The weather has changed a lot since my last post; drop in the temperatures,
lots of heavy rain, thunderstorms, and the odd nice day as well.
Early August at Lytes Cary Manor(NT) to see the changes in the gardens there.
Back in the kitchen,
small batch of one of my mixed fruit jams,
which we will appreciate during the cold winter months.
One of our favourite biscuit recipes, with dried fruit, honey, nuts and white chocolate.
and experimenting with a new bread recipe -
I was really pleased with the result,
and I plan to make it again this week.
There is a slow but steady progress with the Arabian Nights crochet blanket, I am well past the mid point now, but I am out of the red wool, so I need to re-order.
I have put together some of small blocks of the Awakening quilt,
so this is the top 1/3 of the quilt,
and I have a couple of large blocks ready for the lower part.
In the post this week - "Stitches to Savor" by Sue Spargo.
I know many of you know this book already; I have been looking for a good second hand one, but Sue's books do hold their price. Last week I came across an unused copy on ebay, at a half price of any price on Amazon, an opportunity not to be missed.
I am well pleased!
This is not a project book, there are not patterns or instructions, this is simply a showcase of her work; twelve of her quilts on show, a mixture of fabric and wool applique, embellished with lots of embroidery stitching, and beautifully quilted - a feast for the eyes!
The photography is first class, with lots of close up details.
I have been browsing through every day since it arrived, constantly finding new bits.
I have been very much in the "reading mode" in the last few weeks, and since my last post I got through another "Department Q" thriller,
and at the moment I am reading "Drums of Autumn", which is book no 4 (of 8) in the "Outlander" saga.
All the Outlander books are pretty "hefty" and so is this one, with over 1,000 pages.
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