It was still wet and miserable this morning, but I made the effort to get up and go for my walk (although I have to admit that I did two miles, instead of three!) As I stepped out of the front door, I discovered that the sparrows had already arrived for breakfast - these are just a few waiting to return to the feeders when I went out the gate
It was so grey and miserable, even the little red tractor looked dejected!!
Our neighbour's horses were huddled against the wall, sheltering from the rain
Look again at the photo - did you notice that there are four horses, with the two smaller ones sheltering behind the bigger ones!
This snail didn't mind the rain - it looks as if it is aquaplaning along the road!!
To amuse myself as I trudged along, I imagined what this sheep was thinking : was it
a: if she doesn't put that camera away I'll jump over the hedge and butt her!
b: why is that woman thinking abour roast potatoes and mint sauce?
c: hurry up and take the photo so I can eat this lovely grass for breakfast, before I have tasty grass for lunch, followed by delicious grass for dinner.
There's only one thing to do when it's miserable - go shopping! I was a woman with a mission this morning - looking for a new dress to wear when we go out for dinner with Stuart and Alison to celebrate our Silver Wedding at the end of the month. I found the perfect dress in the first shop I went into - but you will have to wait until after our special day to see it! I popped into the garden centre on the way home, and had a very tasty bacon roll for lunch
Back home, I headed out to the studio. As usual, I opened the back storm doors, and without looking, went to put the hook into the eye to hold the door open. I felt something very strange on the door. I didn't scream, but I did let out a loud squawk!! On investigating, I found a snail on the door - that's my thumb beside it, to show just how big it was!!
I have been so busy making things for my sales table for the Southdean Show, that I have forgotten about making my entries for the craft competition. One of the categories is a handmade lavender bag. I can actually put in two entries, so I looked out some lovely pieces of scrap silk (which were given to me by my friend Anne S,)
I started with the two fabrics on the left, thinking that they would make a pretty hexagon lavender bag. I was going to iron the silk onto vilene to make it easier to work with - but then I discovered that the vilene was sew-in, not iron-on - oops! After a bit of a rethink, I got out some iron-on wadding, and marked the hexagons on it. I then had to get out another pair of scissors, which I keep for cutting wadding
Having cut out the hexagons, I ironed them onto the silk, and then cut them out
I tacked the seam allowance with a fine needle and thread, so that the silk wouldn't be marked, then I got out my box of silk threads
Soon, I had the two sides stitched
While I was busy in the studio, Malcolm was working on the re-modelling of the front garden. The birds certainly like what he has been doing ....... and here are the other sparrows, which were promised in today's heading