarIfTfmYqY0t78jDqWzSwdn2mUl5y7dxdRqIFQw02lWj4sXl1WI5eJIHDNNtViZNQGdvsO86S7JjTz933P6jzxqaieGWrYQ4xjRsCa_/w640-h480/IMG20240131193924.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I also started a mystery quilt . It uses 9 fat quarters and I just happened to have several fat quarters that I needed to use up.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhceKIx1efN5lX8vGt2Xi5q7L8Dupqfe80fpW4GhQltl9dk32a5d2me6DUP1O8a9nQOs60pz0m_RQ76udKm4k5D554MDfDfaYWG0mpW6fdEYbvBJU2EltRF5LKgqMao0hOZ5BouUdMwZ9yXHsSB6zhvgMw7ZKg0_oGXAxMlTOL_PB6RWNSYduAJStA15epa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhceKIx1efN5lX8vGt2Xi5q7L8Dupqfe80fpW4GhQltl9dk32a5d2me6DUP1O8a9nQOs60pz0m_RQ76udKm4k5D554MDfDfaYWG0mpW6fdEYbvBJU2EltRF5LKgqMao0hOZ5BouUdMwZ9yXHsSB6zhvgMw7ZKg0_oGXAxMlTOL_PB6RWNSYduAJStA15epa" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You have to cut 16, 4 and a half inch squares from each fat quarter and then sort them into a set order . These are the fabrics I'm using.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgso0M4nZ_JmuYHTcX67MRKl_DDAlraToTZu86JmaOjQy6_V0SJKNCa0rnRCR37nP2qkxHJgvZU5FHDe_T2mVzVbeuRO8nO1zoOBgB9l8MWfRGbK-ahLYwvkqSlWhH8ALaBhNKUP8WtNn4weAPBPzuQGO9SLDVmf0gUN-xsh13PKosYrqC0SO8XSzBUhe/s4000/IMG20240130180144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgso0M4nZ_JmuYHTcX67MRKl_DDAlraToTZu86JmaOjQy6_V0SJKNCa0rnRCR37nP2qkxHJgvZU5FHDe_T2mVzVbeuRO8nO1zoOBgB9l8MWfRGbK-ahLYwvkqSlWhH8ALaBhNKUP8WtNn4weAPBPzuQGO9SLDVmf0gUN-xsh13PKosYrqC0SO8XSzBUhe/w640-h480/IMG20240130180144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I made a start this evening and this is what I achieved.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoRFyevFBiNWqnhOuj7QAzMKHUaSpFzApyqqp-jquNDcNjbswHh11OYHfFguM8mKF1eoc3CPcniKCP7qjItjXfcjb3DwahoguivuoaUWzge_D5equdUv00QAyERzWGnwG9O6atE9LLepNi5ERlLHFzBXVp49kfkkcr9zXjlMP9-cIqK6NxnwqKKde-8E-/s4000/IMG20240131191730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoRFyevFBiNWqnhOuj7QAzMKHUaSpFzApyqqp-jquNDcNjbswHh11OYHfFguM8mKF1eoc3CPcniKCP7qjItjXfcjb3DwahoguivuoaUWzge_D5equdUv00QAyERzWGnwG9O6atE9LLepNi5ERlLHFzBXVp49kfkkcr9zXjlMP9-cIqK6NxnwqKKde-8E-/w640-h480/IMG20240131191730.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm working tomorrow so I need to go to bed. I plan on getting home early so I can do some more sewing. I'll also finish off our trip to Worcester as well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-34650117268258977472024-01-22T06:00:00.001+00:002024-01-22T06:00:00.133+00:00White Rabbits <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7P7ePO8mUbBsi1S9aeA9-4auCLNRB6nodK0KX3GG-ZdQuHykV7__Dv2OJDUS3evTJqmpgmYJ83ngLHJiOroKan9SmQCvFPk_ragbD13u6Nj8P56bsnNvbEmgkJ9CgicK5tScl1x5dKinHJI5v80fm1MVFT8lrdcbDc3st7pkKgSz9LJyKQXGOVZvwcckn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7P7ePO8mUbBsi1S9aeA9-4auCLNRB6nodK0KX3GG-ZdQuHykV7__Dv2OJDUS3evTJqmpgmYJ83ngLHJiOroKan9SmQCvFPk_ragbD13u6Nj8P56bsnNvbEmgkJ9CgicK5tScl1x5dKinHJI5v80fm1MVFT8lrdcbDc3st7pkKgSz9LJyKQXGOVZvwcckn=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">T</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today is the start of the White Rabbit blog hop and my day to share what I've made. My thanks go to Carol from <a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" target="_blank">Just Let me Quilt</a> for organising the hop. The challenge was to create something with rabbits or something white. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Rabbits are very pretty and generally gentle creatures. When my children were small they had rabbits as pets. We had a variety of colours but we never had an all white rabbit. Here in the UK there is a well known saying that is said on the first day of the month, 'pinch, punch for the first of the month, white rabbits.' So long as you have said white rabbits no one can pinch or punch you back. If you do this before midday it will bring you good luck for the month. It is said to come from medieval times when people believed in witches. My uncle was a rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber during world war II. He told me he always said white rabbits for luck before setting out on a raid. Good luck is always helpful so I'll continue to say white rabbits.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My project for this hop was to make a baby quilt. The wife of one of my colleagues is pregnant with their second child so a quilt was needed. In making the quilt it needed to suit a boy or a girl as they aren't revealing the gender. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I like to make scrappy quilts and I have a lot of scraps at present so I started by scouring my 2.5 inch boxes to make 9 patch blocks. I managed to find a good variety to use.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-AyIEdWTXcQiE9pTIU5_OdDbSwoCuJMXyqmk-7tMHOMNJUV3kdrpPoI6QGqk2La60zjyfuODhJRgOeTvPbgarckf_hYO6UGSI-Hyj2WpxJMRPEaLuUss8tNsIFz1hlmAPZjaBjZzT2tBKkyTmdNedEpbcCb2OAxxDFRYooKFMNZCe_0ehmWfRmk6-Clq/s4000/IMG20240112204523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-AyIEdWTXcQiE9pTIU5_OdDbSwoCuJMXyqmk-7tMHOMNJUV3kdrpPoI6QGqk2La60zjyfuODhJRgOeTvPbgarckf_hYO6UGSI-Hyj2WpxJMRPEaLuUss8tNsIFz1hlmAPZjaBjZzT2tBKkyTmdNedEpbcCb2OAxxDFRYooKFMNZCe_0ehmWfRmk6-Clq/w480-h640/IMG20240112204523.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Several of the 9 patches had rabbits on them, although they aren't white.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kKphrOCvPAO8b46XwgJMC-B5MG3_AvbY8ZBDWU673pbmFb7EflBXTaeHTGVTILskwDbbjy2IBBuGqGgPg0NEv1f1mvUD1nVUljvlr1qYoXi6bDqZfm-JaVRIhCSTLvj5Ft58u7LEV3QsxpAfg46-mJlF16d8njfEKRceQU7Vegiz7UFKepjBO4TdCP4p/s4000/IMG20240121192311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kKphrOCvPAO8b46XwgJMC-B5MG3_AvbY8ZBDWU673pbmFb7EflBXTaeHTGVTILskwDbbjy2IBBuGqGgPg0NEv1f1mvUD1nVUljvlr1qYoXi6bDqZfm-JaVRIhCSTLvj5Ft58u7LEV3QsxpAfg46-mJlF16d8njfEKRceQU7Vegiz7UFKepjBO4TdCP4p/w640-h480/IMG20240121192311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0J-gQdkix6-sACKtM4N5-Yz1kc7jsjxjIBDzq1f2g6b7ulX_bcj_XsDuJq9J0uZYGBOV3y4qj_nawtxoIUs_L6UwPTf7TESxuXQ7bt40IVZrIlZENht0lElQUWlfGXvaSrFzDtnbydK9oZ3Um5fwydAkojzO64e9Uf_M6KD8Oq3J3xNJCykF4h54t-j9/s4096/IMG20240121192305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0J-gQdkix6-sACKtM4N5-Yz1kc7jsjxjIBDzq1f2g6b7ulX_bcj_XsDuJq9J0uZYGBOV3y4qj_nawtxoIUs_L6UwPTf7TESxuXQ7bt40IVZrIlZENht0lElQUWlfGXvaSrFzDtnbydK9oZ3Um5fwydAkojzO64e9Uf_M6KD8Oq3J3xNJCykF4h54t-j9/w640-h480/IMG20240121192305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMbzaQP6skySZgKHbydp2WgPO9hcbMZxuviL5DI-rP0LHgnzrks6dsFWvoZUlpPu67BGlKJQH8h0LTOz8w3YLnKyWAFSwO5EdIb6kJQKoESa9d0UXmZvNj9_OnTyhohj3WozK-bl9CoYlRqhXR6oybxqOT8Xl3DF0Obr1OwDIuBcUR97UnmFhkqczDPLI/s4000/IMG20240121192257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMbzaQP6skySZgKHbydp2WgPO9hcbMZxuviL5DI-rP0LHgnzrks6dsFWvoZUlpPu67BGlKJQH8h0LTOz8w3YLnKyWAFSwO5EdIb6kJQKoESa9d0UXmZvNj9_OnTyhohj3WozK-bl9CoYlRqhXR6oybxqOT8Xl3DF0Obr1OwDIuBcUR97UnmFhkqczDPLI/w640-h480/IMG20240121192257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next I added some solid blocks in between and a panel with two rabbits (or they could be hares). I've used this panel pattern before and I got it from The Bramble Patch. The rabbits had to be white to fit the theme.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIIntIBRX_dS2mFHnwuFNlI7fBwYw5KB4uTXvFHKRiGJyu0c2qSBr5h-0QMYbrf9NU4levt9VjAtIjQyY9-6aWjUllVS0mmOceeE_3Db8nR9cM-aDbXireZ4AgTu8b1gChPFE2TYOopwpJQhYm4QtP3eJ9lTG8opguuo34nfFwHMuil5m8st1Jv91IxoI/s4000/IMG20240121192254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIIntIBRX_dS2mFHnwuFNlI7fBwYw5KB4uTXvFHKRiGJyu0c2qSBr5h-0QMYbrf9NU4levt9VjAtIjQyY9-6aWjUllVS0mmOceeE_3Db8nR9cM-aDbXireZ4AgTu8b1gChPFE2TYOopwpJQhYm4QtP3eJ9lTG8opguuo34nfFwHMuil5m8st1Jv91IxoI/w640-h480/IMG20240121192254.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I kept the quilting very simple using straight line quilting on the blocks and outlining the flowers and rabbits. I have attached the binding but still need to stitch it down to the back. That will be done next week so long as I've finished my embroidery project that I want to get finished this month. The baby isn't due until March so there is no rush.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKVl6JSUmgyTkKqEMfqJ0_UECqeg8U3TwA5VL78Jvn9V6sNS3HDBYK_4WoAUEofIMlIvAakY-DjiKftqwSIUGg8uyoaOL_uK6zNyIgEdicVpo9V0nnIrtTff7eVzEtNZwGyQLNGeC6qnTmND_qfGNFkjIjXDxxIMxHc7hIkcUi-V-gZRupIvZJQ8c0K97/s4000/IMG20240121192235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKVl6JSUmgyTkKqEMfqJ0_UECqeg8U3TwA5VL78Jvn9V6sNS3HDBYK_4WoAUEofIMlIvAakY-DjiKftqwSIUGg8uyoaOL_uK6zNyIgEdicVpo9V0nnIrtTff7eVzEtNZwGyQLNGeC6qnTmND_qfGNFkjIjXDxxIMxHc7hIkcUi-V-gZRupIvZJQ8c0K97/w480-h640/IMG20240121192235.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you have enjoyed seeing my project. Now you need to hop over to the other blogs sharing today. Here is a full list of participants. 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letter-spacing: 0.15pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Pattern Princess</a></div></span><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19.8px; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 21.186px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a></div></span><span color="windowtext" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Highroad Quilter</a></div></span><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 21.186px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Kathy's Kwilts and Mor</a>e</div><div style="font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 19.8px; text-align: left;">Take care</div><div style="font-size: 19.8px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div></span><p></p><p></p><div data-hveid="CCQQAQ" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><div aria-controls="_-YWtZbfbAq6zhbIP0cy-4Ak_46" aria-expanded="true" class="dnXCYb" jsaction="AWEk5c" jsname="tJHJj" role="button" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; max-height: none; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: 652px;" tabindex="0"><div class="JlqpRe" jsname="lN6iy" style="flex: 1 1 0%; margin: 12px 0px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="JCzEY ZwRhJd" jsname="r4nke" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: unset !important; display: -webkit-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; overflow: hidden;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-87479891142939006052024-01-21T20:55:00.000+00:002024-01-21T20:55:07.422+00:00Slow stitching Sunday.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Over the past week my slow stitching has been knitting. The wool comes as skeins and I set myself the challenge of knitting up 1 skein. I finished that on Thursday so I need to put my knitting down for a week and get on with my embroidery. I have challenged myself to finish the countryside scene with the poppies by the end of the month. That means I have ten days left. It is doable so long as I get on with it. So lets look how far I've got and what is left to do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I picked this piece up on Thursday evening but didn't add much to it as I was tired. Friday evening I should have done some sewing but took Missy for a late walk and then gave her a good grooming. As you can see I've started on the wheat field but haven't got very far.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnlWQWiQ9S5dfztD1M5hXNQ9KqIIeF6V4NgRHHbOCPj4EWGrvevO4g9dg9zMwCxErxQzgl36gAqGmLyDYlfL1eV5zfV8y6400IFl40H3xazmGTgQAVoXuPLEMuKwLM_0OTa8KeWDtFHJ8L-Zs0XqVxgvhKB5lHc3aADsWsxNPX9ZbgxtO_byHV5T8B_HD/s4000/IMG20240121204918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnlWQWiQ9S5dfztD1M5hXNQ9KqIIeF6V4NgRHHbOCPj4EWGrvevO4g9dg9zMwCxErxQzgl36gAqGmLyDYlfL1eV5zfV8y6400IFl40H3xazmGTgQAVoXuPLEMuKwLM_0OTa8KeWDtFHJ8L-Zs0XqVxgvhKB5lHc3aADsWsxNPX9ZbgxtO_byHV5T8B_HD/w480-h640/IMG20240121204918.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the picture of the finished piece from the pattern.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgqXO6-uzz4w0HGw2NtpRvS8aKBnOvsR8Xmgkl_lX7UU4yfkFfyTHcwqewwu_AhDSsuJ2bBZSwJ5i4eY2xv27AWiPKNA7wV-JZG_BrWgcYrw17t1EMTHQPg0d-uj298RgXhVncpqIvYaGOLXI97O3fKhPU1-vPHFX5YZV-U4wi4FA3tkV6VWZYM9OmK0h/s4000/IMG20230817103118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgqXO6-uzz4w0HGw2NtpRvS8aKBnOvsR8Xmgkl_lX7UU4yfkFfyTHcwqewwu_AhDSsuJ2bBZSwJ5i4eY2xv27AWiPKNA7wV-JZG_BrWgcYrw17t1EMTHQPg0d-uj298RgXhVncpqIvYaGOLXI97O3fKhPU1-vPHFX5YZV-U4wi4FA3tkV6VWZYM9OmK0h/w480-h640/IMG20230817103118.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I still have some evening left so I need to get on with my stitching. I'm linking this post with Kathy from Kathy's Quilts for her <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> linky party.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-83595442064025343352024-01-20T22:38:00.002+00:002024-01-20T22:38:49.656+00:00A visit, sewing and a cat.<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The week has been so busy with one thing and another that I didn't have any energy to write a blog post. It has been a funny old week, with temperatures well below the seasonal norm. It meant I've had to defrost the car every morning which means I need to get up slightly earlier. When I went into the office on Monday it was really cold and the first job of the morning was to call facilities to get them to increase the heating. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On Saturday, John and I went on a coach trip to Slimbridge. It was organised by the central London local branch of the RSPB. We had visited Slimbridge in early December but it is always a good place to visit for a whole range of birds. I enjoyed being driven for a change, since usually I do all the driving. We arrived at 11 am and we had to meet back at the coach at 4 so we had loads of time to walk all round the reserve and spend time watching bird. They also have a good cafe that serves tasty hot food. Normally when we visit we spend time in the hides by the estuary so this time we decided we would walk all round the reserve to see what was going on.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The flamingos were all inside to keep them warm. They were an amazing colour. Unfortunately taking a photo through glass is a pain as you get the reflection</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m2PWUFgbs72Z79kvm0pn2-otbgyya9rcK619udKSotE9hv3DyzOYF0mLQJb8Fq3yu1drkeidB-X5wg0RHhKwIZ7mJJ00MVaJayyfeh9bx0Rv7ZXCm2-BdXwjxXbYMmn1BP8SewugocmQEXxtCjJAtwgi71QxQ_zkd37-pCT_Oi-y6vcliOhL3pbBn6yb/s6000/IMG_5710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m2PWUFgbs72Z79kvm0pn2-otbgyya9rcK619udKSotE9hv3DyzOYF0mLQJb8Fq3yu1drkeidB-X5wg0RHhKwIZ7mJJ00MVaJayyfeh9bx0Rv7ZXCm2-BdXwjxXbYMmn1BP8SewugocmQEXxtCjJAtwgi71QxQ_zkd37-pCT_Oi-y6vcliOhL3pbBn6yb/w640-h426/IMG_5710.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There were also several crane around. They have been running a successful crane breeding programme. These two were chilling out by the fence but there were several more hanging out on the pasture by the estuary.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xusYMBmUO0w776g1wtpFUb_GV66V-uqKbaHezWL46lUX2ubWpRQmvCrLOedxIpd2Gn74-ST9JPWv_OM5RzWE7d6uqdsvkhTf4aBhbyV5-FMQMt6OTghhBKQ3MFqj27QvRne-WEQBVmeUnRHVAw3aZDtJBgNwpc9lgzCwqIgwB9xbDMt6PPyzxqyP0yis/s6000/IMG_5708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xusYMBmUO0w776g1wtpFUb_GV66V-uqKbaHezWL46lUX2ubWpRQmvCrLOedxIpd2Gn74-ST9JPWv_OM5RzWE7d6uqdsvkhTf4aBhbyV5-FMQMt6OTghhBKQ3MFqj27QvRne-WEQBVmeUnRHVAw3aZDtJBgNwpc9lgzCwqIgwB9xbDMt6PPyzxqyP0yis/w640-h426/IMG_5708.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This lot looked a little cold. I was cold and I had several layers on as well as my thick hat and gloves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKYOD33efVCKPFk1MwS679zbK0HbSqnR_zhxbIm7e2h_z9no_VpkbSnGel7097NxFLsjPDfSP5G7rXVutvam98Xr7ZGDGrKkXM8L4USN2ZdEDMKi0qZBB-FfQhpgpYv4pw9n9yLwiuHmeQ9ws139UKk1-CRXnACNqO_iMWOUZeaqUNGhSIkTuniPx3gE5/s6000/IMG_5703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKYOD33efVCKPFk1MwS679zbK0HbSqnR_zhxbIm7e2h_z9no_VpkbSnGel7097NxFLsjPDfSP5G7rXVutvam98Xr7ZGDGrKkXM8L4USN2ZdEDMKi0qZBB-FfQhpgpYv4pw9n9yLwiuHmeQ9ws139UKk1-CRXnACNqO_iMWOUZeaqUNGhSIkTuniPx3gE5/w640-h426/IMG_5703.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also loved the colour of the branches .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BqUBAYdxyhxRghXAMVWYttzDpRpcnSGtek_97Kzof8TRD9CbfQzLMLrWM_urTULfTYJZ7svHFM1d3nvwM_sGRzffWt_9AiyEe3zIp9yjOgt467P7Qb3eoE9EDC2fPtKiyJbYps2IhU7L1VwXDZ2Scikp8eEtMDC_V0wc1udvE9VImX8hUA7P-JSBIiEu/s4000/IMG20240113144331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BqUBAYdxyhxRghXAMVWYttzDpRpcnSGtek_97Kzof8TRD9CbfQzLMLrWM_urTULfTYJZ7svHFM1d3nvwM_sGRzffWt_9AiyEe3zIp9yjOgt467P7Qb3eoE9EDC2fPtKiyJbYps2IhU7L1VwXDZ2Scikp8eEtMDC_V0wc1udvE9VImX8hUA7P-JSBIiEu/w480-h640/IMG20240113144331.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">There were large clumps of snowdrops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE70wK6zXRl_a43DRS8YERfeMsig_hWQ6LLBGBKnH5LzJSM0kWaht-W5LH9-Zfki19U08MLl3NGh9AjuhbFV-ET8Oga_-_GkCYxPnYKbah7ilmE-BtrHgG3Lx4UOp1B3pPzJ5dS18fwCbprxLyBBk5COX1kX4b4Amp6ISgahcIJmcWSJPFZAZmnQQQQ65o/s4000/IMG20240113151042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE70wK6zXRl_a43DRS8YERfeMsig_hWQ6LLBGBKnH5LzJSM0kWaht-W5LH9-Zfki19U08MLl3NGh9AjuhbFV-ET8Oga_-_GkCYxPnYKbah7ilmE-BtrHgG3Lx4UOp1B3pPzJ5dS18fwCbprxLyBBk5COX1kX4b4Amp6ISgahcIJmcWSJPFZAZmnQQQQ65o/w640-h480/IMG20240113151042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I took this photo from the heated hide. It is always a pleasure to be able to sit and watch birds in the warm. Over the day we saw about 20 Berwick swans, but these ones spent most of the time with their head under water. They over winter in Britain but numbers have been dropping in recent years with the climate change.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6y_xvZLo5So_7UPFshFB-dOnkVyJIlOpYywevpTO-vtFdqNAuRLtjU6-3OAJ6TOdu9qikyMogEm5pNJi77-Euy2gJ62AF8Rp7jCSXe3ee1AgQvfx2H5d2fDuGErTtevBlwaNPhkmXCEuw8VDc8mw_eAsSIY62TUYwGfofrcLfw11dDsTNYTVbjB9jixZA/s4000/IMG20240113151644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6y_xvZLo5So_7UPFshFB-dOnkVyJIlOpYywevpTO-vtFdqNAuRLtjU6-3OAJ6TOdu9qikyMogEm5pNJi77-Euy2gJ62AF8Rp7jCSXe3ee1AgQvfx2H5d2fDuGErTtevBlwaNPhkmXCEuw8VDc8mw_eAsSIY62TUYwGfofrcLfw11dDsTNYTVbjB9jixZA/w640-h480/IMG20240113151644.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Way over the back of the next photo was a flock of curlew but we could only see them through John's scope and I didn't have the camera attachment</span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaD0kMTur__XNw6cLEsbep3BpBuiGx1N9ik0mYfD2HNjcBc13MvCLQbw4Tzxe4l8HBGCMT3KTxV8CiD18v29kO8xbABmf74tyvsmNO_VUHceh6O-pXuBFf_uiHIQ6k5XhzWabgKPdz-cCtDgbK_ytTXMtDoWB8Dij02Jv7q96j9qRUc2JViQuN8-8zS5G/s4000/IMG20240113145627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaD0kMTur__XNw6cLEsbep3BpBuiGx1N9ik0mYfD2HNjcBc13MvCLQbw4Tzxe4l8HBGCMT3KTxV8CiD18v29kO8xbABmf74tyvsmNO_VUHceh6O-pXuBFf_uiHIQ6k5XhzWabgKPdz-cCtDgbK_ytTXMtDoWB8Dij02Jv7q96j9qRUc2JViQuN8-8zS5G/w640-h480/IMG20240113145627.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We enjoyed leek and potato soup for lunch and just before leaving we revisited the cafe for tea and cake. You have to look after yourself on an expedition! We enjoyed our day, saw lots of birds and the journey was comfortable. We have another birdwatching trip arranged for February.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On Sunday I did some work on my project for the white rabbit blog hop. I'm pleased with how this is going. My day is Monday. Over the week I have been doing some knitting. This has been my slow stitching for the week. At first I had problems working out the chart for the pattern but once I understood it I found it knits up quite quickly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSW2vEZTz39hL2zgAXW0B5NmYq9vcsftD9YKWyuYm4HrajHfdyF6c38VzCdxeJNIL8qEZwzEwZBblyfJXNCseZtHeQqTXGi3mhukQVU1VvgOAfHMDbtrA7Xe1-KO330yWDMO8ghddI0IlFhx-_bKjq8WyqmQWLChphFSgF-v0u-uowujNUESY3Us_A1wD/s4000/IMG20240119160039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSW2vEZTz39hL2zgAXW0B5NmYq9vcsftD9YKWyuYm4HrajHfdyF6c38VzCdxeJNIL8qEZwzEwZBblyfJXNCseZtHeQqTXGi3mhukQVU1VvgOAfHMDbtrA7Xe1-KO330yWDMO8ghddI0IlFhx-_bKjq8WyqmQWLChphFSgF-v0u-uowujNUESY3Us_A1wD/w480-h640/IMG20240119160039.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I sewed the pinwheel blocks together in groups of 4. I took extra time to try and get the points right and I'm happy with the result. Not all the points are perfect but I did the best I could.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4AxsXJqE-fZ_7r9XNyywQ0ReNOQFasQHWXjQ9ipTwM4CDBmI6hJowVrQC_iNYURg8ZXWuHuU2MbynA1_hpt7eIv6gOHfgkmAGlEJ-Ina4NhvNpA-fGMT_nAFWCvIZtfJjhfKc7sDTevBmb9h_0JrZMr28R2TEIznZmex0b69kN15UmM5Q2WII87KxpAU/s4000/IMG20240120211343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4AxsXJqE-fZ_7r9XNyywQ0ReNOQFasQHWXjQ9ipTwM4CDBmI6hJowVrQC_iNYURg8ZXWuHuU2MbynA1_hpt7eIv6gOHfgkmAGlEJ-Ina4NhvNpA-fGMT_nAFWCvIZtfJjhfKc7sDTevBmb9h_0JrZMr28R2TEIznZmex0b69kN15UmM5Q2WII87KxpAU/w640-h480/IMG20240120211343.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I also made some 4 patch blocks. Tomorrow I'm hoping to put this quilt top together if I have enough fabric for the sashing. I forgot to check supplies before the shop shut.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wkJm0IQ_PXMcR5pyN8u-9G8hBgcYvPnObEGV7NLdhtgL4Uk-5rICuM49aAXbUbQT-CfopZrjVFTbKNHguDGqAxRa0BR-qdtP1b9QW5-q-TWTke0EMzetiPUqlC2Ezc_1V6yY1YpRcnAX2Su2g2UfzmKqxsv98Xwhh4ZdjQKTfb0ZScNecWdWP7cHs1ng/s4000/IMG20240120211317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wkJm0IQ_PXMcR5pyN8u-9G8hBgcYvPnObEGV7NLdhtgL4Uk-5rICuM49aAXbUbQT-CfopZrjVFTbKNHguDGqAxRa0BR-qdtP1b9QW5-q-TWTke0EMzetiPUqlC2Ezc_1V6yY1YpRcnAX2Su2g2UfzmKqxsv98Xwhh4ZdjQKTfb0ZScNecWdWP7cHs1ng/w640-h480/IMG20240120211317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally the cat. As those of you who follow my blog know, our cat Picasso died in 2022 at the age of 20. We decided not to get another cat at that time. Fast forward to Thursday evening and my son rescued an injured and stray cat. He took him to our vert for emergency treatment of a burn to his mouth and tongue. His face was very swollen and sore. He then bought him home to look after. By this morning he had a name and he has responded well to the antibiotics and pain relief. He is now eating and drinking and looking a little better. If no one claims him I think he will probably join the family. The vet says he is roughly a year old. He and Missy have met and not hissed, scratched or killed each other. We are keeping them apart as far as possible at the moment to avoid any cross infection. I'll let you know how he gets on and post a picture once his face looks a little better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If the weather is bad where you are, please take care and stay safe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span><br /><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-87852012004497655802024-01-12T21:34:00.003+00:002024-01-12T22:00:26.329+00:009 patch and pin wheels<span style="font-family: arial;">It's Friday and this is my free day. When I say free day I mean I'm not at work since I work four days a week. I turned the alarm off when it rang at 6 a.m. and went back to sleep until 7. I love taking my morning tea back to bed on my day off and being able to read a chapter (or so) of my book. Last year I read 25 books, so this year I've set a target of 30. I started the second book of the year this morning. After a few pages I decided I needed to get a move on as I had some housework to do and I wanted to do some sewing. Having finished the various chores John and I decided to fit our walk in before lunch. The weather here is cold but dry, plus the sun was shining so it was pleasant weather for a walk. We also saw several birds including a green woodpecker, redwings, starlings, a jay, greenfinches, blue tits, parakeets, magpies, crows, a robin and a lot of town pigeons. Back at home again I set up my sewing machine. I wanted to get the rest of the pin wheels made and I had some nine patches I wanted to make. I now have 26 pinwheels.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZEXUrKBhUGhUPgqwE1R4y1aWg5kyLiohzn5RsYqqJPCePw7Ue3NNXa-evC3DBb4uo6YHn16ILt0iV2yVV2t2RLyPbjKq_gSDrWVxTknV_HyDm51V3-RE2MpUEaG24v_e26xL1hdJ0V_77l6FuK4GTwCFOUwuYTgZ0_qCfORAca38Ub4Xnj2Tr-NDoQKg/s4000/IMG20240112204545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZEXUrKBhUGhUPgqwE1R4y1aWg5kyLiohzn5RsYqqJPCePw7Ue3NNXa-evC3DBb4uo6YHn16ILt0iV2yVV2t2RLyPbjKq_gSDrWVxTknV_HyDm51V3-RE2MpUEaG24v_e26xL1hdJ0V_77l6FuK4GTwCFOUwuYTgZ0_qCfORAca38Ub4Xnj2Tr-NDoQKg/w480-h640/IMG20240112204545.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Some have already been trimmed but the rest will get trimmed on Sunday. The pin wheels are for number 6 off my year to do list. No 6 is this months number for the Chookshed Stitchers Challenge. I'm linking this post with the <a href="https://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/6-mid-month-linky-check-in-party.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Mid month check in.</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOcfibGN_t3C3rfUUuVa3iB9AaMeRq0PHrjYilhS4MstM0AINvpIf7Sk47vHblAtGAE_F1JjgsI6N6SX4mGBGyRBa0tsF2c0CDbwipkAj9fXytOWGRhgNw7_3YqIkyrp9rybsHNAXUr30-3Qp-UZdF3RJJhfVAmCGiGWHnLJSCwX6QEBdcu0_WUJ1jOL2/s280/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="280" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOcfibGN_t3C3rfUUuVa3iB9AaMeRq0PHrjYilhS4MstM0AINvpIf7Sk47vHblAtGAE_F1JjgsI6N6SX4mGBGyRBa0tsF2c0CDbwipkAj9fXytOWGRhgNw7_3YqIkyrp9rybsHNAXUr30-3Qp-UZdF3RJJhfVAmCGiGWHnLJSCwX6QEBdcu0_WUJ1jOL2/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also made 13 nine patch blocks. I want these for another project and I'm enjoying using up a lot of scraps</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX655rAOJHVuzhkEP8WyXrlyq8Au5xYAbITFKFDOxGyoduucQz3kCoJwflj2XDEd32sfGpoaNVFqKBw5MNNSQ__zy-JyiVc2IHq8AfCEEQBSk_JAMuwswfKfVfw-XocRMAwkpPBXG4zle_TsNgGQuHyxe-ltGknNyO4zrTSCOkB4uvjVziEIUyRCySLprS/s4000/IMG20240112204523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX655rAOJHVuzhkEP8WyXrlyq8Au5xYAbITFKFDOxGyoduucQz3kCoJwflj2XDEd32sfGpoaNVFqKBw5MNNSQ__zy-JyiVc2IHq8AfCEEQBSk_JAMuwswfKfVfw-XocRMAwkpPBXG4zle_TsNgGQuHyxe-ltGknNyO4zrTSCOkB4uvjVziEIUyRCySLprS/w480-h640/IMG20240112204523.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Whilst I was sewing Missy decided she needed to help and she jumped on my lap. The last time I had my machine out she did this. I think she is a little jealous of the machine, since I like spending time with it. I got John to take a photo. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQgvmb4mBftJxVMb_28Tnb68ZaxrHk9VwtzcYzr8DVHCeyGkMfHNYQBDyyNOLscwjW9z2RNhvHRd-d_VSdKLHBCRCcrnnh48-GnQdWSxIuV6AhLxM61DHannEQM0sKFDwtr0I8Tov7gudg86futnRs7PC9lH0MVm2kND48XkFobSm3tw2rLARIJXcLPwF/s4000/IMG20240112151537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQgvmb4mBftJxVMb_28Tnb68ZaxrHk9VwtzcYzr8DVHCeyGkMfHNYQBDyyNOLscwjW9z2RNhvHRd-d_VSdKLHBCRCcrnnh48-GnQdWSxIuV6AhLxM61DHannEQM0sKFDwtr0I8Tov7gudg86futnRs7PC9lH0MVm2kND48XkFobSm3tw2rLARIJXcLPwF/w480-h640/IMG20240112151537.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">She didn't stay around for long, and was soon asleep on her mat. Later in the afternoon John did some DIY and so having made my blocks I packed my machine away. While John was busy I found some left over yarn and practised the pattern for the cardigan I'm knitting. The chart made no sense to me at first but I soon worked it out. Now I can start work on the lace pattern. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This evening Lucy finished off her crocheted rabbit. I bought the kit for her some time ago. She had never done any crochet before but fancied having a go. She has done really well to teach herself how to do it and how to follow the pattern and create this really cute rabbit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ91C7JkBKPue-k5KzQTy6k4mft7kreAs19N9y9JARfT52eDwNuOpZyZYdNill1SOj5VXLNHaFUCBsYHVOnmH04EOKniXxffU6jjOFYcMvJfhIbG6mwqmngvIvE3WIGC5hOC7tWhCzhFDAVFY3OcYIJ6qX0wGwKbjvpyMBLsnjUrr2cqqsQUwhhA9eKB6t/s4000/IMG20240112210810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ91C7JkBKPue-k5KzQTy6k4mft7kreAs19N9y9JARfT52eDwNuOpZyZYdNill1SOj5VXLNHaFUCBsYHVOnmH04EOKniXxffU6jjOFYcMvJfhIbG6mwqmngvIvE3WIGC5hOC7tWhCzhFDAVFY3OcYIJ6qX0wGwKbjvpyMBLsnjUrr2cqqsQUwhhA9eKB6t/w480-h640/IMG20240112210810.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">She is currently finishing a blanket she's making and will then be creating an octopus.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Tomorrow John and I are going on a coach trip to Slimbridge. We have to be up early as it is quite a long drive but I'm good at sleeping on coaches. We last visited Slimbridge in early December but many of the migrant birds that usually visit, hadn't arrived. Hopefully there will be lots of birds to see. Anyway there will be no sewing tomorrow but I will probably take some embroidery with me. There is a nice heated hide or the cafe if I get too cold and I can spend some time stitching. We have nothing booked for Sunday so I'm hoping to get some more sewing time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lyndsey</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-53206599182366372792024-01-07T22:59:00.001+00:002024-01-07T22:59:11.109+00:00Slow Sunday Stitching <p><span style="font-family: arial;">Sundays are supposed to be relaxing or so I'm told. Today I feel as if I've spent my morning rushing around and now I need to relax and recharge. We woke up this morning to bright sunshine and a beautiful blue sky. Such a change from recent days which have been dark and very wet. The rain has been very persistent and there has been a lot of flooding across the country. My brother, who lives on a canal boat was telling me the marina was flooded. The boat is moored on a floating pontoon but the water rose so much that the pontoon came off the top of the poles holding it in place. He had a couple of sleepless nights earlier in the week due to the heavy rain and flooding. As it was sunny John and I took our selves for a brisk walk. It was cold but delightful to be outside and dry! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I had been making pinwheels for the donation quilt I've started and I wanted to set up the next stage. Before I started making the pinwheels I'd had to remind myself how to make them. What I came across was a different approach to making them. I am using a charm pack so first up you put two charm pieces right sides together and then sew all the way round the outside with 1/4 inch seam.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD7byyzWNyt_XVa6_VEUCcoMJwzqjR4IaDyouH2ib70CxLPwyoVgubeHWYmzQvKEnwG5vC3Zn1WvN3zlV_MhN9OfsjGkFPSHvAHhUAuyEEt1mDbXsCcOnMWZN2n6jLb963nSbDaC581eU3tQDAuaOvbZb9NMlCRgijmjgJ8O4KiRsdiwVDtayUk_a-IH7/s4000/IMG20240107175203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD7byyzWNyt_XVa6_VEUCcoMJwzqjR4IaDyouH2ib70CxLPwyoVgubeHWYmzQvKEnwG5vC3Zn1WvN3zlV_MhN9OfsjGkFPSHvAHhUAuyEEt1mDbXsCcOnMWZN2n6jLb963nSbDaC581eU3tQDAuaOvbZb9NMlCRgijmjgJ8O4KiRsdiwVDtayUk_a-IH7/w640-h480/IMG20240107175203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next you cut across both diagonals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs96gmEpPd4A5jnfhig5e6_yTkLugqYHYEjToYH0C7sX_HuCUhfia028Jephk09y3MrQndYEJTxMj6FXq9LLIkA3kz4I9AvOnsqL1Vf4884bvsiSXQ0pMb4tiDHjVPOOz8Im1n1h9NNHHpdgyDl26qGuJRKz0ov0aXJFasCrG-MXfVsOuGBQ8ontLbvYi/s4096/IMG20240107175441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs96gmEpPd4A5jnfhig5e6_yTkLugqYHYEjToYH0C7sX_HuCUhfia028Jephk09y3MrQndYEJTxMj6FXq9LLIkA3kz4I9AvOnsqL1Vf4884bvsiSXQ0pMb4tiDHjVPOOz8Im1n1h9NNHHpdgyDl26qGuJRKz0ov0aXJFasCrG-MXfVsOuGBQ8ontLbvYi/w640-h480/IMG20240107175441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">and then press open ready to sew into the pin wheel. I've got 20 sets ready to sew into blocks and I've already made 6.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xRPRzcv_OkEUyM4k7z9I8-nQCQg47hg6OkozyzeJUXVKLB01OzJvIZCanl5xIWJdtWa1nFriPlx4OugNp3NPIafwdmVQQEHkcJI9nE9MaFZGN-H9Fy50BRi8tvxg0Qq6KUKadD2L2euzGYX9GvOkgaPr1KqDxUsWY_FtXSa6XG-52ZEURRzpggzDuZNE/s4000/IMG20240107182125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xRPRzcv_OkEUyM4k7z9I8-nQCQg47hg6OkozyzeJUXVKLB01OzJvIZCanl5xIWJdtWa1nFriPlx4OugNp3NPIafwdmVQQEHkcJI9nE9MaFZGN-H9Fy50BRi8tvxg0Qq6KUKadD2L2euzGYX9GvOkgaPr1KqDxUsWY_FtXSa6XG-52ZEURRzpggzDuZNE/w640-h480/IMG20240107182125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">These are waiting for the next time I get the sewing machine out which will be later in the week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Earlier this week I was continuing my sorting and decluttering. I was going through a box from the loft and I came across this embroidery piece. I had spent ages looking for it and eventually decided I must have left it somewhere. In reality it had got in amongst a lot of paperwork and was stored in the loft. When I was working on this piece we still had Scamp and he walked across it with muddy paws but they are on the fabric solvy which will be washed off once the embroidery is complete, plus the fabric and thread is washable. Last evening I put in quite a few stitches and my plan is to do some more tonight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozGHN0F0M4xWXsOz1OcLNKknWRv62foVcsXNUBSQLwaWHk4085PA2dmTztdI8MEggYMsxN3E9qHN2bgnPGL8yae_3cpuZV3e9zbqRtNZEsLLzI0y_LOYUVzPYu-oQ8-Xt_NNNKdeUdK3UeVQqqeH9z08GU8gNokY95NYxMLYt01GGWvULDrSccSQgpM1_/s4000/IMG20240107221724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozGHN0F0M4xWXsOz1OcLNKknWRv62foVcsXNUBSQLwaWHk4085PA2dmTztdI8MEggYMsxN3E9qHN2bgnPGL8yae_3cpuZV3e9zbqRtNZEsLLzI0y_LOYUVzPYu-oQ8-Xt_NNNKdeUdK3UeVQqqeH9z08GU8gNokY95NYxMLYt01GGWvULDrSccSQgpM1_/w480-h640/IMG20240107221724.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In between doing some cooking and other jobs I also did a few more rows of knitting. I haven't done any knitting for over a year and I'm going to take this slowly as the last time I knitted I made my right arm very painful. The wool is so soft to the touch and I love the colour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzKMZvjmCkoEsIVtC4kAKMWDdVmK067u_5r1b5X3_AGFjctduis0rO_oN5YdlEqJgmIsoE8XzJHtL-bDGpL4XY8z2Pl2cQjGquVVOkHz03xbWs-2am27rV1YYJEIvQEE5VIhWGxuAiP7E1HjrO3En9iINI3DE22SGllfqxVWBUED4_NudGRUbUfM0MYZd/s4000/IMG20240107221805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzKMZvjmCkoEsIVtC4kAKMWDdVmK067u_5r1b5X3_AGFjctduis0rO_oN5YdlEqJgmIsoE8XzJHtL-bDGpL4XY8z2Pl2cQjGquVVOkHz03xbWs-2am27rV1YYJEIvQEE5VIhWGxuAiP7E1HjrO3En9iINI3DE22SGllfqxVWBUED4_NudGRUbUfM0MYZd/w640-h480/IMG20240107221805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking this post with Kathy from Kathy's Quilts for her <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> I'm looking forward to finding out what everyone is making.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-25647451536960204992024-01-06T23:50:00.002+00:002024-01-06T23:50:44.903+00:00January goal and a sewing day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">After a restful Christmas and New year I returned to work on Wednesday and seemed to have been rushing around since then. Catching up at work after a two week break always takes time but I am determined to keep work and personal time separate from now on. On a positive note I finished stitching the binding down on the hexagon quilt on new years eve. John has taken this quilt as his and it is neatly folded on the back of his armchair ready for nap time. I'm just happy to have this quilt finished.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JYrNXEJQIZrV5V5xiWtZJlkXXCHAkodjVJOCNcAgUmwzNRvdL25K698LRy7yW3xYJ_N46th8Vu-yRd_7GKMEvIJIXJwm_ClqJ8hw8_ai177D647ZOSvZTZlV7Bo4npU1oT2sYQaFhkPBoQCk6-sVn4Kalhd2UnupwzICb4pgkMWs4USYScq43wana_of/s4000/IMG20240101234315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JYrNXEJQIZrV5V5xiWtZJlkXXCHAkodjVJOCNcAgUmwzNRvdL25K698LRy7yW3xYJ_N46th8Vu-yRd_7GKMEvIJIXJwm_ClqJ8hw8_ai177D647ZOSvZTZlV7Bo4npU1oT2sYQaFhkPBoQCk6-sVn4Kalhd2UnupwzICb4pgkMWs4USYScq43wana_of/w480-h640/IMG20240101234315.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I started a new quilt on Tuesday. This will be a donation quilt. I decided to use pin wheels and I decided to use a charm pack but needed to cut some contrasting fabric as well. I had fun putting them together and have several more prepped for sewing. These still need to be trimmed.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzbSIFTGxVSuD3IrqcHVcy83w2LkfEFPdrw7wVlRrPW6aUHXnP2fHS9nArb7dTXDKxdZpqCnm0Ibb8Q-vsf7HMPBsBgzgMX0BIiSd5AMParSo7j9ZczDy7lsRnuE8I-ZEMsW57kHvraZmZjIxP68NYBhQ9hNiRTNDrCEgcqMz9tL0bT5J6U08YoNH30qn/s4000/IMG20240102182031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzbSIFTGxVSuD3IrqcHVcy83w2LkfEFPdrw7wVlRrPW6aUHXnP2fHS9nArb7dTXDKxdZpqCnm0Ibb8Q-vsf7HMPBsBgzgMX0BIiSd5AMParSo7j9ZczDy7lsRnuE8I-ZEMsW57kHvraZmZjIxP68NYBhQ9hNiRTNDrCEgcqMz9tL0bT5J6U08YoNH30qn/w480-h640/IMG20240102182031.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I joined the Chookshed stitchers challenge for 2024. Number 6 was the project chosen to be worked on in January and my number 6 was a donation quilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lmRwOhJda6DVf8oo66gigwK60YcJ_qs4GvFrxpmBNKQHUpZBtxYJbD6KUhRwiZ2Unxj8F73TqshqMKTNoD1AkXrqNDSlo3LjBMlvUGHNqXv56F8JW496bgUaBcA7otgy0zSif5naoL6l92QiI3Ta7Xzh8Qti7SfU42D0vckryUxBU66IKhmI9duRTe3k/s320/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lmRwOhJda6DVf8oo66gigwK60YcJ_qs4GvFrxpmBNKQHUpZBtxYJbD6KUhRwiZ2Unxj8F73TqshqMKTNoD1AkXrqNDSlo3LjBMlvUGHNqXv56F8JW496bgUaBcA7otgy0zSif5naoL6l92QiI3Ta7Xzh8Qti7SfU42D0vckryUxBU66IKhmI9duRTe3k/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">On Wednesday evening we'd booked to visit Christmas at Kew. Our tickets were for 5 p.m. and by then it was very dark. The light show was good and we enjoyed it I haven't taken the photos off my camera yet but I show them on my next post.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Over Christmas I decided I wanted to do some knitting and so I went hunting for a cardigan pattern and ordered the wool. This wool is so soft . It's 70% merino wool, 15% alpaca and 15% silk. This evening I cast on the stitches for the back and knitted a couple of rows</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTs8J7BDaFvnR_KUKzrb0FbZ-VzUh5rFaM8luAPSx6ZGoTBcGEg6oM86IhbQmxtURWc72WY2sFg44GcCbgJFSeT5qUuZLtRnjQ8oRfCVmHBrE93WdJh1hKpI8O8uu8o-3X9zq6KVHRGUGk6Vs_V1aHhcpe5c1i5VLIusc0eLwGZkulLtQS1Quh7Lv3E4o/s4000/IMG20240105185308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTs8J7BDaFvnR_KUKzrb0FbZ-VzUh5rFaM8luAPSx6ZGoTBcGEg6oM86IhbQmxtURWc72WY2sFg44GcCbgJFSeT5qUuZLtRnjQ8oRfCVmHBrE93WdJh1hKpI8O8uu8o-3X9zq6KVHRGUGk6Vs_V1aHhcpe5c1i5VLIusc0eLwGZkulLtQS1Quh7Lv3E4o/w480-h640/IMG20240105185308.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday was 12th night and this is when we take our Christmas tree down. I waited until I had the house to myself and then I can get everything packed away and vacuum the main areas. As I took the decorations off the tree I put them on the table ready to box them up. I love the pretty display they make. Maybe next Christmas I'll find somewhere to display the decorations like this and forget the tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZCN_Iy_5-k1BmASd-vVho3neRz2_rAVtzcAk3AxAHGarlmZrIsxmnx8QIFfXWdLC29Me1a3qMjKkT8-MH8_wh2kRn8OQlwA9VsPUIwvUZvMXJt70Y805Qkz3X-vG4TlbhViVGuU9kXF18yfWhuoTSaTftgwYD8cQOGWK8ccJ936Y-cf0kVtJu5ewdUR1/s4000/IMG20240105112554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZCN_Iy_5-k1BmASd-vVho3neRz2_rAVtzcAk3AxAHGarlmZrIsxmnx8QIFfXWdLC29Me1a3qMjKkT8-MH8_wh2kRn8OQlwA9VsPUIwvUZvMXJt70Y805Qkz3X-vG4TlbhViVGuU9kXF18yfWhuoTSaTftgwYD8cQOGWK8ccJ936Y-cf0kVtJu5ewdUR1/w480-h640/IMG20240105112554.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Today I had some time for sewing and I really wanted to make a start on the dinosaur quilt. I decided to start by checking that I had all the fabric cut for each element. Not long into checking I had a small meltdown as I thought I'd not finished the cutting process. In the end I went through all the pieces and double checked them. Everything was there but I'd managed to mix up some of the bags with the fabric for the blocks. I decided I start on an easy block, the fern. I needed to make 18 of these, 3 in each colour group. The blocks finish at 3.5 x 3.5 inches.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoWTqh9OANEZ0kBOvMkMh_5Ry7bbV6FBCbo5jzfTy-ZNKep7TZCXJESii3NJwikPlz4eDY-PwwaxUK638IKQ7YbwhxAjhL2-j21TYyxb7ChjncAXvObTV-zqBwG14S8qGXtYZAyAUAoLzYSmLar2Rl8HlLo5TMgFgOVRG0u5pl6GZ2gnO0eUDKG__ziSy/s4000/IMG20240106190428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoWTqh9OANEZ0kBOvMkMh_5Ry7bbV6FBCbo5jzfTy-ZNKep7TZCXJESii3NJwikPlz4eDY-PwwaxUK638IKQ7YbwhxAjhL2-j21TYyxb7ChjncAXvObTV-zqBwG14S8qGXtYZAyAUAoLzYSmLar2Rl8HlLo5TMgFgOVRG0u5pl6GZ2gnO0eUDKG__ziSy/w640-h480/IMG20240106190428.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I was thinking about a goal for January. I want to complete my small embroidery of the fields and poppies The fields at the back are now complete but I don't have an up to date photo. I have the cornfield and the poppies to complete and there is a hedge and a fence that needs to be stitched.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNMVoIrnnGEveJC9zFdmcmcyGfzvFHoOMuNNr-RdcrSFD8o9SyH466IxYgn9CgRwSViovBLOscWfTV5PehXqpSmVVlkteUqnn3mVsm6iCGBH8oJlN-ygNFt1FeKQBT7zR0eZW-XAZ47vJeDRZkrPmqDUX_-9p4Cy3VQISrpRFZfcOgMQr4SGZTwiW53A8/s4000/IMG20231224121642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNMVoIrnnGEveJC9zFdmcmcyGfzvFHoOMuNNr-RdcrSFD8o9SyH466IxYgn9CgRwSViovBLOscWfTV5PehXqpSmVVlkteUqnn3mVsm6iCGBH8oJlN-ygNFt1FeKQBT7zR0eZW-XAZ47vJeDRZkrPmqDUX_-9p4Cy3VQISrpRFZfcOgMQr4SGZTwiW53A8/w480-h640/IMG20231224121642.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking this with Anne Marie from Stories from the Sewing Room for <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/" target="_blank">One Monthly goal</a> </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3vnEqmnvBuLJtb2TTzi4v1TrsI1PY1vQW7QY1yLCTrz2Hi_6VZV48qE172MiMMgXgyLpSbjoWE65zDwO5mJ5dHiEePv98891lgKgHDwXixcvg92dFcodFqrPBG_VMnJUG_G5I5LaZlXPsfwxZlj5r5i0tGBSer_-fx4db3jC_9tQoBjICAKdxnPBPiNw/s1080/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3vnEqmnvBuLJtb2TTzi4v1TrsI1PY1vQW7QY1yLCTrz2Hi_6VZV48qE172MiMMgXgyLpSbjoWE65zDwO5mJ5dHiEePv98891lgKgHDwXixcvg92dFcodFqrPBG_VMnJUG_G5I5LaZlXPsfwxZlj5r5i0tGBSer_-fx4db3jC_9tQoBjICAKdxnPBPiNw/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Tomorrow is another day and another chance to do some sewing.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-52399954585568428592023-12-31T20:37:00.004+00:002023-12-31T20:38:20.367+00:00Sewing plans for 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday was a planning day. I am taking part in the White rabbit blog hop later in January and I needed to get the design finalised and spend time cutting some fabric. Once that was organised I prepped another new project. This involves small log cabin blocks. There were quite a few 1 inch strip to cut.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUXOsXPgRJmDS3J8-ayBvkJuRYvDDEuGTzsVJnJZqNoH2mwBADnQe8RdhTWXBRCbBTI-EgusydnZNTueFoqCMmxVW2y2zVvTS7vHhhMkJr0P88tkqMs18ELesFA_o0vcrQ2S1WNnchmxNj0sWQStLUmULC5IyVAk6lL9Xk7KPlcDsGnkoi4ejQnP1e4-E/s4000/IMG20231230192517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUXOsXPgRJmDS3J8-ayBvkJuRYvDDEuGTzsVJnJZqNoH2mwBADnQe8RdhTWXBRCbBTI-EgusydnZNTueFoqCMmxVW2y2zVvTS7vHhhMkJr0P88tkqMs18ELesFA_o0vcrQ2S1WNnchmxNj0sWQStLUmULC5IyVAk6lL9Xk7KPlcDsGnkoi4ejQnP1e4-E/w480-h640/IMG20231230192517.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This will make an 18 x 14 inch cushion. There are 12 small log cabin blocks on the front and then a border. To make the small blocks the pattern uses this gridded Vlieseline which I hadn't come across before. I think it will prove useful in making a small quilt for my doll's house . It looks easy to use to make the blocks and I like trying new things so this should be fun. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeBszVRi96X9hhsoo5c9gijeN7MVcKMSnq1QP8Q0R85JQWyaXq5wk6m_OjGIrx7trVs55Pu8uJYaPWU0GIU8xfZ8owDrrQgnTawf8GN90Srd90FftAn9RhKrmS6FtopJrIRLf3C3KtOwRzTC6aTUOTckF-kgdZkMMY-m7ylU3IjNtAKokS4A6NK0MdlZU/s4000/IMG20231229132220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeBszVRi96X9hhsoo5c9gijeN7MVcKMSnq1QP8Q0R85JQWyaXq5wk6m_OjGIrx7trVs55Pu8uJYaPWU0GIU8xfZ8owDrrQgnTawf8GN90Srd90FftAn9RhKrmS6FtopJrIRLf3C3KtOwRzTC6aTUOTckF-kgdZkMMY-m7ylU3IjNtAKokS4A6NK0MdlZU/w480-h640/IMG20231229132220.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I also did a bit of reorganising in my sewing cupboard and found the indigo quilt I started a while back. It had got hidden behind my overlocker (serger). I don't appear to have taken a photo of it so I can't show it to you. I wonder if I could be more organised in 2024, not losing items and getting projects finished? It sounds very doable but being really organised takes a lot of time. I thought I might make a plan to work on some of the projects in rotation. At the moment I have several quilts I am working on or want to start and other stitching projects. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Grandmothers Garden. This is all hand stitched and is now also quite heavy. It would be great to finish this in 2024. It will therefore be my aim to make good progress but not necessarily finish.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLqrmO2UXwt0pujLkl2TCHpS6nbX6lKvAqBvucb10Y_VvmzI99Wcj-72euJDqf4lHw6BmxmxtyDmECfAx9ShVcvvb3mwlOqUC3yDiBIWkTUVfLKFMnNzPKePXhhIxE0bRLMQBXKa-VWt_PjyA82RGKbilIjpPtYEGC2v5SskkDZfHues5MRGbN1DGpQDb/s4000/IMG20230108223421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLqrmO2UXwt0pujLkl2TCHpS6nbX6lKvAqBvucb10Y_VvmzI99Wcj-72euJDqf4lHw6BmxmxtyDmECfAx9ShVcvvb3mwlOqUC3yDiBIWkTUVfLKFMnNzPKePXhhIxE0bRLMQBXKa-VWt_PjyA82RGKbilIjpPtYEGC2v5SskkDZfHues5MRGbN1DGpQDb/w640-h480/IMG20230108223421.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Red manor House Quilt. I have most of the blocks for the next round cut but need to stitch them together. I would like to progress this project over the year, completing the next two rounds if possible.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fz5NUXDH-5cP56nWayuZdeijtgxUymlf9DHTWFoUPCqKagXE3pPtHt26FXQCLlndS1s2gyWlqwztOPJT_5WfWqAwTC8s9EDR1s8UUcvJpH0orEqNddio3Lps3fAfNBKy-Oqv1sp5LEPzanVinddHjG4JxofDaAq2yrsUhVcW1KiJOSf0newxYYFxLXQV/s4640/IMG_20210220_172101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="3480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fz5NUXDH-5cP56nWayuZdeijtgxUymlf9DHTWFoUPCqKagXE3pPtHt26FXQCLlndS1s2gyWlqwztOPJT_5WfWqAwTC8s9EDR1s8UUcvJpH0orEqNddio3Lps3fAfNBKy-Oqv1sp5LEPzanVinddHjG4JxofDaAq2yrsUhVcW1KiJOSf0newxYYFxLXQV/w480-h640/IMG_20210220_172101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Indigo Quilt. I love the colours of the fabric and how the shapes work together. I have started this small quilt but haven't got very far and I haven't taken a photo of it yet. I want to progress this quilt.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7GPwoLBO5L1Ht7SgD2mwBSsZbPdh6i5oL1V2j28dGBc2xyCVaYQNotgl5R6wRqCBDMy4dFpRNW9ECpu4DWwiKt_6d3MSvGg1oogQk8zZ2vBvE6bqKg-WBZnymV_vSAYcJx2a7ciK_wN0H6ecK-nBRPc8xBNYU9F16nnt58_7ic7TV0bxbnhUhP6nPyVk/s4000/IMG20220917151041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7GPwoLBO5L1Ht7SgD2mwBSsZbPdh6i5oL1V2j28dGBc2xyCVaYQNotgl5R6wRqCBDMy4dFpRNW9ECpu4DWwiKt_6d3MSvGg1oogQk8zZ2vBvE6bqKg-WBZnymV_vSAYcJx2a7ciK_wN0H6ecK-nBRPc8xBNYU9F16nnt58_7ic7TV0bxbnhUhP6nPyVk/w640-h480/IMG20220917151041.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">4. Double wedding ring. I have always wanted to make a ring quilt and this is going to be the year that I start it. I may or may not use this pattern. Decisions, decisions.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzZYwm3htl07V9kr_yhh2yaQ8k1kf58c74cBjb-y9mwn4sC1g-zfS4MsvB0-4BAF4XF9ibsQvsdf65h9MynbknftHZmCXu228wc_v5jn4nORhgk44fkIPJojl1qRcnuo3DeQCvMvGhbBGmovjkppq0vXjuYuZbaF-vVuNe95yYIWIvXwoOgHzJ5RYr0eU/s4000/IMG20230508220615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzZYwm3htl07V9kr_yhh2yaQ8k1kf58c74cBjb-y9mwn4sC1g-zfS4MsvB0-4BAF4XF9ibsQvsdf65h9MynbknftHZmCXu228wc_v5jn4nORhgk44fkIPJojl1qRcnuo3DeQCvMvGhbBGmovjkppq0vXjuYuZbaF-vVuNe95yYIWIvXwoOgHzJ5RYr0eU/w640-h480/IMG20230508220615.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">5. Dinosaur quilt. I have the fabric all cut and carefully labelled for each block. I want to start this quilt this year. This is a lot more organised than I've been before. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin94LM6NpFEov3mxIXwhj7pNQONOTQz5QThwgVHmoTUpygW_EMfgl-8Xkp3UxaSz2WglWAhDzI2HXVRyme-M2wDzAkuaBof_mnrjcKpK6aan9e9ZQ0U1ACvnI2Jc6gT3wjOknHNRShdaZDsfVizxOEhvkgotAxjQEZ4mBT7syHxVJCjM_gV6WO5ryDFyCa/s4000/IMG20231020165839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin94LM6NpFEov3mxIXwhj7pNQONOTQz5QThwgVHmoTUpygW_EMfgl-8Xkp3UxaSz2WglWAhDzI2HXVRyme-M2wDzAkuaBof_mnrjcKpK6aan9e9ZQ0U1ACvnI2Jc6gT3wjOknHNRShdaZDsfVizxOEhvkgotAxjQEZ4mBT7syHxVJCjM_gV6WO5ryDFyCa/w640-h480/IMG20231020165839.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">6 I want to make at least 1 but preferably 2 donation quilts. This year I didn't make a donation quilt but did meet a lady from quilts for care leavers at The Festival of Quilts and we had a long conversation. I have had care leavers join my course and they can feel lost and in need of a hug. The charity donates quilts to people who are leaving care. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">7. I want to start the stitching on this table cloth. It reminds me of my younger self when visitors would come with their knitting or stitching and afternoon tea and cake would be served. The big hotels in London serve afternoon tea with little sandwiches, scones and cream and cake but it is expensive so I'd rather enjoy the experience at home with family, especially in the summer when we can sit in the garden.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vVnhEr-CAYOOI8chh6xPEvvOazBi1F_fQ-X3oyCt14GrkrGuFwFE89CfAMkMJdZRxjxXxdE7QgvNLutme5fc-46CyHUoJS3YXtoHFePK4s16BfHu_27usvR75VKPBtZcJXsKNH9_ptGKMcdRu-eYxbqOrDTrKRoL3L2L0O13xGX_aZnVI6ZL3FIkF86r/s4000/IMG20231227182302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vVnhEr-CAYOOI8chh6xPEvvOazBi1F_fQ-X3oyCt14GrkrGuFwFE89CfAMkMJdZRxjxXxdE7QgvNLutme5fc-46CyHUoJS3YXtoHFePK4s16BfHu_27usvR75VKPBtZcJXsKNH9_ptGKMcdRu-eYxbqOrDTrKRoL3L2L0O13xGX_aZnVI6ZL3FIkF86r/w480-h640/IMG20231227182302.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">8. Crocheted squares. During covid I crocheted a lot of squares and now I need to join them all together to create a blanket. I might need to make some more squares as I'm not sure how big the blanket will be. I have more squares than shown in the photo.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_eR1rbXC3BPFX9tbNd7GfbsbhuzFkFqYeitDq594FdtI6OliRBjQK8Hhxpr4nPqr1zaKqJKQIzHnY4AlKErdMo3PctnhJ9o_Gghk8jsFVpSc_zGVpF-5GfP9_uE2HBVtLXshGbXNm_4_1puSPIiv5v6WoIcnYxQ4bl0JV0O5Dz6dixT7IGq_YbxSAL6S/s2048/IMG_3747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_eR1rbXC3BPFX9tbNd7GfbsbhuzFkFqYeitDq594FdtI6OliRBjQK8Hhxpr4nPqr1zaKqJKQIzHnY4AlKErdMo3PctnhJ9o_Gghk8jsFVpSc_zGVpF-5GfP9_uE2HBVtLXshGbXNm_4_1puSPIiv5v6WoIcnYxQ4bl0JV0O5Dz6dixT7IGq_YbxSAL6S/w640-h426/IMG_3747.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">9. Cat cross stitch. I started this quite a while ago and want to get it finished. I used to really enjoy cross stitch but these days I prefer other forms of embroidery.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxnJvQKq1NGpCZka_J3dWzWF1k5SOFOq-fJHp53uxbeWP9GaRJUUUadgop_0nPMSTJ4s3MNwE6EN_m3yXle4f5ZsqlwO3AfoVkrEBugSmeqwiZUEM0YqI-uzOWmVEZHfX3EO1k1neyp4Hy5_tvFBq7IsjlPCsBbFsa0zmZ08bOL-02YbWIr_do5f963wV/s2048/DSC_1353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxnJvQKq1NGpCZka_J3dWzWF1k5SOFOq-fJHp53uxbeWP9GaRJUUUadgop_0nPMSTJ4s3MNwE6EN_m3yXle4f5ZsqlwO3AfoVkrEBugSmeqwiZUEM0YqI-uzOWmVEZHfX3EO1k1neyp4Hy5_tvFBq7IsjlPCsBbFsa0zmZ08bOL-02YbWIr_do5f963wV/w428-h640/DSC_1353.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">10. Sashiko. Last year or it could have been 2021 I was given this collection of items to do some sashiko embroidery. I did start a small piece but was busy doing other things. I'd like to try this out as it would look great incorporated into a quilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qQQv4h1LVyGsmlhu_IkLe3FdcdCxtTFmIxZUdX7QbO5pSlMr2f-ib9F3-tTDuVGPKAWH9uU6YeXBT-ePCQ2IpaEMKY1HPmDCm7x5qBb5uLzWBi-sWUaNoFKAcgcahsUbVNw-GRfg8dm7jqpNqbn7bOv6t3iOes9wQG8WjmqanZjqH51yzFPReTWX5Uf_/s3872/DSC_2695%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qQQv4h1LVyGsmlhu_IkLe3FdcdCxtTFmIxZUdX7QbO5pSlMr2f-ib9F3-tTDuVGPKAWH9uU6YeXBT-ePCQ2IpaEMKY1HPmDCm7x5qBb5uLzWBi-sWUaNoFKAcgcahsUbVNw-GRfg8dm7jqpNqbn7bOv6t3iOes9wQG8WjmqanZjqH51yzFPReTWX5Uf_/w640-h428/DSC_2695%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I decided a good way to get organised was to play along with the Chookshed Stitchers 2024 challenge. Each month the number of the project to be worked on will be released. Now I have one decision less to make each month!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xfYMEKEonRWslGBtbt-4jlZu31oarSoovs6kNp-QF9abZaTo3Dftr12bTnUZjaFbbCH__41xCJIse_9zhwGqtsjAodpLbC5MJiQwVxbh9bJaPA9_u8byAQQNxqsMMHKIrpQ3ncxVeYzkW-ncwYIx04u6fxebFLUbQh5gGfueQJwQ9cAl6IyQ4JKJmXTT/s320/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xfYMEKEonRWslGBtbt-4jlZu31oarSoovs6kNp-QF9abZaTo3Dftr12bTnUZjaFbbCH__41xCJIse_9zhwGqtsjAodpLbC5MJiQwVxbh9bJaPA9_u8byAQQNxqsMMHKIrpQ3ncxVeYzkW-ncwYIx04u6fxebFLUbQh5gGfueQJwQ9cAl6IyQ4JKJmXTT/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />Finally I know many of you have already welcomed 2024. In London UK we still have 3 and half hours to go. Wherever you are in the world I'm wishing you a Happy New Year.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVEki-7nMouErF5pjLMi6zCbMuMKkoDvzi47YbT4TT876a3q7MS4hJG0LwNik8iFYG5m7ktS_MOmNI3T2vdbg_clP2mUGBUpuwRlnrSaQd4Mg6VX_5JwV7zaY9d0Xt_FSrR-V_nslZygjV3i0Z9kKwFCnVX5XRk5cF5Z8f282x76OV1-bQ3hIfxAMG__6/s300/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVEki-7nMouErF5pjLMi6zCbMuMKkoDvzi47YbT4TT876a3q7MS4hJG0LwNik8iFYG5m7ktS_MOmNI3T2vdbg_clP2mUGBUpuwRlnrSaQd4Mg6VX_5JwV7zaY9d0Xt_FSrR-V_nslZygjV3i0Z9kKwFCnVX5XRk5cF5Z8f282x76OV1-bQ3hIfxAMG__6/w400-h224/image.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-69466553472933630232023-12-29T09:56:00.005+00:002023-12-29T09:56:47.268+00:00Easing gently to the end of the year<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I enjoy the lull between Christmas and New Year. I have a chance to do some planning for next year, to check out how far my various projects have progressed and to track down patterns or fabric that have become lost in my sewing storage system. Earlier in the year I went to the Stitch Festival with my friend Michelle and I bought a pattern to make a sewing machine shaped pin cushion. Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time looking for it and I finally found it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJrsda3LUDVq0uO3Vvfm06oNgcvtnA50X97TegZSvsBfqzVqhqD19CrkkUccFVZiUFpAu7IFYp0eJ37jk8Oh0ip2oonYQIIxMvx5It6IPxp3Mp02GPNkMYZ1nTeJ2D-7P58gsCMaVItCB55YJz3F3f95mJfdtk74LFi4loeQOlOaL403sHp4vfjWZvkCG/s4000/IMG20231228191018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJrsda3LUDVq0uO3Vvfm06oNgcvtnA50X97TegZSvsBfqzVqhqD19CrkkUccFVZiUFpAu7IFYp0eJ37jk8Oh0ip2oonYQIIxMvx5It6IPxp3Mp02GPNkMYZ1nTeJ2D-7P58gsCMaVItCB55YJz3F3f95mJfdtk74LFi4loeQOlOaL403sHp4vfjWZvkCG/w480-h640/IMG20231228191018.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I spent some time copying the pattern and preparing the base. I also found a fat quarter I might use.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGC9eum2rYL6JpUqYfhYCg0NezUWeYWAAVXTSgqDyutiDJZJBWiZmEYF_MqPAc2GBbjBDVVJWop2AkgV1rXosTbFm5nCiEZ8vUwQfYlS4GFGsq9up5nAYpvOPMDEmMgbTqbh3H_ab-5vqEdZ1c2JHI40Poz5AMtS32-tjDxinScV7TnRaycqttedWunPX/s4000/IMG20231228191046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGC9eum2rYL6JpUqYfhYCg0NezUWeYWAAVXTSgqDyutiDJZJBWiZmEYF_MqPAc2GBbjBDVVJWop2AkgV1rXosTbFm5nCiEZ8vUwQfYlS4GFGsq9up5nAYpvOPMDEmMgbTqbh3H_ab-5vqEdZ1c2JHI40Poz5AMtS32-tjDxinScV7TnRaycqttedWunPX/w480-h640/IMG20231228191046.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>or I may use this one. Life is all about decisions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV8oilfUCCxCVGRhor-Piu3n98dR4lRPF2jgrtXbUeWR_un3V291g566-huMdLpbPmAir8UI9d1InHC0banb7286OmFStb70JnDBUEIwt1_ITLlmKYoc-whav20I81cSxV47TDEDD6XP4A3MjKFIGO-LOseSBCl0uocLmVvPpyj9FMUbF29DE5AcEZNGO/s4000/IMG20231228191119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV8oilfUCCxCVGRhor-Piu3n98dR4lRPF2jgrtXbUeWR_un3V291g566-huMdLpbPmAir8UI9d1InHC0banb7286OmFStb70JnDBUEIwt1_ITLlmKYoc-whav20I81cSxV47TDEDD6XP4A3MjKFIGO-LOseSBCl0uocLmVvPpyj9FMUbF29DE5AcEZNGO/w480-h640/IMG20231228191119.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Whilst I made my decision about the fabric I cut the fabric for the binding on the hexi quilt and soon had it stitched to the front. Later in the evening I started hand stitching the binding to the back. I think I should be able to get this finished before the end of the year.</p><p>I was given a freestyle embroidery kit for Christmas to make a very pretty tablecloth. I found a project folder for it and checked that all the threads were there. I would love to make a start on this but need to finish another embroidery project first.</p></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-7Bt61c1QkhiVoLSbb0BNB_RjjvQRyjtDCm8GE7WH4w06qH3PC1g664IpjEDK6izsWheBbG3CNpoVi5R-6toZ441WO6UyA4_VZ8E1V1BiQkbO_Ax20oCen82HAkn_1fkSyf3R2EUU7N_nlb8WfpQugzdItLXP7PI7I8ENWJS3NIRsi94MiiYv8P7xXS0/s4000/IMG20231227182302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-7Bt61c1QkhiVoLSbb0BNB_RjjvQRyjtDCm8GE7WH4w06qH3PC1g664IpjEDK6izsWheBbG3CNpoVi5R-6toZ441WO6UyA4_VZ8E1V1BiQkbO_Ax20oCen82HAkn_1fkSyf3R2EUU7N_nlb8WfpQugzdItLXP7PI7I8ENWJS3NIRsi94MiiYv8P7xXS0/w480-h640/IMG20231227182302.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was also given this mini cross stitch reindeer kit. I have switched out the fabric as the piece that came in the box was very thick and too small for the pattern. Fortunately I had a left over piece from a previous project that was the perfect size. It will make a cute Christmas card for next year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5acJr9hI96j1Jj2M40USNAVjdaDA7kGRLDD6IMLPK9TAPeIYG6fn67LKWiL0P1lBmGajM9ES2lGkugfrb5Jki6dxAMr2_9qbzr7YzvvCQPR9K9xrp55joS4setsLU3HvN0atfD1MTlJtGBzwXjAfzk2btWa7WF92wUsznUAmBaFZ4r2ZbcwJzO-nzdpa/s4000/IMG20231227190350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5acJr9hI96j1Jj2M40USNAVjdaDA7kGRLDD6IMLPK9TAPeIYG6fn67LKWiL0P1lBmGajM9ES2lGkugfrb5Jki6dxAMr2_9qbzr7YzvvCQPR9K9xrp55joS4setsLU3HvN0atfD1MTlJtGBzwXjAfzk2btWa7WF92wUsznUAmBaFZ4r2ZbcwJzO-nzdpa/w480-h640/IMG20231227190350.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />John had identified that we had run out of bread so in between sorting the binding I made some rye bread. I haven't made any rye bread for a few months so once it was baked and out of the bread tin I cut myself a slice. Mmmm, delicious.<p></p><p>We had arranged to visit John's sister in the afternoon so I could meet her new puppy. The little cutie is a Havanese and 5 months old. By this point she had tired herself out so needed a snuggle next to mom.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9r18cjz18wFbeD3RgRxGUZAP4u7pFWU9tgxz8QiWhefasKPXwsUD8FlqD-qqHmr2iMQTmCvmOfhjHbSmKTiJQRsdHfQLWwrTUt6WYksOcAeYKHcPgv894Oy_9T-Zd_mpJiLi0eebshLEpm3T5VOStc8-2c_7xVqYBljQvM6IIfoMHsn0qsg0NndVRidaV/s4000/IMG20231228171639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9r18cjz18wFbeD3RgRxGUZAP4u7pFWU9tgxz8QiWhefasKPXwsUD8FlqD-qqHmr2iMQTmCvmOfhjHbSmKTiJQRsdHfQLWwrTUt6WYksOcAeYKHcPgv894Oy_9T-Zd_mpJiLi0eebshLEpm3T5VOStc8-2c_7xVqYBljQvM6IIfoMHsn0qsg0NndVRidaV/w480-h640/IMG20231228171639.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>On our way home we stopped and feed older daughter's cats, Penny and Rothko. They are home alone while their family are away for a few day. They were pleased to see us and enjoyed a little fussing. Having checked that they had enough food and water we gave them one last cuddle before heading home.</p><p>During the evening I got on with the binding whilst we watched Hinterland. I'm half way round the quilt.</p><p>Take care</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyndsey</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-47668225068467479152023-12-27T13:26:00.002+00:002023-12-27T13:28:24.837+00:00Best of 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's that time of year when we look back over the year as it draws to a close. The year overall has been good. John and I have been away for a lot of fun weekends, some of which I haven't blogged about. We spent time with our family and had fun experiences with our grandson. The down side has been work, since it has been very busy and has seriously got in the way of my hobbies. I needed this holiday to wind down and recalibrate ready for the new year so that work stays where it should be, in working hours!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheryl from <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Meadow Mist Designs</a> has been running her 'Best of' for the last 9 years. I decide to take the opportunity to look back and see how 2023 panned out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4Q-RnWIHdieMDMxjFhtZDp99z8Q3SDA2SujpeqJK4XWPIlYA23zt5LCqZ2fTk9A09eN6AyJii0id_EVvjKPb3cVPFFie1SupTpLU85lBF8XAWa1-UZdftqQolYeXTyTxgMKKIOzfPn3F2WOKhUEUI2f9QvFhU34GMGqanA2OxeVPiavLLOi_O6NH-UdR/s400/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4Q-RnWIHdieMDMxjFhtZDp99z8Q3SDA2SujpeqJK4XWPIlYA23zt5LCqZ2fTk9A09eN6AyJii0id_EVvjKPb3cVPFFie1SupTpLU85lBF8XAWa1-UZdftqQolYeXTyTxgMKKIOzfPn3F2WOKhUEUI2f9QvFhU34GMGqanA2OxeVPiavLLOi_O6NH-UdR/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I've had some finishes over the year which is always fun. On <a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/2023/10/happy-halloween.html" target="_blank">Halloween</a> I finished stitching the binding on my second oldest project, the bag ladies. These were started in 2017 and finally finished this year. I love these ladies and can identify with all of them</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmkhlVg8rI58SaXi6rM1yLIGD66yVR8edbjsQRQvMOqy-pmANPkk-LyVYduCSkGkRpsdiLyuqImV8a5PFyXGBKj9hXYXqy_bXAXJD2vmBoL6beVL8tq3YgI0-z-5mUeFqnbdWrYaGp7j6FBxZUEJAFbM1PMMttptmdH98G_yFCkpj6ZlvZ29WSkXQtdxI/s4000/IMG20231031233238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmkhlVg8rI58SaXi6rM1yLIGD66yVR8edbjsQRQvMOqy-pmANPkk-LyVYduCSkGkRpsdiLyuqImV8a5PFyXGBKj9hXYXqy_bXAXJD2vmBoL6beVL8tq3YgI0-z-5mUeFqnbdWrYaGp7j6FBxZUEJAFbM1PMMttptmdH98G_yFCkpj6ZlvZ29WSkXQtdxI/w480-h640/IMG20231031233238.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I took part on several blog hops but my favourite is always the <a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/2023/12/virtual-christmas-cookie-exchange-2023.html" target="_blank">Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange</a> organised by Carol from Just let me Quilt. It's provides a chance to show some quilty delights and also share a recipe. This year I shared a little Christmas stitchery that I finished earlier in the year.</span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Q8fTyrAsVHudJI09LolPhykPmDMeq07AOqKqtWm6c__bfv83K9Q3-95P22KVBUaS5lUkVHekffrVOa7J1bbzw7DK_yx25F8olZoVRA9wISguD9Fz5TYjAk3dOxWbywOUeie9nW-N3VdwQ1mOYaEiBr24_DuM7F3oD2_JFEbeH8UzHFQB_WXgXVMy-lpb/s4000/IMG20230501200225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Q8fTyrAsVHudJI09LolPhykPmDMeq07AOqKqtWm6c__bfv83K9Q3-95P22KVBUaS5lUkVHekffrVOa7J1bbzw7DK_yx25F8olZoVRA9wISguD9Fz5TYjAk3dOxWbywOUeie9nW-N3VdwQ1mOYaEiBr24_DuM7F3oD2_JFEbeH8UzHFQB_WXgXVMy-lpb/w640-h480/IMG20230501200225.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">John and I visited the <a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/2023/04/visit-to-bath-abbey-and-quilts.html" target="_blank">Threads through creation.</a> exhibition at <a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/2023/04/threads-through-creation-part-2.html" target="_blank">Bath Abbey</a> and then revisited the exhibition when it moved to <a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/2023/10/catch-up-and-revisiting-threads-through.html" target="_blank">Portsmouth Cathedral</a>. There are three posts with pictures of the quilts. My favourite quilt is this one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW3UzaFmg7fsX-7mAq2C4GSA0GtZB10tW2GSiL5Z9ba-Ipo2JO5g_4AQwR3Wr6g0gFIVpVc2EXxmZaGT_FHd4Bq5Q4dxvIPx2gkVnZqliXeLpeOy6cGDk4exlEMXMj5D4Fd5bvi9-tLXHA5e5wLf89-6OelPl4cjHp6fKf0tyuFrWRkQ3fkKwt04kUUUj/s4000/IMG20230927144120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW3UzaFmg7fsX-7mAq2C4GSA0GtZB10tW2GSiL5Z9ba-Ipo2JO5g_4AQwR3Wr6g0gFIVpVc2EXxmZaGT_FHd4Bq5Q4dxvIPx2gkVnZqliXeLpeOy6cGDk4exlEMXMj5D4Fd5bvi9-tLXHA5e5wLf89-6OelPl4cjHp6fKf0tyuFrWRkQ3fkKwt04kUUUj/w480-h640/IMG20230927144120.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was also lucky enough to visit the NEC for the Festival of Quilts in August. John and I had a great day out and really enjoyed seeing all the amazing quilts. There are 4 posts with pictures of the quilts. Go <a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/2023/08/final-photos-from-quilt-show.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for the last post with quilt photos and then click on older posts to see the three others. There was such a variety of quilts so everyone's taste was catered for. It is difficult to choose a favourite because depending on the day and my mood I like different quilts. Today I really like this one, as it makes me think of the Yorkshire moors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZAgEUPr0RNbDE2ErrsFyluNcdpRCBfQTMPv3zpHNfrHH2hYo2za3i5bepqh44B9-rNjg0OEjyRNeB7RxdKSZULt_i-bq-9e0995wcppc5XG_DPuIGllA1rNEKnFNjirrAThrztWGWQdyiDmmidZXo5I8X0xBDrIZBfGvVWi5vJFL8BeRlXe_A2TE8MYC/s4000/IMG20230804163700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZAgEUPr0RNbDE2ErrsFyluNcdpRCBfQTMPv3zpHNfrHH2hYo2za3i5bepqh44B9-rNjg0OEjyRNeB7RxdKSZULt_i-bq-9e0995wcppc5XG_DPuIGllA1rNEKnFNjirrAThrztWGWQdyiDmmidZXo5I8X0xBDrIZBfGvVWi5vJFL8BeRlXe_A2TE8MYC/w480-h640/IMG20230804163700.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In March I made a play mat for my grandson. He was given a tin with the characters for the three little pigs story but the mat for it was an A4 piece of paper. I made a new quilt mat for him and it is a firm favourite when story telling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HTtWhij4UO47xLXuUssqvpWgJ3-EWbNBmlSSBaWiLqaVmH5wHIL6A1PpgSsfrcvAfZLcyyCl60tFmhkucBiWVb6mlIr9mgV-vGqxR_S_P3dqRZDduHwAS8IKEJMTQAmVF8Fc6rxbsqiQ635SXQpe5mch1zlCIRN8vw_SO2PQu0KUjHcTRQyG8xS7XKop/s4000/IMG20230319235245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HTtWhij4UO47xLXuUssqvpWgJ3-EWbNBmlSSBaWiLqaVmH5wHIL6A1PpgSsfrcvAfZLcyyCl60tFmhkucBiWVb6mlIr9mgV-vGqxR_S_P3dqRZDduHwAS8IKEJMTQAmVF8Fc6rxbsqiQ635SXQpe5mch1zlCIRN8vw_SO2PQu0KUjHcTRQyG8xS7XKop/w480-h640/IMG20230319235245.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's fun to look back at the year. Although I haven't done as much sewing or blogging as I would like, it has been a busy year. I hope 2024 will be as much fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Lyndsey</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724541797205526062.post-23634420240107383662023-12-25T03:30:00.001+00:002023-12-25T03:30:00.127+00:00Merry Christmas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiw6jsqFCMguOUjKYnQo7kk6XG_R4jkHOnh-5OshMPxk3doHcsMTqfaKhVJ34V7CtgTn1x76PlfKcszohTUfwKsyBmlMHXkGCS4aB4vVEK632PV8w5tRoZcc2JBSgV4qtp76Ufml_oFaDKa3vckppPTqlYylecS7MnEHo-xSKAPzQm8eVUnSSLbZaikqBH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiw6jsqFCMguOUjKYnQo7kk6XG_R4jkHOnh-5OshMPxk3doHcsMTqfaKhVJ34V7CtgTn1x76PlfKcszohTUfwKsyBmlMHXkGCS4aB4vVEK632PV8w5tRoZcc2JBSgV4qtp76Ufml_oFaDKa3vckppPTqlYylecS7MnEHo-xSKAPzQm8eVUnSSLbZaikqBH=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Merry Christmas everyone.</span></p>Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01984204149343024935noreply@blogger.com1