The kindness of September

Looking through my September photographs makes me appreciate

the loveliness of time well spent.  Craft workshops, an art exhibition,

good books, a mini holiday, cinema visits and meet ups with friends.

There’s been a trip down country to see my sister in Witney, Oxfordshire,

where we visited the fabulous Burford Garden Centre.

We stepped back in time on a visit to the Cotswold Woollen Mill

at Letchlade.  It was so exciting to come across these old textile design

sample books in their museum.

At long last I got to meet up with Jayne Emerson, textile designer

and creator of the No Rules Textile Society that I’ve been a member

of since Covid times and the thing that has kept me connected to

like minded folk.

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The wandering welder enjoyed himself as well and came away

with some fabric pieces to cover his waistcoats with.

I’ve seen a couple of great films. The latest Julia Robert’s one

and the Fisherman’s Friend sequel.

I’m ploughing my way through books at a right rate of knots.

This Lesley Pearce thriller had me gripped from start to finish.

Don’t read Bob Mortimer’s autobiography in bed, you won’t

get to sleep for laughing.

I’ve neglected my blog of late but maybe October will see a

return to it with more of the above hopefully.

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Hooray I’ve something to blog about.

The textile group I am a member of has a new prompt.

ART & ARTISTS and we are to create whatever we want

by focusing on our chosen subject.

I love the whimsical collage work of Emily Hildebrand aka Quiet Noticing

over on Instagram.  She works in paper, painting & drawing.

My take on it is in fabric.

My second choice is Cherokee based Textile artist and author

Krista Barmer aka The Mending Space over on Instagram.

It’s all about layering and stitch with this one.

I’ve not gone with the more well known artists yet, I’m just going with what

I’m drawn too.

Over on the home front.

We picked up this vintage looking wallpaper for 99p a roll

and after living with it pinned up for a couple of days

the wandering welder has set too stripping the kitchen wall

ready to hang it.


Here’s the tidy side of the kitchen

Out and about.

I went to see Where The Crawdads Sing at the cinema yesterday.

If you’ve read the book I promise you that the film will not disappoint.

We were spellbound for over two hours and said we could watch it again.

Did I show you this stunning handworked wire flower I found in

the charity shop for 20p in a frame.  Just imagine the hours spent

making it. Never mind the skill needed. It’s pinned up on the

studio wall now.

I’m sorry for not getting back to you last week, it’s been a

bit full on again with paperwork and mum’s house sale.

Next week we are taking Mum upto her favourite holiday cottage

at Grange Over Sands and in between taking her it we will be at

our caravan just up the road.

See you soon.

Stay well and keep crafting

Lynn

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Hello desk hoppers and fellow bloggers, the weeks are flying by and I won’t bore you with all the stuff that is still going on with Mum’s house sale and move.

I’ve done a lot of reading

And over the last fortnight I got heavily into Wimbledon. It’s all pure distraction tactics.  I’m afraid to say the last few months has taken its toll on me physically and mentally.

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However, last weekend I went on a two day craft workshop at Anne Brooke’s studio in Brighouse and it was so nice to be with likeminded folk and my good friend vintage crockery trader Pat of A Vintage Affair.

Under the watchful eye of our lovely Scottish tutor Ali Ferguson of The Purple Thread Shed we created these wooden tenement buildings. There was lots of prepping, drilling and stitching and embellishing went on.

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Pat made a row of shops

Mine were loosely based on the beautiful cottages in the Cumbrian town of Ulverston.

So now we are spending a few days at our little caravan in the Lake District.  

Hope everyone is well

Love Lynn

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After three floods and three moves Mum is now in her retirement apartment. She has even had time for cake with the Queen and a Jubilee party in the residents lounge.

Life hasn’t calmed down yet though as we’ve now got her old house to prepare for sale and I’m still ploughing my way through paperwork and hours on the phone trying to get through to services and authorities.  I don’t know how folk can say things are better now.  It’s a shame I’m not getting paid to do this lot as I’d be coining it in.  Oh yes and I’m also still dealing with the flood compensation paperwork.

So still no crafting yet.  However, my sister came home for the weekend and we managed an afternoon treat at a local art gallery.

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Update on crafting since I started this post.  My textile group had a little online workshop on the Cyanotype process.

If you don’t know what it is, it’s a dyeing technique using chemicals and the sun.

Looks lovely …… only thing is, it should be blue and not disappear

when rinsed through.

Wouldn’t you know I had been sent the wrong chemical mix.  Poor Kim who

I bought it off was mortified.  Not to worry said I, there’s worse things happen.

So hopefully I’ll post the real thing next week heehee.

Take care and have a good week

Lynn

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Just popping in with a quick thank you for your good wishes

and the lovely anniversary WOYWW cards ladies.

I’ve got some good news at last.

After what seems like weeks and weeks of one drama after another I can now say we are moving forward. If you missed it all, here’s a quick reminder. House move, Mum’s flat floods three times, another house move, two unexpected deaths of close friends, a snapped clutch pedal, many many cancelled plans and lots of holding of baited breath.

Here’s the schedule ahead

Monday 23rd May - contractors confirmed Mum’s flat is now dry and they have removed the driers.

Tuesday 24th May - Decorator coming to finish off

Wednesday 25th May - Residents meeting at Mum’s retirement complex/phone & broadband set up

Thursday 26th May - carpets fitted

Friday 27th May -  Vinyl fitted to kitchen 

Saturday 28th May - Packing up ready for move

Sunday 29th May - Move back to flat

Tuesday 31st May - new wardrobe arriving 

Plus a mammoth amount of paperwork and phone calls.

After that we have a jubilee party and settling in time for mum in her new flat and her getting to know the area.

So by the end of June we hope will be chilling out at our little caravan in the Lake District.  Our first trip there this year. 

Keep your fingers crossed that all goes well and I can get back to creating and jolly blogging soon.

That’s a wrap for now.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Lynn

xxx

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