Saturday, 30 November 2013

Retrospectiv Rome......

Just returned from 4 great days in Rome- amazing city, good food, bad manners and rip off taxi drivers-  like most european cities really! here are a few pics from my travels...


a couple of cardinals..

st peters square


the colisseum





trevi fountain





spanish steps



magic!


piazza de venezia




the pantheon



st peters square again





popes garden...




more magic..







St peters basilica






view from the dome of st peters basilica following a 355 step climb!












look closely at the trainers- this beggar was not what she seemed- every single beggar in Rome seemed to have a hunch back and you couldnt see their face!!


The end
xx



Saturday, 9 November 2013

Love and Lark....

By Amy Butler - this has been in my stash for forever so I was inspired out of the blue to make a quilt top this morning- what else can you do in the rain?



I love the brightess of the colours, it is going to look great when finished.

My daughter took a school group to the V and A museum this week and sent me a picture of this little gem...



This is a Patricia Roberts knitted lambswool and angora cardi - I knitted this ( not this actual one) in the eighties, it took me 4 years because it was very complicated and I kept putting it away! When I finished it I didnt like it on me so lent it long term to a friend who sadly then passed it on to someone else without my knowledge at the time- you can imagine how much I would really  love to have it in my possession! It could be worth loads of money!! I can see now how I always had a love for patchwork, even if I didnt realie it until the last few years!! 

I am very into scandanavian crime film at the moment - my latest love is Rolf Lasgard who starred in several series and films- The Hunter , and False Trail  are to be highly recommended as long as you like subtitles. Cant wait for the 2nd series of The Bridge  in January next year. 

Have a great eekend one and all
Hx