This morning we went for a walk through the old cemetery in Hawick, as we had noticed when we drove past yesterday that the trees were in their full autumn glory
The wording has worn off this headstone, but the carving looks as if it has just been done
this brother and sister moved away from their roots - the grave contains their parents
I rarely take photos of recent graves ...... perhaps if it's the grave of someone who lived to be over a hundred. But when we saw this one, in the furthest corner of the cemetery, I found it so moving, that I wanted to share it with you (click on the photo to enlarge it). It's the word at the very bottom ....... reunited ..... it is a lovely thought that they are back together!
it is intriguing that she is described as a detective and a poet. The poppy wreath is from his regiment, the Grenadier Guards. And we get to see what they were like, in this wonderful photo ..... she is tiny!
as we left the cemetery, it seemed fitting, in an Edgar Allan Poe kind of way, that a big black crow was watching us from his perch at the top of the tree
we walked along what was the route of the long-since defunct railway (although it might be restored sometime soon). The trees were showing their glorious autumn colours
when we turned off the path, we had to go down some steep steps through a small tunnel
it looked quite different looking back from the other end
of course a Sunday walk means a cuppa and a scone - well, today we had two scones! The scones were just out of the oven (we had to wait a few minutes for them) and as always we had half each. I don't suppose it is healthy to have scones for lunch ........
first course, a cheese scone
followed by dessert, a cherry scone!
after "lunch", we walked over the footbridge across the River Teviot, pausing to admire the views
normally at this point we would have gone home, but instead we headed to one of the local garden centres, which had a "20% of everything" weekend. The garden centre is on the bank of the River Teviot, and has a very picturesque riverside walk
something found these mushrooms, growing on a tree stump, very tasty!
a glimpse of the river through a willow tree
a wonderful red bridge and a metal heron, surrounded by water lilies
a stunning acer
another view over the river
on the way home, I tried to take some photos of the scenery - but cars kept intruding!
in the distance, the Waterloo Monument stood out against the blue sky
back home, I finally remembered to take a photo of my ripple rug, which I have been diligently adding a few rows to every night
then it was into the studio for more sewing. I had another session of fmq on the baby quilt, which is now more than a third done
then I got out these two fabrics, which I bought on Friday at Borderland Fabrics. As well as making the baby quilt for Amie, I thought I would make a little quilt for the her big brother, Lucas.
the pattern is one that I ...... well, I was going to say designed, but that's too grand a word for such a simple pattern! There are three variations - this is the one that uses two half metres of fabric. From the main fabric, cut eight four and a half inch strips, and from the other fabric cut sixteen two and a half inch strips
next, sew a narrow strip to either side of a wide strip
from each strip, cut two eight and a hlaf inch squares, and arrange them thus
that's as far as I got this afternoon, but of course the next stage is to stitch the blocks together. The finished quilt is thirty two inches square, but you could make it bigger by adding an outer border. But that size is just right to put over a child in a car seat or buggy, and backed with fleece makes a lovely "cuddle quilt".
I still have lots of photos left from our morning out - here is a random selection