......... and squealing with excitement!! We were walking over the old bridge into Berwick this morning, when Malcolm spotted this little bird on a buttress. We were so excited, as it is the first time that we have seen a kingfisher in real life rather than in a photo or on tv!
you would normally expect to see kingfishers sitting on a branch overhanging a river, so I don't know why it had chosen to sit on the bridge. As we crept closer to get a better look, it flew off - but landed on the next buttress, which gave us a better view of the colour on its side
so, after all that excitement, let's have a bit of sewing! When I was at The Quilt Shop on Wednesday, I was working on my Christmas Whimsy wallhanging. Having added the prairie points and the binding, I auditioned little bits of bling to add to the blocks
as I knew I wouldn't have time to sew the bits on
I took a photo of each block
to remind me what to put where
it was good fun
going somewhat over the top
with the bling - and I still have more to add!
it's Friday, so of course that means a little foodie treat! This is the Potting Shed
which is part of the Treehouse in Alnwick Gardens
where on Sunday we shared an excellent fruit scone with jam and clotted cream
then this morning we shared a tasty cheese and sun dried tomato scone in Café Crema
but just feast your eyes on the last two photos - and that's all I got to do, I didn't get to tuck into these delights! We popped along to Nelson's in the village yesterday for a bite of lunch, and we were entertained by two of the ladies who work there setting up and taking photos for their website
so of course I asked if I could take photos too. I also volunteered to pose eating the chocolate cake, but sadly they said no!
whether or not chocolate cake features on your menu, I hope you have a great weekend, love Anne