frayed at the edge

It was like something .......

........ from a Stephen King novel when I went for my walk this morning!  There was a band of low cloud/mist wrapped round the far side of the valley

 

 

 

then, on the way home, the mist suddenly swept across the valley and enveloped me, and had me nervously looking round for ghosties and ghoulies

 

 

 

fortunately, when we went for a walk in Hawick later in the morning, the mist had cleared.  The last time we took this route, we saw an excellent machine (you know I have a machine fetish), which was demolishing an old building.  Today the building has gone and the site has been levelled by this big boy

 

Malcolm often acts as my spotter for photos ...... here are the three that he spotted today.

first, a mushroom

 

then, a little pony looking out of its stable

 

and best of all, this fence post with a dandelion groing out of the top - it looks a bit like a little monster!

 

we went to the Damascus Drum for lunch, where as usual I has the ploughman's bagel (I ended up giving some to Malcolm, as I couldn't finish it)

 

and Malcolm had the cheese and pastrami toastie

 

we always have fish for dinner on Wednesdays, as the fishman calls at the house.   Malcolm usually goes out to the van to buy the fish, as I'm in the bath!  Today he bought salmon, and I decided to make a recipe from the latest edition of Landscape magazine

 

 

I prepared the veggies (you may notice there is no parsley, because a) we don't really like it, and b) the parsley in the herb pot in the garden has gone to seed!) and choose a packet of couscous (we prefer these flavoured couscous to the plain stuff)

 

there is quite a lot of butter in the recipe,  but I don't think we really need this lecture from the back of the couscous packet!

 

it was quick and easy to make, and was delicious!

 

I still have lots of photos left, but I will save them for tomorrow, as I need to get on with some knitting - I can't tell you what it is, as it is one of my entries for the Southdean Show.

Spots before the eyes!

The birds, which, thanks to several of you have been identified as young starlings, were sitting on the roof of the neighbours' shed when I went out this morning.  However, they now seem to have moved on

 

I know that thistles present problems for farmers, but they are prolific in the verges this years, providing lots of colour

 

 

foxgloves start flowering at the bottom of the stem, and now this late on in the summer, there are just a few flowers left at the top

 

did you see this stunning photo of the moon seen through the Olympic rings?

(copyright Reuters)

 

I can't quite compete with it, but I did have a go this morning when I saw the moon through the electrical gubbins.  Unfortunately, I couldn't persuade the camera to have both in focus, so either the moon, in the first photo, or the gubbins, in the second one, is slightly blurred

 

 

I have had a very busy day working on Tree.  I had numbered the spots on the pattern ......

 

...... to help with placing them - but then I looked at the pattern and saw that they weren't laid out the same on both sides

 

the next stage was to back the top with wadding.  Tacking it all together can take quite a while, and as time is somewhat tight, I resorted to spray basting.  I don't use the spray much, mostly because, no matter how well ventilated the room is, it gives me a headache (you'll see that I opened the back door)

 

I took a short break to have lunch (Malcolm was out).  I sat in the summerhouse to enjoy my sandwich, coleslaw and nectarine ...... and read another chapter or two of my book

 

I had made a small sample piece

 

to have a trial run, to make sure that the thread looked ok and the machine was stitching smoothly

 

the stitching went well, and by the end of the afternoon I had stitched all the branches on the left side, and the top two on the right side

 

 

to finish, I just want to say congratulations to Sir Chris Hoy, who has just won his 6th gold medal, an amazing achievement, which makes him the most successful British Olympian

(photo: Getty Images)

Just in time!

I was getting worried, as I only had one orchid left in flower in the kitchen ..... and it had shed all but one of its flowers!

 

this one is about to flower, but probably not before that last flower drops

 

but then on Saturday morninng we were in Homebase, where they not only had orchids on special offer, but they were also having one of their periodic 15% off everything days ...... so this beauty came home with me for less than £7!!

 

 

on Saturday afternoon I traced all the pattern pieces for Oh Christmas Tree (which from now on to save time I will simply call Tree) on to Bondaweb

 

and laid them out on the fabric

 

but I kept getting diverted by Serena powering her way to a gold medal (it was difficult to get a photo of her after she won, as she kept leaping about!!)

 

we had planned to go to Berwick yesterday, for the last day of the Arts and Crafts Fair, but we got up to thunderstorms and torrential rain - you might have seen the flash flood in Jedburgh on news bulletins.  So instead we went to Melrose, and consoled ourselves with this rather large scone!

 

back home, it was on with work on Tree.  I ironed on the Bondaweb, then came the very long job of cutting out the intricate shapes, including cutouts on some of the branches

 

but eventually they were all done and laid out on the backing fabric, except for the circles .... I'll place them once the branches have been ironed on

 

of course I was distracted as I watched Andy Murray beat Roger Federer.  When he won, I ran, screaming and yelling, from the studio, to meet Malcolm, who had come running from the house, in the middle of the garden, where we jumped up and down celebrating!!  I was so excited, I forgot to take a photo ...... and then forgot again when we celebrated his winning a silver in the doubles with young Laura Robson.  I'm not particularly interested in sport, but I have been cheering on all our Olympic competitors ...... and have become an instant expert in all sorts of events!

 

Regular readers know that I don't like cats (sorry, they just give me shivers!), but even I couldn't resist one of the next door neighbour's seven cats (!) sitting on another neighbour's wall

 

nor could I resist taking yet another sheepie photo ......  did it think I couldn't see it hiding behind the tree stump?

 

I was going to put my new shoes on this morning, but realised that my navy trousers, with which I was going to wear them, were in the ironing basket, so this afternoon I found yet another rerun of Murder She Wrote on tv, and .......what, you want to know about the new shoes instead of Jessica's clever solving of the dastardly murder!  Well, on Saturday morning we were passing the shoe shop in Hawick, which is owned by our new neighbours David and Jackie.  We saw Jackie in the shop, so popped in for a blether.  While we were chatting, I, of course, had to have a look at all the lovely shoes in the sale - and this pair just jumped on to my feet!!

 

Late this afternoon, Malcolm noticed these birds sitting on the phone wire in front of the house.  I took this photo through the lounge window.....

 

....... then rushed through to the kitchen to put the long lens on.  I then took the other photos through the front door

 

 

 

I have been through both of my bird books, but I can't find anything resembling them.  They were quite big, probably about the size of a blackbird, with markings on their fronts like starlings, and patterns on their wings like sparrows.  I hope you can identify them for me!

It might only be the third of August ......

....... but it is getting a little bit chilly in the mornings, when I head out at 6.45 for my walk!  There are more swallows congregating on the wires, getting to know each other before they set off on their long flight down to Africa, where they will spend the winter, returning next spring to nest

 

 

at the top of the hill, I came upon these three rabbits, sitting in the middle of the road, looking as if they were having a chat!!

 

the rabbit on the right was the first to spot me - you can see that it has raised its rear, ready to run off.  But then it settled back down

 

however it then changed its mind and ran off, closely followed by one of the other two, leaving this one wondering what was wrong

 

it finally realised that there was something amiss (a human creeping ever closer, taking photos), but still had a good look round before it too headed off into the field

 

it was wonderful to have blue sky again this morning, after so many grey dreary mornings over the summer.  It made a good background for these photos

old chimney pots

 

another electrical gubbins

 

this plane was so high, I'm surprised it is reasonably clear in the photo!

 

we don't see finches in the garden in the summer, but I saw this pair high in a tree (although the female was fidgetting so much, she is slightly blurred

 

 

I had walked further down the road than usual, as I knew there were two horses in one of the fields, with their full fly coats and fly hoods.  I didn't see them, but when I was on my way out to patch'n'chat I saw them through a field gate, so I stopped the car and nipped out and took a photo (I was on a long straight stretch of road, so I knew it was safe to do so)

 

I have been working on the last bit of handstitching on Twas the Night Before Christmas

 

the pattern says to make the stitching uneven ........ it's actually quite hard to make the stitches different sizes, when I am used to stitching neatly!

 

I have made a start to Oh Christmas Tree, tracing the pattern on to Bondaweb.  I have another week to get all the sewing finished and delivered to Anne, for her to take to The Festival of Quilts .........so you can guess what I'll be doing over the weekend!

 

And now, the best bit of the Friday post - the cake!  I wish I could share this with you ..... Annette's fabulous, light-as-air chocolate sponge, topped with fresh cream and strawberries

 

I shall also be squeezing in some Olympics watching over the weekend (we have just seen Great Britain win another gold in the men's cycling!) ...... whether or not you are glued to the tv, cheering on your team, I hope you all have a good weekend, love Anne

 

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Not just for Burns' Night*

I went out on my own for lunch today, as Malcolm was attending a seminar (another one about managing our savings, and yes, he went because there was free lunch!)  I decided to go back to The Mill, as we had yet to have lunch there.  We had an excellent breakfast on Fathers' Day, and of course we have had cuppas and delicious scones, so I was sure that lunch would be good.  As soon as I saw the haggis and cheese toastie on the menu, I just had to have it, especially as the haggis is from Pringles Butchers, the cheese from Standhill Cheesery, and the bread from Hunters Bakery (sorry, no link for that) ...... all local businesses

 

 

it was absolutely delicious ..... the haggis was peppery and the cheese sharp.  Back home, it was on with Twas the Night Before Christmas.  I stitched together the next row and added it to the section I finished yesterday

 

then put together the bottom  section

 

and put the two together

 

the last stage was to add the side strips

 

I now have some more embroidery to add round the edge of some of the stitcheries (and I noticed that I had missed a star on the top right stitchery!), then it will be ready to quilt.

 

I forgot last week to do a knitting update!  I have almost finished the first teacosy ...... but I have still chickened out from cutting the steeks.  However, I popped it over a small teapot to let you see how it will look

 

and this is the second one, done in the reverse colourway

 

if you are wondering what the little pink thing is on the right of the teapot, it is my little sheep which covers the needle points (and stops the stitches falling off!)

 

while I was sewing this afternoon, it was hard to concentrate, as I was watching Bradley Wiggins cycling at the Olympics.  By the end I was standing in front of the tv jumping up and down, cheering him on!

 

 

*you can read about haggis and Burns' Night here

Over-indulging?

OK, let's just get the confession out of the way ....... cake two days running!  Yesterday we popped in to Border Meringues after our walk, and although Malcolm suggested that as usual we share a scone, I succumbed to a Malteser slice ....

 

....... to have with my excellent pot of tea (yes, I ate the meringue as well!)

 

while Malcolm had a wonderful cheese scone .....

 

....... with his usual americano with hot milk (yes, he ate his meringue too)

 

then after lunch today, Malcolm said that he was going to take a load of rubbish to the tip, which meant that he would pass the new mill shop.  Did I want to go with him and we could pop in for a cuppa?  At first I said no, as I had lots to do ..... but about two minutes later, I changed my mind - and look what I would have missed if I had stayed at home - today's special scone, filled with plump blueberries

 

now that we have got the greed out of the way, back to yesterday morning's walk in Jedburgh.  We hadn't seen the heron at its usual spot on the river for a few weeks, so we were delighted to see it yesterday

 

 

I usually take photos of this bridge from the other bank, but it looks good from this side too

 

I just had time to snap this tractor as it rumbled along the road

 

our log store is just across from my studio door, and I keep looking and thinking that this latest load of logs looks good - so I finally got round to taking a photo!

 

after we had our cuppa this afternoon, we had a stroll along the river.  We were entertained by this little dog surveying the world - the wider step he is on  is at just the right height for him to see over the fence

 

when I was getting out of the car when we got back home, I noticed this little bug

 

and when I went to take photos of the climbing rose round the lounge window, this fly promptly landed as I snapped

 

to finish, we saw this in an antiques shop in Jedburgh yesterday ..... I think it would give me nightmares!!

 

Where did the week go?  One minute it was Monday, now suddenly it's Friday.  As always at the end of the week, I have lots of photos that didn't make it into the blog, so I thought I would have a quick browse through the leftovers, and pick the best of them to share with you

a thistle, a problem for farmers, but striking in the verge

 

the first time we have tried growing beans

 

the pak choi has bolted, but the bees love the flowers

 

a foxglove in the hedgerow

 

enjoying the early morning sunshine

 

an "arty" weed in the verge

 

an unusual wall decoration in the cafe in Corbridge where we had lunch

 

a dog rose in the hedgerow

 

flowering privet hedge

 

these flowers are tiny, just the size of pinheads

 

I hadn't noticed before that you can see right through the church to a matching window on the back wall (despite passing the church dozens of times in the last six years!)

 

a heron on the River Slitrig

 

I hope you have enjoyed this wander through the leftovers ....... and talking of leftovers, there wasn't much left after we had our afternoon cuppa this afternoon!  Annette is on holliday, so the cakes came from Border Meringues

carrot cake

 

Border tart

 

As always I will be busy sewing over the weekend, and hopefully we will be able to dodge the forecast showers to go for a walk on Sunday morning. I hope you all have a good weekend, love Anne

 

 

On the way back to the carpark in Corbridge yesterday, we stopped on the bridge to watch some children having fun in the river

 

 

but they wouldn't have been able to play there the day that all this came down and got snagged on the bridge

 

 

leaving the town, we didn't get held up at the level crossing .....

 

........ but we did get held up behind this tractor

 

on the way home, we stopped in Bellingham for a cuppa .......

 

........ at this cafe

 

I like the standard rosemary plants in the pots at each side of the door - I just might attempt to grow one!

 

after our cuppa, we went for a stroll, popping in to this shop, where it was hard to resist all the lovely locally produced crafts

 

while I was taking photos of the village hall ....

 

 

....... Malcolm was examining this curiosity

 

 

why put up a new sign when this rusty old one still does the job!

 

however something that will have to be replaced is this section of pavement, which has fallen into the river

 

 

if only I could have fitted this old fencepost into my backpack - it would look good in the garden!

 

this was a lovely spot to sit and watch the world go by - just after I took the photo, an elderly couple settled on the bench to eat ice creams

 

our last stop in Bellingham was here

 

where Malcolm bought three bags of offcuts.  Some it will be used in the logburning stoves, but the better pieces will be turned into nest boxes and other little wooden items

 

 

altogether a great day out!

 

* you can find the words of the song here

 

........ as I set off for my walk, having taken these two photos as I stepped out of the front door!

 

 

the horses in the field across the road were sitting like bookends

 

the thistles provided a lovely background for this ewe

 

do you think these sheep appreciate the stunning scenery beyond their field?

 

after yesterday's eerie mist, this morning the church was basking in sunshine

 

once I had had my usual Wednesday pamper time, with a soak in the bath, with a good book and a mug of hot chocolate (!), we set off for Corbridge.  Parts of the road are like a roller coaster - this photo makes it look as if we are up in the air looking down on the road!

 

there are a lot of blind summits, and I caught this car just before it vanished over the top of this one - it's quite scary the way the cars either appear or disappear on these summits

 

when we were stuck at temporary traffic lights, I passed the time taking photos of the dry stone wall we were sitting beside

 

 

as the town was busy, we decided to go for an early lunch, which turned out to be a wise decision, as the cafe rapidly filled up.  As always I had a pot of tea

 

and Malcolm had a large americano, with hot milk on the side

 

there was so much choice on the menu, it was hard to decide, but in the end I ordered eggs benedict

 

and Malcolm a soft ciabatta roll stuffed with sausages

 

 ........ and then we traded half of our meals, so I can tell you they were both absolutely delicious (and I should add that we have a light dinner when we have lunch out on Wednesdays!)  Of course one of the reasons we went to Corbridge was to go back to Re ..... I can't show you all that I bought, as it's for presents, but I can show you the fabulous "French" breakfast cups (which are actually made in Portugal!)

 

so why did I buy two purple ones and only one yellow one?   Well .......... on Monday I was putting Malcolm's coffee mug in the dishwasher when it slipped out of my hand and fell on one of the two yellow breakfast cups which were already in the dishwasher.  Did the cheap and cheerful mug break, or did a great big chip get knocked out of the much dearer cup?  I think you can guess the answer to that one!  However, I remembered that I had seen the cups on our last visit to Re, and I was delighed to find that they still had them, so that I could replace the broken one, and buy a couple of spares to tuck away for future use, as we do like a great big cup of tea after breakfast!

 

I still have lots of photos left from our day out, which I will save for tomorrow, but I'll finish with this one ......... I guess solicitors must have annoyed this person, if they are now offering to savage them!!

*Bird on a Wire 

 

I was all set this morning to take some more photos of the exhibition when ....... one of the group members started putting up signs saying photos could only be taken for personal use and were not to be put on the internet (because of copyright issues).  However, I can show you this bag, which I donated to one of the raffles .......

 

....... these cushions which were made by Kay - she's coming to give a talk to the group later in the year, and these cushions show off her exquisite longarm quilting

 

....... and these cushions which were made by the patch'n'chat ladies and some of the other regulars at Borderland Fabrics (it was when I was on holiday)  The cushions are being sold to raise funds for Project Linus

 

This afternoon I was on the door with my friend Katy, taking the entrance money and selling raffle tickets.  A woman came in and looked at me, and I looked at her ...... she said "I know you, how do I know you, where do I know you from?"  Eventually, we realised that we knew each other from years ago - maybe ten years or more - when we were members of Stirling Castle Quilters.  She was with her daughter, who recently got married and moved to Kelso, so maybe I'll see her again when she is visiting her daughter.

Then, we had a very special visitor ....... Katy's gorgeous new grandson Aaron!  His Mum, Lucy, was going shopping, so she popped in to leave him with Grandma, knowing that Katy would have a wonderful time showing him off to all her friends (there was a queue to ooooh and aaaah and say what a gorgeous boy!)  He is now seven weeks old ..... but he was born five weeks early!  However, he has steadily put on weight and is a healthy bouncing boy (Lucy was quite happy for me to take his photo for the blog)

 

back home, there was another baby to admire.  We have a large sparrow population in our front garden, and they are busy raising their second brood of the year (if the weather improves we might even get a third brood, as we did last year)  You can see that this young male hasn't fully lost his fluffy chick feathers

 

 

Of course Friday means cake, and although I wasn't at patch'n'chat, I still had some.  I had shared my lunchtime sandwich with Katy, as she had slept in and didn't have time to make her lunch, so we then had a little selection from the cakes for visitors to the exhibition (there are always cakes at quilt exhibitions!)  The first is my plate, the second is Katy's - but she didn't have less, she was already eating her first one when I took the photos!

 

 

The sun is shining and there is quite a lot of blue sky ........ fingers crossed that it stays like this for the weekend!  Love, Anne

It's Friday again!

Where did the week go?  One minute it was Monday, now suddenly it's Friday.  As always at the end of the week, I have lots of photos that didn't make it into the blog, so I thought I would have a quick browse through the leftovers, and pick the best of them to share with you

a thistle, a problem for farmers, but striking in the verge

 

the first time we have tried growing beans

 

the pak choi has bolted, but the bees love the flowers

 

a foxglove in the hedgerow

 

enjoying the early morning sunshine

 

an "arty" weed in the verge

 

an unusual wall decoration in the cafe in Corbridge where we had lunch

 

a dog rose in the hedgerow

 

flowering privet hedge

 

these flowers are tiny, just the size of pinheads

 

I hadn't noticed before that you can see right through the church to a matching window on the back wall (despite passing the church dozens of times in the last six years!)

 

a heron on the River Slitrig

 

I hope you have enjoyed this wander through the leftovers ....... and talking of leftovers, there wasn't much left after we had our afternoon cuppa this afternoon!  Annette is on holliday, so the cakes came from Border Meringues

carrot cake

 

Border tart

 

As always I will be busy sewing over the weekend, and hopefully we will be able to dodge the forecast showers to go for a walk on Sunday morning. I hope you all have a good weekend, love Anne

 

 

Messing about on the river*

On the way back to the carpark in Corbridge yesterday, we stopped on the bridge to watch some children having fun in the river

 

 

but they wouldn't have been able to play there the day that all this came down and got snagged on the bridge

 

 

leaving the town, we didn't get held up at the level crossing .....

 

........ but we did get held up behind this tractor

 

on the way home, we stopped in Bellingham for a cuppa .......

 

........ at this cafe

 

I like the standard rosemary plants in the pots at each side of the door - I just might attempt to grow one!

 

after our cuppa, we went for a stroll, popping in to this shop, where it was hard to resist all the lovely locally produced crafts

 

while I was taking photos of the village hall ....

 

 

....... Malcolm was examining this curiosity

 

 

why put up a new sign when this rusty old one still does the job!

 

however something that will have to be replaced is this section of pavement, which has fallen into the river

 

 

if only I could have fitted this old fencepost into my backpack - it would look good in the garden!

 

this was a lovely spot to sit and watch the world go by - just after I took the photo, an elderly couple settled on the bench to eat ice creams

 

our last stop in Bellingham was here

 

where Malcolm bought three bags of offcuts.  Some it will be used in the logburning stoves, but the better pieces will be turned into nest boxes and other little wooden items

 

 

altogether a great day out!

 

* you can find the words of the song here

 

I was singing Leonard Cohen* .........

........ as I set off for my walk, having taken these two photos as I stepped out of the front door!

 

 

the horses in the field across the road were sitting like bookends

 

the thistles provided a lovely background for this ewe

 

do you think these sheep appreciate the stunning scenery beyond their field?

 

after yesterday's eerie mist, this morning the church was basking in sunshine

 

once I had had my usual Wednesday pamper time, with a soak in the bath, with a good book and a mug of hot chocolate (!), we set off for Corbridge.  Parts of the road are like a roller coaster - this photo makes it look as if we are up in the air looking down on the road!

 

there are a lot of blind summits, and I caught this car just before it vanished over the top of this one - it's quite scary the way the cars either appear or disappear on these summits

 

when we were stuck at temporary traffic lights, I passed the time taking photos of the dry stone wall we were sitting beside

 

 

as the town was busy, we decided to go for an early lunch, which turned out to be a wise decision, as the cafe rapidly filled up.  As always I had a pot of tea

 

and Malcolm had a large americano, with hot milk on the side

 

there was so much choice on the menu, it was hard to decide, but in the end I ordered eggs benedict

 

and Malcolm a soft ciabatta roll stuffed with sausages

 

 ........ and then we traded half of our meals, so I can tell you they were both absolutely delicious (and I should add that we have a light dinner when we have lunch out on Wednesdays!)  Of course one of the reasons we went to Corbridge was to go back to Re ..... I can't show you all that I bought, as it's for presents, but I can show you the fabulous "French" breakfast cups (which are actually made in Portugal!)

 

so why did I buy two purple ones and only one yellow one?   Well .......... on Monday I was putting Malcolm's coffee mug in the dishwasher when it slipped out of my hand and fell on one of the two yellow breakfast cups which were already in the dishwasher.  Did the cheap and cheerful mug break, or did a great big chip get knocked out of the much dearer cup?  I think you can guess the answer to that one!  However, I remembered that I had seen the cups on our last visit to Re, and I was delighed to find that they still had them, so that I could replace the broken one, and buy a couple of spares to tuck away for future use, as we do like a great big cup of tea after breakfast!

 

I still have lots of photos left from our day out, which I will save for tomorrow, but I'll finish with this one ......... I guess solicitors must have annoyed this person, if they are now offering to savage them!!

*Bird on a Wire 

 

Gorgeous babies!

I was all set this morning to take some more photos of the exhibition when ....... one of the group members started putting up signs saying photos could only be taken for personal use and were not to be put on the internet (because of copyright issues).  However, I can show you this bag, which I donated to one of the raffles .......

 

....... these cushions which were made by Kay - she's coming to give a talk to the group later in the year, and these cushions show off her exquisite longarm quilting

 

....... and these cushions which were made by the patch'n'chat ladies and some of the other regulars at Borderland Fabrics (it was when I was on holiday)  The cushions are being sold to raise funds for Project Linus

 

This afternoon I was on the door with my friend Katy, taking the entrance money and selling raffle tickets.  A woman came in and looked at me, and I looked at her ...... she said "I know you, how do I know you, where do I know you from?"  Eventually, we realised that we knew each other from years ago - maybe ten years or more - when we were members of Stirling Castle Quilters.  She was with her daughter, who recently got married and moved to Kelso, so maybe I'll see her again when she is visiting her daughter.

Then, we had a very special visitor ....... Katy's gorgeous new grandson Aaron!  His Mum, Lucy, was going shopping, so she popped in to leave him with Grandma, knowing that Katy would have a wonderful time showing him off to all her friends (there was a queue to ooooh and aaaah and say what a gorgeous boy!)  He is now seven weeks old ..... but he was born five weeks early!  However, he has steadily put on weight and is a healthy bouncing boy (Lucy was quite happy for me to take his photo for the blog)

 

back home, there was another baby to admire.  We have a large sparrow population in our front garden, and they are busy raising their second brood of the year (if the weather improves we might even get a third brood, as we did last year)  You can see that this young male hasn't fully lost his fluffy chick feathers

 

 

Of course Friday means cake, and although I wasn't at patch'n'chat, I still had some.  I had shared my lunchtime sandwich with Katy, as she had slept in and didn't have time to make her lunch, so we then had a little selection from the cakes for visitors to the exhibition (there are always cakes at quilt exhibitions!)  The first is my plate, the second is Katy's - but she didn't have less, she was already eating her first one when I took the photos!

 

 

The sun is shining and there is quite a lot of blue sky ........ fingers crossed that it stays like this for the weekend!  Love, Anne